At first glance, the Rickshaw Stop is an unlikely spot to host one of the world’s most celebrated Balkan musicians. For one, the Civic Center venue lacks a marquee to promote upcoming acts. It’s ...

FEELGOOD FOLK Clarinet master Ismail Lumanovski (left) and Marco Peris, Inspector Gadje manager and drummer, are featured in ‘Balkancisco.’ (Photo courtesy of Balkcancisco) Once a week, in San ...

Vocalist and percussionist Natalie Nowytski rehearses with Orkestar Bez Ime, an Eastern European folk band, Monday, Mar. 24, 2014 in Minneapolis. The American Composers Forum offered the group a grant ...

The UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music’s department of ethnomusicology offers a range of different ensembles spanning multiple regions throughout the world, each with a rich musical dynamic and sound.

Clarinet virtuoso Ismail Lumanovski has already broken new ground several times in his short career. Best known as the driving force behind the New York Gypsy All Stars, he’s the first Roma reed ...

Visitors and locals pass “The Embrace” memorial on Boston Common every day where a loving hug between Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King is solidified in bronze. Many people know ...

Dana Foote, known as her stage name Sir Chloe, exploded onto the scene last year with the single “Michelle” off the debut EP Party Favors. The project came into existence during Foote’s final year of ...

A map of last December's YouTube hits shows that music fans in several Balkan countries still prefer their local bands to top international songs – though audiences in Croatia, Macedonia and Romania ...

Eva Salina has Dutch and Jewish roots and hails from a quiet California beach town — but musically, she's traveled a path far afield from her upbringing. The Santa Cruz native says she was headed in ...