World Music Expo: Kayhan Kalhor and Brooklyn Rider

Monday, November 02, 2009 - 12:09 PM

Putting Kayhan Kalhor and the string quartet Brooklyn Rider in front of a WOMEX audience was something of a risky proposition. As open-eared as most attendees are, I wondered if they’d perceive a group coming from a Western classical tradition as an invasion of their space.

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World Music Expo: Day One

Friday, October 30, 2009 - 10:14 AM

Now in its fifteenth year, the World Music Expo has become the premier meeting ground for artists, labels, presenters, and agents from an incredible array of countries and backgrounds. Anastasia Tsioulcas reports from Copenhagen.

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