Holiday Foods can Connect us to our Cultures, Homes and Families

The holidays are upon us and it will be nice to put all the disasters of this year behind us. There are many more problems to overcome but at least the country is taking tiny steps forward even though, to many, it does not feel like it. There will be many who will go hungry this holiday season because of lack of jobs. This is a year for those who have more to share with others less fortunate.

globalFEST 2012 Opens New Spaces for Traditions Transformed, Jan. 8th, 2012, NYC

Whether continuing famous musical lineages or pushing forward on new paths, the artists of globalFEST (January 8, 2012 at New York City’s Webster Hall; full info at globalfest.org) show how world music has matured from a quaint, catch-all niche to a meaningful, deeply rooted challenge to the musical status quo. Artists are crafting history into new sounds…

MUSIC MONDAY: American Jazz Meets The Gypsy Side of Pop; Occidental Gypsy on Tour

Occidental Gypsy is pioneering the sound of Gypsy Pop. Their mélange of uptempo, high-energy rhythms of Gypsy, melded with the catchy melodic hooks of Pop delivers a thrilling auditory experience to listeners.