Lotus Live – WFHB

First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Thursday, September 27, 2018 Mamadou Kelly knows Malian music inside and out, thanks to his origins in Mali’s Niger River Delta – and years spent playing with legends like Ali Farka Toure and Afel Bocoum. A brilliant guitarist and vocalist steeped in the West African “desert …

First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Saturday, September 29, 2018 Hailing from County Armagh, Ireland, Jarlath Henderson is the first Irish solo artist to win the BBC Young Folk Musician of the Year Award. He is also a masterful balladeer, three times All-­­Ireland Champion uilleann piper, and a versatile multi-instrumentalist (whistle, flute, …

First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Thursday, September 27, 2018 Trad meets metal in the take-no-prisoners folk thrash of Hoven Droven. With a distinctive mix of traditional Swedish folk tunes and wall-of-sound percussion, brass, and guitars, they’ve carved their own niche in the Scandinavian folk scene. 메이저놀이터 Interview Host: Adriane Pontecorrvo Producer/Director: &#8230...

First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Friday, September 29, 2018 Making Movies blends pulsing Afro-Latino rhythms, psychedelic jams and rock ’n’ roll swagger into powerful live performances, full of theatrics and cathartic climaxes. The foursome showcases their Latin American roots, with frontman Enrique Chi incorporating traditional instruments like the Panamanian mejorana along...

First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Friday, September 28, 2018 Anandi grew up among music and musicians: her father is slide guitar master Debashish Bhattacharya, and she inherited her golden voice from her grandmother. Her singing is a mixed style of Agra, Patiala, and Maihar gharanas (Indian singing styles), and she has …

First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Saturday, September 29, 2018 Nicknamed the “Hendrix of Hurdy-Gurdy,” Guilhem Desq breathes new life and innovation into this old-world instrument – a deep-barreled, lute-shaped string instrument whose sound is generated by a the turning of a crank. Desq electrifies this originally acoustic instrument and plays a …

First broadcast live from Blockhouse Studios on WFHB on Friday, September 28, 2018 Sam Amidon digs through sounds and stories of late 19th and early 20th century American musical culture (ballads, hymns, work songs), using them as points of departure for his own melodic explorations. A singer and a multi-instrumentalist on banjo, guitar, and fiddle, …

First broadcast live over WFHB from Blockhouse Studios on Friday, September 28, 2018 Front man Jupiter Bokondji and the band Okwess hail from Kinshasa, in Congo. Their exhilarating version of soukous is jet-fueled – Congolese rhumba with healthy doses of funk, soul, and rock. Jupiter & Okwess deliver more than just high-energy music: his songs …

WFHB’s Adriane Pontecorvo checks in with Meklit Hadero in advance of her 2017 Lotus Festival performances. Lotus Festival Performances: Friday, September 29 @ 7:15pm Buskirk-Chumley Theater Saturday, September 30 @ 9:00pm Picture Gallery/Old National Bank Tent Interview Host: Adriane Pontecorvo Produced and Edited by Jim Manion Songs: “I Want To Sing For Them All”, “Superno...

WFHB’s Adriane Pontecorvo checks in with Making Movies front-man Enrique Chi in advance of their 2017 Lotus Festival performances. Lotus 2017 Performances – Ivy Tech Community College Tent on Fourth Street (right in front of WFHB). Friday, September 29 @ 9:00pm Saturday, September 20 @ 7:15pm Interview Host: Adriane Pontecorvo Produced and Edited by Jim …

Brother and sister bluegrass prodigies Giri and Uma Peters joined us on September 30th for a Lotus Live session at Blockhouse Studios. Songs performed: 1. How to Help the World 2. Zoey’s Reel 3. Sitting on Top of the World Interview Host: Adriane Pontecorvo Live Radio Mix: Andy Beargie Session Producer: Jim Manion Photo: Jim …

Kaia Kater is part of the new generation of American roots musicians, with an original repertoire that weaves together Appalachian stories, personal narratives of the digital age, and hard-hitting songs that touch on modern issues like Black Lives Matter. Kaia Kater joined us on September 30th for a Lotus Live session at Blockhouse Studios. 1. …

Through a partnership with Lotus World Music and Arts, we are able to bring selected Lotus artists from all over the world and put them on your FM radio dial. On September 30th, The Outside Track took part in our Lotus Live sessions. They are a five member group that plays a variety of Celtic …

Through a partnership with Lotus World Music and Arts, we are able to bring selected Lotus artists from all over the world and put them on your FM radio dial. Trio da Kali visited us for an interview and performance of their music on September 29th. Broadcast Live From Blockhouse Studios Photo: Jim Manion

Through a partnership with Lotus World Music and Arts, we are able to bring selected Lotus artists from all over the world and put them on your FM radio dial. The six part group, Lo ‘Jo, participated in our Lotus Live sessions on September 29th to share their music and story. Broadcast Live From Blockhouse …

Through a partnership with Lotus World Music and Arts, we are able to bring selected Lotus artists from all over the world and put them on your FM radio dial. On September 29th, Sahba and Naghmeh took part in our Lotus Live sessions by playing their music and interviewing with us. In their session, they …

WFHB Lotus Live Session March 20, 2017 Iraqi oud musician and composer Rahim AlHaj combines traditional Iraqi maqams with contemporary styling and influence. Virtuosically playing on an instrument that spans 5,000 years, Rahim’s music represents a unique voice that speaks passionately to contemporary listeners of every musical background. Deftly combining traditional Iraqi maqams with contemporary...

Recognized as the world’s premier pipa virtuoso and leading ambassador of Chinese music, Wu Man has carved out a career as a soloist, educator and composer giving her lute-like instrument—which has a history of over 2,000 years in China—a new role in both traditional and contemporary music. Through numerous concert tours, Wu Man has premiered …

Multi-instrumentalist Anna Roberts-Gevalt and ballad-singer Elizabeth LaPrelle honor Appalachian artistry with a repertoire collected from archives, elder musicians, and their contemporaries among the old-time renaissance in the U.S. In haunting ballads, lilting lullabies, and songs of grace and redemption, the duo showcases arresting vocal harmonies that seem both very old yet fresh and raw.  Rob...

This trio of Patagonian women write and sing diverse songs in exquisite harmony to deliver an unforgettable theatrical stage performance. Hailing from the tiny mountain town of San Martin de los Andes, Fémina is made up of two sisters and their best childhood friend: Sofia “Toti” Trucco (vocals, guitar, ronroco), Clara “Wewi” Trucco (vocals, percussion), and Clara …

Double BBC Folk Award nominees Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker infuse ageless stories of love and loss with their exquisite command of many instruments.  Josienne was born in Sussex and Ben, in Evesham; it was after studying in London, and utterly by chance, that they met in July 2009. Together they have resolutely forged their …

The Afro Roots sound of Ghanaian musician and social activist Rocky Dawuni has been influenced by the soulful music of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti and the positive messages and deep grooves of Bob Marley. Rocky’s songs straddle musical boundaries between Africa, the Caribbean and the U.S. Infectious grooves pair with stirring anthems meant to unite generations, and …

The Israeli band Baladino offers fresh, authentic interpretations of unique Mediterranean music and tradition rooted in Ladino culture, singing in a Spanish-Jewish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews. Singer Yael Badah. Badah’s collection of Ladino songs, many of which belonged to her ancestors, form the core of Baladino’s repertoire. Tradition is a departure point for the …

September 17, 2016 My Larsdotter and Bubba Tomasdottir make soulful, sensual, unhurried music that’s as playful as it is powerful. The sparse songs sometimes feature a cappella, body percussion, or simple acoustic arrangements. The lyrics are deceptively simple, sounding at times like found poetry.  “With just a guitar and vocals, they are mesmerizing in their …

Our final day of Lotus Live sessions brings us Karolina Cicha & Bart Pałyga! Karolina Cicha’s impassioned, compelling interpretations of the old songs of the Kresy (the Polish Eastern Borderlands) mix folk tradition, rock and pop, and performance art. Cicha sings in the languages of the Kresy—Polish, Belorussian, Ukrainian, Russian, Lithuanian, Tatar, Romani, Yiddish, and even …