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March 16, 2022

Kristina Cunningham: Teaching Ballet Folklorico in San Diego Schools

The Center for World Music is thrilled to welcome Kristina Cunningham…

February 8, 2022

Juan Carlos Blanco: Afro-Cuban Music and Dance

January 27, 2022

Laurel Grinnell-Wilson: Bringing Javanese Gamelan to San Diego Students

Mariachi playing for seniors

October 7, 2021

Access to World Music for Seniors, Fall 2021

Woman playing Dan Tranh

Eustaquio Santimano, Ðàn Tranh, CC BY 2.0

September 16, 2021

The Dan Trahn and Vietnamese History

September 1, 2021

The Maguindanaoan Kulintang of the Southern Philippines

Brain and Instruments

August 31, 2021

Eight Ways That Music Can Support Young People’s Wellbeing and Learning: In ‘Catch Up‘ and Beyond

Bernard Ellorin

April 16, 2021

Bernard Ellorin: Scholar and Teacher of the Music of the Philippines

January 31, 2021

The Voice in South Indian Classical Music

Image of Violin

January 29, 2021

The Huastecan Violin Style of Northwestern Mexico

January 16, 2021

Lakshmi Basile: Flamenco Dancer

December 21, 2020

Ancient Tradition of the Winter Solstice: Festival of Santa Lucia

August 28, 2020

Cindy Carbajal Brings the Music and Culture of Mexico to Children

August 26, 2020

Shibani Patnaik: Odissi is My Life, My Love

March 4, 2020

Remembering Balasaraswati

Anthony holding a ukulele near the ocean

February 5, 2020

Anthony Kauka Stanley

November 1, 2018

Songs and Stories: Refugee Artists in San Diego

October 2, 2018

Clinton Ross Davis: Steeped in Old-Time American Music

Refugee Women's Drum Circle

August 6, 2018

Refugee Artists in San Diego, June 2018

Gamelan Project Article by Alex Khalil

August 4, 2018

Alex Khalil’s Gamelan Project Smithsonian Article

August 2, 2018

Sufi Raina, Teacher of Kathak Dance

Access for Seniors program with Sole e Mar, Lions Community Manor

August 1, 2018

Access to World Music for Seniors, Spring 2018

Ari Honarvar Transformation Through Word and Rhythm

June 29, 2018

Refugee Communities Celebrate World Music Day

Sri Rudraprasad Swain

December 29, 2017

Best Wishes to Sri Rudraprasad Swain

Mark Lamson Teaching

November 19, 2017

What Do Children Think About Learning World Music?

Poway World Music Students

November 5, 2017

Poway Students Encounter a World of Music

November 1, 2017

Claudia Lyra, Engaging Brazil’s Music, Movement, and Stories

36 String Kantele

October 4, 2017

The Finnish Kantele: A Soulful and Humble Instrument

Dr. Timothy Rice

September 7, 2017

Message from the CWM’s New President and CEO, Timothy Rice

September 7, 2017

Warm Welcome to Dr. Timothy Rice, President and CEO

September 7, 2017

Message from the CWM’s Past President, Lewis Peterman

Baptist Church Choir

September 6, 2017

World Music: African American Music, Generation to Generation

Folk Dance Center Event

September 5, 2017

San Diego Folk Dance Center

Lewis Peterman in Bali

June 14, 2017

Professor Lewis Peterman, Longtime Contributor

Kirit Srivastava

June 14, 2017

Kirti Srivastava, Former Odissi Student and Principal of Hawking STEAM Charter Elementary

Vanya Russell and friend from the Karen Organization of San Diego

June 14, 2017

Vanya Russell, Volunteer and Donor

April 27, 2017

Merja Soria, Singing the Ancient Memories of Finland

Shalini Patnaik

March 29, 2017

Shalini Patnaik, Ambassador of Odissi Dance

February 22, 2017

The Bodhrán: Ancient Sound of Irish Percussion

January 27, 2017

The Didjeridu of Australia

March 16, 2022

Kristina Cunningham: Teaching Ballet Folklorico in San Diego Schools

The Center for World Music is thrilled to welcome Kristina Cunningham…

February 8, 2022

Juan Carlos Blanco: Afro-Cuban Music and Dance

January 27, 2022

Laurel Grinnell-Wilson: Bringing Javanese Gamelan to San Diego Students

Mariachi playing for seniors

October 7, 2021

Access to World Music for Seniors, Fall 2021

Brain and Instruments

August 31, 2021

Eight Ways That Music Can Support Young People’s Wellbeing and Learning: In ‘Catch Up‘ and Beyond

Bernard Ellorin

April 16, 2021

Bernard Ellorin: Scholar and Teacher of the Music of the Philippines

January 16, 2021

Lakshmi Basile: Flamenco Dancer

August 28, 2020

Cindy Carbajal Brings the Music and Culture of Mexico to Children

August 26, 2020

Shibani Patnaik: Odissi is My Life, My Love

March 4, 2020

Remembering Balasaraswati

Anthony holding a ukulele near the ocean

February 5, 2020

Anthony Kauka Stanley

November 1, 2018

Songs and Stories: Refugee Artists in San Diego

October 2, 2018

Clinton Ross Davis: Steeped in Old-Time American Music

Refugee Women's Drum Circle

August 6, 2018

Refugee Artists in San Diego, June 2018

Gamelan Project Article by Alex Khalil

August 4, 2018

Alex Khalil’s Gamelan Project Smithsonian Article

August 2, 2018

Sufi Raina, Teacher of Kathak Dance

Access for Seniors program with Sole e Mar, Lions Community Manor

August 1, 2018

Access to World Music for Seniors, Spring 2018

Ari Honarvar Transformation Through Word and Rhythm

June 29, 2018

Refugee Communities Celebrate World Music Day

Sri Rudraprasad Swain

December 29, 2017

Best Wishes to Sri Rudraprasad Swain

Mark Lamson Teaching

November 19, 2017

What Do Children Think About Learning World Music?

Poway World Music Students

November 5, 2017

Poway Students Encounter a World of Music

November 1, 2017

Claudia Lyra, Engaging Brazil’s Music, Movement, and Stories

Dr. Timothy Rice

September 7, 2017

Message from the CWM’s New President and CEO, Timothy Rice

September 7, 2017

Warm Welcome to Dr. Timothy Rice, President and CEO

September 7, 2017

Message from the CWM’s Past President, Lewis Peterman

Baptist Church Choir

September 6, 2017

World Music: African American Music, Generation to Generation

Folk Dance Center Event

September 5, 2017

San Diego Folk Dance Center

Lewis Peterman in Bali

June 14, 2017

Professor Lewis Peterman, Longtime Contributor

Kirit Srivastava

June 14, 2017

Kirti Srivastava, Former Odissi Student and Principal of Hawking STEAM Charter Elementary

Vanya Russell and friend from the Karen Organization of San Diego

June 14, 2017

Vanya Russell, Volunteer and Donor

April 27, 2017

Merja Soria, Singing the Ancient Memories of Finland

Shalini Patnaik

March 29, 2017

Shalini Patnaik, Ambassador of Odissi Dance

Máirtín de Cógáin

November 29, 2016

Máirtín de Cógáin, 21st Century Irish Storyteller

Fandango at Eduardo's

November 1, 2016

Eduardo García, Building Community Through Son Jarocho

October 3, 2016

Alex Khalil: A Neurocomputational Ethnomusicologist (Yes, really!)

September 7, 2016

Congratulations to Danlee Mitchell on His 80th Birthday

September 6, 2016

A Personal Tribute to Danlee Mitchell

September 1, 2016

September is Mbira Month

Dr. Timothy Rice

May 15, 2016

Timothy Rice Honored for Career Devoted to Bulgarian Music and Dance

May 4, 2016

Nomsa Burkhardt, Teaching the Traditional Music of the Zulu and Xhosa Peoples of South Africa

March 16, 2022

Kristina Cunningham: Teaching Ballet Folklorico in San Diego Schools

The Center for World Music is thrilled to welcome Kristina Cunningham…

February 8, 2022

Juan Carlos Blanco: Afro-Cuban Music and Dance

January 27, 2022

Laurel Grinnell-Wilson: Bringing Javanese Gamelan to San Diego Students

Bernard Ellorin

April 16, 2021

Bernard Ellorin: Scholar and Teacher of the Music of the Philippines

January 16, 2021

Lakshmi Basile: Flamenco Dancer

August 28, 2020

Cindy Carbajal Brings the Music and Culture of Mexico to Children

August 26, 2020

Shibani Patnaik: Odissi is My Life, My Love

Anthony holding a ukulele near the ocean

February 5, 2020

Anthony Kauka Stanley

October 2, 2018

Clinton Ross Davis: Steeped in Old-Time American Music

Gamelan Project Article by Alex Khalil

August 4, 2018

Alex Khalil’s Gamelan Project Smithsonian Article

August 2, 2018

Sufi Raina, Teacher of Kathak Dance

Mark Lamson Teaching

November 19, 2017

What Do Children Think About Learning World Music?

Poway World Music Students

November 5, 2017

Poway Students Encounter a World of Music

November 1, 2017

Claudia Lyra, Engaging Brazil’s Music, Movement, and Stories

April 27, 2017

Merja Soria, Singing the Ancient Memories of Finland

Shalini Patnaik

March 29, 2017

Shalini Patnaik, Ambassador of Odissi Dance

February 22, 2017

The Bodhrán: Ancient Sound of Irish Percussion

January 27, 2017

The Didjeridu of Australia

November 30, 2016

The Southeast Asian Jakhee

Máirtín de Cógáin

November 29, 2016

Máirtín de Cógáin, 21st Century Irish Storyteller

Fandango at Eduardo's

November 1, 2016

Eduardo García, Building Community Through Son Jarocho

October 3, 2016

Alex Khalil: A Neurocomputational Ethnomusicologist (Yes, really!)

May 4, 2016

Nomsa Burkhardt, Teaching the Traditional Music of the Zulu and Xhosa Peoples of South Africa

Hardanger Fiddle

May 2, 2016

The Hardanger Fiddle of Norway

March 21, 2016

The Jarana Jarocha of Veracruz

March 21, 2016

Mark Lamson: Afro-Cuban and Afro-Brazilian Drumming

February 29, 2016

The Tin Whistle: Ancient, Simple, Accessible, and Grand

February 29, 2016

Garit Imhoff, Musician and Storyteller

February 1, 2016

Stefanie Schmitz — Brazilian Music and Rhythms

February 1, 2016

The Brazilian Tamborim

January 4, 2016

The Lao Khaen

January 4, 2016

Marie Hayes Sings Traditional Music from the Balkans and Beyond

Hawking Tabla Class Video

December 27, 2015

North Indian Percussion at Hawking Charter School

October 28, 2015

Andrea Hernandez — Balinese Gamelan Angklung

September 22, 2015

Ilana Queiroz – Brazilian Capoeira Dance and Music

September 21, 2015

The Swedish Säckpipa

Javanese Gamelan at SDFAS

August 25, 2015

CWM Awarded $11.4K Grant from CAC for World Music in the Schools

Hirotaka Inuzuka

August 22, 2015

The Center Welcomes Gamelan Artist Hirotaka Inuzuka to World Music in the Schools

July 22, 2015

Miles Shrewsbery and the Cultural Context of the Tabla

July 22, 2015

The Banjer, aka the Banjo

March 16, 2022

Kristina Cunningham: Teaching Ballet Folklorico in San Diego Schools

The Center for World Music is thrilled to welcome Kristina Cunningham…

Woman playing Dan Tranh

Eustaquio Santimano, Ðàn Tranh, CC BY 2.0

September 16, 2021

The Dan Trahn and Vietnamese History

September 1, 2021

The Maguindanaoan Kulintang of the Southern Philippines

January 31, 2021

The Voice in South Indian Classical Music

Image of Violin

January 29, 2021

The Huastecan Violin Style of Northwestern Mexico

December 21, 2020

Ancient Tradition of the Winter Solstice: Festival of Santa Lucia

March 4, 2020

Remembering Balasaraswati

November 1, 2018

Songs and Stories: Refugee Artists in San Diego

36 String Kantele

October 4, 2017

The Finnish Kantele: A Soulful and Humble Instrument

February 22, 2017

The Bodhrán: Ancient Sound of Irish Percussion

January 27, 2017

The Didjeridu of Australia

November 30, 2016

The Southeast Asian Jakhee

Irish Music at The Ould Sod

October 31, 2016

San Diego’s Irish Music Sessions at the Ould Sod

October 5, 2016

World Music: United States – Jug Band Music

Brain of a Drummer

August 2, 2016

The Neuroscience of Drumming: Researchers Discover the Secrets of Drumming & The Human Brain

Hardanger Fiddle

May 2, 2016

The Hardanger Fiddle of Norway

March 21, 2016

The Jarana Jarocha of Veracruz

February 29, 2016

The Tin Whistle: Ancient, Simple, Accessible, and Grand

February 1, 2016

The Brazilian Tamborim

February 1, 2016

Study Music and Dance in Bali, Summer 2016

January 4, 2016

The Lao Khaen

Turn the Music Off

November 26, 2015

Why It’s Time to Turn the Pop Music Off

K.V. Narayanaswamy

October 28, 2015

Defining “Classical” from a World Music Perspective

The Art of Peace Banner

October 23, 2015

The Art of Peace Conference and Performances at USD

Playing 'Til Your Soul Drops Out

September 24, 2015

Music of Macedonia Showcases Rare Folk Traditions

September 21, 2015

The Swedish Säckpipa

Buena Vista Social Club

September 2, 2015

Buena Vista Social Club Bringing Back the Sounds of Old Cuba

Thai Dancer at Erawan

August 26, 2015

Traditional Thai Dance Continues at Bangkok Shrine

July 22, 2015

The Banjer, aka the Banjo

June 23, 2015

The Berimbau: A Brazilian Musical Bow

June 1, 2015

The Setar: Supreme in Persian Classical Music

Bulgarian Dance

May 24, 2015

The Beauty of Bulgarian Folk Dances

Java Gong Foundry

May 18, 2015

West Java’s Guardian ‘Gong-Makers’

May 8, 2015

Study Music and Dance in Bali in July

Balkan Music and Dance Workshop

May 3, 2015

Balkan Music and Dance Workshops this Summer

April 20, 2015

The Karimba Mbira of Zimbabwe

Ancient Greek Music

April 2, 2015

How Did Ancient Greek Music Sound?

March 17, 2015

The Tabla: Paired Drum of South Asia

March 17, 2015

Ten Fun Facts About the Irish Fiddle

February 24, 2015

Where in the World is Matt? An Uplifting Video