Adeline Sire
Taika Waititi Revisits His Maori Roots in ‘Boy’
Los Angeles-based filmmaker Taika Waititi talks about his Maori roots and the origins of his tribe in New Zealand.
Maori Filmmaker Taika Waititi Revisits Hometown in ‘Boy’
Filmmaker Taika Waititi decided to go back to his hometown of Waihau Bay in rural New Zealand to film “Boy”. It’s about the relationship of an 11-year-old boy and his estranged father, who returns home after spending years in prison.
Harvey Weinstein: Oscars in Hollywood, Silver Medal in France and Brewing Controversy Stateside
Two weeks after winning a handful of gold statuettes in Hollywood for his French silent movie, “The Artist”, movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was awarded a silver medal in Paris [...]
Isabelle Eberhardt’s Wildly Unconventional Life
Isabelle Eberhardt lived a wildly unconventional existence. She was a late 19th century explorer and writer, and an incredibly daring woman [...]
Pardon My French While I’m Grabbing My Oscar
TJ Martin, co-director of this year’s Oscar winning documentary feature “Undefeated” was not the only one to drop a live “F Bomb” last Sunday night during his acceptance speech [...]
‘Are you Madame or Mademoiselle?’
There used to be this traditional celebration in France on November 25th. It’s known as la Sainte Catherine [...]
El Mundo’s ‘The Kingdoms Of Castille’ in Grammy Race
Richard Savino founded his Baroque music ensemble El Mundo in 1999. The group plays Italian and Spanish music from the 17th to the 19th century.
Malek Jandali Believes in the Creative Power of the People of Homs
Pianist and composer Malek Jandali says if Syria manages to free itself from dictatorship, it will once again create and innovate as it once did.
Syrian Composer Malek Jandali’s Arab Spring Inspired Song
Anchor Marco Werman talks to Syrian composer Malek Jandali who based some of his recent compositions on the brutal events of the Syrian revolution.
Composer Mohammed Fairouz’s Orchestral Take on the Tahrir Square Uprising
Wednesday marks the anniversary of the start of the Egyptian uprising in Tahrir Square. Arab American composer, Mohammed Fairouz, who’s writing a concerto called “Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra.”
Concerto ‘Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra’ Inspired by Egyptian Uprising
The piece is the first movement of what will become a concerto in three movements.
Conductor Martin Pearlman Remembers Gustav Leonhardt
Dutch master harpsichordist Gustav Leonhardt, died at his home in Amsterdam at the age of 83, on January 16. Leonhardt was a pioneer of the Baroque music revival. He was a scholar, teacher and conductor. In the 1950s and 60s, at a time when musicians and classical music lovers paid rare attention to the Baroque repertoire [...]
Remembering Baroque Music Master Gustav Leonhardt
At a time when musicians and classical music lovers paid scant attention to the baroque repertoire, Leonhardt made it his mission to bring it to life.
Portuguese Jazz Singer Sara Serpa Releases ‘Mobile’
The World’s Adeline Sire profiles Sara Serpa, a Portuguese jazz singer, who became interested in travel literature soon after her arrival in New York City. Serpa’s new CD is called “Mobile.”
American Jazz Singer Kurt Elling and Denmark’s Kluvers Big Band
The World’s Adeline Sire has a story on a collaboration between American jazz singer Kurt Elling and the Kluvers Big Band from Denmark. They’re touring the US together for the first time.
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