Best releases of 2013 | Pieter de Rooij’s Top 15

01. Anupama Bhagwat (India) – Ether | Raga/Hindustani
Anupama Bhagwat


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02. Valentina Lisitsa (USA) – Rachmaninov: The Piano Concertos | Western Classical
Valentina Rach concerti


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03. Valentina Lisitsa (USA) – Valentina Lisitsa plays Liszt | Western Classical
Valentina plays Liszt


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04. Sarah Jarosz (USA) – Build Me Up From Bones | Bluegrass/Folk/Americana
Sarah Jarosz


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05. Buika (Spain) – La Noche Mas Larga | Flamenco/Jazz
Buika La Noche


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06. Rokia Traoré (Mali) – Beautiful Africa | Blues/Rock
Rokia Traoré


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07 Anais Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer (USA) – Child Ballads | Folk
Child Ballads


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08. Debashish Bhattacharya (India) – Beyond the Ragasphere | Raga/Hindustani/Crossover
Debashish Bhattacharya


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09. Anoushka Shankar (India) – Traces of You | Raga/Crossover
Anoushka Shankar


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10. Natacha Atlas (Belgium/UK) – Live in Toulouse | Arabian pop
Natacha Atlas


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11. Valerie June (USA) – Pushin’ Against A Stone | Folk/Blues/Soul
Valerie June


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12. Jyotsna Srikanth (India) – Call Of Bengalore | Raga/Carnatic/Crossover
Jyotsna Srikanth


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13. Eva Quartet & Hector Zazou (Bulgaria/France) – The Arch | Crossover/Experimental
Eva Quartet & Hector Zazou


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14. Hilary Hahn (USA) – In 27 Pieces : The Hilary Hahn Encores | Western Classical
Hilary Hahn


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15. Various Artists (Brazil) – Daora: Underground Sounds of Urban Brasil | Hiphop/Afro/Dub
Daora

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Violin icons of East & West meet up: Kala Ramnath and Hilary Hahn

A meeting up of world famous violin players from different classical traditions is not an evryday phenomenon. Recently it happened to Hindustani classical (raga) performer Kala Ramnath and Western classical player Hilary Hahn. Kala wrote a piece for Hilary and in this video she explains a few basics of raga music and about the piece she’s done for Hilary.

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