A Week in Metro Manila: Terno Recordings & the Manila Music Scene

By Tony Rago Two years ago I had no idea such a vibrant indie music scene existed in the Philippines, at least until I first heard Up Dharma Down. Then everything changed… The more I listened to the music, the more it sucked me in, the more it took me to some place else, some [...]

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Written by on October 5, 2010

Voices of Resistance, voice with soul: An Interview with Shilpa Bavikatte

Sometimes an artist challenges the perception of what it means to be a Jazz artist, especially when you are South Asian and you grew up in Iowa. To Shilpa Bavikatte, she is not an unexpected instrument of soul–she embraces it, she expresses it naturally and understands the love of music can be a deep well [...]

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Written by on September 1, 2010