by Peter | May 24, 2014 | Features, IrelandRA
As virtuoso Irish fiddler Oisín Mac Diarmada remarked, “Music, dance and language are probably the three strongest elements of cultural inheritance reflecting ‘Irishness.’” He continued, “Irish traditional music is the music of the people and a cultural celebration...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2014 | Features, SwedenRA
The Svanholm Singers People who hear a conversation in Swedish for the first time often comment that the language is very melodic with an almost sing-song quality. Indeed, Sweden is a country of singers—some statistics indicate that among a population of 9 million...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2014 | ArgentinaRA, Features
The Grecos Tango Orquesta and award-winning dancers deliver the latest installment of dramatic tango Every year since Min-On launched the Min-On Tango Series in 1970, a number of internationally renowned tango artists have been invited to Japan from Argentina and...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | Features, United States of AmericaRA
Herbie Hancock On October 30, the day after his arrival in Japan for his concert tour, jazz icon Herbie Hancock visited the Min-On Culture Center in Tokyo, and in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Min-On’s founding, he received the Min-On International...
by Peter | Dec 22, 2013 | Features, United States of AmericaRA
Herbie Hancock and his band on stage in Tokyo “Jazz is a music that depends on dialogue . . . Jazz is also a very spiritual music. The dialogue that happens within the performance of the music is not frivolous or casual. The dialogue embodied in jazz is very...
by Peter | Oct 31, 2013 | Features
Dr. Olivier Urbain (left) and Dr. Agnes Chan (right) The Min-On Music Museum is one of only a handful of music museums in the world. Located in Shinanomachi, Tokyo since 1998, the Museum has to date welcomed more than 1.6 million visitors. In addition to a variety of...
