by Peter | Dec 12, 2011 | Features
Benny Goodman Orchestra performs in Tokyo The “King of Swing” Benny Goodman and his orchestra was one of the most popular musical groups in America during the Swing Era that began in the mid-1930s, and helped secure a new place for jazz as “America’s classical music”...
by Peter | May 31, 2011 | Features, JamaicaRA
The artists that make up Jamaica Rocks The Min-On Concert Association initiated a new concert series in the summer of 2009 entitled The Caribbean Musical Cruise to showcase the rich and varied musical cultures of the Caribbean nations, each of which has its own unique...
by Peter | May 31, 2011 | Features, JamaicaRA
Dance performance from Jamaica Rocks Mixing the rhythms of Africa with the melodies of Europe, the evolution of Jamaican music has been influenced as much by Jamaica’s cultural heritage as by the social conditions on the island itself. Until its rise to global...
by Peter | Feb 28, 2011 | ArgentinaRA, Features
Maestro Osvaldo Pugliese The following are excerpts from the essay titled “Recollections of World Figures: Osvaldo Pugliese —The Venerable Maestro of Argentine Tango” written by Min-On founder Dr. Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Soka Gakkai International, in 1995....
by Peter | Feb 28, 2011 | ArgentinaRA, Features
Chizuko Kuwamoto and Diego Ortega (right) with other world-class tango dancers perform with the Orquesta Color Tango The Min-On Concert Association has long conducted cultural exchange activities with Argentina. Launched in 1970 with a concert by the internationally...
