Ep #166 with Kinan Azmeh - clarinetist and composer. Kinan was born and grew up in Syria and moved to the US in college to study music and composition. He has worked with many luminaries around . . .
Ep 166 - Kinan Azmeh
Ep #166 with Kinan Azmeh - clarinetist and composer. Kinan was born and grew up in Syria and moved to the US in . . .
Ep 165 - Jim Matus and Richie Barshay
Ep #165 with Jim Matus and Richie Barshay - World Fusion duo. Jim Matus plays the laoutar - an electric Greek Laouto . . .
Ep 164 - Glen Velez
Ep #164 with Glen Velez, frame drummer and composer. Glen Velez is a master of the frame drum and works with many . . .
Ep 163 - Olox
Ep # 163 with Olox - Neo-Shamanic World Fusion. Olox is a very unusual duo that features Siberian singer Zarina and . . .
Ep 162 - Taproots
Ep #162 with Taproots. Matthew King is the leader of Taproots, a 12 piece World Fusion group from MA. He joins me for . . .
Ep 161 - Palaver Strings
Ep #161 with Palaver Strings. Palaver Strings is a 13 piece String Orchestra based in Portland Maine. Elizabeth . . .
Ep 160 - Mathieu Borgne
Mathieu Borgne lives in Paris, France and plays the steel pan. I discovered him on Facebook when I heard his version . . .
Ep 159 - Sylvain Leroux
Ep #159 with Sylvain Leroux, composer and Fula flutist Sylvain Leroux has been playing the Fula flute, a West African . . .
Ep 158 - Frank London
Ep #158 with Frank London, Klezmatics founder and composer Frank London is an eclectic composer who works in an . . .
Ep 157 - Ruth Mendelson
Ep #157 with Ruth Mendelson, film composer and multi-instrumentalist. Ruth Mendelson is an award-winning film composer . . .
Ep 156 - Yehuda Glantz
Ep #156 with Yehuda Glantz, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Yehuda was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina . . .
Ep 155 - Cecilia Zabala
Episode #155 with Cecilia Zabala - Argentinian singer-songwriter and guitarist. She has released 8 CDs and has a . . .
Ep 154 - Christopher Adler
Ep #154 with Christopher Adler, khaen player and composer Christopher Adler plays an unusual instrument - the khaen - . . .
Ep 153 - The World Fusion Show Sampler #3
Our Sampler #3 includes unreleased music by six of our previous guests. Pitz Quattrone, Elsa Nilsson, Pablo DeReyes, . . .
Ep 152 - Kevin Nathaniel
Kevin Nathaniel is a mbira player and percussionist from NYC. He is the host of AfroRoots Tuesdays, a live show . . .
Ep 151 - Opium Moon
Ep #151 with Opium Moon, World Fusion Quartet bring a seamless blend of Middle Eastern and Asian music. They all have . . .
Ep 150 - The Fula Brothers
Ep #150 - The World Fusion Show brings you Fula Brothers, a duo of kamale ngoni and guitar with Mamadou Sidibe (Mali) . . .
Ep 149 - Mei Han
Ep #149 with Mei Han, zheng player and composer. Mei Han grew up in China during the cultural revolution and her . . .
Ep 148 - Okaidja Afroso
Ep #148 with Okaidja Afroso, singer songwriter and percussionist. Okadjia Afroso was born and raised on the coast of . . .
Ep 147 - Issa Ndour
Ep #147 with Issa Ndour, Fulani flute player. Issa Ndour plays the traditional Fulani flute which combines flute tones . . .
Ep 146 - Yulia Musayelyan
Ep #146 with Yulia Musayelyan, flutist and composer. Yulia Musayelyan grew up in Russia and started playing classical . . .
Ep 145 - Mal Maiz
Latin World Fusion band. Maiz Vargas is the founder of Mal Maiz, a Latin World Fusion band from Burlington VT. Maiz . . .
Ep 144 - John Sheldon
Ep #144 with John Sheldon, guitarist and singer-songwriter. John Sheldon was childhood friends with James Taylor and . . .
Ep 143 - Stephanie Sylla
Ep #143 with Stefanie Sylla, composer, violinist, singer and visionary musician. Born in Germany, Stefanie has . . .
Ep 142 - Pablo DeReyes
Ep #142 with Pablo DeReyes, singer-songwriter and guitarist. This week on The World Fusion Show we feature Pablo . . .
Ep 141 - Loire Cotler
Ep #141 with Loire Cotler, rhythm vocalist and composer Loire Cotler has a unique way of singing that draws on the . . .
Ep 140 - Randy Armstrong
Ep #140 with Randy Armstrong - composer and multi-instrumentalistRandy Armstrong is a long time member of the World . . .
Ep 139 - Annette Philip
Ep #139 with Annette Philip, singer, pianist and composer Annette Philip was born in India and grew up in Singapore . . .
Ep 138 - Moonlight and Morningstar
Ep #138 with Moonlight and Morningstar, singer-songwriters. Moonlight Davis and Morningstar Chenven spread their . . .
The World Fusion Show Ep 137 - Hanyaks - CD by Derrik Jordan
Ep #137 with Derrik Jordan's CD "Hanyaks" which features his original Appalachian, Bluegrass, Cajun and Americana . . .
Ep 136 - Dave Kobrenski
Ep #136 with Dave Kobrenski - multi-instrumentalist and artist Dave Kobrenski is a musician, artist, writer and . . .
Ep 135 - Mike Rivard
Mike Rivard has had a long career in World Music playing the sintir, a bass lute from Morocco. He also plays the bass . . .
Ep 134 - Ian Ethan Case
Ep #134 with Ian Ethan Case, composer and multi-neck guitarist Ian Ethan Case is a multi-neck guitarist and composer . . .
Ep 133 - The Sultans Of String
Episode #133 with The Sultans Of String. I interview Chris McKhool who is the violinist for the group, based in the . . .
Ep 132 - Ruben Monteiro
Ep #132 with Ruben Monteiro, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Ruben Monteiro lives in Portugal and is a life-long . . .
Ep 131 - Gharana Fusion
Ep #131 with Gharana Fusion, Indian World Fusion trio. Gharana Fusion are based in Calcutta, India but have brought . . .
Ep 130 - Steve Shehan (Part 3)
Ep #130 with Steve Shehan, composer, multi-instrumentalist and percussionist - Part 3. We continue our interview with . . .
Ep 129 - Steve Shehan (Part 2)
Ep #129 with Steve Shehan, composer and multi-instrumentalist - Part 2 Steve Shehan is an eclectic composer in World . . .
Ep 128 - Steve Shehan (Part 1)
Ep #128 with Steve Shehan, composer, percussionist and multi-instrumentalist. Steve Shehan is legendary for his . . .
Ep 127 - Kaoru Watanabe
Ep #127 with Kaoru Watanabe, flute player, taiko drummer and composer. Kaoru Watanabe was born and grew up in the US . . .
Ep 126 - Barbora Xu
Ep #126 with Barbora Xu, singer, guzheng player and composer. Barbora Xu was born in Czechoslavakia and lives in . . .
Ep 125 - Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion
Ep #125 with Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion. From the Southwest of the US, Miquel grew up playing guitar from a very . . .
Ep 124 - Derek Gripper
Ep #124 with Derek Gripper, guitarist and composer. Derek Gripper, who is from Capetown, South Africa, discovered the . . .
Ep 123 - Max ZT
Ep #123 on The World Fusion Show brings you Max ZT, a hammer dulcimer player and composer who has been deeply . . .
Ep 122 - Tone Of Voice Orchestra
Tone Of Voice Orchestra is a very unusual band with 10 members that include 4 female singers who sing together in a . . .
Ep 121 - Ara Dinkjian
Ep #121 with Ara Dinkjian, oud player and composer. Ara Dinkjian is steeped in the Armenian tradition but he is a . . .
Ep 120 - Mamek Khadem
Mamak Khadem was born in Tehran, Iran and came to the US when she was a teenager. It was a very hard transition for . . .
Ep 119 - Annette Philip
Annette Philip was born in India and grew up in Singapore and India, eventually moving to the US. She discovered . . .
Ep 118 - Derrik Jordan - World Fusion Classical
This episode features a selection of my World Fusion Classical music - compositions of mine for classical groups that . . .
Ep 117 - Mathieu Borgne
Ep 116 - Shane Shanahan
Shane Shanahan is a frame drummer and composer and is a founding member of The Silk Road Ensemble. He has travelled . . .
Ep 115 - Fula Brothers
The World Fusion Show brings you Fula Brothers, a duo of kamale ngoni and guitar with Mamadou Sidibe (Mali) and Walter . . .
Ep 114 - Yinon Muallem
Yinon Muallem is a composer, percussionist and oud player. He grew up in Israel and lived in Turkey for 20 years where . . .
Ep 113 - Sweet Plantain - World Fusion String Quartet
Sweet Plantain is a dynamic latin-influenced string quartet from NYC but they are quite unusual in that their . . .
Ep 112 - Mike Block
Mike Block is an eclectic composer, singer-songwriter and cellist who performs with Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble. He . . .
Ep 111 - Anbessa Orchestra
Ep #111 with Anbessa Orchestra, Ethiopian influenced dance band Anbessa Orchestra is a horn-driven group of Israeli . . .
Ep 110 - Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu
Ep #110 with Arun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu, Indian violinists and composersArun Ramamurthy and Trina Basu are Indian . . .
Ep 109 - Samirah Evans
Ep #109 wth Samirah Evans, singer and songwriter Samirah Evans, a singer and songwriter, who shares her stories of her . . .
Ep 108 - Kevin Nathaniel
Ep 106 - Hassan Hakmoun
Hassan Hakmoun was born in Morocco in Marakesh and grew up in a musical family. His mom was a powerful healer in the . . .
EP 105 - Frank London
Ep #105 with Frank London, Klezmatics founder and composer Frank London is an eclectic composer who works in an . . .
EP 104 - Forward Kwenda
Forward Kwenda is an internationally known mbira player and singer from Zimbabwe, who feels he has a very strong . . .
EP 103 - Maetar
Ep #103 on The World Fusion Show features Maetar, a trio that includes two brothers from Israel and an American . . .
EP 102 - Derrik Jordan and SuperString Theory
Episode # 102 with Derrik Jordan and SuperString Theory This episode features 9 tracks taken from my 5 SuperString . . .
EP 101 - Milford Graves - A Celebration (Part 2)
Milford Graves was a master drummer, herbalist, acupuncturist, martial artist, teacher, scientist and inspirational . . .
EP 100 - Andy Akiho
Episode #100 with Andy Akiho, composer and steel pan player. Andy Akiho is an intense and rhythmically charged . . .
EP 99 - Milford Graves - A Celebration Part 1
Milford Graves was a master drummer, an herbalist, acupuncturist, martial artist, teacher, scientist and scholar. I . . .
EP 98 - Opium Moon
Ep #98 with Opium Moon, World Fusion Quartet bring a seamless blend of Middle Eastern and Asian music. They all have . . .
EP 97 - Olox
Olox is a very unusual duo that features Siberian singer Zarina and Armenian-Greek percussionist and singer, Andreas. . . .
EP 96 - Sampler #8
Ep #96 - Sampler #8 showcases six of our inspiring guests with some live music videos that were not included on their . . .
EP 95 - Lisa Sokolov
Ep #95 with Lisa Sokolov, singer, composer and teacher. Lisa Sokolov is a free jazz singer living in NYC, a composer . . .
EP 94 - Kotoko Brass
Ep #94 with Kotoko Brass, Ghanaian Fusion dance band is a Boston-based high energy group known for their wild dance . . .
EP 93 - Paul Richmond
Ep #93 with Paul Richmond, performance poet and spoken word artist. Paul Richmond is the current National Beat Poet . . .
EP 92 - Amit Kavthekar
Ep #92 with Amit Kavthekar, tabla player and composer. Amit Kavthekar grew up in India and began studying tabla at age . . .
EP 91 - Loire Cotler
Ep #91 with Loire Cotler, rhythm vocalist. Loire Cotler has a unique way of singing that draws on the ancient Konokol . . .
EP 90 - Jacob Edgar
Ep #90 with Jacob Edgar, ethnomusicologist. Jacob Edgar has traveled the world for decades in search of great music . . .
EP 89 - Evan Ziporyn
Ep #89 with Evan Ziporyn, composer and Bali expert. Evan Ziporyn is a composer, a teacher at MIT and has a . . .
EP 88 - Christopher Adler
Ep #88 with Christopher Adler, khaen player and composer Christopher Adler plays an unusual instrument - the khaen - . . .
EP 87 - Sampler #7
Ep #87 - on The World Fusion Show - Sampler #7 - Featuring 5 unreleased live music videos from our previous guests - . . .
EP 86 - Ruth Mendelson
Ep #86 with Ruth Mendelson, film composer and multi-instrumentalist. Ruth Mendelson is an award-winning film composer . . .
Ep 85 - Guy Mendilow
Ep #85 with Guy Mendilow, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Guy Mendilow has a strong interest in Sephardic music . . .
EP 84 - Yousuf Kerai
Ep #84 with Yousuf Kerai, tabla player, composer and teacher. Yousuf Kerai lives in Karachi, Pakistan and is an . . .
EP 83 - Gao Hong
Ep #83 with Gao Hong, pipa player and composer. Gao Hong grew up during the cultural revolution in China. Her mother, . . .
EP 82 - The Senegal-America Project and Tony Vacca
Ep #82 with The Senegal-America Project and Tony Vacca. Tony Vacca was our first guest on the show in July 2017 and . . .
EP 81 - Kenny Endo
Ep #81 with Kenny Endo, composer and Taiko drummer. Kenny Endo has been a Taiko drummer and enthusiast for most of his . . .
EP 72 - Barou Sall
Ep #72 with Barou Sall, master hoddu player. Barou Sall has been performing with Baaba Maal for decades. He plays the . . .
EP 71 - Mo Maie
Ep #71 with Mo Maie, singer and multi-instrumentalist. Mo Maie is from Bahia, Brazil and met Tony Vacca in Senegal in . . .
EP 68 - Sampler #6
Ep #68 - The World Fusion Show - Sampler #6 features 7 of our amazing guests without any interviews - just music! This . . .
EP 67 - Brazilliance with Derrik Jordan
Ep #67 - Brazilliance with Derrik Jordan. This episode features six of my original Brazlian inspired sambas and bossa . . .
EP 66 - Arcomusical
Ep #66 with Arcomusical, berimbau and vocal sextet. What's a berimbau? A musical bow. Hence the name of this truly . . .
EP 65 - Frevo
EP #65 with Frevo, World Fusion Chamber Quartet. Frevo is a quartet of mixed stings and winds - flute, clarinet, cello . . .
EP 64 - Glen Velez
Ep #64 with Glen Velez, frame drummer and composer. Glen Velez is a master of the frame drum and works with many . . .
EP 63 - Sampler #5
Ep #63 on The World Fusion Show - Sampler #5. We bring you six of our fantastic guest artists with unreleased . . .
EP 62 - Mei Han
Ep #62 with Mei Han, zheng player and composer. Mei Han grew up in China during the cultural revolution and her . . .
EP 61 - Steve Gorn
Ep #61 with Steve Gorn, bansuri flutist and composer. Steve has devoted his life to the study of the Indian bansuri . . .
EP 60 - Howard Levy
Ep #60 with Howard Levy, composer, harmonica and piano player. Howard Levy is a truly innovative musician who has . . .
EP 59 - Jamshied Sharifi
Ep #59 with Jamshied Sharifi, composer, orchestrator and keyboardist. Jamshied Sharifi is in great demand as an . . .
EP 58 - Om Shalom Trio
Ep #58 with Om Shalom Trio, Indian and Jewish fusion. They bring together Indian classical and folk along with Jewish . . .
EP 57 - Yulia Musayelyan
Ep #57 with Yulia Musayelyan, flutist and composer. Yulia Musayelyan grew up in Russia and started playing classical . . .
EP 56 - Senie Hunt
Ep #56 with Senie Hunt, percussive guitarist and singer songwriter is this week's guest on The World Fusion Show. . . .
EP 55 - Christiane Karam
Ep #55 with Christiane Karam, singer and composer. Christiane Karam grew up in Lebanon during the war and is a true . . .
EP 54 - Derrik Jordan, World Fusion String Quartets
This episode features excerpts of 4 of my 7 World Fusion String Quartets, each one inspired by a different style of . . .
EP 53 - Sampler #4
Sampler #4 on The World Fusion Show. Featuring six of our deeply talented musical guests with unreleased performances . . .
EP 52 - Worldbeat band Simba
Ep #52 with the Worldbeat band Simba. Simba has been one of the most popular groups in southern VT for 30 years. . . .
EP 51 - Leni Stern
Ep #51 with Leni Stern, guitarist and singer-songwriter. Leni Stern plays a gold Fender Stratocaster and is very . . .
EP 50 - Yehuda Glantz
Ep # 50 with Yehuda Glantz, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Yehuda was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina . . .
Ep 49 - Carpe Diem String Quartet
Ep #49 with Carpe Diem String Quartet. From their roots as orchestral Classical musicians, Carpe Diem have taken on . . .
Ep 48 - Joel Veena
Ep #48 with Joel Veena, Indian slide guitarist and composer. Joel Veena plays an unusual instrument that is now well . . .
Ep 47 - Joris Feuillatre
Ep #47 with Joris Feuillatre, ngoni player and composer. Joris Feuillatre lives in France and plays the kamale ngoni . . .
Ep 46 - Gokh-Bi System
Ep #46 with Gokh-Bi System, World Fusion hip hop. Gokh-Bi System began in Senegal, arrived in the US twenty years ago . . .
Ep 45 - Mohamed Amine Kalai
Ep #45 with Mohamed Amine Kalai, kanun player and composer. Mohamed Amine Kalai plays the kanun, a Turkish zither, and . . .
Ep 44 - Crocodile River Music
Ep #44 with Crocodile River Music - Malian Fusion. Based in Worcester, MA, The Crocs are a dynamic Malian World Fusion . . .
Ep 43 - Layth Sidiq
Ep #43 with Layth Sidiq, violinist, singer and composer. Layth was born in Baghdad and grew up in Jordan in a very . . .
Ep 42 - Moonlight and Morningstar
Ep #42 with Moonlight and Morningstar, singer-songwriters. Moonlight Davis and Morningstar Chenven spread their . . .
Ep 41 - Sampler #3
Ep 40 - Shingetsu Billy White
Ep #40 with Shingetsu Billy White, sound healer and composer. Billy White started out his musical journey as a hard . . .
Ep 39 - Issa Ndour
Ep #39 with Issa Ndour, Fulani flute player. Issa Ndour plays the traditional Fulani flute which combines flute tones . . .
Ep 38 - with your host Derrik Jordan - World Fusion songs
Ep #38 with your host Derrik Jordan - World Fusion songs. I began writing songs when I was 15 in 1970 and for the next . . .
Ep 37 - Paul Austerlitz
Ep #37 with Paul Austerlitz, bass clarinetist and composer. Paul Austerlitz has immersed himself deeply in the music . . .
Ep 36 - Tantra Zawadi
Ep #36 with Tantra Zawadi, spoken word artist. Tantra has an unmistakable style of language in her poetry and her . . .
Ep 35 - John Sheldon
Ep #35 with John Sheldon, guitarist and singer-songwriter. John Sheldon was childhood friends with James Taylor and . . .
Ep 34 - Erik Lawrence
Ep #34 with Erik Lawrence, sax and flute player. Erik Lawrence has played with many great jazz and pop luminaries in . . .
Ep 33 - Mac Ritchey
Ep #33 with Mac Ritchey, composer, oud player and producer. Mac Ritchey plays the oud, a Middle Eastern lute, and . . .
Ep 32 - Elsa Nilsson
Ep #32 with Elsa Nilsson, composer and flute player. Born in Sweden and coming to the US as a teen to study music, . . .
Ep 31 - Siselabonga
Ep #31 of The World Fusion Show features the World Fusion trio Siselabonga. With a Senegalese kora player, an Italian . . .
Ep 30 - Pitz Quattrone
Ep #30 with Pitz Quattrone, didgeridoo player and singer-songwriter. Pitz Quattrone calls himself the "Johnny . . .
Ep 29 - Pablo DeReyes
Ep #29 with Pablo DeReyes, singer-songwriter and guitarist. This week on The World Fusion Show we feature Pablo . . .
Ep28 - Sampler #2
The World Fusion Show Sampler #2 featuring six of our previous guests doing live in the studio music, most of which . . .
EP #27 - Eugene Uman
Ep #27 with Eugene Uman, composer and pianist. Eugene is the director of The Vermont Jazz Center in Brattleboro, VT. . . .
Ep #26 Emily Lanxner
Ep #26 with Emily Lanxner, steel pan player and composer. Emily lives in Hardwick, VT and is an exceptional steel pan . . .
Ep #25 with Abiodun Oyewole (Part 2)
Ep #25 with Abiodun Oyewole (Part 2). Abiodun is an original member of The Last Poets, considered by many to be the . . .
Ep 23 - Dale Stuckenbruck
Ep #23 with Dale Stuckenbruck, multi-instrumentalist. Dale comes from a musical family, growing up in Germany where he . . .
Ep 22 - Pape Sakho
Ep #22 with Pape Sakho, kora player and singer. This is our second "on location" show from Sobobade in Senegal, West . . .
Ep 20 - Jeff Greene
Ep #20 with Jeff Greene, composer and multi-instrumentalist. Jeff has traveled the world for decades and everywhere he . . .
Ep 19 - Stefanie Sylla
Ep #19 with Stefanie Sylla, composer, violinist, singer and visionary musician. Born in Germany, Stefanie has traveled . . .
Ep 18 - Eshagh Shaoul
Ep #18 with Eshagh Shaoul, Iranian composer and violinist. Eshagh Shaoul was born in Teheran and was drawn to music . . .
Ep 17 - Jim Matus
Ep #17 with Jim Matus, composer and laoutar player. Jim plays the laoutar, an electrified Greek Lute, which has an . . .
Ep 16 - Massamba Diop
Massamba has played tama (aka talking drum) with Baaba Maal for 40 years in almost every country in the world. He is a . . .
Ep 15 - Jed Blume
Ep #15 with Jed Blume, composer, handpan and tabla player. Jed has traveled to India to deepen his study of tabla and . . .
Ep 14 - Sampler Show
Episode #3 with Eugene Friesen - composer, virtuoso cellist and teacher at The Berklee School where he directs the . . .
Ep 13 - Stephen Katz
Episode #13 with Stephen Katz , composer, cellist and visionary musician. He began his musical journey as a classical . . .
Ep 12 - host Derrik Jordan
Recording artist, singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and teacher Derrik Jordan continues his . . .
Ep 11 - Bideew Bou Bess
Episode #11 with Bideew Bou Bess, a singing trio of brothers from Senegal who write songs of love and deep . . .
Ep 10 - Aliya Cycon
Ep #10 of The World Fusion Show with Aliya Cycon, composer and oud player. Aliya has a passion for Arabic music and . . .
Ep 9 - Todd Roach
Episode #9 of The World Fusion Show with Todd Roach, composer and percussionist. Todd plays frame drums and multi-drum . . .
Ep 8 - Julian Gerstin
Composer and percussionist Julian Gerstin joins host and Derrik Jordan on this 8th episode.
Ep 7 - John Hughes
Innovative composer, kora player, percussionist and vocalist John Hughes joins Derrik for this seventh episode as they . . .
Ep 6 - Natural History
A show that brings you the leading innovators of world fusion music with your host Derrik Jordan. Produced in . . .
Ep 5 - Cafe da Silva and Yaniel Matos
A show that brings you the leading innovators of world fusion music with your host Derrik Jordan with guests Cafe da . . .
Ep 4 - Derrik Jordan
Ep 3 - Eugene Friesen
Ep 2 - Cecilia Zabala
Episode #2 with guest Cecilia Zabala - Argentinian singer-songwriter and guitarist. She has released 8 CDs and has a . . .
Ep 1 - Tony Vacca
Join recording artist, singer-songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer and teacher Derrik Jordan for the . . .
