His brand of turntablist classical music is experimental, bringing the purist elements of his composer grandfather Segei Prokofiev into the modern age. It’s not just orchestra+scratching though.

When I walk into Manhattan’s Cinema Café on 34th street and 3rd avenue five minutes before the appointed hour, songstress Falguni “Falu” Shah is already

Girls’ Generation will soon be making us “feel the heat” again. On December 20, the ladies will be digitally releasing an American maxi single via Interscope Records. Consisting of eight tracks, the long-awaited EP will …

Few young Desi musicians are as true to tradition as Arooj Aftab, a classically trained singer from Pakistan by way of Boston. Her soft voice and controlled

His American breakout moment came earlier this year when he tore up the 2011 Coachella festival, in a high-intensity electronic set backed by a full live rock band and a visual show that had breathless bloggers and reviewers proclaiming it the festival’s high point. But in Europe Anders

Girls’ Generation has been working hard these past few weeks promoting “Mr. Taxi,” the group’s follow-up single to chart-topping worldwide release, “The Boys.” SM Entertainment finally revealed the Korean MV for “Mr. Taxi,” which gives …

Emika isn't just a producer. She's a singer (opera-trained), pianist (classical), and a live performer currently burning through a North American tour opening for Amon Tobin. With only one self-titled album to her name, Emika is already redefining what it means to make beats. Since 2009, when the

Folk music has no borders in Raghu Dixit’s world. With his band of lunghi-clad musicians, the native Kannadiga rocks an acoustic guitar and a warm yet mischievous smile as he sings songs that bring the classical poetry he loves into a new context. The Raghu Dixit Project looks like a party-prone

You actually studied classical piano, and kind of fell into electronic music because you had trouble notating your compositions for classical musicians, who demanded written compositions. So…do you think people in the classical world are snobs? . Sure, just like people in electronic music are

In a performance that showcases both his guitar-playing and his singing, Master D launches into soulful rendition of "Mere Khyaalon Mein" (literally "in my thoughts" in Hindi) that bears tribute to his classical background. (His mother was trained in classical music in Bangladesh.) Kashif and

Indie rockers have been incorporating ukuleles, accordions, and other non-traditional rock instruments into their sounds for years. But Jack Hsu, leader of New Jersey progressive rock band The Hsu-nami, is the only guy we know of who rocks the erhu. Hsu bends notes and solos on the classical

Produced by Timbaland, featuring Lil' Wayne, Shakira's "Give it Up To Me" off her genius new album, She Wolf, is the classic crazy Shakira -- blending a new style into the mix with each dance-beat, turning from step-dancer to diva to classical artiste. Enjoy the shaking! Related Posts: Shakira

Jonathan Wong, the triple threat singer/songwriter/dancer from Hong Kong, talks to Iggy about his diverse musical background -- he took classical piano lessons as a young boy, listened to Canto-pop growing up in China, and discovered soul and R&B after moving to America for school. He lists

We just shouted out Italian indie band A Classic Education for their epic yet classically refined chamber pop. You can tell the Bologna-based groups's classical educations (yes, they really do have them) taught them impeccable manners. While we're waiting anxiously for their second EP Hey There

Not many touring pop bands these days can boast a classical pianist. Like Ben Folds Five before them, Philadelphia-based Jukebox the Ghost play ribaldrous, clanging piano-backed pop songs that are warm-hearted, electric, and ultimately infectious. The band is currently touring. ...

Could there be a more apt name for a German experimental electronic classical music group than The Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble? Their Teutonic/orchestral name must be a good luck charm, because for their second album, the trio of Herrs Brandt, Brauer, and Frick has ballooned into a full-on sports

There is something at once familiar and enchantingly strange about Reykjavik chamber folk band Árstíðir. (Pronounce it a bit like our-stee-der.) Maybe it's got to do with the smooth way they combine classical and Icelandic folk influences. Something about it tugs at you. Did you hear it in a dream?

There’s an ambient quality to the glitchy sounds of Portugal’s :Papercutz, but it’s nothing meandering or amorphous. The music of producer/songwriter Bruno Miguel mixes the electronic and the organic in a way that’s intimate and intricate. Piano keys tumble and stutter, a breathy chanteuse whispers

It's always the season for lovely summery indie rock from Italy. The sixpiece group A Classic Education , so named for the band's upbringing in Italy's classical-based schools (Latin anyone?), is delivering a heavy dose of it in September with a new EP. Following a successful release of their first

San Francisco-based pop prodigy Jhameel writes painfully beautiful songs that will probably raise your IQ. They have a strong classical influence and they handle complex subjects like homophobia and prostitution with lyrical subtlety. Yeah, he's probs going to be famous. Originally from Minnesota,

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