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Stanka Kordic is a first generation Croatian American artist. Working as an illustrator for several years, she eventually chose to leave the commercial world in pursuit of her own artistic freedom,

Born in New Jersey to a family of Portuguese immigrants, Nathalie Pires is one of the leading fadistas of her generation. Singing in the style of Fado, a folk tradition rooted in the joys and sorrows of

Greetings all, My name is Christos Vayenas, I'm a pianist, composer and improvisor. Rather than being seen as mere forms of entertainment, I believe the arts are meant to serve a deeper purpose—to awaken

A self-taught instrument maker and musician, Winne Clement is on a neverending, utopian quest for the ultimate instrument. He strives to create soundsculptures that are not only well-tuned, voiced, and

Actor, educator, and Shakespearean guide par excellence Ben Crystal unveils the deeper meaning and beauty hidden within the timeless stories we all know. Re-envisioning another world, he turns up the lights,

Follow the extraordinary journey of cellist and master kora player Tunde Jegede, from his early beginnings in England and Africa, to his many travels and musical encounters across the globe. It's a story

Tong Luo's art is a compelling combination of light and contrast, specializing in landscapes and figurative work that depicts people moving along in their daily rhythms and routines. Born in the Henan

Soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian connects with her origins in Armenia, performing a traditional song by Komitas, the country's most famous national composer, with the Minasyan Duduk Quartet. —listen below—

Yasamin was born in 1992 in Tehran, Iran. She has performed extensively within her home country and abroad, and recently released her first solo album, Gahan, a collection of improvisations in traditional

Kaoru Akagawa is a calligrapher who specializes in the art of Kana, a rich and flowing style of Japanese syllabary. Here she tells the story of discovery that led not only to her mastery of this ancient

A modern interpretation of Pythagoras’ Tetractys. The animation uses color, geometry and vowel correlations to depict the harmonic unfolding of existence [vowel sounds represent traditional musical note

Cycles of Twelve Alignment of the color wheel, the musical circle of fifths, the zodiac, and the basic vowels of human speech. Zodiac, colors, and notes intuitively correlated by Christos Vayenas.

In the infinite sphere of the soul, one part of which is experienced as colors, another sounds, another movements, and so forth, all vibrate simultaneously, so that a vibration in one region communicates