The World Music Podcast

19: Bahman Sarram - Paths to Freedom

Episode #19 Bahman Sarram is an artist, violinist, composer, producer and singer/songwriter whose music ties together many cultures and expressions into an ecstatic cele

18: Odeya Nini

Odeya Nini is a Los Angeles based experimental vocalist and contemporary composer. At the locus of her interest is performance practices, textural harmony, gesture, tonal

17: Chris Votek

Chris Votek is an acclaimed multi-instrumentalist, composer, sound engineer, producer, arranger, and educator living and breathing music in Los Angeles. He records, write

16: Smiz

Sam Setchko better known as Simsamiza or Smiz if you happen to be in to brevity. Born in Oakland, California little Smiz was a rugged renegade who’d gone rogue and found

15: John DePatie

John DePatie is an LA-based touring and session guitarist who has played with music greats such as Nancy Sinatra, Jarvis Cocker, Leif Garrett, and Little Steven. Here is

14: Brock Pollock

Brock Pollock is a session and touring bassist as well as a composer and original artist. As a multi-instrumentalist, he works with artists and producers writing music an

13: Derrick Skye

American composer Derrick Skye is known for integrating music practices from different cultural traditions around the world into his work with classical music communities

12: Aminah Chishti

Aminah Chishti Qawwal is a leading force in the art of traditional qawwali tabla. As a student of the great Ustad Dildar Hussain Khan (tabla player for Nusrat Fateh Ali K

11: Will Faerber

Will Faerber is an International recording artist and singer/songwriter whose 1997 release “No Small Comfort” was hailed as “one of the best of the year” by David Allen f

10: Ahee (Chris Adams)

AHEE (aka Chris Adams) lights up dance floors with his unique blend of high energy dance floor bangers and sonically complex weird bass tunes that have captured the atten

9: Shambhavi Dandekar

Shambhavi Dandekar is the Indian classical Kathak dancer par excellence who has dazzled the world with her performances and choreography. What is Kathak dance? It's an in

8: Ian McCartor

Ian McCartor has spent years working in hospice as a registered nurse incorporating his background in musical composition and visual arts to develop the services of Legac

7: Daniel Paul

Fulbright India scholar Daniel Paul earned his 9 year degree in the classical music of India from the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, CA. Primarily studying und

6: Spencer Ludwig

Spencer Ludwig is a Latin Grammy winning and Grammy performing trumpeter, songwriter, producer and musical director. Since being the original trumpeter in the multi-plati

5: Deobrat Mishra

Deobrat Mishra is an 11th generation musician hailing from the Benares Gharana. He plays sitar, surbahar and is a composer. Deobrat learned under his father, the renowned

4: Chloe Pourmorady - composer, vocalist, multi instrumentalist

Chloe Pourmorady is an award-winning artist known for the versatility of her creative expression. A recent winner of both the Global Music Awards and Independent Music Aw

3: Kala Ramnath - acclaimed Hindustani violin master

Kala is a seasoned master performer on the Hindustani violin and her insights on performance, practice and learning music in this episode are mind-opening. Maestro Kala

2: Steve Gorn - master bamboo flautist and saxophone player

It was a real pleasure chatting with Steve and hearing his insights on life and music as one who has spent a lifetime devoted to his craft. Steve Gorn is a master bamboo

1: Jai Uttal - grammy nominee, kirtan artist, multi-instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist.

Hear Jai Uttal share amazing stories and insights from a life as a musician and devotee of sound in this fun and deeply personal interview. Jai Uttal is a grammy nominee

0: Intro to the World Music Podcast by Will Marsh

Welcome to the World Music Podcast!  Here in Episode #0 I speak about what this podcast is all about.  My life journey as a musician led to me discovering the richness