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On NPR News’ All Things Considered , world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma announced the grand prize winner of the Indaba Music contest, “Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma.” In celebration of his latest album release " Songs of Joy & Peace ", Yo-Yo Ma extended the invitation to the world and shared the joy of collaboration with Indaba’s international community. He recorded the melody of the traditional song, "Dona Nobis Pacem (Give Us Peace)" and challenged musicians everywhere to collaborate virtually with him by adding their own counter-melody or recording an entirely new set of variations. (Check out our previous post " A Duet with ... Read Full Story

Silk Road Ensemble - Yo-Yo Ma Artist: Silk Road Ensemble - Yo-Yo Ma Genres: Classical Folk Discography Get it! Silk Road Journeys: Beyond the Horizon Year: 2004 Tracks: 15 Enchantment: Mohini (Enchantment) Enchantment: Oasis [Ensemble Improvisation] Enchantment: Distant Green Valley Enchantment: Akhalqalaqi Dance Enchantment: Echoes of a Lost City Origins: Mountains Are Far Away Origins: Yanzi (Swallow Song) Origins: Battle Remembered Origins: Summer in the High Grassland New Beginnings: Kor Arab New Beginnings: Shikasta (Minstril’s Song) New Beginnings: Night at the Caravanserai New Beginnings: Gallop of a Thousand Horses New Beginnings: Tarang (Currents) New Beginnings: Sacred Cloud Music Get it! When Strangers Meet - ... Read Full Story

Quelle scandale! It has been revealed post-inauguration that the ceremony quartet comprised of Yo-Yo Ma, Iztzhak Perlman, Anthony McGill, and Gabriela Montero was FINGER-SYNCING! The NY Times reported Thursday that the players and inauguration organizing committee said the finger-syncing (to a recording made by the quartet two days prior to the ceremony) was "necessary" because of the freezing temperatures and wind, which could have resulted in broken piano strings and cracked instruments. They also maintained that it was an arrangement no one tried to hide. Yo-Yo Ma was quoted as saying: "I really wanted to do something that was absolutely physically and emotionally and, ... Read Full Story

There’s been some interesting chitchat about how Stephen Harper played at the National Arts Centre benefit on the weekend. A media coup, some said. A masterstroke designed to show the PM cares about culture.   Well, the video that’s making the rounds doesn’t show just how much skill he showed playing the piano (just some chords to go along with “I’ll Get By with Little Help from My Friends, " or something more?) But what is clear, documented by the backgrounder in Monday’s Globe and Mail , is that the appearance was carefully planned by one of Harper’s most skilled advisors, his wife Laureen. ... Read Full Story