IN THE PRESS (2011)
PRINTED PRESS
• “That’s Epic” by Jennifer Marshall, India Currents, October 3, 2011
• “Epic Storytelling Abounds at SF World Music Festival” by Jason Victor Serinus, The San Francisco Examiner, October 20, 2011
• “Nanguan Queen Wang Xinxin Using Music to Communicate to the World (Chinese)” World Journal (SF Edition) by Myra Tsai, October 24, 2011
• “San Francisco World Music Festival: Peace Rhythms” by Andrew Gilbert, The San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2011
• “From Kyrgyzstan to S.F. World Music Festival” by Tamara Straus, The San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2011
• “SF World Music Festival features Wang Xin Xin (Chinese)” by Candice Tong, KTSF TV26, October 27, 2011
TV & RADIO
• “Tangents” Radio Show by Dore Stein, KALW 91.7 FM (San Francisco), October 15, 2011
• “Music of the World” Radio Show by Stephen Kent, KPFA 94.1 FM (Berkeley), October 20, 2011
• “Bay Area Focus with Susan Sikora,” The CW 44 / Cable 12, October 23, 2011, 8:00am-8:30am
• “Mandarin News Hour,” KTSF TV 26, October 23, 2011, 6:00-6:30pm
• “Cantonese News Hour,” KTSF TV 26, October 27, 2011, 7:00-7:30pm
• “Talk Tonight,” KTSF TV 26, October 28, 2011, 11:00-11:30pm
• “Benny Chang & Juliana Tzeng Show,” Sing Tao Chinese Radio, October 27, 2011, 11:00-11:30am
FESTIVAL QUOTES
“Accordingly, [last] year’s festival, The Ritual Project, was conceived within the context of a larger and more ambitious social agenda than ever before. Concerns include not only environmental and political awareness but also public health, with the music itself as a sort of catalyst to encourage social activism.”
San Francisco Arts Monthly
"The San Francisco World Music Festival has a reputation for experimentation as an indirect call for cultures to share peace and understanding."
San Francisco Chronicle
"The San Francisco World Music Festival has earned a reputation as a showcase for acclaimed traditional music."
San Francisco Chronicle
"The S.F. World Music Festival offers the chance to hear an astounding array of sounds that escape the usual world beat and global flavor-of-the-month straitjackets."
San Francisco Bay Guardian
"In the midst of modern society, one man is trying to preserve his disappearing traditional heritage. Collecting songs, making a CD, trying to distribute it and performing it live brings modern society and traditional culture together."
The Exponent
"Multicultural music program gives kids global perspective, the students listen to musical recordings, watch slides or films of the people and countries from whom the music originated, learn the history of the instruments and watch them played by teachers or guest musicians, and finally get to make music themselves."
The Independent
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