Big Ears Festival 2026 will descend on Knoxville at the end of March with wave upon wave of new music sounds that challenge perceptions and open ears, Big. Ashley Capps talks about it all.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Nov.25: Big Ears Festival Interview
Tag: World Fusion
CD of the Month
Echoes November CD of the Month: Azam Ali – Synesthesia
Azam Ali of Vas and Niyaz returns with a new solo album, Synesthesia, exploring themes of sensory perception, loss, fear and love. It’s Echoes November CD of the Month.
Interview Podcast
Echoes Podcast: Singer Azam Ali Interview
Coming Up
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2025 – Kellerman, Matsumoto, Tandon’s Triveni
Music by Wouter Kellerman, Eru Matsumoto and Chandrika Tandon. This trio of flutes, cello and voice creates a world fusion meditation called Triveni. We travel its paths.
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Weekend, Nov 8-9, 2025: Azam Ali’s Synesthesia
Azam Ali of Vas and Niyaz returns with a new solo album, Synesthesia, exploring themes of sensory perception, loss, fear and love. It’s Echoes November CD of the Month.
News
John Diliberto on Shambhu Sessions Podcast
In the Shambhu Sessions Podcast, John Diliberto talks about the origins of Echoes, the golden era of New Age music, his favorite artists and art vs functional music.
Playlists
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 – Echoes Program 2542C
Anoushka Shankar has released an impressive trilogy of EPs in the last year that take her sitar in different directions including deep ambient music. We talk to this master musician.
Coming Up
Monday, Nov 3, 2025: Azam Ali’s Synesthesia
Azam Ali of Vas and Niyaz returns with a new solo album, Synesthesia, exploring themes of sensory perception, loss, fear and love. It’s Echoes November CD of the Month.
Coming Up
Echoes Weekend: November 1-2, 2025: Azam Ali Interview
The voice of Azam Ali is heard on TV and films, with the groups Vas and Niyaz, and on several solo releases in a mix of ancient Persia and modern modalities. Her new album is Synesthesia.
Coming Up
Tuesday, Oct 28, 2025 – Two Artists from Japan
Two artists from Japan: Kitaro from his album, An Enchanted Evening, which has just been reissued, and Hiroki Okano from his latest, Kyoumei. That translates as sympathy or resonance.