Press Articles 2005

A BRAND-NEW TRIBUTE TO MARK AN ANCIENT 'NEW DAY'
San Francisco Chronicle, October 1, 2005

WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATING SOUNDS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE
San Francisco Arts Monthly, October 2005

SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Songlines, September/ October 2005

THE BIG PICTURE: 6TH SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL OPENS
Bay Area Reporter, September 22, 2005

UNIVERSAL APPEAL
San Francisco Downtown, September, 2005


Press Articles 2004

EVEN FOR THE KRONOS QUARTET, THIS IS FAR-OUT STUFF. WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL VENTURES INTO NEW TERRITORY.
San Francisco Chronicle, September 22, 2004

MAKING MUSIC ON A TREE LEAF
San Francisco Chronicle, September 22, 2004

RHYTHM OF THE PLANET: AMAZING INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION AT SAN FRANCISCO WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Contra Costa Times, September 20, 2004

A WORLD OF MUSIC AT FIFTH S.F. FESTIVAL
San Jose Mercury News, September 17, 2004


Press Articles 2003

ISRAELI SINGER DALAL HONORS HIS IRAQI ROOTS
San Francisco Chronicle, April 10, 2003

A PERSECUTED MUSICIAN'S QUEST TO FIND HARMONY IN THE WORLD BRINGS HIM TO SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco Chronicle, September 9, 2003


Press Articles 2002

TWO FESTIVALS UNITED BY MUSIC
San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, June 6, 2002

BEAT OF A DIFFERENT ZITHER
SF Examiner, Friday, July 12, 2002


Press Articles 2001

MUSICIAN TRIES TO PRESERVE HERITAGE
The Purdue Exponent, Tuesday, November 6, 2001

A SUBTLE SOUND
Asian Week, September 6, 2001

BUDDHA JUMPS FOR LIU HE CHENG
Asian Week, February 1, 2001


Press Articles 2000

PAUL PENA: A STAR AT LAST
Sun Reporter, December 14, 2000

CARVING A NEW CAREER WITH ERHU
Asian Week, October 5, 2000

SACRED DRUMS OF INDIA
Asian Week, August 24, 2000

HARMONIC CONVERGENCE
San Francisco Chronicle, May 21, 2000

RIFF RAFF: IT'S A BIG WORLD AFTER ALL
SF Weekly, Wednesday, May 24, 2000


Press Articles 1999

CLARION'S MILLENIAL MUSIC
Asian Week, November 11, 1999


Press Articles 1998

BUDDHA ENSEMBLE: IT'S JAZZ, FUNK AND 100 PERCENT CHINESE
The Morning Call, Allentown, August 2, 1998
This story appeared in the "Musikfest '98" supplement to The Morning Call


Press Articles 1996

MULTI-CULTURAL MUSIC PROGRAM GIVES KIDS GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
The Independent, August 13, 1996