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LOS ANGELES, CA (ANI) – In a celebration of classical music, the As We Speak India tour has been announced, featuring Grammy-winning icons Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia, Bela Fleck, and Edgar Meyer.

Just announced are banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and his acclaimed “My Bluegrass Heart” tour set for Thursday, Oct. 15, and six-time Grammy Award winners and gospel legends Blind Boys of Alabama on Sunday ...

When talk turns to the best double bass players alive today, Christian McBride and Edgar Meyer are perennially mentioned at the top of everyone’s lists. While sharing space atop those lists might ...

Hailed by The New Yorker as “…the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively un-chronicled history of his instrument,” Edgar Meyer’s unparalleled technique and musicianship in combination with his ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck, who both dropped out of Kennedy Center appearances after President Donald Trump took over the venue, will give a joint concert at Carnegie Hall as part of ...

Banjoist Béla Fleck canceled his upcoming shows with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Fleck stated the venue has become "charged and political" since President Trump became ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Nashville banjoist announced he would not perform at the newly named performing arts venue, sharing on Jan. 6 that he was ...

Banjoist Béla Fleck canceled his upcoming shows with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center. Fleck stated the venue has become "charged and political" since President Trump became ...

Grammy-winning banjo player Béla Fleck has canceled three upcoming performances with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center, accusing the venue of becoming “charged and political” after ...

Legendary banjo player Béla Fleck, winner of 18 Grammy Awards, is the latest artist to cancel a performance following the move to add President Donald Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center. Fleck was ...