* COMMUNITY COMPASS: FEATURE: Street artists trickle into Taipei Nov 18, 2008
Every Saturday and Sunday morning, Canadian pan flute artist Bernier Sylvain drives to Tamsui MRT Station and waits for the draw with other street artists to secure a performance spot at the rear of the station. If he is lucky enough to get a spot, Sylvain starts setting up speakers, tuning devices, a small table displaying his printed CDs and a donation box, and begins his four to five-hour pan flute performance in the afternoon ... Sylvains soft and unique pan flute music always attracts the... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* [EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT] Nov 13, 2008
Appearing tonight at Riverside Cafe (ed) is pan flute player Eric Chang (i). Indie-rockers Feng Lai Fang ({) and Taiwans favorite anarchist indie rockers LTK Commune(B) appear tomorrow. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Justin St. John | Green Valley NewsMusic in the streetsJorge Vasco (right) of Music of the Andes demonstrates a pan flute for Helen Ford (left) and Ron Woelfel at the annual County Fair White Elephant celebration at the Green Valley Village on Thursday morning. Check page A3 for full festival details.\0\0 Oct 24, 2008
Published: Thursday, October 23, 2008 9:43 PM MDT Jorge Vasco (right) of Music of the Andes demonstrates a pan flute for Helen Ford (left) and Ron Woelfel at the annual County Fair White Elephant celebration at the Green Valley Village on Thursday morning. Check page A3 for full festival details. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Go ask Alice/Roadtrip edition: Toronto stands tall Oct 8, 2008
The sounds of the Andes filled the air around the square as the musical group the Imbayakunas,strumming guitars and playing the pan flute, had locals dancing to a Peruvian beat. Heading a few blocks north on Younge Street, a colorful dragon dancing to the drumbeat of a Chinese performance group had me racing across the street again, with video camera in hand. (Canton Journal, MA)
In a Jam: Byfield music program charts its own course Jun 19, 2008
Past Jams have included players on guitar, bass, drums, fiddle, keyboards, mandolin, trombone, ukulele, pan flute, penny whistle and woodwinds. There will be a live Jam concert, open to friends and family, at the end of each session. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
Tales of the feet Feb 18, 2008
Anchorage Daily News. Past and present coverage of Alaska's famous race. (Anchorage Daily News)
JIM DODSON: Yeah, Real Men Do Go to the Spa Jan 20, 2008
I asked: "Is that where you put avocado dip on someone's face, wrap their head in a bath towel, and leave them to sit peacefully listening to Zamfir the lonely shepherd on his magical pan flute." ... After this, she applied a cool, fragrant "mask" of something deigned to rehydrate my rapidly aging skin, applying it with such a delicate and soothing touch around the eyes and weary brow, why, I nearly dozed off and missed Zamfir on the pan flute. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Mark Wesley, the music machine Nov 30, 2007
He also plays the pan flute, which really gives off a delicious sound. Another treat is his harmonica. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
It's Hannah Eeeeeeeee Montana! Nov 28, 2007
Zamfir, Master of the Pan Flute. Mott the Hoople. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Chipper and Braves take it to final week Sep 26, 2007
I can t remember how many times I heard James E. Cornette extol the virtues of Zamfir Pan Flute (some crappy wrestler named Zan Panzer) on TBS s NWA/WCW Power Hour back in the day. By Braveheart. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
CVCA begins celebration of diversity Sep 22, 2007
Their mix of traditional instruments the sika (pan flute), quena (Andrean flute) and bombo (drums) with instruments of European origin violin, mandolin, guitar results in a sweet and powerful sonority. Ballet Folklorico Nacional Mexica will perform traditional dances of Mexico on Nov. 30. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Arts networking event, Michael Perry on horizon at Heyde Center Sep 7, 2007
The play a mix of traditional instruments the sika (pan flute), quena (Andrean flute) and bombo (drums) with instruments of European origin violin, mandolin, guitar. Admission is 5 for adults or 1 for children. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Strumming up big business Sep 3, 2007
For six decades, Mel Bay Publications has taught much of the world to play guitar and accordion, banjo, even the pan flute, for that matter. Mel Bay Publications, housed in a nondescript industrial park surrounded by farm fields 35 miles southwest of St. Louis, is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- Business)
Southwest Riverside County Community News Briefs: Summer series come to end Aug 29, 2007
The Lake Elsinore-based Silverado Bluegrass Band will perform at the Mercantile from 7 to 9 p.m. Viento Libre Viento Libre, an Andean pan flute band, will play the sounds of the Andes with handmade flutes, drums and instruments from 7 to 9 p.m. at Serendipity on Main Street. Two of Us plus One will also perform. (North County Times)
France to tell the tragic story of Romeo and Juliet as part of L'International des Feux Loto-Québec presented by TELUS Jul 21, 2007
The classic balcony scene, with red and gold hues and soft Zamphir pan flute music, will enchant all romantics. Duelling and death will dominate the following scene, with excerpts from modern film scores and a chorus of very deep voices contributing to creating a truly sorrowful atmosphere. (Canada Newswire)
Southwest Riverside County Community News Briefs: Woman's club plans kickoff Jul 18, 2007
"Reservations are required for Saturday's party, which will be at a Bear Creek home.For reservation, e-mail Stoneman at or Stacey Szabo at .For information on the organization, visit .CLUB NEWSSenator's rep to address groupSUN CITY -- A representative of state Sen. Dennis Hollingsworth will speak when Riverside County United Communities meets Saturday at Boston Billie's. Breakfast is at 8:30 a.m. and the talk at 9:30.Tom Rogers will address the group, which meets the third Saturday of the month... (North County Times)
Hot Summer Nights return to Old Town Jul 8, 2007
Others performers July 20 will include Viento Libre, an Andean Pan Flute band, Older than Dirt and the Two of Us Plus 1 in various locations along Old Town Front Street. Dynamite Dave, the balloon-creating clown, will make balloon hats most Friday nights. (North County Times)
At the spa, nix Enya. Spin some pain-free tunes. May 11, 2007
Albums used in treatment rooms include "Lifescapes Relaxations for Women," which is like instrumental Enya, and "My Beautiful Gypsy," a disc that features pan flute. DJ Baldur, who spins at River Gods in Cambridge, offers these alternatives: German electronica act Heiko Voss's tune "I Think About You," the Icelandic group Mum's song "Grasi Vaxin Gong," and the UK-based psychedelic-electronica act Boards of Canada's song "Aquarius.". (Boston Globe)
H-BR welcomes artist-in-residence May 4, 2007
He crafted a replica of a 2,000-year-old pan flute as part of the Hopewell Collection on display at the museum. Hinckley-Big Rock students will be making their own instruments, studying the science of sound, keeping a journal of their experiences and practicing. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Ti?sto : Parade of the Athletes Apr 29, 2007
More banging is Breda 8pm, which would be right at home in a techno set, and Ancient History another stomper with a tribal flair aided by a pan flute. Beyond those tunes, however, Tisto delves back into an Olympic epicness befitting of the album's title. (VHI.com -- Virginmega.com Music News)
Beautiful day for art Jan 28, 2007
played his pan flute, one of several that he made and was displaying. "It's such a soothing sound, almost like the sound of wind," said Nancy Shuster of Tallahassee. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
Even the pepper sauce survived move Jan 26, 2007
The front room is set up almost like a cafeteria, with rows of long tables lined up end to end, but the men in ponchos playing Peruvian tunes on guitar, pan flute, and recorder help erase stray thoughts about school lunch. We were seated in a smaller room tucked off to the side and were happy to find that the music was piped in -- especially on our second visit when Inca Son was playing "Stairway to Heaven" and "Dancing Queen" on the pan pipes. (Boston Globe -- Living)
