The Wu-Force on Fusing the Sounds of China & the U.S.
The New York Times’ Jonathan Ansfield speaks with musicians Abigail Washburn, Kai Welch and...
Abigail Washburn
Building US-China Relations by Banjo
Back in February, TED featured a talk by Abigail Washburn, a sinophile and musician (in that successive order) with a unique method for fostering healthy international relations. In the TED Talk, Washburn tells the story of how...
Video: Sala
The following video, produced by Sexy Beijing and posted on Danwei, is part of Abigail Washburn’s Afterquake project, in which she creates music with children from the earthquake-affected areas of Sichuan: Afterquake:...
Video: China Quake Scars Linger Amid Rebuilding
With tomorrow’s one-year anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake approaching, the media is busy covering and evaluating relief and reconstruction efforts. From CNN: Thousands of schools collapsed in the earthquake, trapping...
Music Series: Abigail Washburn’s Musical Inspiration from China (Updated)
Banjo player and singer Abigail Washburn, from Illinois, had a chance to go to Chengdu, China, in 1996 and challenged herself to learn Chinese and local operas. Thereafter, she combined the roots of American music with Chinese...
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