Tom Schnabel is an internationally recognized radio producer, pioneer, and innovator in world music.
Tom Schnabel is an internationally recognized radio producer, pioneer, and innovator in world music.
He helped introduce world music to American audiences as KCRW’s first music director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic (1979-1991).
Tom is the author of two books ("Stolen Moments: Conversations with Contemporary Musicians" and "Rhythm Planet: The Great World Music Makers"), and numerous articles about music.
He has produced a number of recordings (Trance Planet, vols. 1–5), and provides music supervision for advertising and movies. He has also served as program director for the Hollywood Bowl and Walt Disney Concert Hall, and continues to host weekly music shows for KCRW.
His world music blog, Rhythm Planet, launched in May 2013.
Tom has degrees from USC (BA, Humanities), The Sorbonne (Diplome Semestrielle) and UCLA (MA, Comparative Literature.
Tom has taught in Los Angeles (UCLA Extension, Southern California Institute of Architecture, Mt. Saint Mary’s College) and in Paris (Ecole Universelle).
Tom now has over 20 years of experience teaching world music and currently offer weekly music salons at my home.
"Music has always been my first love and passion."
Tom Schnabel from KCRW shares some of the music from a new CD by a group that is updating bossa nova.
Paolo Fresu, Omar Sosa and Jaques Morelenbaum have come together to release a new CD called "Alma."
The World's guest DJs from around the globe for their favorite music picks of 2011.
The band "Haya" sings songs about nature and the Mongolian grasslands in its new album "Migration."
Tom Schnabel's DJ pick for today is vintage music from Cotonou, Benin. It's music recorded in the 1960s and 70s that has never been released in the United States before. The 2-CD set is part of a series called AfroLatin.
Tom Schnabel shares one of his favorite new recording by Cuban artist Orlando Maraca Valle.
Tom Schnabel tells us about a new recording from Vietnamese-French guitarist Nguyan Lao.
In today's global hit Tom Schnabel of KCRW brings us the latest CD from Chinese singer Sa Dingding.
Music critic Tom Schnabel tells us about the new CD by Algerian singer Souad Massi. It's called "O Houria" or Liberty.