Worldview 12.28.11

Worldview 12.28.11
Chicagoan Mehran Jalili quit law school to learn flamenco guitar. Courtesy of Collin Pierson Photography
Worldview 12.28.11
Chicagoan Mehran Jalili quit law school to learn flamenco guitar. Courtesy of Collin Pierson Photography

Worldview 12.28.11

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Jerome and Radio M host Tony Sarabia revisit two “Musical Show and Tells,” in-studio performance chats with local musicians who play a global instrument. Back in August, Iranian-American Mehran Jalili showed off his blend of flamenco guitar and Persian rhythms. Last fall, Felipe Fraga gave a lesson on the cuica, a curious Brazilian drum that produces a sound similar to a dog’s whimper…in a good way.