MANILA, Philippines – I watched as Baylan Undin’s swift, sure hands — hands that must have done this a thousand times — sliced open betel nuts, sprinkled pulverized limestone on each, and wrapped them ...

At last year's Penang World Music festival I had the opportunity to talk to Grace Nono, a most versatile singer, researcher and writer from the southern Philippines. After the event she sent me a copy ...

It’s the centennial year of women and there’s much to celebrate about, not least of which is the renewed interest in the babaylan, the recognition of her power and the respect townspeople bless her ...