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Robert and Helene Browning celebrate 43+ years of presenting world music & dance. "Their work set into motion nothing less than a seismic shift in the cultural terrain of New York City and beyond. " - The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage |
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FREE ONLINE CONCERT SERIES
Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, we had to postpone all of our Spring 2020 concerts. In the last two months, we have presented some of these postponed events online as listed below. Starting Friday December 11th, all four concerts will be available again for public viewing.
RECENT ONLINE CONCERTS
Robert Browning Associates presents
PANCHAKSHARA: VIKKU VINAYAKRAM & 3 GENERATIONS
Masters of South Indian Percussion
Online Concert Sat Oct 24, 8PM
Three generations of virtuosic musicians come together to provide rhythmic fireworks in this celebration of South Indian percussion. The group is led by the legendary Vikku Vinayakram, who has popularized the ghatam (clay pot) over his long career, was a founding member of the acclaimed Shakti ensemble with John McLaughlin and Zakir Hussain, and received India’s most prestigious titles and honors. MORE INFO...
Robert Browning Associates and Lotus Music & Dance present
Online Concert Sat, Nov 7, 8PM
ALI AKBAR MORADI & PEJMAN HADADI
Sacred Trance Music of Kurdistan
This ecstatic and trance-inducing concert of Kurdish music from western Iran brings together two of Iran's most renowned musicians: Ali Akbar Moradi, the extraordinary virtuoso of the tanbur, an ancient long-necked fretted lute traditionally used in religious ceremonies, and Pejman Hadadi, the innovative percussionist (tombak, daf) MORE INFO...
Online Concert Sat, Nov 7, 8PM
ALI AKBAR MORADI & PEJMAN HADADI
Sacred Trance Music of Kurdistan
This ecstatic and trance-inducing concert of Kurdish music from western Iran brings together two of Iran's most renowned musicians: Ali Akbar Moradi, the extraordinary virtuoso of the tanbur, an ancient long-necked fretted lute traditionally used in religious ceremonies, and Pejman Hadadi, the innovative percussionist (tombak, daf) MORE INFO...
Robert Browning Associates, Sneh Arts and Lotus Music & Dance present
Online Concert Sat, Nov 14, 8PM
DEBAPRIYA & SAMANWAYA with TANMOY BOSE tabla
Music of North India: Vocal/Sitar Jugalbandi (duet)
This jugalbandi with virtuosos Debapriya Adhikary and Samanwaya Sarkar, two of India’s foremost young artists, is unusual in that it is a duet with vocal and sitar (lute) instead of the more common duets with two instrumentalists or two vocalists. MORE INFO...
Online Concert Sat, Nov 14, 8PM
DEBAPRIYA & SAMANWAYA with TANMOY BOSE tabla
Music of North India: Vocal/Sitar Jugalbandi (duet)
This jugalbandi with virtuosos Debapriya Adhikary and Samanwaya Sarkar, two of India’s foremost young artists, is unusual in that it is a duet with vocal and sitar (lute) instead of the more common duets with two instrumentalists or two vocalists. MORE INFO...
photo: Chikako Iwahori
Robert Browning Associates presents
Online Concert Sat, Nov 28, 8PM
HASSAN HAKMOUN
Gnawa Soul of Morocco
Born in Marrakech, Hassan Hakmoun is the premier exponent of Moroccan Gnawa trance music in America and a commanding figure in world music circles. While punching out a groove on the sintir,a bass lute, his ecstatic vocals invoke the spirits of healing through chants of praise to the Prophet Mohammad... MORE INFO...
IN REMEMBRANCE:
Debu Chaudhuri • Rajan Mishra • Michail Adam • Bassam Saba
Debu Chaudhuri
May 30, 1935 – May 1, 2021
Sitar maestro Debu Chaudhuri, who had performed throughout the world for over six decades, died in Delhi, India of Covid-19 related complications. He was a leading exponent of the Senia gharana (tradition), the only school in classical Indian music that uses the 17-fret sitar. He went on to become one of the leading sitarists in the second half of the 20th century. He composed eight ragas, wrote six books, and was an important educator. For his contributions to Indian music, he received the titles Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, and the Sangeet Natak Adademi Award. We had presented him in 1993 under the auspices of World Music Institute.
May 30, 1935 – May 1, 2021
Sitar maestro Debu Chaudhuri, who had performed throughout the world for over six decades, died in Delhi, India of Covid-19 related complications. He was a leading exponent of the Senia gharana (tradition), the only school in classical Indian music that uses the 17-fret sitar. He went on to become one of the leading sitarists in the second half of the 20th century. He composed eight ragas, wrote six books, and was an important educator. For his contributions to Indian music, he received the titles Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri, and the Sangeet Natak Adademi Award. We had presented him in 1993 under the auspices of World Music Institute.
Rajan Mishra
October 28, 1951 - April 25, 2021
Legendary Hindustani vocalist Rajan Mishra, renowned for his extraordinary vocal range and technique, died in Delhi, India of Covid-19 related complications. From a family of musicians, he was a member of his family’s fifth generation of classical musicians. For many years he performed with his brother Sajan Mishra in a famed vocal duet noted for its interpretations of the highly improvised North Indian khyal. A foremost exponent of the Benares style of singing, he was a national treasure who was awarded many of India’s most prestigious honors, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan. We were very fortunate to have presented him and his brother two times under the auspices of World Music Institute.
New York Times obituary by Emily Schmall
Tribute by Zakir Hussain
October 28, 1951 - April 25, 2021
Legendary Hindustani vocalist Rajan Mishra, renowned for his extraordinary vocal range and technique, died in Delhi, India of Covid-19 related complications. From a family of musicians, he was a member of his family’s fifth generation of classical musicians. For many years he performed with his brother Sajan Mishra in a famed vocal duet noted for its interpretations of the highly improvised North Indian khyal. A foremost exponent of the Benares style of singing, he was a national treasure who was awarded many of India’s most prestigious honors, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award and the Padma Bhushan. We were very fortunate to have presented him and his brother two times under the auspices of World Music Institute.
New York Times obituary by Emily Schmall
Tribute by Zakir Hussain
Michail Adam
March 21, 1957 - March 25, 2021
We are very sad to hear of the death of our friend and Greek Festival co-partner Michail Adam, who passed away in Athens. For years, Michail and his wife Vanessa ran ADaM (Arts, Dance and Music) Productions, which was dedicated to bringing the rich cultural history of Greece to American and international audiences. Under the auspices of World Music Institute, we co-sponsored the annual Greek Festival (2000-2004), which featured a rich array of artists representing many regional styles, and worked closely in bringing together 16 groups for the 2003 Cultural Olympiad celebration of sacred music and dance. After the Olympics in Athens, Michail became the director of the Badminton Theater, which was host to many musical and theatrical productions.
In addition to the annual Greek Festivals in New York, we remember fondly our magical trip to Greece in July of 2003 for the Cultural Olympiad when we traveled to sacred sites and Olympia (site of the first Olympic games), and spent three evenings at the ancient Herodeon theater beneath the Acropolis under the nearly full moon.
Thank you, Michail, for making this all possible.
We will miss you on our next trip to Greece.
March 21, 1957 - March 25, 2021
We are very sad to hear of the death of our friend and Greek Festival co-partner Michail Adam, who passed away in Athens. For years, Michail and his wife Vanessa ran ADaM (Arts, Dance and Music) Productions, which was dedicated to bringing the rich cultural history of Greece to American and international audiences. Under the auspices of World Music Institute, we co-sponsored the annual Greek Festival (2000-2004), which featured a rich array of artists representing many regional styles, and worked closely in bringing together 16 groups for the 2003 Cultural Olympiad celebration of sacred music and dance. After the Olympics in Athens, Michail became the director of the Badminton Theater, which was host to many musical and theatrical productions.
In addition to the annual Greek Festivals in New York, we remember fondly our magical trip to Greece in July of 2003 for the Cultural Olympiad when we traveled to sacred sites and Olympia (site of the first Olympic games), and spent three evenings at the ancient Herodeon theater beneath the Acropolis under the nearly full moon.
Thank you, Michail, for making this all possible.
We will miss you on our next trip to Greece.
Bassam Saba
October 26, 1959 – December 4, 2020
Bassam Saba, a world-renowned master musician, multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer, and leading figure in Arab music, died from Covid-19 in his native Lebanon. He specialized in flutes – the ney and Western flute – and was also accomplished on such stringed instruments as oud, saz, buzuq and violin. His extensive credits include working with Fairouz, Marcel Khalife, Ziad Rahbabi, Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project, Simon Shaheen, and Christian Jarvi's Absolute Ensemble, as well as Paul Simon, Alicia Keys, Sting, Santana, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Fortune, and Quincy Jones. He was the founder and director of the New York Arabic Orchestra, and as a soloist performed with symphonic orchestras around the world. A sought-after teacher and mentor to many, he was a longtime faculty member of the Arabic Music Retreat at Mt. Holyoke College and taught workshops and led ensembles at Harvard and Berklee College. After living in the US from 1990 to 2018, where he had a profound influence on the Arab community, he returned to Lebanon to become the director of the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music in Beirut.
In a 2018 interview, Bassam said:” I think, in our roles as artists, we have to do the maximum possible to deliver our thoughts through art, and not to lose our humanity. We should stand together as artists on this planet and speak one language. We all carry one message: of peace, of right of expression regardless of nationality or background. “
We remember fondly the times we presented him (for WMI and RBA), from performances with Simon Shaheen’s Near Eastern Music Ensemble and Qantara to the New York Arabic Orchestra and his own ensemble. It was always a heartwarming experience to meet Bassam each year at the Arabic Music Retreat, and it was always wonderful to hear him perform; we were particularly enamored of his soulful playing on the ney. He was such a gentle soul and will be dearly missed.
New York Times obituary by Kareem Chehayeb
We would like you to hear his deeply beautiful performances on ney and oud:
Arabic Nay ney improvisation taqasim taqsim taksim
Improvisational Oud performance
October 26, 1959 – December 4, 2020
Bassam Saba, a world-renowned master musician, multi-instrumentalist, educator, composer, and leading figure in Arab music, died from Covid-19 in his native Lebanon. He specialized in flutes – the ney and Western flute – and was also accomplished on such stringed instruments as oud, saz, buzuq and violin. His extensive credits include working with Fairouz, Marcel Khalife, Ziad Rahbabi, Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project, Simon Shaheen, and Christian Jarvi's Absolute Ensemble, as well as Paul Simon, Alicia Keys, Sting, Santana, Herbie Hancock, Sonny Fortune, and Quincy Jones. He was the founder and director of the New York Arabic Orchestra, and as a soloist performed with symphonic orchestras around the world. A sought-after teacher and mentor to many, he was a longtime faculty member of the Arabic Music Retreat at Mt. Holyoke College and taught workshops and led ensembles at Harvard and Berklee College. After living in the US from 1990 to 2018, where he had a profound influence on the Arab community, he returned to Lebanon to become the director of the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music in Beirut.
In a 2018 interview, Bassam said:” I think, in our roles as artists, we have to do the maximum possible to deliver our thoughts through art, and not to lose our humanity. We should stand together as artists on this planet and speak one language. We all carry one message: of peace, of right of expression regardless of nationality or background. “
We remember fondly the times we presented him (for WMI and RBA), from performances with Simon Shaheen’s Near Eastern Music Ensemble and Qantara to the New York Arabic Orchestra and his own ensemble. It was always a heartwarming experience to meet Bassam each year at the Arabic Music Retreat, and it was always wonderful to hear him perform; we were particularly enamored of his soulful playing on the ney. He was such a gentle soul and will be dearly missed.
New York Times obituary by Kareem Chehayeb
We would like you to hear his deeply beautiful performances on ney and oud:
Arabic Nay ney improvisation taqasim taqsim taksim
Improvisational Oud performance
RECENT CONCERTS
Robert Browning Associates & Lotus Music & Dance in partnership with Brooklyn Maqam present
Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 8:00pm
WAJDE AYUB
Wasla - Soul Music of Syria
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
Wajde Ayub, born in Aleppo, is a classically trained Syrian mutrib (principal vocalist) who has been acclaimed for his exquisite and commanding renderings of wasla, an Arab musical suite that incorporates composed and improvised forms. His performances, which include ... MORE INFO
Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 8:00pm
WAJDE AYUB
Wasla - Soul Music of Syria
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
Wajde Ayub, born in Aleppo, is a classically trained Syrian mutrib (principal vocalist) who has been acclaimed for his exquisite and commanding renderings of wasla, an Arab musical suite that incorporates composed and improvised forms. His performances, which include ... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8:00pm
NAMÂD TRIO: PEJMAN HADADI, SAEED KAMJOO & KOUROSH TAGHAVI
Ode to Hope: Persian Music
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
The Namâd Trio brings together three brilliant musicians in the world of Persian music. The internationally-renowned Pejman Hadadi, considered to be one of the most innovative Iranian percussionists today, is known for his work with the Dastan Ensemble ... MORE INFO
Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8:00pm
NAMÂD TRIO: PEJMAN HADADI, SAEED KAMJOO & KOUROSH TAGHAVI
Ode to Hope: Persian Music
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
The Namâd Trio brings together three brilliant musicians in the world of Persian music. The internationally-renowned Pejman Hadadi, considered to be one of the most innovative Iranian percussionists today, is known for his work with the Dastan Ensemble ... MORE INFO
Lotus Music & Dance in partnership with Robert Browning Associates presents
Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 4:00pm
WORLD DANCE FESTIVAL: Dancing Across Cultural Borders
Dancing Crane Georgian Dance Theater |Sonali Skandan & Jiva Dance (South Indian)
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (MMAC), 248 West 60th St., NYC | 212-627-1076
This exciting dance festival, now in its fourth year, features Georgian and South Indian dance accompanied by live music. Dancing Crane, noted for its thrilling feats of acrobatic dancing, presents traditional dance from Georgia. The dance forms from the Caucasus... MORE INFO
Sunday, October 27, 2019 at 4:00pm
WORLD DANCE FESTIVAL: Dancing Across Cultural Borders
Dancing Crane Georgian Dance Theater |Sonali Skandan & Jiva Dance (South Indian)
Manhattan Movement & Arts Center (MMAC), 248 West 60th St., NYC | 212-627-1076
This exciting dance festival, now in its fourth year, features Georgian and South Indian dance accompanied by live music. Dancing Crane, noted for its thrilling feats of acrobatic dancing, presents traditional dance from Georgia. The dance forms from the Caucasus... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 8:00pm
L. SHANKAR with NEEL AGRAWAL
with special guest SWAMINATHAN SELVAGANESH
Indian Masters
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
Master violinist and vocalist L. Shankar (aka Shenkar) is renowned for his deeply soulful performances of Indian classical music. Since playing his first solo concert at the age of seven, he has gone on to accompany many of South India’s leading vocalists... MORE INFO
Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 8:00pm
L. SHANKAR with NEEL AGRAWAL
with special guest SWAMINATHAN SELVAGANESH
Indian Masters
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
Master violinist and vocalist L. Shankar (aka Shenkar) is renowned for his deeply soulful performances of Indian classical music. Since playing his first solo concert at the age of seven, he has gone on to accompany many of South India’s leading vocalists... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates & Lotus Music & Dance in partnership with Brooklyn Maqam present
Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 8:00pm
HAMID AL-SAADI with SAFAAFIR
featuring AMIR ELSAFFAR, DENA EL SAFFAR & TIM MOORE
Journey to the Heart of the Iraqi Maqam
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
The Iraqi maqam (modal system), one of Iraq’s richest cultural offerings, features sophisticated melodies, infectious rhythms, and eloquent poetry. Hamid Al-Saadi, Iraq’s foremost exponent of this centuries-old tradition, is renowned for his powerful voice and MORE INFO...
Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 8:00pm
HAMID AL-SAADI with SAFAAFIR
featuring AMIR ELSAFFAR, DENA EL SAFFAR & TIM MOORE
Journey to the Heart of the Iraqi Maqam
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
The Iraqi maqam (modal system), one of Iraq’s richest cultural offerings, features sophisticated melodies, infectious rhythms, and eloquent poetry. Hamid Al-Saadi, Iraq’s foremost exponent of this centuries-old tradition, is renowned for his powerful voice and MORE INFO...
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:00pm
GAMELAN KUSUMA LARAS with I.M. HARJITO
Guest Vocalist: HENI SAVITRI
Guest Dancer: ANANG TOTOK DWIANTORO
Music & Dance of Java
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
Since its formation over 30 years ago, Gamelan Kusuma Laras has entranced American and Indonesian audiences with its mesmerizing renditions of traditional Javanese performances on instruments created for the Indonesian Pavilion at the 1964-5 World’s Fair... MORE INFO
Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 8:00pm
GAMELAN KUSUMA LARAS with I.M. HARJITO
Guest Vocalist: HENI SAVITRI
Guest Dancer: ANANG TOTOK DWIANTORO
Music & Dance of Java
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
Since its formation over 30 years ago, Gamelan Kusuma Laras has entranced American and Indonesian audiences with its mesmerizing renditions of traditional Javanese performances on instruments created for the Indonesian Pavilion at the 1964-5 World’s Fair... MORE INFO
WORLD VIEWS
photo: Guillaume Morin
Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, January 24, 2020 at 8:30pm - SOLD OUT!!
LE VENT DU NORD & DE TEMPS ANTAN
QuebecFest!
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC | 212-247-7800
The two most popular groups from Quebec join together in an exuberant celebration of traditional and contemporary dance tunes and earthy, often hilarious, ballads of French-Canadian culture... MORE INFO
Friday, January 24, 2020 at 8:30pm - SOLD OUT!!
LE VENT DU NORD & DE TEMPS ANTAN
QuebecFest!
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC | 212-247-7800
The two most popular groups from Quebec join together in an exuberant celebration of traditional and contemporary dance tunes and earthy, often hilarious, ballads of French-Canadian culture... MORE INFO
WORLD VIEWS
Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, March 27, 2020 at 8:30pm
GAMIN & NANGYE GUGAK
Court & Folk Music of Korea
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC | 212-247-7800
Please note that due to current travel challenges related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this concert is being postponed to a future season. Ticket holders who paid by credit card will receive automatic refunds; those who paid with cash should return their tickets to the Box Office at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue. Concertgoers will be notified of the new performance date once it is confirmed. If you have any further questions, please call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800.
Friday, March 27, 2020 at 8:30pm
GAMIN & NANGYE GUGAK
Court & Folk Music of Korea
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC | 212-247-7800
Please note that due to current travel challenges related to the coronavirus (COVID-19), this concert is being postponed to a future season. Ticket holders who paid by credit card will receive automatic refunds; those who paid with cash should return their tickets to the Box Office at 57th Street and Seventh Avenue. Concertgoers will be notified of the new performance date once it is confirmed. If you have any further questions, please call CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800.
photo: Juan Luis Monge
Robert Browning Associates in partnership with Flamenco Festival presents
Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 8:00pm
FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Flamenco Eñe: RANCAPINO CHICO
Cante Flamenco: “Por mi amor al arte”
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
One of the most remarkable singers of the new generation, Rancapino Chico is a torchbearer of flamenco puro and heir to the cantes of Cadiz. He is the son of the great singer Alonso Núñez "Rancapino," and was raised in Chiclana de la Frontera in a family with deep Gypsy flamenco roots. MORE INFO...
Saturday, March 28, 2020 at 8:00pm
FLAMENCO FESTIVAL
Flamenco Eñe: RANCAPINO CHICO
Cante Flamenco: “Por mi amor al arte”
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
One of the most remarkable singers of the new generation, Rancapino Chico is a torchbearer of flamenco puro and heir to the cantes of Cadiz. He is the son of the great singer Alonso Núñez "Rancapino," and was raised in Chiclana de la Frontera in a family with deep Gypsy flamenco roots. MORE INFO...
Robert Browning Associates in partnership with Brooklyn Maqam presents
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 8:00pm
ABDULRAHMAN AL-AKHFASH
with ZAFER TAWIL / AMAL WAQAR with TAREQ RANTISI
A Night In Arabia: Music from Yemen & Oman
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
The music of the Arabian peninsula is far less documented and more rarely heard than that of the Levant and of Egypt. On the southern edge of the peninsula lies Yemen, a country with an ancient history, remarkable architecture, and a rich musical culture that is steeped in the classic Arabic tradition of sung poetry. Both Yemen and its neighbor Oman are MORE INFO...
Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 8:00pm
ABDULRAHMAN AL-AKHFASH
with ZAFER TAWIL / AMAL WAQAR with TAREQ RANTISI
A Night In Arabia: Music from Yemen & Oman
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
The music of the Arabian peninsula is far less documented and more rarely heard than that of the Levant and of Egypt. On the southern edge of the peninsula lies Yemen, a country with an ancient history, remarkable architecture, and a rich musical culture that is steeped in the classic Arabic tradition of sung poetry. Both Yemen and its neighbor Oman are MORE INFO...
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 8:00pm
KAIVALYA KUMAR GURAV with SUBHEN CHATTERJEE
Songs of Dharwad - Vocal Music of North India
Peter Norton Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia
Kaivalya Kumar Gurav, a leading vocalist of India making a rare NY appearance, hails from Dharwad, the region admired as a mecca for North Indian classical vocal music where such luminaries as Bhimsen Joshi and Mallikarjun Mansoor lived. With his rich multigenerational lineage, he is a major exponent of the Kirana gharana (tradition): his grandfather, MORE INFO...
Saturday, May 2, 2020 at 8:00pm
KAIVALYA KUMAR GURAV with SUBHEN CHATTERJEE
Songs of Dharwad - Vocal Music of North India
Peter Norton Symphony Space's Leonard Nimoy Thalia
Kaivalya Kumar Gurav, a leading vocalist of India making a rare NY appearance, hails from Dharwad, the region admired as a mecca for North Indian classical vocal music where such luminaries as Bhimsen Joshi and Mallikarjun Mansoor lived. With his rich multigenerational lineage, he is a major exponent of the Kirana gharana (tradition): his grandfather, MORE INFO...