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PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OUR 2020 CONCERTS HAVE BEEN CANCELED OR
POSTPONED DUE TO THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS
We will keep you informed about future events - please stay healthy and safe!
Remembering Cosmas Magaya, Michel Merhej and Richard Teitelbaum
Rhonda Klevansky, Ari Kravatsky
Cosmas Magaya
1953 – July 10, 2020
On July 10th, coronavirus took the life of one of the world's great musicians, mentors, and cultural ambassadors, Zimbabwean mbira master Cosmas Magaya. In North America, Europe, and Africa where he performed, he was universally loved by his following not only for his inspired virtuosity and expressivity, but for his generosity of spirit.
Cosmas Magaya was a key player in the renowned mbira ensemble, Mhuri yekwaRwizi, led by singer Hakurotwi Mude. He performed both for Shona religious ceremonies, and for the concert stage. His richly textured life encompassed avid farming, multiple terms as village headman, and director of Nhimbe for Progress, a non-profit organization engaged with rural development and emergency relief. His talents were first showcased internationally in the 1970s on The Soul of Mbira and Shona Mbira Music recordings. He performed at three World Music Institute (WMI) concerts at Washington Square Church. The first, in 1999, was part of the Soul of Mbira tour organized by ethnomusicologist Paul Berliner and was reviewed in the New York Times. Subsequently he performed again with Beauler Dyoko on September 28, 2001, just 17 days after that fateful day (9/11). That concert will be remembered by those who attended as a deeply meditative healing ceremony. It was the first concert presented by WMI after 9/11. His last WMI performance took place in 2004 as part of the Mbira Masters of Zimbabwe tour. Over the decades, Cosmas was a guiding presence at the annual North American Zimbabwe Music Festival (Zimfest). His most recent teaching residency was at Duke University in 2016.
Cosmas was committed to Shona cultural knowledge and its documentation, working alongside his friend, student, and musical associate Paul Berliner for 50 years. His life and artistry is commemorated in The Art of Mbira: Musical Inheritance and Legacy (Berliner 2020), released only months before his passing, and a forthcoming players' method book, Mbira's Restless Dance: An Archive of Improvisation (Berliner and Magaya, 2020) by the University of Chicago Press.
New York Times obituary by Jon Pareles
Afropop remembrance by Banning Eyre
1953 – July 10, 2020
On July 10th, coronavirus took the life of one of the world's great musicians, mentors, and cultural ambassadors, Zimbabwean mbira master Cosmas Magaya. In North America, Europe, and Africa where he performed, he was universally loved by his following not only for his inspired virtuosity and expressivity, but for his generosity of spirit.
Cosmas Magaya was a key player in the renowned mbira ensemble, Mhuri yekwaRwizi, led by singer Hakurotwi Mude. He performed both for Shona religious ceremonies, and for the concert stage. His richly textured life encompassed avid farming, multiple terms as village headman, and director of Nhimbe for Progress, a non-profit organization engaged with rural development and emergency relief. His talents were first showcased internationally in the 1970s on The Soul of Mbira and Shona Mbira Music recordings. He performed at three World Music Institute (WMI) concerts at Washington Square Church. The first, in 1999, was part of the Soul of Mbira tour organized by ethnomusicologist Paul Berliner and was reviewed in the New York Times. Subsequently he performed again with Beauler Dyoko on September 28, 2001, just 17 days after that fateful day (9/11). That concert will be remembered by those who attended as a deeply meditative healing ceremony. It was the first concert presented by WMI after 9/11. His last WMI performance took place in 2004 as part of the Mbira Masters of Zimbabwe tour. Over the decades, Cosmas was a guiding presence at the annual North American Zimbabwe Music Festival (Zimfest). His most recent teaching residency was at Duke University in 2016.
Cosmas was committed to Shona cultural knowledge and its documentation, working alongside his friend, student, and musical associate Paul Berliner for 50 years. His life and artistry is commemorated in The Art of Mbira: Musical Inheritance and Legacy (Berliner 2020), released only months before his passing, and a forthcoming players' method book, Mbira's Restless Dance: An Archive of Improvisation (Berliner and Magaya, 2020) by the University of Chicago Press.
New York Times obituary by Jon Pareles
Afropop remembrance by Banning Eyre
Michel Merhej Baklouk
Oct 27, 1928 – April 20, 2020
Master classical Arab percussionist Michel Merhej Baklouk, a musical treasure and icon, was one of the last in a generation representing the old school of Arab music. His 70-year career and aesthetic sensibilities represented a musical era that is slowly slipping into the past. His specialty, the riqq (a small frame drum), is one of the most delicate, sophisticated, and versatile percussion instruments of Arab music and has typically been the instrument of choice for accompanying the takht, a small classical ensemble. Born in Jerusalem in 1928, Michel was one of the players most sought after by instrumentalists, vocalists and connoisseurs of old-school Arab music. He was the principal riqq player of the Lebanese radio orchestra for 25 years. The most important achievement of his career was being the main riqq player for over 40 years with the Rahbani Brothers and the legendary Lebanese singer Fairouz. He also performed with many of the Arab world’s greatest vocalists and instrumentalists, including Muhammad ‘Abd al-Wahhab, Farid al Atrash, Wadi’ al Safi, and Sabah. After coming to New York in 1989, he played in prestigious Arab music ensembles in the US, including Simon Shaheen's Near Eastern Music Ensemble and Qantara. In addition to concertizing, he was a respected educator who taught at Lebanon’s National Conservatory of Music for many years. Beginning in 1997, he joined the faculty of the annual Arabic Music Retreat at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. In 2018, his book Classical Riqq Technique, a reflection of his unique pedagogical method and life experience in Arab percussion, was published.
In Inside Arabic Music by Johnny Farraj and Sami Abu Shumays, he was cited as being “among the most influential riqq players in the 20th century.”
We always enjoyed your concerts with Simon Shaheen over the past 30 years and our talks at the Arabic Music Retreat. We will miss your musical brilliance and stories!
Oct 27, 1928 – April 20, 2020
Master classical Arab percussionist Michel Merhej Baklouk, a musical treasure and icon, was one of the last in a generation representing the old school of Arab music. His 70-year career and aesthetic sensibilities represented a musical era that is slowly slipping into the past. His specialty, the riqq (a small frame drum), is one of the most delicate, sophisticated, and versatile percussion instruments of Arab music and has typically been the instrument of choice for accompanying the takht, a small classical ensemble. Born in Jerusalem in 1928, Michel was one of the players most sought after by instrumentalists, vocalists and connoisseurs of old-school Arab music. He was the principal riqq player of the Lebanese radio orchestra for 25 years. The most important achievement of his career was being the main riqq player for over 40 years with the Rahbani Brothers and the legendary Lebanese singer Fairouz. He also performed with many of the Arab world’s greatest vocalists and instrumentalists, including Muhammad ‘Abd al-Wahhab, Farid al Atrash, Wadi’ al Safi, and Sabah. After coming to New York in 1989, he played in prestigious Arab music ensembles in the US, including Simon Shaheen's Near Eastern Music Ensemble and Qantara. In addition to concertizing, he was a respected educator who taught at Lebanon’s National Conservatory of Music for many years. Beginning in 1997, he joined the faculty of the annual Arabic Music Retreat at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts. In 2018, his book Classical Riqq Technique, a reflection of his unique pedagogical method and life experience in Arab percussion, was published.
In Inside Arabic Music by Johnny Farraj and Sami Abu Shumays, he was cited as being “among the most influential riqq players in the 20th century.”
We always enjoyed your concerts with Simon Shaheen over the past 30 years and our talks at the Arabic Music Retreat. We will miss your musical brilliance and stories!
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Richard Teitelbaum
May 19, 1939 – April 9, 2020
We were deeply saddened to hear that our dear friend Richard Teitelbaum, a composer and musician who performed a number of times for the Alternative Museum and World Music Institute, died on April 9th.
Richard, an electronic music pioneer and innovator, had long been an advocate for music from many parts of the world. He co-founded the live electronic music group Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV) in Rome in 1966 with Frederic Rzewski and Alvin Curran and was the first person to bring the Moog synthesizer to Europe. While studying ethnomusicology at Wesleyan in 1970, he formed the World Band, a group composed of musicians from the Middle East, the Far East, India and North America. Richard first performed for us at the Alternative Museum with bansuri flautist Steve Gorn in 1983. In 1988, he performed at the World Music Institute's Improvisations Festival on a double bill with trombonist George Lewis at Symphony Space, and in 1994 he performed in the Interpretations series at Merkin Hall alongside reedman Anthony Braxton. In 2005, we introduced him to Middle Eastern multi-instrumentalist Omar Faruk Tekbilek with whom he worked to present his opera Z'vi (Zevi), based on the life and philosophy of a 17th century Jewish mystic. The opera had its preview at the Center for Jewish History in 2005. (See NYTimes review here.) Richard was a longtime professor at Bard College, teaching electronic and experimental music there since 1988.
NPR obituary by Nate Chinen
New York Times obituary by Steve Smith
May 19, 1939 – April 9, 2020
We were deeply saddened to hear that our dear friend Richard Teitelbaum, a composer and musician who performed a number of times for the Alternative Museum and World Music Institute, died on April 9th.
Richard, an electronic music pioneer and innovator, had long been an advocate for music from many parts of the world. He co-founded the live electronic music group Musica Elettronica Viva (MEV) in Rome in 1966 with Frederic Rzewski and Alvin Curran and was the first person to bring the Moog synthesizer to Europe. While studying ethnomusicology at Wesleyan in 1970, he formed the World Band, a group composed of musicians from the Middle East, the Far East, India and North America. Richard first performed for us at the Alternative Museum with bansuri flautist Steve Gorn in 1983. In 1988, he performed at the World Music Institute's Improvisations Festival on a double bill with trombonist George Lewis at Symphony Space, and in 1994 he performed in the Interpretations series at Merkin Hall alongside reedman Anthony Braxton. In 2005, we introduced him to Middle Eastern multi-instrumentalist Omar Faruk Tekbilek with whom he worked to present his opera Z'vi (Zevi), based on the life and philosophy of a 17th century Jewish mystic. The opera had its preview at the Center for Jewish History in 2005. (See NYTimes review here.) Richard was a longtime professor at Bard College, teaching electronic and experimental music there since 1988.
NPR obituary by Nate Chinen
New York Times obituary by Steve Smith
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Robert Browning Associates & Lotus Music & Dance in partnership with Brooklyn Maqam present
Saturday, September 28, 2019 at 8:00pm
WAJDE AYUB
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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
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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
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Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 8:00pm - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
PANCHAKSHARA: VIKKU VINAYAKRAM & 3 GENERATIONS
Masters of South Indian Percussion
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
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...
Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 8:00pm - PLEASE NOTE CHANGE OF DATE
PANCHAKSHARA: VIKKU VINAYAKRAM & 3 GENERATIONS
Masters of South Indian Percussion
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
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...
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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 and Lotus Music & Dance present
Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8:00pm
6th Annual A World in Trance Festival
ALI AKBAR MORADI & PEJMAN HADADI
Sacred Trance Music of Kurdistan
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
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 tanbour, an ancient 2-stringed long-necked fretted lute traditionally used in religious ceremonies, and Pejman Hadadi, the innovative percussionist (tombak, daf) MORE INFO...
Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 8:00pm
6th Annual A World in Trance Festival
ALI AKBAR MORADI & PEJMAN HADADI
Sacred Trance Music of Kurdistan
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
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Robert Browning Associates and Lotus Music & Dance present
Friday, April 24, 2020 at 8:00pm
6th Annual A World in Trance Festival
DEBAPRIYA & SAMANWAYA with INDRANIL MALLIK tabla
Music of North India: Vocal/Sitar Jugalbandi (duet)
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
This jugalbandi with virtuosos Debapriya Adhikary and Samanwaya Sarkar, two of India’s foremost young artists, is unusual in that is a duet with vocal and sitar (lute) instead of the more common duets with two instrumentalists or two vocalists. MORE INFO...
Friday, April 24, 2020 at 8:00pm
6th Annual A World in Trance Festival
DEBAPRIYA & SAMANWAYA with INDRANIL MALLIK tabla
Music of North India: Vocal/Sitar Jugalbandi (duet)
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
This jugalbandi with virtuosos Debapriya Adhikary and Samanwaya Sarkar, two of India’s foremost young artists, is unusual in that 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
Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 8:00pm
6th Annual A World in Trance Festival
HASSAN HAKMOUN with special guest BRAHIM FRIBGANE
Gnawa Soul of Morocco
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
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...
Saturday, April 25, 2020 at 8:00pm
6th Annual A World in Trance Festival
HASSAN HAKMOUN with special guest BRAHIM FRIBGANE
Gnawa Soul of Morocco
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue at 3rd Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn | 917-267-0363
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...
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...