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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:
Bassam Saba • Candido Camero • Mohammed Reza Shajarian
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
©Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos
Candido Camero
April 22, 1921 – November 7, 2020
In early November, the world lost one of its legendary percussionists. The groundbreaking conga virtuoso Candido Camero, born in Havana, Cuba, was one of the most influential figures in Afro-Cuban music and the first percussionist to bring conga drumming to jazz. He pioneered the use of multiple drums in performance (in the past congueros had used a single drum), developed the technique of coordinated independence, and was the first to tune multiple congas to specific pitches, allowing the drummer to play melodies. With Dizzy Gillespie, he played a major role in the development of Latin jazz. In his long career, he worked with such leading figures as Charlie Parker, Billy Taylor, Stan Kenton, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Tito Puente, Machito, and Tony Bennett. One of the most recorded conga players, he had appeared on over 1,000 recordings. In 2008, he received the NEA Jazz Masters award, the nation’s highest honor in jazz, and in 2009 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. A documentary, Candido: Hands of Fire, was made about his remarkable life.
We presented Candido five times under the auspices of World Music Institute, and each one was a mesmerizing experience. Our first concert with Candido took place in 1999 when he was a guest artist with Bobby Sanabria’s Ascension. He later performed in 2005 with an array of Cuban musicians under the direction of Chico Alvarez, in 2006 and 2010 as a member of the Conga Kings, and in 2008 with trombonist Roswell Rudd as guest artist with David Oquendo’s Havana Tres and Raices Habaneras.
“Mr. Camero has access to the divine.” – Peter Watrous, New York Times
“His innovations – in terms of coordinated independence, melodic playing, the use of multiple drums – are the stuff of legend.” – Bobby Sanabria in WBGO tribute
NY Times obituary by Neil Genzlinger
April 22, 1921 – November 7, 2020
In early November, the world lost one of its legendary percussionists. The groundbreaking conga virtuoso Candido Camero, born in Havana, Cuba, was one of the most influential figures in Afro-Cuban music and the first percussionist to bring conga drumming to jazz. He pioneered the use of multiple drums in performance (in the past congueros had used a single drum), developed the technique of coordinated independence, and was the first to tune multiple congas to specific pitches, allowing the drummer to play melodies. With Dizzy Gillespie, he played a major role in the development of Latin jazz. In his long career, he worked with such leading figures as Charlie Parker, Billy Taylor, Stan Kenton, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Rollins, Tito Puente, Machito, and Tony Bennett. One of the most recorded conga players, he had appeared on over 1,000 recordings. In 2008, he received the NEA Jazz Masters award, the nation’s highest honor in jazz, and in 2009 he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement award. A documentary, Candido: Hands of Fire, was made about his remarkable life.
We presented Candido five times under the auspices of World Music Institute, and each one was a mesmerizing experience. Our first concert with Candido took place in 1999 when he was a guest artist with Bobby Sanabria’s Ascension. He later performed in 2005 with an array of Cuban musicians under the direction of Chico Alvarez, in 2006 and 2010 as a member of the Conga Kings, and in 2008 with trombonist Roswell Rudd as guest artist with David Oquendo’s Havana Tres and Raices Habaneras.
“Mr. Camero has access to the divine.” – Peter Watrous, New York Times
“His innovations – in terms of coordinated independence, melodic playing, the use of multiple drums – are the stuff of legend.” – Bobby Sanabria in WBGO tribute
NY Times obituary by Neil Genzlinger
© 2002 Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos
Mohammad Reza Shajarian
September 23, 1940 – October 8, 2020
The legendary Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iran’s most celebrated vocalist, died at the age of 80 in Tehran. A national treasure in Iran, he was a master of Persian classical singing internationally renowned for his deeply moving vocals and flawless technique. He began his career in 1959 at Radio Khorasan, and went on to achieve prominence as a performer, teacher, researcher, and recording artist. For his musical contributions, he received many honors, including two awards from UNESCO, and the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor from the French government; he was also named by NPR as one of the world’s 50 Great Voices.
He was particularly noted for his Rabana, a prayer song played during the holy month of Ramadan, and Morghe Sahar (Bird of Dawn), an allegorical song about a bird that sings to end the darkness of night so that liberation can begin.
Shajarian was known as “the voice of Iran” to young and old alike, and became a symbol of resistance. After he expressed support to the 2009 protests, he was banned from performing in his homeland.
We were fortunate to tour Shajarian in the US and to present him five times in New York under the auspices of World Music Institute from 2001 to 2008; his appearances at Town Hall and Lincoln Center included four Masters of Persian Music concerts with Kayhan Kalhor, Hossein Alizadeh, and his son, Homayoun Shajarian.
He will be sorely missed both for his awe-inspiring performances and for his profound sensitivity. His voice envelops the soul; layers of exquisite love and profound sadness are intertwined in a mosaic that evokes the contradictions of the human condition.
“(he) was beloved for his commanding voice that could cry with haunting pain and soar with deep soul.” –NPR
NPR obituary by Anastasia Tsioulcas
New York Times obituary by Farnaz Fassihi
September 23, 1940 – October 8, 2020
The legendary Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Iran’s most celebrated vocalist, died at the age of 80 in Tehran. A national treasure in Iran, he was a master of Persian classical singing internationally renowned for his deeply moving vocals and flawless technique. He began his career in 1959 at Radio Khorasan, and went on to achieve prominence as a performer, teacher, researcher, and recording artist. For his musical contributions, he received many honors, including two awards from UNESCO, and the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor from the French government; he was also named by NPR as one of the world’s 50 Great Voices.
He was particularly noted for his Rabana, a prayer song played during the holy month of Ramadan, and Morghe Sahar (Bird of Dawn), an allegorical song about a bird that sings to end the darkness of night so that liberation can begin.
Shajarian was known as “the voice of Iran” to young and old alike, and became a symbol of resistance. After he expressed support to the 2009 protests, he was banned from performing in his homeland.
We were fortunate to tour Shajarian in the US and to present him five times in New York under the auspices of World Music Institute from 2001 to 2008; his appearances at Town Hall and Lincoln Center included four Masters of Persian Music concerts with Kayhan Kalhor, Hossein Alizadeh, and his son, Homayoun Shajarian.
He will be sorely missed both for his awe-inspiring performances and for his profound sensitivity. His voice envelops the soul; layers of exquisite love and profound sadness are intertwined in a mosaic that evokes the contradictions of the human condition.
“(he) was beloved for his commanding voice that could cry with haunting pain and soar with deep soul.” –NPR
NPR obituary by Anastasia Tsioulcas
New York Times obituary by Farnaz Fassihi
RECENT PERFORMANCES
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...