2015-16 CONCERT SEASON: IN REVIEW
Robert Browning Associates and Lotus Music & Dance present
Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 8:00 pm - A NEW YORK TIMES FALL PREVIEW PICK!
DASTAN ENSEMBLE & MAHDIEH MOHAMMADKHANI
Persian Music
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Dastan, one of Iran’s most celebrated ensembles, is joined by Mahdieh Mohammadkhani, a young singer who has gained much attention in recent years for her entrancing interpretations of contemporary and traditional Persian music....MORE INFO
Saturday, September 26, 2015 at 8:00 pm - A NEW YORK TIMES FALL PREVIEW PICK!
DASTAN ENSEMBLE & MAHDIEH MOHAMMADKHANI
Persian Music
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Dastan, one of Iran’s most celebrated ensembles, is joined by Mahdieh Mohammadkhani, a young singer who has gained much attention in recent years for her entrancing interpretations of contemporary and traditional Persian music....MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates and Lotus Music & Dance present
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 8:00 pm
ANTON JIMENEZ
Gypsy Flamenco Guitar
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
One of Spain’s leading flamenco guitarists, Antón Jiménez will be making a rare New York solo appearance. Born into a Gypsy family, he is related to the great guitar figures Ramon Montoya and Mario Escudero...MORE INFO
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at 8:00 pm
ANTON JIMENEZ
Gypsy Flamenco Guitar
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
One of Spain’s leading flamenco guitarists, Antón Jiménez will be making a rare New York solo appearance. Born into a Gypsy family, he is related to the great guitar figures Ramon Montoya and Mario Escudero...MORE INFO
Carnegie Hall presents in partnership with Robert Browning Associates
Friday, October 16, 2015 at 8:30 PM
KAUSHIKI CHAKRABORTY'S SAKHI
Women in Indian Music
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Kaushiki Chakraborty, daughter and disciple of Ajoy Chakraborty, has shot to the forefront of India’s classical vocalists with her exquisite voice and formidable embrace of the tradition. Her group, Sakhi, brings together five young Indian artists representing various instrumental traditions,..MORE INFO
Friday, October 16, 2015 at 8:30 PM
KAUSHIKI CHAKRABORTY'S SAKHI
Women in Indian Music
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Kaushiki Chakraborty, daughter and disciple of Ajoy Chakraborty, has shot to the forefront of India’s classical vocalists with her exquisite voice and formidable embrace of the tradition. Her group, Sakhi, brings together five young Indian artists representing various instrumental traditions,..MORE INFO
photo: Evan Browning
Robert Browning Associates and Lotus Music & Dance present
Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 8:00pm
FODAY MUSA SUSO
Griot Music of West Africa
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Known for his hypnotic performances of traditional Mandingo music, as well as for his cutting-edge musical encounters, kora (harp-lute) virtuoso Foday Musa Suso is a Mandingo griot (oral historian/praise singer) from Gambia who became the first kora player to establish himself in the US... MORE INFO
Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 8:00pm
FODAY MUSA SUSO
Griot Music of West Africa
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Known for his hypnotic performances of traditional Mandingo music, as well as for his cutting-edge musical encounters, kora (harp-lute) virtuoso Foday Musa Suso is a Mandingo griot (oral historian/praise singer) from Gambia who became the first kora player to establish himself in the US... MORE INFO
Lotus Music & Dance presents in partnership with Robert Browning Associates
Saturday, November 7, 2015
WORLD DANCE FESTIVAL: DANCING ACROSS CULTURAL BORDERS
2pm Saung Budaya Indonesian Dance Group, Gorana Dance Collective, Japanese Folk Dance Institute of NY, Trinayan Odissi Collective
7pm Kotchegna Dance Company, Kathak Ensemble & Friends, Danza España
Faison Firehouse Theater, 6 Hancock Place, Harlem
Experience masked dances from the Ivory Coast, mesmerizing rhythms of Aceh (Sumatra), delicate court dances of Lucknow, North India, lively traditional dances of Bulgaria, soulful flamenco, dramatic Japanese dances, and graceful classical dances of Orissa, India! MORE INFO
Saturday, November 7, 2015
WORLD DANCE FESTIVAL: DANCING ACROSS CULTURAL BORDERS
2pm Saung Budaya Indonesian Dance Group, Gorana Dance Collective, Japanese Folk Dance Institute of NY, Trinayan Odissi Collective
7pm Kotchegna Dance Company, Kathak Ensemble & Friends, Danza España
Faison Firehouse Theater, 6 Hancock Place, Harlem
Experience masked dances from the Ivory Coast, mesmerizing rhythms of Aceh (Sumatra), delicate court dances of Lucknow, North India, lively traditional dances of Bulgaria, soulful flamenco, dramatic Japanese dances, and graceful classical dances of Orissa, India! MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8:00pm
FARAH SIRAJ
Traditional & Contemporary Arab and Spanish Song
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Named Jordan’s “Musical Ambassadress, ” vocalist-composer Farah Siraj has captivated international audiences with her lush vocals in Arab song, ranging from traditional music to Arabian jazz.....MORE INFO
Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 8:00pm
FARAH SIRAJ
Traditional & Contemporary Arab and Spanish Song
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Named Jordan’s “Musical Ambassadress, ” vocalist-composer Farah Siraj has captivated international audiences with her lush vocals in Arab song, ranging from traditional music to Arabian jazz.....MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 8:00pm
GAMELAN KUSUMA LARAS with I.M. HARJITO
& guest dancers ANANG TOTOK DWIANTORO +TRIWI HARJITO
Javanese Music & Dance
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Since its formation 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, November 21, 2015 at 8:00pm
GAMELAN KUSUMA LARAS with I.M. HARJITO
& guest dancers ANANG TOTOK DWIANTORO +TRIWI HARJITO
Javanese Music & Dance
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Since its formation 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
Carnegie Hall presents in partnership with Robert Browning Associates
Friday, December 4, 2015 at 8:30pm
ROSS DALY
Cretan Connections
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Ross Daly is a virtuoso on the Cretan lyra, a small, pear-shaped bowed lute which has traditionally been the principal instrument for the accompaniment of dance and epic songs. ... MORE INFO
Friday, December 4, 2015 at 8:30pm
ROSS DALY
Cretan Connections
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Ross Daly is a virtuoso on the Cretan lyra, a small, pear-shaped bowed lute which has traditionally been the principal instrument for the accompaniment of dance and epic songs. ... MORE INFO
Carnegie Hall presents in partnership with Robert Browning Associates
Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8:30pm
JOAN SORIANO
The Duke of Bachata
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Joan Soriano has played a major role in popularizing bachata, the African- and Spanish-based soul music of the Dominican Republic. Sometimes called the “Dominican blues,” its sentiments range from romantic to heartbreak and despair.... MORE INFO
Saturday, January 30, 2016 at 8:30pm
JOAN SORIANO
The Duke of Bachata
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Joan Soriano has played a major role in popularizing bachata, the African- and Spanish-based soul music of the Dominican Republic. Sometimes called the “Dominican blues,” its sentiments range from romantic to heartbreak and despair.... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates in partnership with Flamenco Festival presents
Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8:00pm
ESPERANZA FERNÁNDEZ & GONZALO RUBALCABA
Flamenco Meets Cuba
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Esperanza Fernández, one of the flamenco world’s leading singers, and Havana-born pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, “one of the greatest musicians in jazz” (New York Times), come together for Oh Vida!,...MORE INFO SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR MARCH 12: USE DISCOUNT CODE: RBA031216 for $5 off up to 2 tickets per patron. Tickets must be purchased by midnight March 11.
Saturday, March 12, 2016 at 8:00pm
ESPERANZA FERNÁNDEZ & GONZALO RUBALCABA
Flamenco Meets Cuba
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Esperanza Fernández, one of the flamenco world’s leading singers, and Havana-born pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba, “one of the greatest musicians in jazz” (New York Times), come together for Oh Vida!,...MORE INFO SPECIAL DISCOUNT FOR MARCH 12: USE DISCOUNT CODE: RBA031216 for $5 off up to 2 tickets per patron. Tickets must be purchased by midnight March 11.
photo: Erik Pezzaro
Carnegie Hall presents in partnership with Robert Browning Associates and Flamenco Festival, Inc.
Friday, March 18, 2016 at 8:30pm
ROSARIO GUERRERO "LA TREMENDITA" & MOHAMMAD MOTAMEDI
QASIDA: Flamenco Meets Persian Music
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Qasida brings together musicians from Spain and Iran who exemplify and expand upon the ancient musical relationships from which flamenco is derived. Led by two powerful vocalists...MORE INFO
Friday, March 18, 2016 at 8:30pm
ROSARIO GUERRERO "LA TREMENDITA" & MOHAMMAD MOTAMEDI
QASIDA: Flamenco Meets Persian Music
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Qasida brings together musicians from Spain and Iran who exemplify and expand upon the ancient musical relationships from which flamenco is derived. Led by two powerful vocalists...MORE INFO
photo: Jack Vartoogian/FrontRowPhotos
Robert Browning Associates and Lotus Music & Dance present
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8:00pm
RIYAAZ QAWWALI
Sufi Music of Pakistan & India
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Riyaaz Qawwali performs the ecstatic improvisational Sufi vocal tradition made famous in the West by the late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, enthralling listeners with its lively rhythms, joyous melodies and inspirational poetry. ...MORE INFO
Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 8:00pm
RIYAAZ QAWWALI
Sufi Music of Pakistan & India
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Riyaaz Qawwali performs the ecstatic improvisational Sufi vocal tradition made famous in the West by the late Pakistani singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, enthralling listeners with its lively rhythms, joyous melodies and inspirational poetry. ...MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, Apr 2, 2016 at 8:00pm
UXÍA & NARF with special guest LARA BELLO
Galician Songs of Spain
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Special Offer discount tickets: $5 off - use code: uxianarf16 to order tickets before midnight on March 31.
Uxía and Narf, two of the most important and influential artists from Galicia, are touring the US together for the first time, performing their acclaimed Baladas da Galiza imaxinaria program... MORE INFO
Saturday, Apr 2, 2016 at 8:00pm
UXÍA & NARF with special guest LARA BELLO
Galician Songs of Spain
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Special Offer discount tickets: $5 off - use code: uxianarf16 to order tickets before midnight on March 31.
Uxía and Narf, two of the most important and influential artists from Galicia, are touring the US together for the first time, performing their acclaimed Baladas da Galiza imaxinaria program... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 8:00pm
SIMON SHAHEEN & QANTARA
with special guests, NIDAL IBOURK, AUXI FERNANDEZ & JUAN PEREZ RODRIGUEZ
Zafir: Musical Winds from North Africa to Andalucía
Baruch Performing Arts Center's Mason Hall, 17 Lexington Avenue at 23rd Street, NYC
Simon Shaheen, a major force in the promotion of Arab music, has enthralled audiences with his mastery of both the ‘ud and violin and his brilliant improvisations. Here he brings to life the Arab music of Al-Andalus ...MORE INFO
Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 8:00pm
SIMON SHAHEEN & QANTARA
with special guests, NIDAL IBOURK, AUXI FERNANDEZ & JUAN PEREZ RODRIGUEZ
Zafir: Musical Winds from North Africa to Andalucía
Baruch Performing Arts Center's Mason Hall, 17 Lexington Avenue at 23rd Street, NYC
Simon Shaheen, a major force in the promotion of Arab music, has enthralled audiences with his mastery of both the ‘ud and violin and his brilliant improvisations. Here he brings to life the Arab music of Al-Andalus ...MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 8:00pm
MAESTRO HOSSEIN ALIZADEH WITH PEJMAN HADADI
Mystical Persian Music
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Spellbinding improvisations in Persian classical music will be performed by the celebrated Maestro Hossein Alizadeh, a virtuoso of the tar and setar lutes, and Pejman Hadadi one of the most innovative Iranian percussionists... MORE INFO
Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 8:00pm
MAESTRO HOSSEIN ALIZADEH WITH PEJMAN HADADI
Mystical Persian Music
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Spellbinding improvisations in Persian classical music will be performed by the celebrated Maestro Hossein Alizadeh, a virtuoso of the tar and setar lutes, and Pejman Hadadi one of the most innovative Iranian percussionists... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, 2016
A World in Trance Festival - 2nd Edition!
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Since earliest times music and dance have played a major role in uniting people through ritual, often seeking union with the divine through trance or ecstasy. This festival seeks to bring back some spiritual nourishment to our lives; to focus our physical and mental selves.....MORE INFO
Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, 2016
A World in Trance Festival - 2nd Edition!
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Since earliest times music and dance have played a major role in uniting people through ritual, often seeking union with the divine through trance or ecstasy. This festival seeks to bring back some spiritual nourishment to our lives; to focus our physical and mental selves.....MORE INFO
7Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, April 29, 2016 at 8:00pm
Please note: The originally announced concert for this date has been changed
CLUB D'ELF featuring BRAHIM FRIBGANE
Trance Music of Morocco
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
The trance-inducing music of North Africa, most notably Gnawa and Berber music from Morocco, is a fundamental component sound of Club d’Elf, adding spice to the tagine of jazz, electronica, hip hop and other flavors which the band incorporates....MORE INFO
Friday, April 29, 2016 at 8:00pm
Please note: The originally announced concert for this date has been changed
CLUB D'ELF featuring BRAHIM FRIBGANE
Trance Music of Morocco
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
The trance-inducing music of North Africa, most notably Gnawa and Berber music from Morocco, is a fundamental component sound of Club d’Elf, adding spice to the tagine of jazz, electronica, hip hop and other flavors which the band incorporates....MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 8:00pm
Part of A World in Trance Festival- 2nd Edition!
GUNDECHA BROTHERS
Dhrupad Music of India
7:00 PM Pre-concert Lec/Dem with Dr. Brian Q. Silver
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
The Gundecha Brothers are leading exponents of dhrupad, North India’s oldest classical musical form that is not often performed today... MORE INFO
Saturday, April 30, 2016 at 8:00pm
Part of A World in Trance Festival- 2nd Edition!
GUNDECHA BROTHERS
Dhrupad Music of India
7:00 PM Pre-concert Lec/Dem with Dr. Brian Q. Silver
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
The Gundecha Brothers are leading exponents of dhrupad, North India’s oldest classical musical form that is not often performed today... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 7:00pm
Part of A World in Trance Festival- 2nd Edition!
USTAD SHAHID PARVEZ & LALGUDI VIJAYALAKSHMI
Hindustani and Carnatic Jugalbandi (Duet)
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Two of India’s finest instrumentalists find common ground in the art of improvisation as they weave a tapestry of the two great genres of Indian music – Hindustani (North Indian) and Carnatic (South Indian)... MORE INFO
Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 7:00pm
Part of A World in Trance Festival- 2nd Edition!
USTAD SHAHID PARVEZ & LALGUDI VIJAYALAKSHMI
Hindustani and Carnatic Jugalbandi (Duet)
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Two of India’s finest instrumentalists find common ground in the art of improvisation as they weave a tapestry of the two great genres of Indian music – Hindustani (North Indian) and Carnatic (South Indian)... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8:00pm
ANNA SATO & SHINGO MAEYAMA
with special guest KAORU WATANABE
Songs of Amami Island, Japan
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Two of the island’s most famous artists of the younger generation perform the folk music of Amami Island in western Japan. A rare opportunity to hear this hauntingly beautiful music. ....MORE INFO
Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8:00pm
ANNA SATO & SHINGO MAEYAMA
with special guest KAORU WATANABE
Songs of Amami Island, Japan
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Two of the island’s most famous artists of the younger generation perform the folk music of Amami Island in western Japan. A rare opportunity to hear this hauntingly beautiful music. ....MORE INFO