MUSIC FROM AFRICA, ASIA, EUROPE, the MIDDLE EAST & the AMERICAS
Robert & Helene Browning celebrate 40+ years of presenting world music & dance!
"the entrepreneur who almost single-handedly created and filled New Yorkers' passion for world music"
-The New York Times
"Their work set in motion nothing less than a seismic shift in the cultural terrain of New York City and beyond."
-The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage's American Impresario series
2016-17 SEASON
Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, October 7, 2016 at 8:00PM
GANESH RAJAGOPALAN
Carnatic Masters: Swara Yoga - Meditation Concert
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
South Indian classical violin maestro Ganesh Rajagopalan (of Ganesh-Kumaresh duo fame) has been acclaimed for his performances and compositions over the past four decades. As a child prodigy he began ...MORE INFO
Friday, October 7, 2016 at 8:00PM
GANESH RAJAGOPALAN
Carnatic Masters: Swara Yoga - Meditation Concert
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
South Indian classical violin maestro Ganesh Rajagopalan (of Ganesh-Kumaresh duo fame) has been acclaimed for his performances and compositions over the past four decades. As a child prodigy he began ...MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, October 21, 2016 at 8:30PM
SAHBA MOTALLEBI
Persian Music
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC
Sahba Motallebi, born in Iran, is recognized internationally as a virtuoso of the tar and setar, lute-like stringed instruments central to one of the world’s great musical traditions. She graduated from the Tehran ,..MORE INFO
Friday, October 21, 2016 at 8:30PM
SAHBA MOTALLEBI
Persian Music
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC
Sahba Motallebi, born in Iran, is recognized internationally as a virtuoso of the tar and setar, lute-like stringed instruments central to one of the world’s great musical traditions. She graduated from the Tehran ,..MORE INFO
Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 8:30 PM
DEREK GRIPPER/ TRIO DA KALI
Malian Voices
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC
This exciting 2-part program features South African guitarist Derek Gripper, who has transcribed the kora (harp-lute) music of Malian masters Toumani Diabaté, Ballaké Sissoko and others for classical guitar, and Trio da Kali a group of musicians from the Mandé culture of southern Mali ... MORE INFO
Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 8:30 PM
DEREK GRIPPER/ TRIO DA KALI
Malian Voices
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC
This exciting 2-part program features South African guitarist Derek Gripper, who has transcribed the kora (harp-lute) music of Malian masters Toumani Diabaté, Ballaké Sissoko and others for classical guitar, and Trio da Kali a group of musicians from the Mandé culture of southern Mali ... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 8:00pm
LA BANDA MORISCA
From Andalusia to North Africa and the Near East
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
La Banda Morisca, from Jerez de la Frontera in the heart of Andalusia, performs an intoxicating blend of traditional flamenco with Arab-Andalusian melodies and rock. Composed of musicians from different backgrounds who have collaborated with many remarkable world music bands...MORE INFO
Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 8:00pm
LA BANDA MORISCA
From Andalusia to North Africa and the Near East
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
La Banda Morisca, from Jerez de la Frontera in the heart of Andalusia, performs an intoxicating blend of traditional flamenco with Arab-Andalusian melodies and rock. Composed of musicians from different backgrounds who have collaborated with many remarkable world music bands...MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 8:00 PM
THE SECRET TRIO:
Tamer Pinarbasi, Ismail Lumanovski & Ara Dinkjian
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
The Secret Trio is composed of three extraordinary musicians rooted in Turkish, Armenian and Macedonian Roma music who came together to create a new type of chamber music...MORE INFO
Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 8:00 PM
THE SECRET TRIO:
Tamer Pinarbasi, Ismail Lumanovski & Ara Dinkjian
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
The Secret Trio is composed of three extraordinary musicians rooted in Turkish, Armenian and Macedonian Roma music who came together to create a new type of chamber music...MORE INFO
Carnegie Hall in partnership with Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, February 17, 2017 at 8:30 PM
AHMET ERDOGDULAR CLASSICAL TURKISH ENSEMBLE
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC
The Venetian Republic, bridging East and West, linked the Byzantine and Ottoman empires with Europe. Ahmet Erdoğdular, one of Turkey’s foremost vocalists, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the classical vocal tradition from Ottoman Turkey that many Europeans first heard in Venice....MORE INFO
Friday, February 17, 2017 at 8:30 PM
AHMET ERDOGDULAR CLASSICAL TURKISH ENSEMBLE
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 57th Street & 7th Avenue, NYC
The Venetian Republic, bridging East and West, linked the Byzantine and Ottoman empires with Europe. Ahmet Erdoğdular, one of Turkey’s foremost vocalists, is dedicated to preserving and promoting the classical vocal tradition from Ottoman Turkey that many Europeans first heard in Venice....MORE INFO
Carnegie Hall presents in partnership with Robert Browning Associates
Friday, March 3, 2017 at 8:30 PM
LUNASA AND KARAN CASEY
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Since its founding 20 years ago, Lúnasa has become one of the most popular bands on the international Celtic music scene. Its novel arrangements and distinctive musical approaches have created a singular sound that has propelled Irish acoustic music into exciting new territory. Performing on fiddle, flute, whistles.... MORE INFO
Friday, March 3, 2017 at 8:30 PM
LUNASA AND KARAN CASEY
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Seventh Avenue between 57th and 56th Street, NYC
Since its founding 20 years ago, Lúnasa has become one of the most popular bands on the international Celtic music scene. Its novel arrangements and distinctive musical approaches have created a singular sound that has propelled Irish acoustic music into exciting new territory. Performing on fiddle, flute, whistles.... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 8:00pm
LURRIE BELL - Nominated for a Grammy for his new album "Can’t Shake This Feeling "
Chicago Blues Legend!
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Lurrie Bell’s intense guitar playing and passionate vocals have made him a favorite at clubs and festivals around the world and have earned him a reputation as one of the “leading lights” in the future of the blues. He has appeared on over 50 recordings ... MORE INFO
Saturday, March 25, 2017 at 8:00pm
LURRIE BELL - Nominated for a Grammy for his new album "Can’t Shake This Feeling "
Chicago Blues Legend!
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Lurrie Bell’s intense guitar playing and passionate vocals have made him a favorite at clubs and festivals around the world and have earned him a reputation as one of the “leading lights” in the future of the blues. He has appeared on over 50 recordings ... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 8:00pm
VISHWA MOHAN BHATT with SUBHEN CHATTERJEE
Indian Music for Slide Guitar (Mohan Veena) & Tabla
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has been acclaimed throughout the world for his electrifying performances on the mohan veena, a slide guitar that he modified in shape and design and on which he assimilated techniques from the sitar, sarod and veena lutes.... MORE INFO
Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 8:00pm
VISHWA MOHAN BHATT with SUBHEN CHATTERJEE
Indian Music for Slide Guitar (Mohan Veena) & Tabla
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has been acclaimed throughout the world for his electrifying performances on the mohan veena, a slide guitar that he modified in shape and design and on which he assimilated techniques from the sitar, sarod and veena lutes.... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 8:00pm
LAKOU MIZIK with special guest PAUL BEAUBRUN
Haitian Roots & Grooves - Concert & Dance Party
+ 7:00pm pre-concert talk with ethnomusicologist Lois Wilcken & Lakou Mizik's Steeve Valcourt
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Lakou Mizik (“Music from the Homeland”) is a powerhouse collective of Haitian musicians who blend twoubadou, vodou, rara carnival music, and urban soul. With such legends as master drummer Sanba Zao,
and rising stars Steeve Valcourt and Jonas Attis, the group performs an exhilarating mix... MORE INFO
Saturday, April 22, 2017 at 8:00pm
LAKOU MIZIK with special guest PAUL BEAUBRUN
Haitian Roots & Grooves - Concert & Dance Party
+ 7:00pm pre-concert talk with ethnomusicologist Lois Wilcken & Lakou Mizik's Steeve Valcourt
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Lakou Mizik (“Music from the Homeland”) is a powerhouse collective of Haitian musicians who blend twoubadou, vodou, rara carnival music, and urban soul. With such legends as master drummer Sanba Zao,
and rising stars Steeve Valcourt and Jonas Attis, the group performs an exhilarating mix... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, April 28 - Sunday, April 30, 2017
A World in Trance Festival - 3rd 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 28 - Sunday, April 30, 2017
A World in Trance Festival - 3rd 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
Robert Browning Associates presents
Friday, April 28, 2017 at 8:00pm
CHARTWELL DUTIRO
Voices of the Ancestors: Mbira Music of Zimbabwe
Part of A World in Trance Festival – 3rd edition
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
For centuries the Shona people of Zimbabwe have connected with the spirits of ancestors. These spirits are summoned by spirit mediums at biras, all-night ritual ceremonies where mystical mbira.... MORE INFO
Friday, April 28, 2017 at 8:00pm
CHARTWELL DUTIRO
Voices of the Ancestors: Mbira Music of Zimbabwe
Part of A World in Trance Festival – 3rd edition
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
For centuries the Shona people of Zimbabwe have connected with the spirits of ancestors. These spirits are summoned by spirit mediums at biras, all-night ritual ceremonies where mystical mbira.... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00pm
NIYAZ featuring AZAM ALI
21st Century Global Trance Music
Part of A World in Trance Festival – 3rd edition
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Niyaz has created a 21st century global trance tradition by seamlessly blending Sufi poetry and folk songs from its native Iran and surrounding countries with rich acoustic instrumentation and modern electronics.... MORE INFO
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 8:00pm
NIYAZ featuring AZAM ALI
21st Century Global Trance Music
Part of A World in Trance Festival – 3rd edition
Roulette, 509 Atlantic Avenue (at 3rd Ave), Downtown Brooklyn
Niyaz has created a 21st century global trance tradition by seamlessly blending Sufi poetry and folk songs from its native Iran and surrounding countries with rich acoustic instrumentation and modern electronics.... MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 8:30PM
R. KUMARESH & JAYANTHI KUMARESH
Carnatic Masters: Violin & Veena Duets
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC
The husband-wife duo of violin maestro R. Kumaresh and veena (lute) virtuoso Jayanthi Kumaresh, two of the foremost instrumentalists in their respective fields, performs a soulful evening of solos and duets....MORE INFO
Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 8:30PM
R. KUMARESH & JAYANTHI KUMARESH
Carnatic Masters: Violin & Veena Duets
Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Peter Norton Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, NYC
The husband-wife duo of violin maestro R. Kumaresh and veena (lute) virtuoso Jayanthi Kumaresh, two of the foremost instrumentalists in their respective fields, performs a soulful evening of solos and duets....MORE INFO
Robert Browning Associates presents
Sunday, April 30, 2017at 7:00pm
Please note: The Saami Brothers, who were originally scheduled, have cancelled their US tour.
RIYAAZ QAWWALI
Sufi Music of Pakistan & India
Part of A World in Trance Festival – 3rd edition
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
Sunday, April 30, 2017at 7:00pm
Please note: The Saami Brothers, who were originally scheduled, have cancelled their US tour.
RIYAAZ QAWWALI
Sufi Music of Pakistan & India
Part of A World in Trance Festival – 3rd edition
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