The Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2022/23 World Music series will arrive to Walt Disney Concert Hall with an eclectic mix of artists performing music from around the world, featuring Rhiannon Giddens (Nov 12, 2022), Kodo (Jan 31, 2023), Ladysmith Black Mambazo (March 3, 2023) and Ziggy Marley (March 17, 2023).
Both with The Carolina Chocolate Drops and in her own solo work, Rhiannon Giddens has used her art to excavate the past and reveal bold truths about our present. An exceptional singer, fiddler, and banjo player, she will join forces with the LA Phil conducted by Jeri Lynne Johnson and the Resistance Revival Chorus to bring centuries’ worth of American music to the Walt Disney Concert Hall stage, performing jazz, blues, country, gospel, and more.
For four decades, the Japanese group Kodo has shown off the extraordinary emotional and artistic range of the traditional taiko drum on stages around the world. Their new program Tsuzumi commemorates this incredible legacy, featuring pieces that trace their music back to the group’s origins.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo have been bringing the vocal harmonies of South Africa to the world for 60 years. The choral group first came to international prominence via their appearance on Paul Simon’s Graceland in 1986, and in the years since they’ve become one of their country’s most prominent and celebrated cultural institutions—not to mention five-time Grammy Award winners. The message of peace, love, and harmony radiates through their collected voices with instantly recognizable warmth.
Eight-time Grammy Award winner, Emmy winner, musician, activist, producer, humanitarian Ziggy Marley has cut a singular path in the world, bringing the sounds of reggae music together with funk, blues, rock, and more. And no matter how far his interests take him, he always returns to his foundation: the transformative power of love. The eldest son of Bob and Rita Marley will bring two nights of incredible music.
LA Phil’s 2022/23 World Music Series at Walt Disney Concert Hall
Saturday, November 12, 2022, at 8:00PM
Rhiannon Giddens and Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Jeri Lynne Johnson, Resistance Revival Chorus
Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 8:00PM
Kodo
Friday, March 3, 2023, at 8:00PM
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Friday, March 17, 2023, at 8:00PM
Ziggy Marley – The reggae star brings the spirit of Jamaica to Walt Disney Concert Hall.
Additional details for the complete 2022/23 season can be found at laphil.com.
Author: World Music Central News Room
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