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Author: Steve Capra

Rose of the Compass concert poster. A photo of the Rose of the Compass ensemble with Nina Stern.
Concert reviews

Children of Abraham, Brilliant Concert by Rose of the Compass

Steve Capra June 19, 2024 No Comments world fusionworld music

On April ninth, 2024, St. John The Divine, the magnificent cathedral in New York City, presented a program titled Children of Abraham. Rose of the…

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Glorious Earth
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This Glorious Earth: A Concert in Celebration of Earth Day

Steve Capra May 11, 2023 No Comments Jazzworld jazzworld music

Paul Winter and The Paul Winter Consort: Paul Winter: saxophone; Eugene Friesen: cello; Henrique Eisenmann: piano; and Ray Nagem: organ. Paul Winter and The Paul…

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Purbayan Chatterjee & Rakesh Chaurasia
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Purbayan Chatterjee with Rakesh Chaurasia & Ojas Adhiya at Kaufmann Music Center

Steve Capra February 1, 2023 No Comments bansuriIndian classical musicOjas AdhiyaPurbayan ChatterjeeRakesh Chaurasiasitarworld music

Presented by The World Music InstituteMasters of Indian Music SeriesKaufmann Music Center129 West 67th Street, NYC The World Music Institute gave us in October, as…

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Heart of Afghanistan - Photo by Kesten Migdal
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Heart of Afghanistan at Summer for the City

Steve Capra August 17, 2022 1 Comment Afghan musicThe Heart of Afghanistanworld music

Hearst Plaza, Lincoln Center, NYCJuly 30th, 2022As part of its Summer for the City series, Lincoln Center (NYC) presented a free concert in Hearst Plaza:…

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Amal Murkus & The Firas Zreik Quintet concert poster
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Amal Murkus & The Firas Zreik Quintet at Damrosch Park

Steve Capra August 7, 2022 No Comments Amal MurkusArabic musicPalestinian music

Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center, New York CityJuly 30th, 2022 Lincoln Center (NYC) presented a terrific free concert in Damrosch Park on July 30th. Amal Murkus…

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Egungun Siwaju: Elevation, Emergence and Empowerment

Steve Capra August 15, 2021 No Comments

Restart Stage in Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center On July 25th, Lincoln Center, NYC, presented a very nice concert of African-Caribbean drumming and singing on its…

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Zakir Hussain
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Zakir Hussain at Global Arts Live Online

Steve Capra April 16, 2021 No Comments Indian musictablaZakir Hussain

The tabla is a traditional Indian instrument composed of two drums of different sizes, the smaller giving a treble sound, the larger a bass. It’s…

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Virtual encounters: The Regional Music of Mexico

Steve Capra April 7, 2021 1 Comment Hermanos HerreraMexican musicson huastecoson jarocho

At the end of January The Center for World Music (CWM) presented a stellar live- streamed concert of Regional Music of Mexico as part of…

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Terrific Online Concert from Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Steve Capra March 3, 2021 No Comments Ladysmith Black MambazoSouth African music

In February, Global Arts Live presented Ladysmith Black Mambazo online in a concert recorded in South Africa. What great work it was! This is a…

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Newpoli Live-streamed at Global Arts Live

Steve Capra November 25, 2020 No Comments Italian musicNewpolitarantatarantellas

What a terrific group Newpoli is! They gave a concert live-streamed by Global Arts Live on October 25, 2020 from Starlight Square, Cambridge (Massachusetts). The…

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