Blues From Mali W. Legendary Ngoni Master BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA Comes to Roulette
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 27, 2023
Bassekou Kouyate, descended from a long line of griots (storytellers/historians), is Mali's legendary master of the ngoni, an ancient West African lute that is an ancestor of the banjo. Renowned for his innovations, he takes the ngoni into the 21st century and is credited with creating the first ensemble featuring ngonis of different sizes to provide the different 'voices' needed for the music.
Review: Botstein and ASO Bring Strauss's Seldom-Heard DAPHNE to Carnegie Hall
by Richard Sasanow
- Mar 26, 2023
It’s hard to compete with yourself — especially the ‘you’ that was at the height of your powers. I think that’s part of the problem with the place that Richard Strauss’s DAPHNE holds in the composer’s canon. Often referred to as a second- (or even third-) tier work, it has much to offer and enjoy, as the performance by the American Symphony Orchestra under Leon Botstein at Carnegie Hall the other night proved quite well.
Chelsea Table + Stage Presents James Jackson, Jr.
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 24, 2023
CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE – New York’s newest hotspot for intimate dining and extraordinary music –will present James Jackson, Jr. in his new show “On Broadway” on Monday, May 1 at 7:00 PM.
Opera Orlando Presents THE MOZART DINNER
by Stephi Wild
- Mar 23, 2023
Opera Orlando and honorary chairs Margie and Chuck Steinmetz present The Mozart Dinner on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.
Review: SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! at Ford's Theatre
by Mary Lincer
- Mar 22, 2023
What did our critic think of SHOUT SISTER SHOUT! at Ford's Theatre? Four lady singers dominate in the very best way SHOUT SISTER SHOUT!, a musical biography of Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915-1973). at Ford's Theatre through May 13. Sister Rosetta began singing in church alongside her mother, Katie Bell, who traveled and preached in the rural South before women could vote.
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