Category Archives: Concert And Event Reviews

Istanbulive 2 – Turkish music culture presented in NY’s Central Park!

Date: July 3, 2010
Venue: Central Park Summerstage

Text by Jim Hoey

July 3, 2010 – Under a burning sun recently at NYC’s Central Park Summerstage, the top Turkish music stars turned out to celebrate the sounds of Istanbul and all of Anatolia, as thousands of fans, most of them Turkish, danced and sang along to their favorite songs. This day was labelled Istanbulive 2, a continuation of a new annual show at Central Park, and was marked by strong performances in the traditional, jazz, pop and rock veins.

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Four Women In Action

Texts by Jim Hoey and Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Recently in New York City, listeners at places like The Stone and the Galapagos Art Space experienced a fresh wave of female artists passing through, artists that bring unique energy to their instruments and come ready to explore and expand on the vision they’ve formulated over time. The four women in action that are highlighted here are a sample of what you can encounter when you happen upon musicians that are definitely well along on their own artistic road, fighting to make a new sound, presenting a complete, challenging vision for your ears and eyes.

(courtesy of Helga Davis)

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India’s Debapriya Adhikary and Samanwaya Sarkar: Jugalbandi in the Village!

Date: May 18, 2010
Venue: St. John’s Lutheran Church, NY

Text by Dawoud Kringle


Photos by courtosy of Veronique Lerebours (HarmoNyom’s production)

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