Date: April 25, 2013
Venue: Museum of Chinese In America (NY)
Event review by Dawoud Kringle and video by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
When someone lays claim to the title of “Dragon,’ it is automatically assumed that they can back it up, or else. Fred Ho backs it up.
Ho cuts a flamboyant figure; a large and powerfully built man who wears clothing of his own design, Ho is a true renaissance man. He is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, playwright, writer, and social activist.
Date: Monday, April 22, 2013
Venue: Rockwood Music Hall (NY)
Concert review and video by Ancelmo James (soundcloud)
Text by John Pietaro
Wow–MAY DAY in NYC was amazing today! The rally covered Union Square Park with banners in red (and green too), union banners, peace signs, placards for immigrants rights and social justice of every kind.
Date: April 18, 2013
Venue: The Tea Lounge (NY)
Review by Dawoud Kringle
My friend Veronique Lerebours (HarmoNYom), after attending one of my performances, advised me to check out the Brooklyn Raga Massive, which is held every Thursday night at the Tea Lounge in Brooklyn. She assured me I would like it. I had not heard of it before; and I knew this was something I needed to see. So; on a spring night I ventured to the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Artist: Wisaal
Title: The Warp and the Weft
Label: self released
Genre: World: Middle East, Contemporary
CD Review by Dawoud Kringle
According to the liner notes, the two key components of tapestry weaving are the warp and the weft. The warp threads are the foundation through which the weft threads are weaved to create the design. In the end, the former is hidden by the design revealed by the later. This is the conceptual foundation of Wisaal.
