Category Archives: Reviews

CD review: Oran Etkin “Wake Up Clarinet”

Artist: Oran Etkin
Title: Wake Up Clarinet
Label: Timbalooloo Music
Genre: Jazz/ music for children

Reviewed by Piruz Partow

Oran Etkins’ Wake Up Clarinet has been out for some time now, but worthy of a good listen. Created as a kid’s album, this recording can be enjoyed by adults alike. Its creator, Oran Etkin, is up for a Grammy for contributing a song to the Healthy Food For Thought compilation released by Timbalooloo Music records. Etkin’s music school “Timbalooloo” has created a well-deserved buzz from such names as Harvey Keitel, Liev Schreiver, and Edie Falco.

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Red, Hot + New Orleans Rips the Roof off the Brooklyn Academy of Music

Trombone Shorty

Text by Augusta Palmer   

Photos by Jack Vartoogian   

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Women in action: Ntozake Shange of “For Colored Girls” featuring M. Nahadr @ Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe (NY)!!!

Ntozake Shange

M. Nahadr

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Venue: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe (NY)

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Happy 50th Birthday, UHURU AFRIKA!

Date: November 13, 2010
Venue: Tribeca Performing Arts Center

Text by Augusta Palmer

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World Music Institute features: dazzling Zakir Hussain on tabla and virtuoso sitarist Niladri Kumar!!!

Date: Friday, October 29, 2010
Venue: Town Hall
Text and photos by: Veronique Lerebours (HarmoNYom)

“DazzlingZakir Hussain on tabla and virtuoso Niladri Kumar on sitar delivered to the New Yorkers an incredible and astonishing performance. That was nothing short of majestic to mesmerize the bursting audience! The charisma of both artists, the geniality and creativity of their agile fingers flirting with their respective instruments and the brilliant combination of two gifted maestros where all there!

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