CD Review: Shujaat Husain Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi – India Meets Persia in the Garden of Rumi
Artist: Shujaat Husain Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi. Title: Spring Label: self-released Genre: Indian/Persian folk music Review by Dawoud Kringle
Artist: Shujaat Husain Khan & Katayoun Goudarzi. Title: Spring Label: self-released Genre: Indian/Persian folk music Review by Dawoud Kringle
Date: October 7, 2013 Venue: Shapeshifter (NY) Text by Dawoud Kringle, photo by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi On an autumn evening. Brooklyn’s Shapeshifter Lab opened its stage to Visions, a world jazz ensemble led by Kavita Shah.
Date: September 19, 2013 Venue: Drom (NY) Review by Dawoud Kringle, photo by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi A lush and joyful tapestry of sound filled the air. A melody of sweetness from the clarinet rose above it. Thus began Arifa‘s performance at Drom. They’re presently on tour, and this was one of two performances in NYC; […]
1. Timo Vollbrecht NY & Drew Williams Nonet Date: Monday, September 30, 2013 Time: 8pm & 9pm Venue: LaunchPad (721 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11238) Ticket: $5 Genre: jazz 8pm – The four jazz musicians who sign under the name of the Timo Vollbrecht New York Group are passionate improvising artists. This explains the diverse, dynamic and […]
Date: August 9, 2012 Venue: Central Park/SummerStage Theatre Review by Dawoud Kringle Diablo Love is a blues musical. That said, there are things one expects to see and hear; musical and cultural icons that one automatically associates with blues. The production didn’t disappoint in this.