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Friday, Nov 12, 2010 | 8:30 PM
Ghazal Ensemble
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Ghazal Ensemble
    ·· Shujaat Husain Khan, Sitar and Vocals
    ·· Kayhan Kalhor, Kamancheh
    ·· Samir Chatterjee, Tabla

Program


  • Program is approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes, and will be performed without intermission.
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Ghazal brings together the closely related traditions of Indian and Persian improvisation.
“Fire”
Ghazal Ensemble 
ECM Records
Saturday, Jan 22, 2011 | 10 PM
Jorge Drexler
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Borja Barrueta, Drums and Lap Steel Guitar
  • Carlos Campón, Theremin and Lap Steel Guitar
  • Jorge Drexler, Guitar and Vocals
  • Matías Cella, Bass and Ukulele
  • Sebastián Merlín, Percussion, Marimba, and Guitar

Program

Often rooted in Uruguayan melodies, Jorge Drexler’s distinctive songs—which include the Oscar-winning “Al otro lado del rio,” written for the movie The Motorcycle Diaries—have found an international audience.
“Las Transeuntes”
Jorge Drexler  
WEA International
Friday, Feb 25, 2011 | 10 PM
Nassima
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Nassima, Vocals

Program

  • Program is approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes, and will be performed without intermission
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The Arab Andalusian music of Algeria has a champion in Nassima, acknowledged internationally for her exquisite rendering of a repertoire that harks back to the Moorish courts of medieval Spain.
“Hdjarte bladi, Des racines et des chants”
Nassima, Vocals
MLP / World Music Office
Friday, Mar 25, 2011 | 10 PM
Yutaka Oyama
Masahiro Nitta
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Masahiro Nitta, Shamisen
  • Yutaka Oyama, Shamisen

Program

Performing on the Tsugaru shamisen, a banjo-like instrument from northern Japan, Oyama and Nitta bring a modern sensibility to an ancient, highly percussive folk music.

This concert is part of Late Nights at Zankel Hall.
Saturday, Apr 16, 2011 | 10 PM
Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro de Cuba
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro de Cuba

Program

Pioneers of Cuban son, the music commonly associated with the Buena Vista Social Club, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro de Cuba has toured the world performing its infectious and classic repertoire of rumbas, boleros, and mambos.

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