Salami Rose Joe Louis in Lincoln Center
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Deeply versatile multimedia artist Maylee Todd hosts this February 15 from 7:30 pm an extraordinary series of events titled Women and Nonbinary Artists in Tech from January to May 2024. These groundbreaking performances will illuminate the groundbreaking intersections of music, technology, motion capture, performance and digital art showcasing a wide range of talented artists pushing the boundaries of creativity and technology.
Featured is Salami Rose Joe Louis, a multi-instrumentalist producer from California who draws inspiration from jazz, soul, hip-hop, pop, Shuggie Otis, Captain Beefheart, Stereolab and R. Stevie Moore, creating an experimental dream mix . sounds with voices and keys influenced by jazz. Drawing from his studies in planetary sciences, he creates a unique experience filled with space-inspired sounds and galactic chords. (Free admission) Reports: lincolncenter.org
Joel the Unsurpassed in concert
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Join keyboardist José Alberto Sánchez, better known as Joel Insuperable. Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Joel grew up in San Francisco de Macorís, Dominican Republic, where he gravitated towards bachata and Dominican country music. As a pianist, he was a member of the bands that accompanied artists such as Frank Reyes, Luis Vargas, Joe Veras and Renova; As a singer he performed with Urbanda. On Friday, February 16, Joel offers a completely diverse show in which he performs ballads, merengues and bachatas; His live performances have a wide repertoire. Musical quality, sound and, most importantly, pleasing the audience, are his top priority. (Free admission) Reports: lincolncenter.org
watercolor workshop
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Come participate in an intimate watercolor workshop with the Museum’s resident artist, Manny Vega. This special artistic creation program is open to children over 10 years old and their families. All materials will be provided. No experience necessary.
Participants will hear from Vega about his partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) that led to his four-piece Saturday on 110th Street mosaic seen at the 110th Street #6 subway station in The neighborhood. Inspired by Vega’s Sabbath and other artifacts from the Museum of the City of New York’s collection, participants will work with Vega to create watercolors that represent her own neighborhoods. At the end of the program, participants will be invited to share their artwork with the artist and other program participants. Space is limited to 12 participating children. Registration deadline: Sunday, February 18. Ages: children over 10 years old and their adults. Reports:
Haitian folklore
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New Orleans-based multi-instrumentalist Leyla McCalla was born in Queens, New York, but has drawn extensive inspiration from the folk music of the American South and her Haitian heritage. Classically trained McCalla first came to public attention as a member of the traditional string band The Carolina Chocolate Drops and as a founding member of the black female supergroup, Our Native Daughters (Rhiannon Giddens, Allison Russell, Amythyst Kiah). Her most recent solo album, 2022’s Breaking the Thermometer, explores the Haiti of her parents’ youth through the lens of the island’s indigenous sounds and the saga of the pioneering independent station Radio Haiti. The artist will give a show this Friday, February 16, from 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 11:00 a.m. Reports: lincolncenter.org
Carlos Mata in concert
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To celebrate Valentine’s Day with pure romantic rhythm, the Venezuelan singer Carlos Mata will give an exclusive show on Friday, February 16 at the Los Altos restaurant, (147 Westfield Ave W. Roselle Park, NJ) and attendees will be able to share with one of the main artists who marked an entire era of ballads in the decades of the 80s and 90s. With unforgettable songs like Let me try, I feel, Where is that love, Why do I love you, Mata will take a tour of his entire musical career that will led to countless international stages. Reports: 201 667-8803 or tickeri.com
Paco de Lucía Festival
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Within the framework of the Paco de Lucía Festival, the Instituto Cervantes New York will hold the presentation of the book El enigma Paco de Lucía by César Suárez on Wednesday, February 21 from 6:00 pm. The author will talk about the work, which is a biography of “one of the greatest geniuses of Spanish music of all time.” He will be accompanied by Paco de Lucía’s daughter and son, Casilda and Curro Sánchez, and his nephew Antonio Sánchez. There will also be a concert called “Teachers vs. “Young Promises.” In this event, the established artists Antonio Serrano, Antonio Sánchez and Javier Valdunciel will be accompanied by the scholarship recipients of the Master in Flamenco Performance from the Centro Superior Música Creativa of Madrid, who will be personally tutored by them. Reports: cultura.cervantes.es
Hispanic birthday ballet
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Ballet Hispánico, the largest Latin cultural organization in the country and one of the cultural treasures of the United States, presents an evening of historical and new works that testify to the vitality and diversity of Latin cultures at The 92nd Street Y, New York, 1395 Lexington Ave, New York on February 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm Tickets start at $30. Ballet Hispánico celebrates the catalyst that 92NY is for modern dance choreographers with classic pieces such as a restaging of Talley Beatty’s electrifying memoria de Campo Amor, Annabelle López Ochoa’s flamenco-infused Línea Recta, and Cuban social dance performance Pedro Ruíz’s Havana Club. Talley Beatty, a vital figure in the black dance canon, was a major force in the history of Ballet Hispanico in the 1970s and an artist-in-residence at 92NY. This unique collaboration between two iconic institutions, Ballet Hispánico and The 92nd Street Y, New York, will be an unforgettable evening of culture and celebration of dance. Reports: ballethispanico.org
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