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Guest Blog by WNYC’s Aaron Cohen
Le Marche is one of Italy’s best-kept secrets. I had the great pleasure of spending a week there in early August with author & journalist Fred Plotkin. Fred’s three great areas of expertise are Italy, food, and opera, and many people know him through his books, articles and […]

Paquito D’Rivera

WNYC has a special musical offering, “Sonidos Latinos,” recorded live at the Caramoor International Music Festival and hosted by WNYC’s own Terrance McKnight. From a world premiere by Paquito D’Rivera to an incredible array of traditional and new music from Venezuela, “Sonidos Latinos” brings to light the soulful, complex, and danceable music from many […]

photo by Steve J. Sherman

Robert Bass, beloved music director of the Collegiate Chorale for 28 years, passed away August 25th at his home in Manhattan. His death was caused by complications resulting from his on-going battle with Amyloidosis, a disease which affects around eight people in a million.
Bob was a significant force in the musical […]

From August 18 through 24, WNYC is bringing back some of our best music specials from the past year during Evening Music. Explore the history of Berlin cabaret through the ears of one of its greatest living proponents, singer Ute Lemper. Hear one of the world’s most unique and valuable ensembles — the Orpheus Chamber […]

Scorsese and Jagger

John Rockwell has his finger on the still-beating pulse of a theme in current cinema: the elderly singing rock ‘n roll. Whether as part of an inspirational community outreach (”Young at Heart”), or a Rolling Stones tour (Martin Scorsese’s “Shine a Light”), the age of the participants only serves to highlight the vitality […]

Sizwe Banzi is Dead

Commentator John Rockwell examines two recent performances of South Africana: Pieter-Dirk Uys’s “Elections and Erections” at Harvard and the revival of “Sizwe Banzi is Dead” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and looks into his own role in the field some ten years ago while at the Lincoln Center Festival.
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Sheu Fang-yi

Multiculturalism is heating up the dance communities, with performers of far-ranging descents bringing their traditions and styles to bear on our American scene. Commentator John Rockwell considers two excited cases: Taiwanese-born, Martha Graham-technique trained Fang-Yi Sheu and London-born, but of Bangladeshi-descent, Akram Khan.
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