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World-Beat Dance Music from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Balkans at BSP

(KINGSTON, N.Y.) – New York City’s Raya Brass Band and Lahore/Brooklyn collaboration Sandaraa will perform a double-bill of danceable world-beat music at BSP on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 8pm. Raya Brass Band plays Balkan brass band music infused with punk-rock energy and featuring jazzy soloing, while Sandaraa plays a unique fusion of South Asian…

Jewish World-Beat Jazz Group Sha’ar to Play at Art Omi

(GHENT, N.Y.) – Jewish world-beat jazz quartet Sha’ar performs a Candlelight Concert at ?Omi International Arts Center on Saturday, February 28, 2015, at 6:30pm. ?The quartet features acclaimed musician (and 2007 Music Omi alumni) drummer/percussionist David Freeman, along with guitarist Oren Neiman, Iván Barenboim on clarinet and bass clarinet, and bassist Doug Drewes. Sha’ar is…