More information, audio, video, and tickets are available at http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org
CONCERTS Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Feedel Band - Ethiopian jazz and funk "Inspired by Ethiopian legends the likes of Ibex and Roha Band, the ethio-jazz group have been making waves around DC with their vintage Ethiopique sound.” okayafrica.com Saturday March 21, 2015 at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Co-sponsored by Soundfield Ensemble N_JP featuring Naomi Sato (Japan, Sho) and Naoko Kikuchi (Japan, Koto) Japanese traditional music & works by Toshio Hosokawa Music & music video works by Gene Coleman from his Kirigami series Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Co-sponsored by Kol Tzedek EZUZ - Jewish world music meets universal spirit "Those attending Sonic Theology's (EZUZ's former name) next concert will get a first-hand taste of Roemer's style of wall-shaking, roof-raising and spirit-raising songs." - Philadelphia Jewish Exponent Second band to be confirmed Saturday, April 11, 2015 at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Martin & Eliza Carthy - A rare father and daughter concert from the 'first family of English traditional music' "The folk dynasty father and daughter's first outing as a duo counterpoints their voices, guitar and fiddle to enthralling effect." The Guardian Sunday, April 12, 2015 at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Taína Asili y la Banda Rebelde - Fusing present and past struggles into one poetic voice "Taína's voice speaks from a place of soul and struggle. Listen closely with your heart and hear with your spirit; it sounds like rebellion and feels like revolution." Ricanstruction Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Matthew Byrne - Traditional music from Newfoundland "Matthew Byrne sings with a voice as true as a compass needle and is a dab hand on his instruments as well. His 'Ballads' is one of the finest English language traditional albums to come out in many a year." - James Keelaghan Cape Breton Trio - Andrea Beaton (fiddle & step dancing), Dick Hensold (bagpipes and whistles) and Troy MacGillivray (piano & step dancing) "Beaton is a force to be reckoned with, a powerful player with great technique and tremendous passion" - Charlottetown Guardian Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 4:30 pm B1 Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania Co-sponsored by Sruti and the University of Pennsylvania South Asia Center Muralidharan Nagai & Sriram Nagai - Carnatic (South Indian) violin duet "Nagai Muralidharan on the violin delighted the rasikas with brilliant raga essays and supportive repartees." The Hindu Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 7:30 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Noura Mint Seymali -One of Mauritania's foremost musical emissaries. "The absolutely spellbinding vocalist Noura Mint Seymali from Mauritania is ready to claim the role of her famous stepmother the late Dimi Mint Abba... With her strong charisma and appeal to the audience she will become a major star... Noura is incredible!" Afropop Worldwide CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Friday, March 20, 2015 at 6:00 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Feedel Band - Ethiopian jazz and funk "Inspired by Ethiopian legends the likes of Ibex and Roha Band, the ethio-jazz group have been making waves around DC with their vintage Ethiopique sound.” okayafrica.com Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 6:00 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Cape Breton Trio - Andrea Beaton (fiddle & step dancing), Dick Hensold (bagpipes and whistles) and Troy MacGillivray (piano & step dancing) "Beaton is a force to be reckoned with, a powerful player with great technique and tremendous passion" - Charlottetown Guardian Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 6:00 pm Crossroads Music, 801 South 48th Street Noura Mint Seymali - One of Mauritania's foremost musical emissaries. "The absolutely spellbinding vocalist Noura Mint Seymali from Mauritania is ready to claim the role of her famous stepmother the late Dimi Mint Abba... With her strong charisma and appeal to the audience she will become a major star... Noura is incredible!" Afropop Worldwide More information, audio, video, and tickets are available at http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org
