Carnegie Hall Presents

World Views

 The world comes to Carnegie Hall. Honduran Aurelio Martinez and the maverick African musician Cheikh Lô, the sounds of Hungary and India, and the eclectic vocal group Lo Còr de la Plana are all a part of this series. 

Series Events

Saturday, October 15, 2011 | 10 PM
Aurelio Martinez
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Aurelio Martinez

Program

Aurelio Martinez is a Central American singer, composer, and guitarist from a small fishing village in Honduras. He brings a bittersweet vocal style to guitar-accompanied ballads and other traditional song forms.
Saturday, November 19, 2011 | 8:30 PM
Rhythm of Rajasthan
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Rhythm of Rajasthan
    ·· Lakha Khan Manganiyar, Sarangi
    ·· Kalla Khan Manganiyar, Kamayacha and Vocals
    ·· Kachra Khan Manganiyar, Vocals
    ·· Faqir Khan Manganiyar, Dholak
    ·· Shakoor Khan Langa, Khartaal, Algoza, and Morchang
    ·· Asha Sapera, Dancer
    ·· Dhapu Devi, Dancer
    ·· Nitin Nath Harsh, Director

Program

Rhythm of Rajasthan—from the windswept Thar Desert in northwestern India—combines ecstatic Sufi songs and folk music with spectacular folk dances.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 | 7:30 PM
Muzsikás
THE ROUTES AND ROOTS OF BARTÓK
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Muzsikás
  • Mihály Sipos, Violin
  • László Porteleki, Violin, Koboz, and Tambura
  • Péter Éri, Viola, Kontra, Mandolin, and Flutes
  • Dániel Hamar, Contrabass, Gardon, and Turkish Drum
  • Mária Petrás, Guest Vocalist

    with

  • András Schiff, Piano

Program

Artist-in-residence András Schiff joins Muzsikás—perhaps the world’s most admired Hungarian folk-music ensemble and the first group to popularize their country’s traditional music.
"Eddig Vendég"
Muzsikás
Hannibal
Saturday, March 24, 2012 | 10 PM
Lo Còr de la Plana
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Lo Còr de la Plana

Program

Lo Còr de la Plana is an all-male polyphonic vocal ensemble that accompanies itself on amplified bendirs (frame drums), drawing on influences that range from Bartók to Gregorian chant, reggae, and Arab music.
"Fanfarneta"
Lo Còr de la Plana 
Buda Musique
Friday, April 20, 2012 | 10 PM
Cheikh Lô
Zankel Hall

Performers

  • Cheikh Lô

Program

Cheikh Lô is one of the great mavericks of African music. A superb singer and songwriter—as well as a distinctive guitarist, percussionist, and drummer—he has personalized and distilled a variety of influences from West and Central Africa.
"Doxandeme"
Cheikh Lô
Nonesuch

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