Tag: Luaka Bop
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“MONASTIC AND ECSTATIC: A GLIMPSE INTO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF ALICE COLTRANE” at MoMA PS!
On Sunday, February 11 at 1:00–6:00 p.m., MoMA PS1‘s Sunday Sessions will present an afternoon celebrating the legacy of Alice Coltrane in collaboration with her son, saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. Alice Coltrane, also referred to as Swamini and Turiyasangitananda by her family and students, was a prolific composer, harpist, and keyboardist who dedicated the later years…
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Music Recorded on a Cell Phone
Every now and then we help David with his monthly radio show called DB Radio (Boshra from the Bubu Gang recently made a beautiful mix of Syrian music together with her mother, and before then our dear friend Fitz put together this banging mix of Middle Eastern Disco.) A few weeks ago we were asked…
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25th Anniversary in NYC!
As far as we can figure out, there was no official birthday when David started Luaka Bop, but it was some time in the late 1980s. So we thought maybe this fall would be a good time to celebrate that big 25th anniversary everyone says you should. Here’s the lowdown: – From Wednesday, October 1st…