summer music
I'm in for what's probably going to be a tiresome summer (for reasons medical, financial, and work-related). But I intend to seek consolation in what promises to be an excellent summer concert lineup, free and otherwise.
Tonight Miriam Makeba was supposed to headline at the Celebrate Brooklyn festival, in the park. She apparently hurt herself in a fall the other week (fingers crossed for a speedy recovery, and I hope she's able to come perform again--as I understand, this was supposed to be her last American tour) but Sibongile Khumalo has taken her place. I saw Khumalo perform in Cape Town years ago, and she's marvelous. And LPG has got us passes to the BRIC tent.
Tomorrow, we'll head into Manhattan to see Outlandish at the 168th St Armory in Washington Heights--some halal hiphop for a hot afternoon. And in other moro-musical news, Rachid Taha's on the Summerstage lineup in Central Park next month. (I wrote about Taha and Outlandish last year.)
And best of all, a birthday present: the Blue Scholars come back to New York the day after I turn twenty-seven. So there's no question of how to celebrate; we'll be at the Highline.
There are lots more, but other highlights include: Kiran Ahluwalia has concerts scheduled in August, Vieux Farka Touré and Beth Orton will be free in various parks (Central; Prospect) in June and July, The National is doing one of the Summerstage benefits, and the Brooklyn posse is going to hear the irresistibly-named "Oxford Collapse" and "Frightened Rabbit" at Southpaw, because how could we not?
Tonight Miriam Makeba was supposed to headline at the Celebrate Brooklyn festival, in the park. She apparently hurt herself in a fall the other week (fingers crossed for a speedy recovery, and I hope she's able to come perform again--as I understand, this was supposed to be her last American tour) but Sibongile Khumalo has taken her place. I saw Khumalo perform in Cape Town years ago, and she's marvelous. And LPG has got us passes to the BRIC tent.
Tomorrow, we'll head into Manhattan to see Outlandish at the 168th St Armory in Washington Heights--some halal hiphop for a hot afternoon. And in other moro-musical news, Rachid Taha's on the Summerstage lineup in Central Park next month. (I wrote about Taha and Outlandish last year.)
And best of all, a birthday present: the Blue Scholars come back to New York the day after I turn twenty-seven. So there's no question of how to celebrate; we'll be at the Highline.
There are lots more, but other highlights include: Kiran Ahluwalia has concerts scheduled in August, Vieux Farka Touré and Beth Orton will be free in various parks (Central; Prospect) in June and July, The National is doing one of the Summerstage benefits, and the Brooklyn posse is going to hear the irresistibly-named "Oxford Collapse" and "Frightened Rabbit" at Southpaw, because how could we not?
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