Make Music New York: Gamelan Yowana Sari

Make Music New York: Gamelan Yowana Sari

STUYVESANT SQUARE - Make Music New York: Gamelan Yowana SariGamelan Yowana Sari has established itself throughout the tri-state area and beyond as a premiere Balinese gamelan orchestra. Steadily growing since it’s formation in 2010, the Queens College-based ensemble is open to community members and students. The group focuses on music from the Indonesian island of Bali. The group often works with dancers and composers from Bali. This includes their performances and ongoing work with famed Balinese composer, I Dewa Ketut Alit, dancer Noopur Singha and I Gusti Komin Darta.

STUYVESANT SQUARE - Make Music New York: Gamelan Yowana SariWhile Yowana Sari focuses on the music of Bali it reaches out to other composers from many different areas. YS performs works by Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin, and Wood), Evan Ziporyn (Bang on a Can) and recently premiered a work by Glenn Kotche (Wilco). Yowana Sari has been featured at festivals such as the Necessary Noise Festival, Live at the Gantries, and Percussive Arts Society International Convention.

Gamelan Yowana Sari welcomes audience members to ask questions and get a closer look at the unique instruments. Continuing to share the joy and artistry of this traditional art form, Yowana Sari presents an authentic and evolving vision of this ancient music.

 

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Make Music New York: Sami and Sarah

Sami & Sarah are a vocal duo playing banjo-ukulele, and upright bass. Their whimsical sound has been described as a combination of The Moldy Peaches, Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin, and Johnny Cash & June Carter. Their multi-lingual music draws from influences as varied as traditional country music, early jazz recordings, Brazilian sambas, European movie soundtracks and the golden age of American animation. Since their formation in early 2013, they have played various venues in New York City and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and they can be seen currently every month at The Soho House, NY. They are in the process of completing recordings for their first EP.

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Live Bossa Nova with Ramsay Rawson

Enjoy an up beat bossa nova concert played by local musician, Ramsay Rawson, to kick off our summer events. Bossa nova is a genre of Brazilian music that is a fusion of samba and jazz. It will be sure to get you energized and ready for summer!

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