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Hiroko Mina, Ron Carter And Nanny Assis - Beyond The Silk Road - Exciting New Age!
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Japanese pianist and composer Hiroko MINA unveils her latest album, Beyond The Silk Road, an extraordinary sonic journey released today, August 25. Inspired by the legendary cultural route that connected East and West, the album blends ancient traditions, contemporary composition, and world-class jazz performance into one breathtaking experience. One of the album’s most remarkable moments comes in its opening track, “Wings of Celestial Maiden," which features jazz legend Ron Carter. His deeply resonant bass lines intertwine with Japan’s highest form ...
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Motema Music Travels "Along the Silk Road" with Tomoko Sugawara
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GoMedia PR
She plays an ancient harp invented nearly 4000 years ago in Mesopotamia. Variously named “angular harp," “chang," “kunghou," and “kugo," the instrument on which Tomoko Sugawara performs can be seen in centuries-old Buddhist cave paintings and in artists' depictions from countries along the trade route known as the Silk Road. On March 9th, the classically trained harpist will release her Motema debut, Along the Silk Road, which brings the enchanting music of this historically revered instrument to life once again ...
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Lincoln Center Presents Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma, June 5-9
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All About Jazz
The celebrated Silk Road Ensemble with the incomparable cellist Yo-Yo Ma makes its Lincoln Center debut with three concerts June 5-9.
The Ensemble, featuring virtuoso musicians from 11 different countries, will perform in the new and highly-praised Alice Tully Hall with two multi-cultural programs June 5 and 6 including the New York premiere of Giovanni Sollimas The Taranta Project.
On June 9, in celebration of Lincoln Center's 50th Anniversary, the Ensemble with Ma will perform a special FREE concert in ...
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