The Music Of Nina, Miriam & Great Ladies Of Piano Feat. Robbi Kumalo at Rockwood Music Hall

Jazz has not one Great Lady, but a few including impassioned performance artist Robbi Kumalo who'll pay homage to many of them in "Ladies of Piano: My Great African-American Songbook.” Kumalo includes Miriam Makeba with her clicking tongue & breathy syncopations who rocked our world with ancient rhythms & stories of South Africa. Kumalo connects to the spirit of Nina Simone who lit the world on fire with a vibrato that stirred souls and moved mountains. Experience the African-American Songbook's most popular hits with Kumalo at the piano interpreting them with conviction at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 in New York City...

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Jazz has not one Great Lady, but a few including impassioned performance artist Robbi Kumalo who'll pay homage to many of them in "Ladies of Piano: My Great African-American Songbook.” Kumalo includes Miriam Makeba with her clicking tongue & breathy syncopations who rocked our world with ancient rhythms & stories of South Africa. Kumalo connects to the spirit of Nina Simone who lit the world on fire with a vibrato that stirred souls and moved mountains. Experience the African-American Songbook's most popular hits with Kumalo at the piano interpreting them with conviction at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 in New York City. Aiding and abetting is percussion legend Leopoldo F. Fleming, side man for Simone, Makeba & Kumalo. Peter Fritz on bass & Wayne Dunton on drums.

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