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Michele Rosewoman + New-Yoruba at Painted Bride Art Center
Courtesy of Painted Bride Art Center | Posted on March 20, 2013
Where
Painted Bride Art Center
5212 Market St.
Philadelphia, PA
Map
215-925-9914
When
Sat, April 13, 2013
8pm
Save the date
Musicians
Michele Rosewoman
pianoOliver Lake
saxophoneHoward Johnson
tubaFreddie Hendrix
trumpetMike Lee
saxophone, tenorVincent Gardner
tromboneAbout
Michele Rosewoman and New Yor-Uba return to the Bride to take audiences on a journey spanning ancient Yoruba culture through Cuban Folkloric music with a contemporary jazz concept for a thoroughly uncompromised synthesis of these two profound musical genres. Ms. Rosewoman, who recently turned 60 years old, also celebrates with the ensemble their 30th anniversary of their first studio recording. With a repertoire that includes the debut of new and rarely performed works, New Yor-Uba salutes the Orishas (Yoruban deities) through Ms. Rosewoman’s original compositions and visionary arrangements of centuries-old Yoruba (Nigeria) and Arara (Dahomey) chants as well as Abakwa (Nigeria) and rumba (Cuba) musical traditions. ...