West African – Past Concerts near New York, NY

Program includes works by Traditional, Craig Carnelia, Francisco J. Núñez, Lissa Schneckenburger, Christopher Tin, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Elaine Hagenberg, Michael John Trotta, Tomás Luis de Victoria, Stacey V. Gibbs, and Shawn Kirchner.

Bassekou Kouyat, returns to Roulette after his fantastic performance in the Spring of 2023. Descended from a long line of griots (storytell…

Music's ability to bridge cultures, expand traditions, and connect individuals can be felt in this powerful, interactive Well-Being Concert…

Alhaji Bai Konte — Selected works
Jali Bakary Konteh — Selected works
Mafu Conteh — Selected works

Domenico Cimarosa — Overture to Il Matrimonio segreto ("The Secret Marriage")
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Ruggero Allifranchini, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Fela Sowande — African Suite ("V. Akinla: Allegro non troppo")
Adolphus Hailstork — Symphony No. 1

Domenico Cimarosa — Overture to Il Matrimonio segreto ("The Secret Marriage")
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Ruggero Allifranchini, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Fela Sowande — African Suite ("V. Akinla: Allegro non troppo")
Adolphus Hailstork — Symphony No. 1

Program includes works by Fela Sowande, Felix Mendelssohn, Max Reger, Charles-Marie Widor, Florence Price, Carl W. Haywood, Traditional, Edward Elgar, and Alfred Hollins.

Program includes works by Komitas, Béla Bartók, Rhiannon Giddens, Ludwig van Beethoven, Cécile Chaminade, Eleanor Alberga, Paul Wiancko, and Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté.

György Ligeti — Étude No. 16: Pour Irina
Fred Onovwerosuoke — Twenty-Four Studies in African Rhythm (excerpts)
Joshua Uzoigwe — Talking Drums ("I. Ukom")
Nkeiru Okoye — African Sketches ("II. Dusk")
Philip Glass — Metamorphosis

Program includes works by Ryan Main, Bob Chilcott, David L. Brunner, Dominick DiOrio, André J. Thomas, Traditional, Sharon Farber, Ola Gjeilo, Philip Stopford, Gaayatri Kaundinya, and Eric Whitacre.

Leila Adu-Gilmore — Selected works

Program includes works by Angélique Kidjo, Peni Candra Rini, Aftab Darvishi, Soo Yeon Lyuh, Mazz Swift, Eiko Otake, Mary Kouyoumdjian, Vân-Ánh Võ, and Nicole Lizée.

Meet artists from around the world with magnetic personalities who lead this vibrant, highly interactive concert for children. Discover the…

Meet artists from around the world with magnetic personalities who lead this vibrant, highly interactive concert for children. Discover the…

Malang Jobarteh will be performing selections of traditional West African and Western classical music on the Kora – a lute string harp play…

Joan Tower — Wild Summer
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté — Tegere Tulon ("I. Funtukuru")
Fodé Lassana Diabaté — Sunjata's Time ("IV. Bala Faseke")
Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté — Tegere Tulon ("IV. Wawani")
Henryk Górecki — String Quartet No. 1 "Already It Is Dusk", Op. 62
Max Richter — On the Nature of Daylight (arr. Christina Bouey)
Felix Mendelssohn — String Quartet No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 44, No. 3

Eve Beglarian — I Am Really a Very Simple Person
Kui Dong — Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter ("I. Spring")
Philip Glass — Music in Similar Motion
Alhaji Bai Konte — Alla l'aa ke (arr. Zachary James Ritter)
Vladimir Martynov — The Beatitudes (arr. Zachary James Ritter)
Zachary James Ritter — O, My Soul!

Eve Beglarian — I Am Really a Very Simple Person
Kui Dong — Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter ("I. Spring")
Philip Glass — Music in Similar Motion
Alhaji Bai Konte — Alla l'aa ke (arr. Zachary James Ritter)
Vladimir Martynov — The Beatitudes (arr. Zachary James Ritter)
Zachary James Ritter — O, My Soul!