This coming September and October, Noor Bakhsh, a legendary instrumentalist from the Makran coast of Pakistan will bring the electric benju to U.S. audiences for a rare performance of a unique and fascinating sound. The Markan coast is the semi-desert coastal strip of Balochistan on the Gulf of Oman. Noor…...
Cultural Guardians of the Cayman Islands: Swanky Kitchen Band East Coast Tour
Last summer CCV executive director Jon Lohman met a gifted Caymanian fiddler named Samuel Rose at the 87th annual Galax Old Time Fiddler’s Convention. There’s fiddle music in the Caribbean you ask? This was the same question Jon asked. The answer led CCV to dive deep into Caymanian culture. Now Samuel’s…...
Live in Richmond: Sherman Holmes and Friends
With special guests: Wednesday, May 31, 2023Mary Munford Elementary School Auditorium211 Westmoreland St, Richmond VADoors at 6:30pm/concert at 7:30pmTickets: $20 in advance/$25 at door JAMinc. and the Center for Cultural Vibrancy present Sherman Holmes in concert at Mary Munford Elementary School auditorium the evening of Wednesday, May 31st. The Holmes Brothers thrilled…...
Ouros Live in Concert: Blending Bolivian and Appalachian Musical Traditions
Friday, April 21, 2023Universal Unitarian Church of Arlington, 4444 Arlington Blvd, Arlington, VADoors at 6:30pm, concert at 7:30pmFree, no tickets required, plenty of parking The Center for Cultural Vibrancy, the Dream Project, Diablada Boliviana and Tinkus Tiataco proudly present the stunning Bolivian/Appalachian group OUROS for a FREE evening of live…...
Michael Winograd Plays Tanz: A Live concert re-creation of the classic 1956 Klezmer Album
On February 16th, supported by the Center for Cultural Vibrancy, an all-star lineup of musicians from the Jewish musical world came together to create magic. Led by clarinetist Michael Winograd, the group performed “Tanz,” a seminal touchstone within the Klezmer canon. This record, released seven decades ago, had never been…...
Jontavious Willis chased our blues away
We are still recovering from last week’s country blues residency with the mighty Jontavious Willis in the greater Baltimore and Washington DC region. He shared the African American blues tradition with students at Hereford, Franklin, Pikesville, and Perry Hall high schools as well as at Booker T. Washington Middle School…...
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