 | | THIS WEEKEND AT WMI | | GYPSY ROAD TO BROOKLYN! at ROULETTE this Saturday, FEB 22, from 7-midnight.
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Open bar hour with Hungarian white wines & the potent palinka for the brave-of-heart;
Pre-concert dance lesson by a professional folk dancer direct from Hungary;
Live concert of Romano Drom, Hungary's top Gypsy band & afterparty with DJ Joro-Boro!
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**************Presented in association with Balassi Institute/ Hungarian Cultural Center | | | COMING NEXT TO WMI | | | LA CUMBIAMBA ENEYE
Saturday, MAR 15 at 8pm
ROULETTE, 509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn
Colombia to Brooklyn! will feature an open cocktail hour, serving up Colombian Refajo (& perhaps Coco Loco!), a complimentary Cumbia Dance Lesson taught by Lorena Ayub & Denis Gonzalez, Live Concert of Latin super-group, LA CUMBIAMBA ENEYE (their first full-ensemble appearance in four years!), and an after-party with DJ Geko Jones!
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| | | NEWISH JEWISH FESTIVAL!
THE KLEZMATICS present HAVANA NAGILA featuring ARTURO O’FARRILL
Sunday, MAR 23 at 5pm
The Town Hall, 123 W 43rd St, NYC
A joyful celebration of New York’s Latin and Jewish musical heritages. Jewish music icons, The Klezmatics, and Latin pianist, composer and bandleader Arturo O’Farrill have made careers dynamically updating traditional Yiddish and Afro-Cuban music for contemporary listeners, each winning Grammy awards for their groundbreaking work. They team up for an All-Star Cuban Jewish music jam that is not to be missed.
MORE INFO... | | | ZAKIR HUSSAIN’S MASTERS OF PERCUSSION
Saturday, MAR 29 at 8pm
The Theater at Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, NYC The legendary Zakir Hussain returns to NYC with his Masters of Percussion ensemble, in an exciting new venue! A national treasure in his native India, and a musical phenomenon worldwide, he is renowned for his mesmerizing improvisations, dazzling technique and beguiling wit. He will be joined by V Selvaganesh, kanjira and ghatam (clay pot); Steve Smith, drums; Niladri Kumar, sitar; Dilshad Khan, sarangi; Vijay S Chavan, dholki; Deepak Bhatt, dhol, and special guests, Kathak dancer Antonia Minnecola and vocalist Hariharan.
Co-presented with MSG Entertainment
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| | | NYU Skirball Presents
Hangzhou Yue Opera Company: Hedda & The Lady from the Sea
February 25 at 8pm& February 26 at 8pm, respectively
NYU Skirball 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Sq), NYC
An all-female ensemble transforms two classic Ibsen plays into lyrical and musical adventures with superb stylization in one of the most popular Chinese opera genres.
$18-32 / WMI Members with code WMI: $13-24
MORE INFO... | | | The Hungarian Cultural Center, NY & Centrum Management present
Balogh Cimbalom Trio
Friday, February 28 at 7pm
DROM, 85 Ave A, NYC
Kalman Balogh is one of the foremost Hungarian cimbalom players, descending from a famous dynasty of Hungarian Gypsy musicians. A night merging music from the old & new worlds.
$15/ $20
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