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A suite for Indigenous resistance, the new album from Wabanaki bassist, composer, and songwriter Mali Obomsawin flies in the face of Western tropes that insist Indigenous cultures are monolithic, trapped in time. Instead, Obomsawin highlights centuries of clever adaptation and resistance that have fueled the art and culture of Wabanaki people.

New York Restoration Project (NYRP) celebrated over two and a half decades  of championing urban green spaces and community gardens with its 26th annual Halloween Gala – Hulaween and  the Seven Deadly Sins. The NYRP’s signature autumn gala celebration raised more than $2 million. Hulaween 2022  took place Friday, October 28, 2022, at Cipriani South Street, 10 South Street in Lower Manhattan.

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For rock music and film buffs alike, this is the ultimate guide exploring the electrifying, entertaining, and often daring marriage of rock & roll and cinema.

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Navajita Plateá, one of the most acclaimed and recognized gypsy flamenco bands on Spain’s music scene make their Los Angeles debut on Saturday, November 5 at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre, with their extremely popular eclectic sound of Flamenco/Spanish Pop Rock incorporating blues, rock, Latin and hip hop. Ildefonso De Los Reyes (aka Pelé), vocals and Francisco Carrasco (aka Curro) on guitar, both hail from Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, from renowned gypsy family dynasties.

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Acclaimed jazz pianist David Kikoski brings his formidable trio to Zinc for a splendid evening of jazz piano on Tuesday, November 1. He’s supported by Matt Penman on bass and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums.

David Kikoski is one of New York’s busiest pianists. It’s no wonder. Given his swinging, always spontaneous playing, one immediately understands why his bio includes tenures with Roy Haynes, Bob Berg, Pat Metheny, and the Mingus Big Band.

Having traveled the globe with their music, The Trouble Notes are bringing stories of immigration and cultural identity to the stage - starting with their newest single “Mayahuel”. “Mayahuel” is an instrumental composition that romanticizes and tells the story of their friend Martha Xucunostli. A powerful female character, she traveled across an ocean from her native Mexico to Belgium for love and had to navigate the balance between her native traditions and those of her new European home.

House music has always been a 12-inch format, the iconic vinyl single has long been fetishised by DJs and perfect for the fast paced, sometimes throwaway culture of electronic music. But among this world are the game-changers; the visionary artists who buck trends and determine new directions and ideas for generations to come, Ten City—who is Byron Stingily and Marshall Jefferson--are one of those acts.   Their new single “Love Is Love” is out today, October 28 via Helix Records.

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Today, the celebrated jazz and pop saxophonist Candy Dulfer has released her new full-length album ‘We Never Stop,’ out now on all digital platforms. To celebrate the release, Dulfer has unveiled a music video for “Convergency,” featuring Chic guitarist, producer, songwriter, and three-time GRAMMY Award-winner Nile Rodgers, which includes exclusive footage of Dulfer and Rodgers recording the track in-studio.

One of Venezuela's musical treasures, Latin GRAMMY Award-winner and GRAMMY Award-nominated cuatro virtuoso Jorge Glem and American accordionist/pianist/composer Sam Reider intertwine folk music traditions of their respective countries on their debut duo studio album, Brooklyn-Cumaná (Guataca Foundation, Release Date: November 4, 2022).

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Award-winning Canadian duo Whitehorse—Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet—were originally planning on recording an EP of 70s country songs instead of what became their upcoming album I’m Not Crying You’re Crying—out on January 13th via Six Shooter Records. But when the lockdown hit, the pair began churning out new original songs. “Luke was like staying up late every night and writing all the songs about lockdown,” remembers McClelland.

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