The NYS Folklore Society presents the second date in a three-part showcase of our region's artistic diversity. Featured Performer: Wa Lika Band Patrick Kasongo is a capital region musician that has been performing in festivities and social events in the region for more than a decade. His ensemble, Wa Lika interpret Congolese Rumba and Sebene. […]
An Afrofuturistic Experience is a performing arts show curated by Jordan Taylor Hill & Friends. The show includes traditional drumming and dance from the African Diaspora as well as spoken word and song. Jordan is an artist rooted in traditional music from West Africa and the diaspora combined with todays sounds. His early influence in […]
NEW DATE FROM POSTPONED JANUARY 9 CONCERT! The New York State Folklore Society presents the final date in a three-part showcase of our region's artistic diversity. "Act" 1: Aurelius John plays the, Dholak, Dhol and Tabla and Shaman Raphael is a Harmonium (also known as pump organ) player. Both grew up in the city of Lahore, the capital of the Punjab Province in southern […]
A Jazz Open House free-to-all celebrating Labor Day Weekend. Cliff and Friends ft. Kaitlyn Fay & The Dylan Canterbury Quintet Cliff and Friends Feat. Kaitlyn Fay is a quintet made up of players from the BWC Jazz Orchestra. Drummer and bandleader Cliff Brucker and singer and baritone sax player Kaitlyn Fay have been honing their […]
WAMC Program to Mark Four Decades on the Air: Wanda Fischer’s Folk Music Show Celebrates with Live Show in October Now, after four decades, the show still runs. With the same host. Albany, NY – On September 18, 1982—three days after the first edition of USA Today came off the presses—WAMC debuted “The Hudson […]
You know those short films you’ve never heard of that win Academy Awards or honors from well-known film festivals? Well, the Asbury Shorts Film Concerts give you a rare opportunity to view those mini gems on a big screen in a real theater format. The event spans any and all genres of short films—from animation, […]
Join us for an open house event presented by The Albany Musicians' Association & The Jim Clark Community Performance Fund. Featuring two Acoustic Rock groups sure to please any and all ears. Carmen Lookshire Duo "Carmen and Life's Guilty Pleasures" play an eclectic mix of jazz, soul, and blues. This duo consisting of vocalist, Carmen […]
WAMC's LIVE AT THE LINDA, hosted by Peter Hughes, broadcasts live on WAMC - Northeast Public Radio from our performing arts studio - "The Linda" on the last Sunday of every month. You can be in the live studio audience for this outstanding show featuring blues legends, Junior Watson and Dean Shot. With nearly forty […]
Special Guest - Sydney WorthleyHosted by WEXT's KC Morris NEMA's 2021 Songwriter of the Year Sarah King inhabits the dark side of Americana, creating "high-powered blues-Americana-rock" (Burlington Free Press) anchored by her atmospheric voice and rhythmic blues guitar. Her 2021 debut EP The Hour, produced by Simone Felice and David Baron (The Lumineers, Jade Bird), […]
NY Folklore Misex Roots on 2/12/23 has been rescheduled to 3/5/2023 due to a water service interruption resulting from the weekend's weather conditions. New York Folklore presents the first date in a three-part showcase of the Capital Region’s diverse folk music traditionsMixed Roots is a multi-part band which plays AfroBeat and Reggae under the leadership […]
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