Robert Browning Associates: Past

Simon Shaheen Ensemble: Music of the Arab World (RBA)

Saturday, April 26, 2025. 8:00 pm
A performance by the Palestinian-American composer/performer—one of the world’s most influential oud players.

Oghlan Bakhshi & Zyyada Jumayeva: Turkmen Music from the Steppes of Iran and Central Asia (RBA)

Friday, April 25, 2025. 8:00 pm
Two virtuoso dutar players come together to perform an entrancing night of Turkmen music that is rarely performed in the US.

Hamza Akram Qawwal & Brothers: Sufi Songs of Pakistan (RBA)

Friday, April 11, 2025. 8:00 pm
Pakistani ensemble return with riveting interpretations of qawwali, the ecstatic improvisational Sufi vocal tradition.

Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan and Shakir Khan: Indian Masters (RBA)

Friday, April 4, 2025. 8:00 pm
World-renowned sitarist pushes boundaries and preserves tradition in a special performance with his son.

Guillermina Quiroga Tango Company (RBA)

Friday, March 28, 2025. 8:00 pm
Argentine dancer, choreographer, and master teacher brings to life the passion, soul and beauty of tango.

Nibal Malshi: Songs of the Arab World (RBA)

Saturday, March 15, 2025. 8:00 pm
Palestinian singer performs songs from 20th-century classical Arab repertoire spanning Egypt, Lebanon and Syria.

Antonio “El Turry” featuring Paco Jarana: La Búsqueda del Duende (The Search for Duende, RBA)

Friday, March 7, 2025. 8:00 pm
Leading flamenco vocalist makes his NY debut exploring the passion, sorrow, and intensity that only true duende can evoke.

Ali Akbar Moradi & Pejman Hadadi: Sacred Music of Kurdistan (RBA)

Saturday, November 23, 2024. 8:00 pm
A rare NY appearance of two of Iran’s most renowned musicians performing ecstatic Kurdish music from western Iran.

Alam Khan: Indian Masters (RBA)

Saturday, April 27, 2024. 8:00 pm
Son of Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, and grandson of Ustad Allauddin Khan, this master sarod player follows in his esteemed family’s footsteps.

Shahid Parvez: Indian Masters (RBA)

Friday, April 26, 2024. 8:00 pm
The world-renowned Shahid Parvez, one of India’s leading sitarists, both preserves tradition and pushes its boundaries to greater heights.