World Music: Past

Born in Palestine and based in New York, master qanun (zither) player/composer Firas Zreik is a leader and highly sought-after collaborator.

Roulette Resident performs an obscure jewel of Italian Minimalism by the violinist and composer Giusto Pio.

Double bill presenting the vibes/trumpet duo and SeVeN features Roulette Resident Patricia Brennan and other creative improvisers.

Featuring one of the world’s top oud players, Ara Dinkjian; duduk virtuoso Arsen Petrosyan; and a string quartet from the Greenwich Symphony.

A collaborative score and silent film that grew out of the intimate letters an immigrant sends home.

"Weaving Strands of Sound" is a collaborative musical experience between Hear in Now Expanded and the Ethiopia-based QWANQWA.

Flamenco Festival NY 2024: Antonia Jiménez, the famed Spanish guitarist/composer, and Inma La Carbonera, a soulful vocalist from Seville.

Grandsons of revered Munshi Raziuddin return to Roulette after a mesmerizing 2019 performance of the improv Sufi vocal tradition, qawwali.

Bassekou Kouyate, Mali’s master of the ngoni, returns to Roulette with his ensemble after his fantastic performance in the Spring of 2023.

Carl Stone solos, collabs & 70th celebration w/ Soo Yeon Lyuh, Ned Rothenberg, Matt Sargent, Elliott Sharp, Booker Stardrum, Min Xiao-Fen