International: Past
Roulette’s Series of International Artists presents traditional and contemporary music, dance and art from World Music virtuosi and artists of varied cultural backgrounds.
Jerome Cooper
Friday, October 27, 2000. 8:30 pm
Points of Reference, a performance in two parts by multi-dimensional drummer/percussionist Jerome Cooper. Simply put, but alas it is so much […]
Saadet Turkoz
Thursday, October 21, 1999. 9:00 pm
Saadet Turkoz performs Kazakh and Turkish songs and improvisations. Looking to transform memory, the autodidactic singer seeks to evoke pictures […]
Mari Okubo & The Evolving Cosmos
Thursday, October 22, 1998. 9:00 pm
“New Age East West Harmolodic Opera Groove” by Japanese-born vocalist/improvisor Mari Okubo integrates elements of various kinds of […]
Tenko
Tuesday, April 7, 1998. 8:30 pm
Interwoven, from the voice of Tenko, Min-Xiao Fen on pipa and percussionist Christine Bard. Improvised interlacing elements of tradition and […]
Queen Mab
Thursday, May 15, 1997. 9:00 pm
Well known Canadian musicians Lori Freedman (clarinet) and Marilyn Lerner (piano) have joined forces to form the duo Queen Mab. Through […]
Min Xiao-Fen
Sunday, May 4, 1997. 9:00 pm
Min Xiao-Fen is one of the most outstanding pipa soloists performing today. She is not only well versed in traditional repertoire but is also a […]
Bern Nix & Ayman Fanous
Friday, November 8, 1996. 8:30 pm
String mavens Bern Nix and Ayman Fanous combine forces in a thorough going synergistic improvisational assault on music from various categories. […]
Rafael Toral
Thursday, November 2, 1995. 8:00 pm
Portuguese composer, electric guitar with tape and electronics and improvs with guitarist Manuel Mota. Rafael Toral, born in Lisbon, 1967 has […]
Hamid Drake & Michael Zerang
Wednesday, March 22, 1995. 9:00 pm
Chicago percussionist/composers Zerang and Drake presenting work utilizing a variety of percussion instrument from the Middle East, Africa and […]
Sarah Peebles & Suzanne Binet-Audet with Harumi Kaieda
Saturday, October 22, 1994. 9:00 pm
Visible Waves by the composer and performer of sampled sound environments and shō (mouth-organ), Montreal-based Suzanne Binet-Audet […]