Silk Road Lounge
First Thursdays at the Crow Collection
Date: Thursday, March 04, 2010
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Description: Spice up your night with world music and complimentary wine and beer tastings at the Crow Collection.
Be transported to Asia, North Africa, the Middle East, and beyond with a different artist each month. Before and after each performance, enjoy the music of DJ Woodtronic.
Silk Road Lounge is free. No reservations are required. Join a tour of the collections at 6:30 p.m. Main stage act begins at 7:00 p.m.
March 4 | Space City Gamelan
Traditional gamelan music once provided ambiance for the courts of Indonesia as well as accompanying puppet plays and public ceremonies. Houston’s Space City Gamelan adds a modern twist to this trance inducing musical tradition. The group’s music has been described as “Indonesian exotica” and “psychotropic jungle lullabies” by The Houston Press.
April 1 | Alash
Alash Ensemble is a quartet of singers from Tuva, a tiny republic in the heart of Central Asia. The group has mastered the remarkable technique of “throat singing” or the art of singing multiple pitches at the same time. The musicians of Alash are inspired by the great musicians of Central Asia but also name Sun Ra and Jimi Hendrix as influences.
"Imagine a human bagpipe-a person who could sing a sustained low note while humming an eerie, whistle-like melody. For good measure, toss in a thrumming rhythm similar to that of a jaw harp, but produced vocally-by the same person, at the same time." – Newsweek
May 6 | Brahmah
Brahmah is an exciting world music ensemble featuring North Texas Legends Jamal Mohamed, Poovalur Srinivassan, Ed Smith, and Fred Hamilton. Brahma combines the best elements of Balinese, South Indian, Middle Eastern, and Jazz Music with a contemporary twist.
June 3 | Chameleon Chamber Group
Chameleon Chamber Group is an electro-acoustic classical symphony featuring members of The Polyphonic Spree. The group will perform a special multimedia set inspired by the art and music of Asia.
Invoking the influence of latter-day artists such as Wendy Carlos and Brian Eno, Chameleon Chamber Group perform the music of Bach, Satie, Rossini and Schumann – to name just a few – with a stunning authority. - Bachtrack
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