BY TAMMY SCILEPPI
Music makes the “World’s
Borough” go ‘round!
Queens’ music scene is
as diverse as the people who
live here and there’s really
no need to travel abroad to
experience authentic sounds
from different lands ‘cause
the world’s tunes are right at
your doorstep.
“In the upcoming weeks,
our beloved borough will
host everything from modern
Latin music to ancient Chinese
music to Grammy-winning
crooners. And they’ll
perform in small, cozy historic
houses, large theaters
and state-of-the-art spaces
with perfect acoustics,” said
Queens Economic Development
Corp. Tourism Director
Rob MacKay.
So, mark your calendars as
2020 kicks off with an exciting
line-up of concert events.
“We bring the world’s
music to our stage,” said Ellen
Kodadek, Flushing Town
Hall’s Executive & Artistic
Director. “With Grupo Rebolu’s
performance, we are excited
to begin our season with
the melodies and rhythms of
Colombia!”
You and your family and
friends will really dig these
beats. With original compositions
reflecting their life in
Nueva York, this African-Colombian
ensemble interprets
the traditional sounds of their
homeland – gaita, tambura,
chalupa, and bullerengue.
Members teach traditional
steps of cumbia, puya, mapale,
and bullerengue in a pre-show
workshop. Grupo Rebolu –
Sat., Jan. 25, 3 p.m. (workshop)
+ 4 p.m. (music & dance).
Flushing Town Hall, 137-35
Northern Blvd. Info/tickets:
www.flushingtownhall.org
Grup Rebolu’s perforamnce
highlights a jampacked
schedule at Flushing
Town Hall.
“In 2020, we are bringing
the best and brightest of
performances—from here
at home and from across the
globe—to Flushing, with programs
and events for people of
all ages,” Kodadek continued.
You can check out these
other concerts around the
borough in January and
February:
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Freestyle Fever
Feel the heat with Freestyle
Fever at Resorts World Casino
(110-00 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica),
where TKA, George Lamond,
Judy Torres, The Cover
Girls, Noel, Cynthia, Coro, and
Nayobe will be performing live
on stage, with additional music
by DJ Lucho and DJ Whiteboy
Kys, with percussion by Gozzi.
For more information, call 914-
725-0011.
When: Saturday, Jan 25.
Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Showtime
is 9 p.m.
Tickets: Visit www.freestyle2020.
eventbrite.com
Carlos Pavan
Listen to the strains of Carlos
Pavan’s cool guitar at Voelker
Orth Museum (149-19 38th Ave.,
Flushing) when the Argentine
classical guitarist/composer
warms up the parlor with an
afternoon of original compositions
inspired by his homeland’s
tango/folk dances, jazz and classical
forms. For more information,
call 718-359-6227.
When: Sunday, Jan. 26, 2 p.m.
Tickets: $12; $10 for
members, students.
“We, the Whole
People”
Random Access Music
(RAM), the New York-based composer
and performer collective,
has dedicated its 2020 season to
honoring the centenary of the
ratification of the 19th Amendment,
which extended women’s
suffrage throughout the U.S. Inspired
by the pioneering women
who achieved these freedoms,
the season will feature music by
female composers of the past 100
years. New composer commissions
on the theme of suffrage
will be performed from current
RAM composers, as well as composers
and musicians from the
broader community. RAM’s season
title is drawn from Susan B.
Anthony’s speech following her
arrest for voting in the 1872 presidential
election: “It was we, the
people; not we, the white male
citizens; nor yet we, the male citizens;
but we, the whole people,
who formed the Union.”
When: Tuesday, Feb. 11, at
7 p.m. at Plaxall Gallery (5-25
46th Ave., Long Island City);
Friday, Feb. 14, at the Tenri Cultural
Institute (43A W 13th St.,
Manhattan)
Tickets: Visit www.ram-nyc.
org/event
Catch these upcoming Queens concerts
Grupo Rebolu interprets the traditional sounds of their homeland.
Tues. & Wed. $1895
1 1/4 lb. Lobster, Clams, and Mussels
Served with Corn on the Cob
and Baked Potato
with Purchase of 2 Cocktails,
2 Wines or 2 Beers
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