Newman Center for Performing Arts/Lamont School of Music

Winner of three GRAMMY awards in 2024, Zakir Hussain enjoys fame in his native India and throughout the world. An undisputed table superstar, Hussain brings together great percussionists from a variety of world traditions, as well as the occasional stringed instrument in this genre-defying collaboration.?

2024 GRAMMY winners for “Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals,” the women creators of säje are all composer/arrangers, vocalists and entrepreneurs, bringing their disparate experiences and influences together.

The Julia Keefe Indigenous Big Band is a sonic celebration of the diversity and vitality of indigenous voices in jazz: past, present, and future. Expect new works, reimagined traditional melodies, and standards made famous by indigenous jazz musicians who came before us. “A songbird of a jazz vocalist” - The New York Times??

World-renowned musician Vieux Farka Touré is often referred to as “the Hendrix of the Sahara,” and has become a cultural ambassador for the people of Mali and the Sahel. His 2022 collaboration with Khruangbin, “Ali,” pays tribute to his father and received international critical acclaim. Touré’s live performances are highly energized, dazzling crowds with his […]