Rhiannon Giddens, vocals, violin, banjo
Francesco Turrisi, percussion, piano, accordion
Jason Sypher, bass
Giddens made her MetLiveArts debut last fall with her latest ambitious project, conceived and performed with Francesco Turrisi. This performance is both a condemnation of "othering" and a celebration of the spreading of ideas, connectivity, and shared experience. Tracing the movement of instruments, sounds, and musical language back and forth from Africa, the Arab world, Europe, and the Americas, there is no Other illuminates the blossoming that's possible when culture flows freely between peoples and lands. The Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing provided a stunning context for Gidden's virtuosity and raw emotional musicality.
"Rhiannon Giddens emerges as a peerless and powerful voice in roots music." —Pitchfork
"Hope comes back to life in Giddens' music." —National Public Radio
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