Join us for the digital premiere of Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi: there is no Other.
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.
This program is made possible by William H. Wright II and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional support is provided by Douglas Dockery Thomas.
Credits:
Rhiannon Giddens, vocals, violin, banjo
Francesco Turrisi, percussion, piano, accordion
Jason Sypher, bass
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