Trio Kavkasia exuberantly quashes the myth that world music traditions are most authentically represented by indigenous musicians. This threesome hails from North America, but here they render Georgian vocal polyphony’s often weird-sounding harmonies and scale tunings with precision and panache…
— Ethnomusicologist Ted Levin in BBC Music Magazine
If you’ve never heard Georgian music before and you live in New York–you’re in for a real treat. This week-end, there will be a Georgian polyphany concert on the Upper West Side. The main event will be Trio Kavkasia–putting in a rare NYC appearance to celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Concert Details:
DATE: Sunday, January 19
TIME: 7 p.m.
PLACE: Grace & St. Paul’s Church
123 West 71st Street, Manhattan
$20 suggested donation
