Friday, March 21 at 7:30 pm
YUNGCHEN LHAMO: TIBETAN VOCALIST
at Calvary Church, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue
"One of the world's most exquisite voices, the purity and scale of her
singing conjuring up the vastness of her Himalayan homeland" London
Observer
Since fleeing Tibet on foot in 1989, Yungchen Lhamo has emerged as the
leading Tibetan vocalist on the world stage. From the quays of Sydney,
Australia to the spotlight of Carnegie Hall, her a cappella
performances have met with critical praise worldwide, alternately
being described as "beautifully evocative," "mesmerizing," "spine-
tingling," and "transcendent." In concert, Yungchen performs with
almost no instrumental accompaniment. Her songs explore traditional
Tibetan themes of spiritual pilgrimage, soul-searching and a delight
in the natural environment.
Born in a labor camp outside Lhasa in Chinese-occupied Tibet, Yungchen
began working in a carpet-weaving factory at the age of five. Tibetan
singing was one of many customs banned by the Cultural Revolution,
which began violently in Tibet in 1959. In this inhospitable setting
that her grandmother taught Yungchen the devotional singing she has
shared with audiences around the world. After a dangerous 1,000-mile
escape across the Himalayas, Yungchen arrived in India, where she
visited numerous Tibetan refugee camps and met the Dalai Lama, who
encouraged her to go and share with western people the richness of
Tibetan culture through the beauty of her voice.
Since being signed to Peter Gabriel’s Real World Records label,
Yungchen has released two critically-acclaimed albums. Her music has
appeared on Natalie Merchant’s platinum-selling Ophelia, the
compilation disc Lilith Fair: A Celebration of Women in Music, on the
soundtrack to the Hollywood film Seven Years in Tibet, and in
documentaries, and was featured in a recent one-hour music television
special by National Geographic called Songs Under a Big Sky. She also
performs in support of many Tibetan organizations and is director of
the Yungchen Lhamo Charitable Foundation, a non-profit organization
dedicated to improving the welfare of Tibetan women, children and
refugees around the world.
For more information on Yungchen Lhamo:
http://www.yungchenlhamo.com/
Music samples, tickets and more information:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=34
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Saturday, March 29 at 7:30 pm
MOGAUWANE MAHLOELE (South African multi-instrumentalist)
THARO (Mogauwane Mahloele with jazz masters Bobby Zankel, saxophone
and D. Hotep, guitar)
at Calvary Church, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue
Music samples, tickets and more information:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=35
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Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 pm
DEBASHISH BHATTACHARYA: HINDUSTANI SLIDE GUITAR
at Calvary Church, 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue
"You will likely never hear better acoustic slide playing than this.
Using the centuries-old raga tradition, Bhattacharya takes the
listener to a place of deep emotional expression beyond the boundaries
of time." Henry Kaiser, Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Music samples, tickets and more information:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org/?p=30
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MORE CONCERTS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
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For more information on Crossroads Music:
http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org or 215-729-1028
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Crossroads Music's programming is in part supported by grants from the
5-County Arts Fund, the Philadelphia Cultural Fund, and the Samuel S.
Fels Fund.
