May 10, 2009

Broadcast Date: 
May 10 2009

Musicians Basya Schecter, Sara Aroeste, and Roberto Rodriguez join us for a two-hour special hosted by Abe Velez, the second in a new monthly series of music shows on Beyond the Pale.

Episode segments
  • Basya Schechter
    Music, Arts & Culture

    Basya Schecter is the leader of Pharaoh's Daughter

     
    Abe Velez

    Abe Velez talks with Pharaoh's Daughter's Basya Schecter about her ecclectic blend of Hassidic, Mizrachi and Sephardic music, and plays cuts from her most recent CD, Haran.    Upcoming performances:

    Sunday May 17 White Plains, NY Congregation Kol Ami

    Sunday May 31 New York, NY Sullivan  Hall

    Wednesday June 10 New York, NY Lincoln Center's Yiddishfest at Damrosch Park

    Wednesday June 24 New York, NY The Stone

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  • Roberto Rodriguez and Sarah Aroeste
    Music, Arts & Culture

    Percussionist, composer and band leader, Roberto Rodriguez

    Band leader and Ladino singer Sarah Aroeste
    Abe Velez

    Abe Velez talks with percussionist, composer Roberto Rodriguez about  his unique  blending of Latino/Caribbean and Jewish sounds and plays cuts from the Roberto Rodriguez Sexteto's new CD, Timba Talmud.  Abe also talks with Roberto and singer Sarah Aroeste about their Cuban-Ladino music collaboration and their Cuban Jewish Music Library project.  Hear the broadcast premiere of their work-in-progress.

    Upcoming shows:

    Sunday May 31 New York, NY Sullivan  Hall

    Saturday, June 20th 8 PM (7 PM doors)
    92YTribeca, NYC 200 Hudson Street
    A multi-media Cuban-Jewish blowout bash!!
    A portion of proceeds from the night will go towards the Cuba Jewish Music Library project
    Click here for more info and to order tix