Thursday, May 25, 7pm
Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, 58 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217

Duo concert with Gambian kora master Malang Jobarteh, exploring the intersections and liminal spaces between African music and modern and contemporary African and Western piano repertoire. The program will juxtapose traditional and new works for kora with piano pieces by Cage, Glass, Okoye, Uzoigwe and Onovwerosuoke, and will feature the world premiere of a new composition for kora and piano written by Jobarteh and Randall. Esteemed kora player Salieu Suso will give opening remarks. A festive reception will follow. (Rescheduled from March 23, ‘23)

Tickets available in advance online and at the door.
Student tickets available. Please contact event organizer.

Hailing from a distinguished lineage of Gambia kora players, Malang Jobarteh carries on the tradition as a prolific kora performer and educator based in New York City. He has presented concerts at the Center for African Studies at Rutgers University, Wave Hill, Basilica Hudson, Longwood Arts Gallery, Northside Music Festival, Bronx Heritage Center, and many more. Jobarteh is a recording artist and has been featured on albums with Boubacar Diebate, Bela Fleck and Dialy Kounda, among others, and was awarded an Arts Fund grant from Bronx Council for the Arts. Jobarteh also serves in many cultural functions. As a Djeli he is personally responsible for maintaining an oral history of many generations before him, and he is called upon in countless social settings to bring people together, sometimes to resolve disputes, and other times to help leaders of the noble class make important decisions. His role is a complex one with many layers, with no direct parallel in American society.

Crossings is supported by New Music USA’s 2022-2023 Creator Development Fund.