Global is Local/Local is Global
When:
Saturday, Sep 22, 2018 7:00p -
10:00p
Saturday, Sep 22, 2018 7:00p -
10:00p
Where:
HI Boston Hostel
19 Stuart Street
Boston, MA 02116
Admission:
$15
Categories:
Music, Performing Arts
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-is-locallocal-is-global-tickets-49898959130
Highlighting music that knows no borders, three local artists take the stage at HI Boston for a night of global music that showcases the international communities of greater Boston. Hear their music and listen to their stories as each up-and-coming artist shares their own cultural and artistic journeys in a facilitated Q & A led by activist and hip hop artist Cliff Notez following each performance.
Free international bites provided. Cash bar.
7pm doors. 8pm show.
Steve Chandy
Steve Chandy is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, performer, teacher, and producer. He was born in Bahrain to two Indian Malayalee missionaries and started writing songs and performing them when he was 12 years old. Steve spent three of his most formative years in Kerala, India and later found a musical home in Philadelphia. He has performed in world-renowned venues like World Cafe Live and The Apollo, as a member of Beatpeace, and as an opener for the rapper Common. Steve moved to Boston with his wife and is currently finishing up his debut solo album.
Fabiola Méndez Trio
Puerto Rican cuatro player Fabiola Méndez Quiñones began taking cuatro classes at age 6. She was a student at the Humacao Musical Institute, the Antonio Paoli School of Music in Caguas, and the Conservatorio de Artes del Caribe. In 2018, she got her BA of Music from Berklee, becoming the first student to graduate with the Puerto Rican cuatro as principal instrument. Fabiola has received multiple acknowledgments including the Quincy Jones Award in 2016 and serving as ambassador at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC in 2018.
Dzidzor
Poet-lyricist Dzidzor's performance is impeccable, using "call and response" and traditional African inspired rhythms to perform melodic turns of poetry. She challenges, teaches, and inspires through her poetry. She has performed in New York, Washington D.C, North Carolina, Boston, Ghana, and Paris. She has a book entitled "For Girls Who Cry in Yellow," which is available on Amazon and in select bookstores.
