Events

The original meaning of the word pagode in the samba scene of Rio de Janeiro is a communal gathering of musicians to play, sing, and dance this most typical of Brazilian genres. Percussionist-ethnomusicologist, Philip Galinsky, Ph.D. (founder and director of Samba New York!) is the first scholar to have published an in-depth study in academia […]

Join us for an interactive workshop in Irish dance with dancer and dance scholar Kate Spanos, PhD, in partnership with the University of Maryland’s Global Communities Living-Learning Program. Participants will learn about the history of Irish dance in Ireland and the United States, and how it contributes to the Irish diaspora community worldwide. Participants will […]

This interactive workshop is the first in a music and culture series tentatively titled "Black Atlantic." The focus of the workshop is to shed light on the black African aesthetic of rhythmic structure commonly dubbed "syncopation" by Western musicologists but better explained by the Afro-Cuban concept of the "clave." Participants will see how this African […]