As the music scene goes, Brooklyn has been the new Manhattan for a while now, and Soundcheck takes a survey of some of the borough's more eclectic musical offerings, past and present. Highlights include a visit with the Brooklyn-based, Haitian performance group, La Troupe Makandal; a focus on the Center for Traditional Music and Dance; and a look at the world of trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah.
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Guide to Brooklyn Jazz Clubs
Directory
of Brooklyn Arts Organizations presented by the Brooklyn Arts Council.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
The borough's preeminent concert venue and America's oldest performing arts
center.
Celebrate Brooklyn
Performing Arts Festival Happening all summer at the Prospect Park Bandshell.
Bargemusic Brooklyn's
floating chamber music venue under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Up Over Jazz Cafe One
of the borough's leading jazz clubs.
New
York City: Global Beat of the Boroughs This two-CD set, produced by Smithsonian
Folkways, samples the phenomenal variety of music around the five boroughs,
including Brooklyn.
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