From Modern Brooklyn to Ancient China
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Sufjan Stevens at Music Hall of Williamsburg in October. (tammylo/flickr)
Sufjan Stevens first announced in 2003 that he planned to record an album for each of the nation's 50 states. While he got just as far as Michigan and Illinois, his latest multimedia project, The BQE, branches out to include the congested expressway winding through Brooklyn and Queens. He takes us on a musical ride today. Also: Pipa virtuoso Wu Man joins us along with qin player Zhao Jiazhen to share the traditional music of her native China.
Sufjan Stevens
Singer-songwriter, composer and comic book author Sufjan Stevens is one of the leaders of the folk revival movement in indie rock. He's written songs based on things like Chicago and the Bible. He joins us to talk about the CD/DVD release of his piece The BQE -- a visual and ...
Wu Man
Wu Man, a virtuoso of the pipa, a Chinese lute, is a graduate of Beijing's Central Conservatory who left China 20 years ago to pursue a career on the international stage. After performing with everyone from Kronos Quartet to saxophonist Henry Threadgill, she's now turning her attention to the traditional ...
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