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A New Generation
Today on Soundcheck, we welcome members of a new generation of performers of the Sufi devotional music: Farid Ayaz Qawwal & Brothers. A style of song that has been compared to American gospel music, Qawwal was made famous in the west by the great performer Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn. Ayaz Qawall and his fellow singers have kept the flame of this living tradition burning. Then we turn our attention to the phenomenon of artist cancellations, a regular fact of the classical-music business that gives serious migraines to plenty of agents, orchestra and opera managers. We're joined by Robin Thompson, associate artistic director of New York City Opera, who sheds some light on this issue in light of last week's cancellation by the enigmatic pianist Martha Argerich out of a series of scheduled concerts with the New York Philharmonic.
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