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The Next Big Thing / August 11, 2002

The Next Big Thing

Sunday, August 11, 2002
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  • Susie Ibarra

    Music to Your Ears

    The Next Big Thing is music, music, music, from the Dominican Republic, Italy, Norway, the Phillipines and West Africa, all by way of New York.

Beautiful People Meet Beautiful Music

Classical music finds a new venue and a new audience when concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes performs before a swanky crowd of models and celebrities on the floor of the Issey Miyake store in SoHo.

Dido’s Lament

We stop by the Henry Street Chamber Opera just in time to catch Camellia Johnson starting in on the culminating aria from "Dido and Aeneas."

Giving Thanks

Musicians Keba Cissoku and Abou Sylla show host Dean Olsher the traditional approach to giving thanks to friends and family in West Africa, with this music for honoring ancestors.

So Many Sounds with Susie Ibarra

The percussionist holds her own with host Dean Olsher. Want to hear what else she can do? Check out Susie’s website.

The Music of Refrigeration Repair, Part I

Meet Juan de Jesus Coco, who runs Coco Refrigeration on East 181st Street in the Bronx. He’s from the Dominican Republic and is one of so many New Yorkers with talents you might not know about unless you’re really listening.

The Music of Refrigeration Repair, Part II

And speaking of listening…. Inside Coco Refrigeration, things are really heating up. Host Dean Olsher sits in on the Wednesday night rehearsal of CocoMerenSon. Their first major record is called “Rescate Del Son,” on Coruba Records.