Soundcheck Goes to Brooklyn

Soundcheck | May 3, 2010
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.


Additional Resources & Links:
  • A 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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