Everyone Sings the Blues: First-Ever East Mediterranean/Harlem Blues Concert

New York City, April 11, 2016 (Newswire.com) - Everyone Sings the Blues:

First-Ever East Mediterranean/Harlem Blues Concert

New York, NY – April 12, 2016 -- A night of blues like you’ve never heard blues before. Join us for a a first-of-its-kind musical event bringing together two forms of blues -- African-American and Greek -- at St. Peter’s Church at Citicorp Center 619 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10022) on April 14th at 6:30 pm.

The night’s musicians and vocalists will perform in the common language of blues from different continents and cultures.

The blues are universal in nature. The best-known style is the American genre which stems from the African-American folk tradition. The blues of the Eastern Mediterranean are called rembetika, a style that emerged out of Greece and the East Mediterranean. 

Artists Performing:

The Amfionas orchestra, Tassos Pappaioannou musical director
with guest vocalist Anita Rogers

Keith “The Captain” Gamble and the Nu Gypsies.

Sandra Reaves Phillips and Trio

This special night of musical bridge-building and discovery is presented by the East Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA) with the Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce in partnership with The Harlem Music Fest and Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group.
Donation $25. 

PRESS RELEASE

CONTACT:

info @ embca.com

Source: East Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA)