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re/CREATE: Emily Hope Price Reinvents the Thompson Twins

September 2018

re/CREATE celebrates musicians paying homage to the traditions they love while creating music from the heart. Here, we feature cellist, singer and composer Emily Hope Price and her reinvention of a Thompson Twins classic.

Artist Features

Behind The Rules: A Glimpse into Egypt’s Avant-Garde

Frank Bartscheck · August 2018

When musicians Bahaa Al-Ansari and Paweł Kuz^´ma met at a party, they discovered they shared a love for free improvisation. Now, their group Cairo Impro brings avant-garde improvisation to eager audiences in Cairo.

Artist Features

A Conversation with Bassam Saba

August 2018

Lebanese-born, New York-based Bassam Saba is one of the leading performers of Arabic music in the world. He reflects on his background as a multi-instrumentalist and what political role musicians should play.

Sounding Board

The Art of Listening

Assaff Weisman · August 2018

The prospect of breaking through the strict cultural divisions within Israel — divisions that had figured so large in my own life — was what excited me about working with the Israeli Chamber Project.