Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Martin Luther King Day Concert Soul to Soul

Soul to Soul, a theatrical concert, in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, explores the intersections between African-American and Yiddish folk music traditions. 

With music direction by NYTF Artistic Director Zalmen Mlotek and accompaniment by a four-piece Klezmer–Jazz band, SOUL TO SOUL features a cross-cultural cast including Golden Bride star, Israeli-born singer-songwriter, Lisa Fishman, renown cantor and trumpeter Magda Fishman, African-American international opera sensation Elmore James (Beauty and the Beast; Big River) and Tony Perry. The concert will be presented in English and Yiddish with English and Russian supertitles.

Soul to Soul will take place 2 pm Jan. 17 in the Edmond J. Safra Theatre at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place, NYC, and is presented by National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene in collaboration with the Museum of Jewish Heritage and The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding: Rabbi Marc Schneier, President; Russell Simmons, chairman. Tickets are $20 and $15 for MJH and NYTF members and can be purchased by calling (212) 213-2120 x204 or online here. 



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