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The New Americans
A Station-Wide Celebration on WNYC-FM and WNYC2
WNYC announces The New Americans, an ongoing station-wide celebration of foreign-born artists now residing in the United States.
In addition to special programming on Evening Music and our HD/Internet channel WNYC2, we feature in-depth interviews with artists on shows including Ear to Ear and Soundcheck, as well as related features on New Sounds and upcoming specials on Spinning on Air, Studio 360, and The Fishko Files.
WNYC's The New Americans series is supported in part by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
The executive producer for The New Americans is Limor Tomer.
Lalo Schifrin
The Fishko Files
June 27, 2008
A new book by composer Lalo Schifrin is called “Mission Impossible” – after Schifrin’s famous TV theme. As WNYC’s Sara Fishko tells us, Schifrin’s musical life has been rich with possibilities. Here is the next Fishko Files…
Schifrin's book will be available on Scarecrow Press.
Explore Lalo Schifrin's discography at dougpayne.com.
Watch the iconic "failure to communicate" scene in "Cool Hand Luke" at YouTube.com.
Watch Schifrin Perform the "Mission Impossible" theme live in Paris in 2007 at YouTube.com.
Pacha Massive
Soundcheck
May 13, 2008
Bronx-based duo Pacha Massive always navigates the American and Latin worlds. The band is made of a Dominican multi-instrumentalist, Ramon Nova, and a bassist from Washington Heights, Maya Martinez. The editors at Apple's iTunes named them 2007's best new Latin artist and songs from their debut album have been featured both on NBC’s "Las Vegas" and in a Mexican film. They join us with a live performance.
Charles Boyer
The Fishko Files
May 09, 2008
Actor Charles Boyer had a continental flavor that went over big in the U.S. Ten of his most engaging films will be screened in New York this month. Sara Fishko asks why...in this edition of the Fishko Files...
To learn more about Hollywood's studio system of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, and the "manufacture" of star actors and actresses, get a copy of Jeanine Basinger's book "The Star Machine" at amazon.com.
Check out details on the Lincoln Center film series "Charles Boyer and the Art of Seduction", running May 23-27 at Walter Reade Theater.
Helio Alves and Duduka da Fonseca
Soundcheck
April 30, 2008
Pianist Helio Alves and drummer Duduka da Fonseca are Brazilian musicians who play in the New York jazz scene. They've been friends for 15 years. They join us talk about their first album together, "Songs from the Last Century."
Anna Ternheim
Soundcheck
April 10, 2008
Sweden is exporting so many pop stars at the moment, it’s a wonder the country has time to produce any Volvos or Saabs. Singer-songwriter Anna Ternheim’s breathy vocals and moody pop sound is already nabbing award nods inside her native country. She's releases her American full-length debut, “Halfway to Fivepoints,” later this month. She joins us to preview the album and perform songs from it live in our studio.
New Americans Portraits: Yungchen Lhamo
Evening Music
April 03, 2008
WNYC's exclusive The New American Portraits continues with Tibetan vocalist Yungchen Lhamo, who offers her unique story of fleeing her homeland, across the dangerous Himalayan mountains, and of finding redemption in the lessons of her family and in transformative power of song. Yungchen is also the director of the New York-based Yungchen Lhamo Charitable Foundation which seeks to improve the welfare and image of her native Tibetans through outreach, sacred song and meditation workshops.
Visit Yungchen Lhamo's Official Website
Yungchen Lhamo's Discography
The Foundation Helping Women and Children in Tibet
Carlos Barbosa Lima's Golden Anniversary
Soundcheck
April 02, 2008
Brazilian guitarist Carlos Barbosa Lima started playing the guitar when he was seven and recorded his first album when he was 12. Fifty years later, he's one of the world’s leading guitar masters. He joins us for a live performance in our studio.
Carlos Barbosa Lima will be playing at Carnegie Hall on Sat. April 5 at 8:30 pm.
Lukas Ligeti
Evening Music
March 27, 2008
Moving easily between avant-garde electronica and traditional African music, Vienna-born but New York-based composer and percussionist Lukas Ligeti wears many hats nowadays. Find out what makes this unique figure (and son of Gyorgy Ligeti of "2001: A Space Odyssey" fame) tick, as WNYC's exclusive The New Americans Portrait series continues with a broad sampling of his styles, and with his confessions and insights into music-making.
Lionel Loueke
Soundcheck
March 25, 2008
West African Lionel Loueke is the guitarist on Herbie Hancock’s River: The Joni Letters, which just won a Grammy for best album of 2007. He is now releasing his Blue Note debut, Karibu, which includes appearances by Hancock and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. Lionel Loueke joins us to talk about mixing jazz giants with African traditions, and to play live in the studio.
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Concerts from the Frick Collection
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The New Americans
WNYC announces The New Americans, an ongoing station-wide celebration of foreign-born artists now residing in the United States.
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