Won the 2007 Alan Merriam Book Prize! |
I am absolutely elated to announce that I won the Alan Merriam Book Prize awarded to recognize the most distinguished, published English-language monograph in the field of ethnomusicology with a $300 ...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:51:00 PST |
Debut at Joes Pub Aug 4th!! |
Ambience, intimacy, an engaging audience, and the freedom to be me. That was what showed up for me during my debut at Joe's Pub last Sat night. Had a nice size crowd (wish more had come) and each and ...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:53:00 PST |
Gretchen Parlato...at 55 Bar Fri Jul 6 at 6pm |
Along comes a voice, a style, an ease in being in song, that is Gretchen Parlato. I've been waiting for my opportunity to see the 2004 winner of the Thelonious Monk Vocal Competition. Might have been ...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:41:00 PST |
Do or Die Bed Stuy |
Oh by the way, did I say how much I LOOOOOVVVVE Bed-Stuy!We got this perfect little community cafe called BREAD-STUY. The couple that owns it are so committed to our community and they are a happy and...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:57:00 PST |
Haiti, Paul Farmer and my new found family in Indianapolis |
Been a minute since I wrote. Just finished an extra-ordinary book called MOUNTAINS BEYOND MOUNTAINS: THE QUEST OF DR. PAUL FARMER, A MAN WHO WOULD CURE THE WORLD by Tracy Kidder. Baruch College assign...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Mon, 02 Jul 2007 03:53:00 PST |
First response to Oprah's Town Hall re: Imus & Hip Hop culture |
"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing themself." Leo TolstoiI am so inclined to share how disappointed I was that it was an all-male panel on day two of Oprah's time to...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:54:00 PST |
Still Life and Commentator by Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd |
BAM's event Still Life with Commentator was INCREDIBLE. Wanted to just make a little mention of this BIG event! I am an absurdist at heart and this tapped into so many issues about the war in ways tha...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 08:45:00 PST |
MY DADDIES AND DAUGHTERS WELL-BEING NETWORK |
So I am learning to live with people the way they are instead of trying to fix people or have them do what I wish they should do. My father is living with a terminal case of prostrate cancer. It was u...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 07:54:00 PST |
Last week a 5 year old rocked my ethnomusicogical world! |
OK everytime I go out and speak about my book, I get high! Higher and higher off the folks, esp. the sisters who dig what I've done. I wrote this book for us! us=hue-mans with chromozones!!On Oct 12th...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 05:55:00 PST |
India Arie at Beacon Theatre |
My wonderful former student and friend Kimberly Ehrlich invited me to go see India Arie at the Beacon Oct 7 in NYC. Thanks for the birthday present! What a lovely show! She's simply got an amazing ins...
Posted by kyraocity.com on Sun, 08 Oct 2006 10:16:00 PST |
