If you happen to be in Washington D. C. this summer, you might want to inlcude the following programs in your schedule. These programs are part of a concert series presented by the American Folklife Center and the Music Division at the Library of Congress in cooperation with the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. All concerts are in the Coolidge Auditorium, Thomas Jefferson Building. More details about the programs are available at http://www.loc.gov/rr/perform/concert/0708-folklife.html#may28.
June 19, 2008 at 12:00 noon
MERITA HALILI and the RAIF HYSENI ORCHESTRA—Albanian Music from New York, celebrating 40 years of the Center for Traditional Music and Dance
“Merita Halili raised her radiant soprano in buoyant wedding songs, punctuated by speed-demon accordion from her husband and bandleader, Raif Hyseni.” – The New York Times
July 24, 2008 at 12:00 noon
THE ZIONAIRES—Gospel Music from Maryland and Delaware
"The Zionaires gospel group, who hail from the Delmarva Peninsula, celebrated their 54th singing anniversary on February 17, 2008. For over half a century, they have spread the word of God through music to church and radio audiences on the lower shore of Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware."
August 20, 2008 at 12:00 noon
GARY HALEAMAU–Traditional Hawaiian Music from Las Vegas (The Ninth Island)
"Hawaiian aunties and uncles inspired his mastery of leo ki’eki’e, an unmistakably Hawaiian falsetto style of singing, ..."
