Organization

Coeur de Pirate

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Paradise Rock Club

June 6, 2013

with Kandle

Cœur de Pirate (French for pirate heart) is the stage name for award-winning French-Canadian singer Béatrice Martin. Her whimsical, magical pop songs blend cabaret music, French lyrics and playful indie sensibilities. In November 2011, Cœur de Pirate released her highly anticipated second recording, Blonde,...

Mark Kozelek

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts and Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA)

June 9, 2013

Mark Kozelek, the iconic singer/songwriter and frontman of Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters, is renowned for his intense, highly autobiographical songs. He is playing a solo concert in support of his latest recording, Among The Leaves, his 5th full-length album under the Sun Kil Moon moniker. Played almost entirely on nylon string guitar,...

Amadou & Mariam

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Paradise Rock Club

June 22, 2013

From Mali

Thirty-five years after meeting at the Institute for the Young Blind in Bamako, Mali, and eight years after their Manu Chao–produced album Dimanche à Bamako thrust them into the global limelight with its sunny charm and irresistible grooves, Amadou & Mariam remain true to their roots in West African blues-rock....

Caravan Palace

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Brighton Music Hall

June 23, 2013

From France Caravan Palace is celebrated worldwide for its central role in pioneering electro swing. The band’s seamless and thrilling fusion of Django-inspired Gypsy jazz and electronic dance beats has justly won them a legion of loyal fans.

Presented in association with Crossroads Presents.

Prometheus Dance

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at The Boston Conservatory Theater

May 17-May 18, 2013

Known for its highly charged and theatrical choreographic style, Prometheus Dance is one of Massachusetts's most outstanding and enduring modern dance companies, named one of the Year's Ten Best in Dance by The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and the Boston Phoenix several times over. Led by artistic directors Diane Arvanites and Tommy Neblett,...

Paris Combo

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center

May 3, 2013

“The coolest sounds on either side of the Atlantic.” —Billboard

A jazzy, sexy twist on the chanson tradition, Paris Combo is an irresistible affair loaded with attitude and charm. Anchored by the quirky vocals of Belle du Berry, the Paris-based quintet pays homage to a century of French cabaret music with the smoldering...

Hugh Masekela

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center

April 21, 2013

“One of the most thrilling live performers around!”—Rolling Stone

Hugh Masekela’s trumpet has long been a call to freedom and a celebration of the resilience of his people. He relives the joyous and heady days of his youth on Jabulani, his new album scheduled for release this year.

Kate Weare Company

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA)

April 19-April 20, 2013

Boston debut

“Kate Weare creates terrifically satisfying dance phrases. And her fine company . . . brings these steps to full, luscious life.”—The New York Times

Known for work that is physically charged and emotionally unguarded, Kate Weare Company creates ingenious and imaginative dances that...

Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau

Presented by World Music/CRASHarts at Berklee Performance Center

April 14, 2013

Mandolinist Chris Thile of Nickel Creek, Punch Brothers and Yo-Yo Ma’s The Goat Rodeo Sessions joins renowned jazz pianist Brad Mehldau for what promises to be an enthralling concert experience. Both are virtuosos who boldly mix their respective areas of expertise—bluegrass and jazz—with influences from Radiohead to Bach. Now...