A new musical venture for the Capital District has begun, with support from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Schenectady County Initiative Program (CIP). This innovative musical project is the creation of a Pan-African Orchestra, modeled after a...
Capital Region
Artist Spotlight: Devesh Chandra
DEVESH CHANDRA has been learning the Tabla since the age of 3. He learned Indian Classical Music by accompanying his mother, renowned Sitar exponent Veena Chandra and he continues to perform with her. Their mother and son duo has received national and international...
Artist Spotlight: Zorkie Nelson
ZORKIE NELSON is a master percussionist, traditional flute player and vocalist specializing in the Ga cultural tradition. Born into a family of musicians in the West African city of Accra, Ghana, Zorkie has studied music since the age of seven. His accomplishments...
Artist Spotlight: Noah Khoury
Noah Khoury is a second generation blacksmith, as his father was a blacksmith and a welder. In his teenage years, he worked alongside his father,  teaching middle-school aged youth at a summer workshop program in Altamont, NY called the Helderberg Workshops. After...
Mohawk Hudson Folklfe Festival
The 2021 Mohawk Hudson Folklife Festival is described, from planning to implementation.
Artist Spotlight
A portrait of Jianling Yue, Chinese papercutting artist and Professor of Communication at Rensselaer Polytechni institution (RPI).
Recovering the Stories of Chinese Immigrants in the Spa City
Oral history interviews with Chinese and Chinese Americans in Saratoga Springs expand Saratoga Springs’ local history documentation.
Seasons in Schuylerville, New York
The changing seasons in New York State