NightLife Intersections: Music

Be serenaded by the sweet yet powerful sounds of percussion and strings and experience the ways musical instruments can foster connection in the last leg of our NightLife Intersections series. Explore how instruments have evolved across generations and discover how they can be used to bridge communities.

Start the night with Hannah Mayree of Black Banjo Reclamation Project and sitar player Kamal Ahmad as they come together for a jam session and lively discussion around the history and evolution of their stringed instruments, and how they honor traditions and history while blazing a new path for the future.

Then, catch Carmen Román and Pierr Padilla from Cunamacué joined by Harry Best and Kristy Aki Oshiro for a rhythmic performance and talk, touching on the link between culture and artistic expression and the use of percussive instruments as a symbol of resistance.

Both panel talks will be moderated by NightLife Brand Manager and musician, Anacron Allen.