Monthly Archives: July 2010

Music listings – 7/19 through 7/25

1. New York Sufi Music Festival hosted by Ambassador Abdullah Hussain Haroon and Pakistani Peace Builders – from July 20 through July 22, 2010

Concert I

Date: Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Time:
5:00 – 8:00 pm
Venue: Union Square Park (north end, opposite Barnes & Noble, East 17th Street , btwn. Park Avenue South and Broadway)
Ticket: free admission

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Istanbulive 2 – Turkish music culture presented in NY’s Central Park!

Date: July 3, 2010
Venue: Central Park Summerstage

Text by Jim Hoey

July 3, 2010 – Under a burning sun recently at NYC’s Central Park Summerstage, the top Turkish music stars turned out to celebrate the sounds of Istanbul and all of Anatolia, as thousands of fans, most of them Turkish, danced and sang along to their favorite songs. This day was labelled Istanbulive 2, a continuation of a new annual show at Central Park, and was marked by strong performances in the traditional, jazz, pop and rock veins.

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