Date: September 7, 2011
Venue: 34^th St. Hearald Square (NY) MTA station
Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Today I was on my way to meet my wife at 43th Street and 6th Avenue. I was in a hurry because I didn’t want to keep my wife waiting outside in the rain. Just before the exit I heard some music behind me. I just turned around and saw a quartet - The Ebony Hillibillies - of interest looking guys playing a kind of acoustic, folky roots music. Instantly I took out my I phone and shot them for a couple of minutes. In a situation like this I usually would approach the band and ask for a short interview, but…my wife was waiting for me outside in the rain. Whom should I give priority my wife or this band? Of course my wife, right?

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Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Since this morning this gentleman – William Ruiz – has been following me on Twitter. I searched him in the internet and found out that he is a very talented percussionist. He’s playing the 12 tongue modern log drum and  a tribal drum set along with various percussion instruments in the NY subway and on the streets of NY. He’s an off/on stage musician creating great percussion sounds and rhythms.

Hope to see him soon in the subway and play with him. Enjoy the videos!

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Manze Dayila a singer from Haiti who regularly performs in the NY subway. I just met her this afternoon singing at Union Square station in NY when I was changing the trains on my way back home. Luckily I had my digital camera with me and shot her instantly, of course with her permission. I liked her voice and the way she was presenting herself.

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Photo by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi

Text by Afshin Pourasgheri

My name is Afshin Pourasgheri. I was born in Iran and my family immigrated to Australia when I was three years old.

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