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Maldives And Sri Lanka: Hip Hop And Contemporary Broadway
The Rhythm Nation Hip Hop Dance program brought workshops and performances to the sunny shores of The Maldives as well as to the misty highlands of Sri Lanka from October 30 to November 10. The Maldives: The capital city of Male’ was the setting for a Maldives-America friendship week celebrating 50 years of diplomatic relations…
Hiplomacy Tour to Hit East Coast this October
We are excited to welcome First Step Iraq, comprised of dancers and rappers from our YES Academy Iraq, to the U.S. this fall! First Step Iraq will make performance stops in New York, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, Detroit and Boston as part of a “Hiplomacy” tour.
Christian Science Monitor on AV
Press release from interview with Christian Science Monitor https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2013/0607/John-Ferguson-spreads-goodwill-for-America-through-the-power-of-music
China: Jazz Bridges Western China
Jazz Bridges project in May with Uighur traditional musicians in Urumchi, China The Mike Del Ferro trio (with Scott Amendola, drums and Paul Berner, Bass) toured Uighur Western China for one week in May 2007. Under the auspices of the US Embassy in Beijing and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the American Voices artists were…
Havikoro Breakin’ In Georgia, Bulgaria, Italy And Greece
In three weeks, HaviKoro of Houston toured four countries in Eastern and Western Europe reaching hundreds of thousands in Georgia, Bulgaria, Italy and Greece with their amazing Break Dancing skills. Georgia: Highlights of the tour were workshops and performances in the regional cities of Kutaisi, Rustavi and the capital, Tblisi. The extensive media coverage included…
Jazz Bridges Pakistan
Jazz pianist Mike Del Ferro toured Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi with noted Pakistani traditional and rock musicians Mike Del Ferro spent five days in four of Pakistan’s main cities performing with Pakistani traditional, pop and jazz musicians. The concerts took place on a variety of radio and television stations (Citi FM 89 Islamabad and MTV…
Russia: Moscow Conservatory Choir With Ira Spaulding
Ira Spaulding conducts and solos with the world famous Moscow Conservatory Choir under the leadership of Boris Tevlin American conductor and singer Ira Spaulding was invited to a return engagement conducting the Moscow Conservatory Choir at the U.S. Embassy’s Spaso House on January 23 in a concert featuring Russian folk songs and African-American spirituals. The…
Abdellah El-Miry Trio In St. Louis
In December 2011, Morocco’s internationally renowned Abdellah El-Miry Trio was hosted in St. Louis by American Voices. The ensemble was sent by the US Embassy in Morocco to study American bluegrass, as well as to perform a series of musical workshops. The Abdellah El-Miry Trio held a workshop and performance for new immigrants to the…