Free Sundays at Kingsborough

Free tickets distributed one hour before the concert. All performances are in the Leon M. Goldstein Performing Arts Center and run approximately 90 minutes.

Afro-Brazilian Dance
Nego Gato
October 14, 2007 at 3 pm
FREE

This colorful ensemble brings to life the rich history and explosive power of traditional Afro-Brazilian dance as well the energy and vibrancy of modern street life in Bahia. Nego Gato (“Black Cat”) showcases dances created by African slaves who worked in the sugar plantations. These include capoeira, a martial art form disguised as a dance that features spectacular acrobatics, and the whirling, machete-wielding maculela. Accompanied by live percussion, Nego Gato also performs the more spiritual movements of the condomble as well as sexy sambas and the meringue.

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Jazz
Steve Wilson
November 4, 2007 at 3pm
FREE

Saxophonist Steve Wilson embodies generations of jazz tradition. He and his quartet delve into genres including swing, bebop, R&B, Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz. Wilson has collaborated with jazz legends ranging from Leon Parker to Chick Corea. “He’s among the best New York jazz has to offer.” - Ben Ratliff, New York Times.
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Jewish/Fusion
Metropolitan Klezmer
December 2, 2007 at 2pm
FREE

Metropolitan Klezmer brings eclectic exuberance to Hanukkah songs and Yiddish music from all over the map, re-inventing tradition with both irreverence and respect. Join us for vibrant versions of traditional holiday tunes infused with folk, swing, tango, jump-blues and more. “A raucous pre-Hanukkah present.” – The Village Voice.


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Three Kings Day Celebration
Super Uba Y Su Conjunto
January 6, 2008 at 3pm
FREE

Celebrate the twelfth day of Christmas – El Dia de los Reyes, or Three Kings Day – with dynamic music and dance from the Dominican Republic. Ubaldo Cabrera is a masterful singer of bachata, meringue, bolero, and son. His ensemble features the guitar virtuoso Edilio Paredes. For this gala holiday event, Super Uba will be joined by the young dancers of Alianza Dominicana’s Conjunto Folklorico.
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Women’s Voices in Arab Music
Brooklyn Maqam

March 16, 2008 at 3pm
FREE

Sultry Moroccan rhythms, soulful Lebanese melodies, ancient Yemenite wedding songs. The Brooklyn Arts Council’s festival of vibrant Arab music traditions features Malika Zarra, Shoshana Tubi, Ahlem, and other women performers whose work explores diverse cultures, languages, traditions, and musical styles.
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Hungarian Music and Dance
Életfa
April 13, 2008 at 3pm
FREE


Életfa treats audiences to a high-energy tour of Eastern European folk music and dance. Fiddle strings pop, skirts twirl and feet fly as these fiery, passionate performers take you back in time to village life in Hungary, Transylvania, Romania, Slovakia and beyond. Életfa “sounds ageless and in the moment all at once.” - New York Today.
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Carribean beats
¡Retumba!
May 18, 2008 at 3pm
FREE
718-368-6680

¡Retumba! is a multi-ethnic, all-female music and dance ensemble founded in 1981. Interweaving ancient rhythms and melodies, ¡Retumba! bases its work on the cross-cultural music and dance traditions of the Americas and the Caribbean.