Each month here we visit with a member of the community to find out what music they’ve been digging.
Some of the numerous compositions or songs I have been listening to include: “Toque” by Cuban-born Nyack composer Tania León as performed by the London Symphonietta, “If It’s a Light” by Mavis Staples, “Black Angels” by George Crumb, “Candyman” by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, “Journey in Satchidananda” by Alice Coltrane featuring Pharoah Sanders, The 7th Hand by Immanuel Wilkins, “Emmabi: Selimtou Mina El Hewa” by Dimi Mint Abba (from Music of Mauritania), “Sudani Sudani” by Azzeddine and the Faraj family (Gnawa music of Zagora, Morocco), “Himpit” by Sraya Murtikanti, “White Lotus” by Min Xiao-Fen, “Zero Grasses” by Jen Shyu, “Binalig, Gandingan Na Apad” by Danongan Kalanduyan and family, “Suling Suling” by Jose Maceda, “Sonic Meditations” by Pauline Oliveros, “The Nest” by Richard Reed Parry, and “Montreal” by Allison Russell.
Susie Ibarra is a contemporary percussionist, composer, educator, and filmmaker who has performed and recorded extensively in the realms of jazz, avant-garde, classical, rock, and ethnic music. Cited by SPIN as one of the “100 Greatest Drummers in Alternative Music” and named “Best Percussionist, Rising Star” in 2009 and 2011 by Downbeat, she lives in New Paltz.
