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01/16/2020

'People tell me I'm the embodiment of Satan'

Using Hip Hop to fight for Women's rights in

09/19/2019

¡VAYA! 63: Bobby Sanabria

This Friday Sept 20th the VAYA! 63 Series returns to the Atrium at Lincoln Center with Bobby Sanabria and his Big Band FREE at 7pm. The event launches in partnership with American Latino Museum to engage hispanic communities in NYC in advocating for a Smithsonian Museum in Washington DC

¡VAYA! 63 Led by renowned percussionist, composer, arranger, and educator Bobby Sanabria, the 21-piece multi-Grammy-nominated Multiverse Big Band has been hailed by DownBeat magazine as a "force of nature." Uniquely known for its versatility, the orchestra can seamlessly transition from c...

09/15/2019

R.E.M. Release Unheard Song To Benefit Bahamas

R.E.M. Release Unheard Song To Benefit Bahamas

"Fascinating" was to appear on 2001's Reveal, but was eventually cut from the album. Proceeds will go to Mercy Corps, a global non-profit that aids countries affected by disasters.

07/09/2019

New Initiative Awards Grants to Combat Mental Illness in the Music Industry

New Initiative Awards Grants to Combat Mental Illness in the Music Industry

The Swedish-based digital distribution platform Record Union has awarded a total of $30,000 to three projects aimed at preventing or treating mental illness among musicians, the organization announced Tuesday (July 9).

04/26/2019

New York University Scholar-in-Residence Rubén Blades is back on campus & working with students on and !

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04/22/2019

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🌏🌍 Back in September, the New York University Music & Social Change Lab and Jazz Studies Director David Schroeder organized 500 harmonicas coming together to play “The Oceans,” an original composition about climate change, in Washington Square Park.

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04/19/2019

‪Join us TONIGHT at 7:30pm for our FREE ¡VAYA! 63 Series at Lincoln Center. This evening will feature a performance by world-renowned 8 Y Más, and opening set by DJ Dayansiiita. 🎶🎶🎶‬ More info at lincolncenter.org/atrium.

04/18/2019

Join us tomorrow at Lincoln Center for our FREE ¡VAYA! 63 series with 8 Y Más! Led by Bobby Allende and Marc Quiñones, this stellar lineup of world-renowned musicians makes up one of the hottest new bands to burst onto the Latin music scene, introducing hardcore salsa to a new generation. Opening set by DJ Dayansiiita. 🎶🎺🎶

For more info, visit atrium.lincolncenter.org.

04/12/2019

Calypso Rose, Feminist Icon

Calypso Rose, Feminist Icon

12/21/2018

We’re throwing it back to our 1st Narratives Workshop with NYU College of Global Public Health & NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Together, students from across New York University created public health narratives to inspire the music of Les Amazones d'Afrique of Real World Records, & their quest for social change. Stay tuned for updates on this project and more events in the New Year! 🎶📝🎧🚑🌎🤝
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12/07/2018

Our 1st-ever workshop with NYU College of Global Public Health is underway! We’re “Building Public Health Narratives through the Music of Les Amazones d'Afrique”, moderated by Carlos Chirinos. The workshop is led by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development NYU Music Business Program students, bringing peers together across New York University! 🤝🎶🧬🌎

12/03/2018

We’re thrilled to collaborate with NYU College of Global Public Health on a new workshop: Building Public Health Narratives through the Music of Les Amazones d'Afrique! Students will develop skills in public storytelling to encourage behavior change. More info at publichealth.nyu.edu/events. 🎶📖
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11/14/2018

REMINDER: Our premiere Music & Health Talk w/ NYU College of Global Public Health is TOMORROW & features Iskwé, an Indigenous pop/electronic music singer from & The JUNO Awards nominee! 🎶 In discussion with NYU Professor Carlos Chirinos, Iskwé will share how music has helped her advocate for su***de prevention, gender equality, and the role of language, culture and music in public health. Learn more about this event & register at tinyurl.com/yc5ovj3t.

11/12/2018

We're so excited to be working with NYU College of Global Public Health on Thursday's Music & Public Health Talk with The JUNO Awards nominee Iskwé! Iskwé will share how music has helped her advocate for su***de prevention, gender equity & the role of language, culture and music in public health. 🎶

11/09/2018

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11/09/2018

Music & Public Health Talk with Iskwé | NYU College of Global Public Health

We're launching a series of talks with NYU College of Global Public Health exploring how music can inspire public conversations about health and contribute to community engagement in disease prevention and recovery during health crises. Our premiere discussion on November 15th features Iskwé, an Indigenous pop and electronic music singer from Canada who received a nomination (Canadian Grammy Award) for Indigenous Music Album of the Year in 2018 for her second album "The Fight Within." In discussion with NYU Professor Carlos Chirinos, Iskwé will share how music has helped her advocate for su***de prevention among indigenous people in Canada, gender equity and the role of language, culture and music in public health. 🎶

Learn more about and register for next week's event here: https://publichealth.nyu.edu/events-news/events/2018/11/15/music-public-health-talk-iskwe

November 15 1-3pm 726 Broadway, 7th Floor, GPH Student Lounge The College of Global Public Health welcomes the new Associate Faculty Carlos Chirinos, Clinical Music and Global Health Associate Professor, who will be collaborating with the Global Health program and curate a series of talks exploring....

10/19/2018

Skirball Talks: Rubén Blades | NYU Skirball Center

Join us for a special NYU Skirball Talk on Monday, October 29th! 17x Grammy Award winning recording artist and composer Rubén Blades will discuss his stunning legacy of advocating for social change throughout his musical, artistic, and political career, which includes a five-year term as Panama’s Minister for Tourism and a run for the presidency of the Republic of Panama, and the future of Latin music. This conversation builds upon the momentum of the documentary "Yo No Me Llamo Rubén Blades (Rubén Blades is Not My Name)", which opened last month in theaters across Latin America and will be released on HBO, explores Blades’ life and career.

Reserve your FREE ticket at the link below!
https://nyuskirball.org/events/skirball-talks-ruben-blades/

Rubén Blades is an artist whose work spans many media and arenas. He currently stars in the AMC television series Fear the Walking Dead, and was recently seen starring in Hands Of Stone opposite Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez and John Turturro, and in Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, opposite Michael...

10/12/2018

¡VAYA! 63: Titanes del Trombón

Looking for great music & new artists? Check out the ¡VAYA! 63 series, presented in collaboration with the NYU Music and Social Change Lab and Lincoln Center! The event is FREE to attend, but seating is first-come, first-served. Visit the link below for more on the 10/19 show with acclaimed trombonist Doug Beavers & DJ Antonio La Conga! http://www.lincolncenter.org/show/vaya-63-titanes-del-trombon …

¡VAYA! 63 Hailed by critics as a leading trombonist of his generation and “an arranger of the first-class” (JazzTimes), 2018 Grammy nominee Doug Beavers has performed alongside Eddie Palmieri, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Mingus Big Band, Rubén Blades, Paul Simon, and countless others. For th...

10/12/2018

Skirball Talks: Rubén Blades | NYU Skirball Center

Mark your calendars! On 10/29, NYU Skirball's SKIRBALL TALKS will feature Rubén Blades in conversation with Professor Carlos Chirinos. The event is FREE to attend, but registration is required. Visit link to reserve your tickets today! New York University NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
https://nyuskirball.org/events/skirball-talks-ruben-blades/

Rubén Blades is an artist whose work spans many media and arenas. He currently stars in the AMC television series Fear the Walking Dead, and was recently seen starring in Hands Of Stone opposite Robert De Niro, Edgar Ramirez and John Turturro, and in Ridley Scott’s The Counselor, opposite Michael...

09/21/2018

✌🏽🌍🕊United Nations

09/21/2018

We’re celebrating United Nations with 500 HARMONICAS and ✌🏽🕊🌍

09/19/2018

Award winning icon and premiere Scholar-in-Residence Rubén Blades kicked off his New York University residency by sharing his Grammy Award with students! 📣🎵

09/17/2018

STUDENTS! Ever wanted to play harmonica on stage like one of the greats? Now you can! Get a FREE harmonica and perform this Friday in Washington Square Park during the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development celebration for the United Nations International Day of Peace! Use this handy dandy lead sheet to rehearse. Message us for more info on how to get your own harmonica and to participate!

09/16/2018

Timeline photos

The ever popular ¡VAYA! 63 series kicks off its fourth season at the David Rubenstein Atrium on Friday, 9/21. Take a look at how the series—which celebrates Latin music in NYC with free salsa parties—has evolved in this conversation with its curators, Lincoln Center's Jordana Leigh and Carlos Chirinos of the NYU Music and Social Change Lab. >> https://bit.ly/2p3yowL

09/13/2018

Rubén Blades Named NYU Steinhardt Dean’s Inaugural Scholar-in-Residence

We're thrilled to welcome 17-time Grammy Award-winning musician, three-time Emmy-nominated actor, activist, lawyer, and politician, Rubén Blades who will serve as the 2018-2019 Scholar-in-Residence at NYU Steinhardt!

https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2018/september/ruben-blades-named-nyu-steinhardt-dean-s-inaugural-scholar-in-re.html

Musician, Actor, Activist, and Politician Rubén Blades will serve as the 2018-2019 Scholar-in-Residence at NYU Steinhardt

07/30/2018

The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

07/26/2018

Heavy Metal Hijabis

Heavy Metal band Voice of Baceprot - VoB -a band formed by three young girls- challenges assumptions about gender, music and society in

07/17/2018

The world’s biggest music company is setting its sights on Africa

Universal Music Group opens offices in Ivory Coast and Nigeria, and has been quietly developing infrastructure for live music across the continent. This -and the presence of increasing presence of other major labels and growth of an independent music sector across the continent, suggests that the private music industry can play an important role in the future economic development of the continent.

Young African artists built up their fan bases and personal brands without the marketing might of major labels. Now they are set to take over the world.

05/28/2018

Mental Health Awareness Month: Logic

Logic talks about the impact of the song 1-800-2738255 and why he writes songs that tackle mental health issues. "People kept telling me that I saved their lives."

05/21/2018

Great Escape Music Convention Puts Social Consciousness at the Forefront

UK's Great Escape Music Convention puts social consciousness at the forefront

Brighton’s Great Escape festival closed out Saturday, May 19, with a number of panels and discussions addressing mental health issues and ways to help push the music industry forward.

04/17/2018

Les Amazones d'Afrique's New Video Showcases The Strength Of African Women

Les Amazones d'Afrique New Video Showcases The Strength Of African Women

Watch our premiere of the new music video for "Mansa Soyari," featuring Mali's Rokia Koné.

04/17/2018

NYU Music and Social Change Lab updated their website address.

NYU Music and Social Change Lab updated their website address.

11/09/2017

Top African music festivals

Top music festivals in Via Sauti za Busara

ZANZIBAR: Sauti za Busara 8–11 Feb 2018

11/08/2017

Mexican Music in the Global Market

Live stream of "Mexican Music in the Global Market" Join us as we unravel the stories of some Mexican and Latino professionals in the music industry, and explore the cultural challenges and commercial opportunities that Mexican music faces. Live from NYU

10/10/2017

Lady Gaga, Hayley Williams and More Spread Awareness for World Mental Health Day

Lady Gaga, Hayley Williams and More Spread Awareness for

Today (Oct. 10) is World Mental Health Day. In an effort to spread awareness and encourage self-care every day, especially today, artists shared messages on Twitter and Instagram echoing the sentiment that it's okay to not be okay.