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World Music Institute Presents Mike Block & Balla Kouyaté Ensemble

World Music Institute Presents Mike Block & Balla Kouyaté Ensemble

Mike Block and Balla Kouyaté have been collaborating for over a decade, bonding over their shared interest in music from across the world, and their commitment to musical innovation. Mike Block is an American cellist, singer, and composer, and a Grammy Award-winning musician with Yo-Yo Ma’s Silkroad Ensemble, originally trained in western classical music. He teams here with Balla Kouyaté, a Malian balafon player and educator now based in the U.S.

Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
$30 - $45
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM on Fri, 15 Oct 2021

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Mike Block & Balla Kouyaté Ensemble
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 W 67th St
New York, New York 10023