Jeffrey Haitian Music from Vodou to Gospel, Rara to Hip Hop

The Brooklyn Historical Society partners with the Center for Traditional Music and Dance (CTMD) to present one in a ten-part lecture series by leading ethnomusicologists/folklorists entitled "The Sounds of Immigrant New York" in Winter/Spring 2011.  The series will educate the public about how New York City immigrant communities have adapted their music and dance traditions and have continued to keep them vital in a new home. The ten lectures will be programmed throughout the boroughs at host sites specially selected to maximize outreach to community members, other key constituents and the general public.