NOVEMBER 2023 TOUR
Under the leadership of 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winner Rhiannon Giddens, the genre-defying Silkroad Ensemble embarks on a new initiative that amplifies the untold stories of African American, Chinese, Indigenous, Irish and other communities in the creation of North America’s railroads. Chinese traditional music on the suona and pipa is contrasted with the fiddle and banjo of Black musical traditions, and their Indigenous and Celtic counterparts. These cultural intersections reveal a thread of commonality despite their varied origins, and remind us of the intricately rich American story.
Rhiannon Giddens: banjo, voice
Shawn Conley: bass
Pura Fé Crescioni: lap steel guitar, voice
Haruka Fujii: percussion
Sandeep Das:tablas
Karen Ouzounian:cello
Mazz Swift: violin, voice
Niwel Tsumbu: guitar
Francesco Turrisi: frame drums, accordion
Kaoru Watanabe: percussion
Michi Wiancko: violin
Wu Man: pipa
Yazhi Guo: suona, guanzi, hulusi, Chinese percussion
NOV 5, 2023
George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall Fairfax, VA
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
NOV 9, 2023
The Granada Theatre Santa Barbara, CA
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
NOV 10, 2023
Balboa Theater San Diego, CA
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
NOV 11, 2023
Soka Performing Arts Center Aliso Viejo, CA
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
NOV 12, 2023
The Soraya at CSUN Northridge, CA
Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens present American Railroad
NOV 15, 2023
Bing Concert Hall Stanford, CA
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
NOV 16, 2023
Robert & Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis Davis, CA
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
NOV 17, 2023
Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, CA
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
NOV 18, 2023
Green Music Center Rohnert Park, CA
American Railroad: Silkroad Ensemble with Rhiannon Giddens
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