Samir LanGus | Ragas Live Festival 2022

We're pleased to present the next iteration of the festival taking place this October 14, 2023. Tickets are on sale now: https://pioneerworks.org/programs/rag...

2:30 PM Set of the 24 Hour Ragas Live Festival at Pioneer Works 10.23.22

An electrifying new interpretation of the ecstatic, trance-inducing tradition of
Gnawa from the Grammy-nominated musician, Samir Langus and ensemble.


Samir LanGus : lead vocal and sintir
Joanna Schubert, Sivan Arbel : backing vocals
Nizar Dahmani : Drums
Edo Gur: Trumpet
Rich Stein : Percussion
Chris McCarthy: Piano
David Lizmi: Bass
Zac Colwell : Synth
Omar Bouady : Karkaba


Ragas Live Festival is produced by Pioneer Works in collaboration with Brooklyn Raga Massive and the Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia (Palo Alto).

Filmed by Adrien H. Tillmann and mixed by Kane Mathis.

Ragas Live is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Brooklyn Arts Council. Brooklyn Arts Fund (DCLA) is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.

Originally broadcast on www.wkcr.org and podcast at www.nycradiolive.org.