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Summerstage is a festival in New York founded in 1986 in the heart of Central Park, with the purpose of serving as a free public resource to help enrich the lives of New Yorkers.
In 1990, City Parks Foundation launches free concerts in neighborhood parks throughout the city under the name of City Parks Concerts. That same year, Central Park Summerstage moved a hundred yards east of Naumberg Bandshell to Rumsey Playfield, for they needed more space to house people because of their success.
In 1994, City Parks Foundation is officially in charge of the management of Summerstage, being awarded in 2003 by the Municipal Arts Society to help make New York a more livable city for its inhabitants.
Year after year the Summerstage, a program of City Parks Foundation, presents performances of outstanding artistic quality, free of charge, to serve the diverse communities of New York City.
Among the hundreds of concerts performed throughout the summer, we recommend the Beirut concert at Rumsey Playfield, on August 29 at 6 pm, while not free, the ticke price is interesting (from $ 32 )
Beirut is an American band that was formed in 2006. their music, which could qualify as alternative, combines elements of indie rock, folk of Eastern European and Mexican music. This is obvious in their first album Gulag Orkestar.
In their latest album, The Rip Tide, in part, they become detached from the world music that had always characterized them, to create, from their own personality and freedom, a more reflective type of music, with many reminiscences of the past of its leader, Zach Condon . They released this new album with East Harlem Records. The classical instruments such as violins or cello, the fragmented mix of past styles and the introduction of new trends, result in a very deep and sophisticated sound.
Thus the spirit of Summerstage provides the opportunity to see Beirut, one of the most original and brightest bands of the moment
It will be a musical experience that you can not miss, each note will be a pleasure for your ears amid a landscape created in the middle of the big city, to satisfy the senses of all who seek beauty and freedom!
Beirut has said on occasion that their first albums are albums of musical tourism. You can do the same if you´re in New York, see Beirut live and live a special moment in a unique place.
Rent apartments in New York, Close to Central Park, and do not miss the concert of Beirut, one of the most powerful live bands in the music scene of the moment ..
