Valerie featured on the cover of NYU’s “Arts Digest”
Valerie Naranjo featured on the cover of New York University's monthly magazine, Arts Digest. to read more :
Valerie featured on the cover of Allegro magazine
Valerie Naranjo featured on the cover of the local 802's magazine, Allegro. to read more : Vibrations: The musical lives of Valerie Naranjo
On the Road : Oct. 24 – 30, 2018
Barry is in Havana, Cuba playing trombone, piano, and percussion; and supporting the SGI. Valerie is on the way to The Royal Conservatory of the University of Antwerp, Belgium. To…
Ladies First performance, Sunday, October 28th Valerie is the “Lady of Honor”
The 6th annual Ladies First, hosted by the James Cohan Gallery. Ladies First: Pioneers Concert of Original Compositions Sunday, October 28th, 2018 6:30 PM James Cohan Gallery 20 Grand Street, NY,…
Tiera Pura
Valerie Naranjo and the National Orchestra of Ghana at the National Theatre, Accra 4 Concerti for Gyil and Orchestra Saturday, August 18th, 2018 at 7 PM 25th Anniversary Concert “TIERRA…
Union Theological Seminary
Thursday, June 15th 7PM This short solo performance introduces the film "Father Joseph", heroic man of the Haitian people, and is part of The PARADIGM SHIFTS Festival, which celebrates true…
Mandara at Feria Nacional Cubadisco
Barry and Valerie will be performing three concerts of traditional and contemporary music for gyil, kuar, and piano at Feria Internacional Cubadisco in Havana Wednesday, May 17th - 3: 00 pm…
Allegro magazine article on Gyil
Gyil: The West African Virtuoso Keyboard This article was written for Allegro, the magazine of the New York City musicians’ union (AFM Local 802). For more background, see There was…
Mandara Music’s most recent releases
Banda Jel - advanced, for 5 octave marimba - Kakraba Lobi's "self portrait" composition proceeds from gentle gospel-like themes to grooves with the blues shuffle-like 12/8 feel. …
Barry and Valerie in the Documentary film Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood is about how a single individual can change the status quo. This documentary by Ron Grunhut is the story of Valerie's groundbreaking first trip to Ghana, where…