Chansons Malheureuses and Amanedhes

Photograph by Austin Young

Diamanda Galás will perform Chansons Malheureuses and Amanedhes at New York’s Highline Ballroom on August 19th, 2007. In Chansons Malheureuses and Amanedhes, Diamanda Galás will combine original compositions set upon the poetry of symbolist and surrealist French poets with the dazzling vocal tradition of the Amanedhes (improvised lamentations from Asia Minor and the Middle East), and Greek and Armenian Rembetika songs. The evening will feature, among others, “Keigome Keigome,” “Hastayim Yasiyorum” by Udi Hrant, songs by the great Stelios Kazantzithis and texts by Gerard de Nerval, Aimé Cesaire, Jules Supervielle, and Ferdinand Freiliger. Diamanda Galás’ Chansons Malheureuses and Amanedhes will be performed at The Highline Ballroom, located at 431 W 16th St. (between 9th and 10th avenues) in New York City, on Sunday, August 19 at 8pm. Tickets are $30. To order tickets, please call (212) 414-5994 or visit www.highlineballroom.com