No-No Boy
This event is in the past
Thursday, June 2, 2022, 8 pm
Mississippi Studios
Boise (Portland)
This is an in-person event
$15
21+
The following description comes from the event organizer.
Julian Saporiti is a Vietnamese and Italian American songwriter and scholar. His multi-media work “No-No Boy” has transformed his Ivy League PhD research on Asian American history into concerts, albums and films which have reached a broad and diverse public audience. His latest album 1975 released through Smithsonian Folkways has been hailed by NPR as “an act of revisionist subversion” and American Songwriter called it “insanely listenable and gorgeous.” By using art to dive into highly divisive issues such as race, refugees and immigration, Saporiti aims to allow audience members to sit with complication as music and visuals open doorways to difficult histories. Saporiti holds degrees from Berklee College of Music, University of Wyoming and Brown University and has worked with cultural institutions such as Lincoln Center, the LA Philharmonic, the National Parks and Carnegie Hall."one of the most insurgent pieces of music you'll ever hear...re-examines americana with devastating effect..." - NPR
"Amazing storytelling in the finest folk tradition." - San Francisco Chronicle