April 19-20, 2012 | 8pm
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn

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BAM Shuffle Culture

"Ahmir 'Questlove' Thompson just might be the closest thing we have to a hip-hop Zelig... expanding the assumed limits of hip-hop..." -Pitchfork

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, the charismatic drummer and producer of the Grammy Award-winning hip-hop group The Roots, comes to BAM with an immersive musical experience. Enlisting a stellar lineup of artists, Questlove and musicians perform a free-flowing playlist-a kinetic mix of songs and sounds from unexpected musical bedfellows-that celebrates and reflects our current shuffle culture. Conceived and curated by Questlove. Produced by BAM.

Metropolis Artists Appearing

Kristin Lee Violin / Leader	Annaliesa Place Violin	Elly Suh Violin	Emma Sutton Violin
Juan Miguel Hernandez Viola	Danny Kim Viola	Ashley Bathgate Cello	Hiro Matsuo Cello

Metropolis Ensemble is a nonprofit professional chamber orchestra dedicated to emerging the next generation of performers and composers. Learn more...

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Photos by Loren Wohl for MTV Hive and Aubree Lennon for Fuse. Videos by Ben Cohen for BAM and Emmai Alaquiva for Okayplayer.

The Line-up

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson Curator	Annie Dorsen Director	Andrew Cyr Conductor
Metropolis Ensemble	Kristin Lee Violin / Leader	Jeremy Ellis
Sasha Grey	D.D. Jackson	Reggie Watts
Rahzel	Kenny Muhammad	Deerhoof
Gray	Willis Earl Beal