Straight from her Carnegie Hall debut with David Byrne (Talking Heads), singer-poet Haale visited the Gordon Theater on Thursday for a special concert fusing the mystical poetic traditions of the Middle East with a Western-influenced musical tapestry.

'HAALE...underscores the evolution and transformation of centuries-old art forms as they adapt to the new realities of a multiethnic city...' - The New York Times

She's performing at World Cafe Live this weekend, and we were fortunate enough to bring her to Rutgers for an afternoon workshop on Sufi poetry [slash] acoustic performance. See the podcast feed for the full audio..