David Byrne to Curate Artists Series at Carnegie Hall

(below thanks to Secret Society):

Artists Only
David Byrne will curate the upcoming Perspectives series at Carnegie Hall -- lineup TBA.
Keep an eye on Byrne's blog for possible hints.
[via Brooklyn Vegan]

Now there's a series I'd walk a country mile to see.

Since the expiration of the Talking Heads (why won't DB agree to a reunion?), Byrne has turned in some interesting work, and played some riveting shows, particularly for the tour in support of 1989's Rei Momo.

But I think his greatest legacy, post-Heads, has been his instrumental role in introducing world music to people who might otherwise not have been exposed to the artists he's picked.

The Byrne-selected Brazil Classics, Vol. 1: Beleza Tropical remains one of my favorite compilations, or favorite albums, period. It's drenched in that particularly Brazilian feeling of melancholy, and loaded with gorgeously played melodies by the likes of Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Jorge Ben and Milton Nascimento.