The second day of the Roots Festival closed out this summer's season of Lincoln Center Out of Doors. The day began in the Atrium, with a film about Fats Domino, a panel discussion with the Como Mamas and Bobby Rush, and an interview of Allen Toussaint by Nona Hendryx. The evening shows features the Como Mamas, a story-and-song session with the lengendary Holland brothers, a solo piano set by Allen Toussaint (with guest Henry Butler), and closing the festival was an incendiary blues set by Bobby Rush.

The first evening of this Roots Festival featured a all-star rockabilly revue (featuring Sleepy LaBeefe and James Burton), plus two artist whose work derive from classic rock: indie singer/songwriter Jason Isbel and rock legend Nick Lowe.

The 30th Annual Roots Festival, a regular part of Lincoln Center Out of Doors, kicked off the weekend with three distinctive female artists: Trixie Whitley, Martha Redbone and her Roots Project, and Hurray for the Riff Raff.

Not surprisingly, a packed house greeted local legend Ruben Blades, who played a 2 and a half hour show of his classics. The overflow crowd closed adjacent streets and set up impromptu listening areas throughout Lincoln Center on this magical night.

A world-wide survey of the power of the drum: from tabla to taiko, Senegal to Native America, and the great African Diaspora represented by Afro-Cuban beats, Latin Jazz, and more. And where there are drummers, there are dancers transferring the beat to the the human form. An epic evening at Lincoln Center.

The US debut of "A Tale of Two Nations", a US/Brazil collaboration of intersecting rhythms, featuring Nation Beat and Maracau Nacao Estrela Brilhante (on their first US tour). Opening the night was the legendary Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and The Golden Eagles (with Big Chief Bo Dollis Junior at his side).

A beautiful night with beautiful music to begin the second week of Lincoln Center Out of Doors, with performances by Tartit (and their electric configuration Imharhan), and Aziz Sahmaoui & University of Gnawa.

Kronos Quartet completed their week residency with a concert including guests Jherek Bischoff and Dan Deacon, plus openers Asphalt Orchestra and trombone choir The Heavens.

A typical evening at the exciting Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival: audience participation in the Found Sound Nation booth (creating a collaborative recording); a plaza performance by Magda Giannikou on a 200 year old laterna; a rare appearance by the Irish/American group The Gloaming; and featured performance by the Kronos Quartet with guests Van-Ahn Vanessa Vo and Magda Giannikou.

The second night of the week-long celebration of Kronos Quartet featured the quartet with vocalist Mariana Sadovska, plus performances by singers Emily Wells and Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond).

Mark Dendy's troupe of 80 dancers complete their second and final performance of "Ritual Cyclical" at Lincoln Center.

Superhuman Happiness served as both the opener and house band for "Red Hot + Fela Live", opening night for Lincoln Center Out of Doors.

Opening night of Mark Dendy's "Ritual Cyclical" was before a packed plaza of the curious, who followed this 'treasure hunt' around the Lincoln Center plaza.

An afternoon rehearsal of Mark Dendy's "Ritual Cyclical" dance project, involving 80 dancers, prerecorded music by Kronos Quartet, and multiple sites on the Lincoln Center campus.