Meet New York's Newly Crowned Subway Busker
May 16th, 2008 · Talking with the winner of the Bryant Park Project's NYC Subway Busker Poll, Balla Tounkara, a kora player from Mali and one of the city's newest official underground musicians.
May 16th, 2008 · Talking with the winner of the Bryant Park Project's NYC Subway Busker Poll, Balla Tounkara, a kora player from Mali and one of the city's newest official underground musicians.
May 1st, 2008 · Each year New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority holds auditions for prime subway performing locations. Fifty performers will vie for 20 spots Thursday, according to director Sandra Bloodworth.
Feb 8th, 2006 · An ordinance passed by Chicago's city council bans performances along part of North Michigan Avenue, one of the city's busiest shopping districts and a place where street performers can make good money by playing their instruments on the sidewalk.