Alsarah The Nubatones came together out of a collective love for Nubian music and a genuine belief that Soul transcends all cultural and linguistic barriers. Inspired by the pentatonic scale, they blend a selection of Nubian “songs of return” from the 1970s through today with original material as well as traditional music of central Sudan. Their set is a musical journey through diaspora and migration from an urban viewpoint. Alsarah is a Sudanese born singer, songwriter, and ethnomusicologist. she performs music that’s Heavily influenced by different styles of music from her native home, different parts of the Middle East and East Africa, as well as her now adopted one.

The William H. Gile Trust was created by Helen B. Gile in 1952. She left a legacy of more than $700,000 to finance a free concert series in Concord, New Hampshire in memory of her father, William H. Gile. Helen Gile stipulated that the trust funds were to be managed by what is now Citizens Bank, and that the selection of shows “of the highest type in all respects” was to be made by a committee of three local citizens. After much planning, the first William H. Gile Concert Series was held during the 1960-61 show season, and, over 60 years later, we are happy to now call the Capitol Center for the Arts our home.