By Corey Kilgannon [NYTimes]

“You have the whole world in New York and everyone rides the subway,” [Balla Tounkara] said Thursday as he auditioned at Grand Central Terminal to become part of the Music Under New York program, which gives sanctioned performers preferred — and lucrative — spots in the subway system and invites them to play at special events. “When you play the subway, you see thousands of people everyday who you’ve never seen before, and they can all see my music, my culture.” [Read More]