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Stronghold Sound Presents: "Sembeh Ma Fa Fe"
Following the debut release of Stronghold Sound’s compilation spanning Afrobeat, Arab folk, reggae, dub-step, hip-hop and ñu-cumbia, the SF-based global beats label/collective traveled to Guinea Conakry to record music at the heart of what was once the Mandeng Empire of West Africa in the production of Sembeh Ma Fa Fe, a compilation in two volumes: Mandeng ...
Bio Ritmo: La Verdad
by Chris M. Slawecki
In September 2011, Bio Ritmo, the ten-piece salsa band from Richmond (Virginia), celebrated twenty years together, no small accomplishment for a band originally formed (says its official company bio) “as a percussion ensemble brought together by two misplaced Puerto Ricans who met at art school, combined with a local punk rock drummer."Communally led by ...
All-New Loops and Variations Music Series Begins June 7 in Chicago's Millennium Park
Chicago’s Millennium Park’s summer concerts continue with the all-new innovative series, Loops and Variations, a mix of new music and electronica. The series of six free concerts will take place on select Thursday evenings June 7 through July 12 and Sunday, August 26, 2012. Start times vary. Highlights of the series include the pairings of electronic ...
TriBeCaStan: New Deli
by Chris M. Slawecki
TriBeCaStan is a mythical kingdom or mystical state (or both) founded by John Kruth and Jeff Greene, built upon music brought within its walls from Western China, Cuba, Morocco, Uzbekistan and just about any and every where else. For New Deli, their second official “state communication," TriBeCaStan's population expands to include Claire Daly, baritone sax ace ...
Waukesha BluesFest Full Entertainment Line-up Announced
In addition to the previously announced Waukesha BluesFest headliners California blues guitarist Coco Montoya on Friday, August 10th and the soul infused blues rock of JJ Grey & Mofro on Saturday, August 11th, the Waukesha BluesFest is bringing one of its most exciting stage line-ups to Naga-Waukee Park this summer. The Waukesha Rotary Club, the presenter ...
Six Degrees Announces Niyaz's "Sumud"
Struggle as a metaphor is something every human can relate to. One of the most prolific and challenging forms of struggle in the world today is the plight of ethnic and religious minorities, which is the topic of Niyaz’s third album, Sumud (pronounced soomood) forthcoming on Six Degrees Records. Translating from Arabic as ‘steadfastness,’ lead singer ...
Dennis Rollins Velocity Trio: The 11th Gate
by Chris M. Slawecki
For more than two decades, British trombonist Dennis Rollins has played alongside Maceo Parker, Courtney Pine, The Brand New Heavies and others in and around his home base in the United Kingdom. Rollins' first international release, The 11th Gate came about from a simple conversation Rollins had with Pine, who wondered if it was possible for ...
Rhett Frazier, Inc: Every Day is Saturday
by Chris M. Slawecki
Rhett Frazier, Inc. might be based in East Los Angeles, but its music was first baked in the working class breadbasket of the American Midwest: Songwriter and vocalist Rhett Frazier grew up in Oklahoma, less than half an hour's distance from the home or birthplace of legendary soulmen Roy Milton ("the father of modern R&B") and ...
Pianist/Vocalist Marcia Ball to Perform in Philadelphia
Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist/vocalist/songwriter Marcia Ball, touring in support of her Grammy-nominated Alligator Records CD, Roadside Attractions, will perform on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia. Ball's groove-laden New Orleans R&B, heart-wrenching ballads and driving Gulf Coast blues have made her a one-of-a-kind favorite of music fans everywhere. Her music mixes equal parts ...
Jef Stott Releases "Arcana"
There’s a luminescent, nearly indescribable feeling you get when walking through the Playa, Burning Man’s center, after sundown. In this empty desert 50,000 people have joined forces with too much diesel and an endless supply of imagination to, as San Francisco-based artist Jef Stott says, share in this “container for radical self-expression.” The sentiment is so ...
