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Bohemian Philanthropy: Songs from the East Village
Bohemian Philanthropy: Songs from the East Village Taps Deep Roots, Bolsters Unique Public School Most public schools facing the current funding crunch mount desperate donation drives or bake sales. But at the arts-based East Village Community School in the heart of one of New York's historically bohemian and global neighborhoods, parents, students, and school staff opted ...
Ancients Speak
By Melvin Gibbs
Label: LiveWired Music
Released: 2009
Track listing: Ancients Speak; Sometimes; Canto Por Odudua; Represent Do Rio; Mojuba; Sun Of Shango; Eu Cant En Yoruba; Macumba; Summer Breeze; Os Aguas/The Waters.
Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity: Ancients Speak
by Chris M. Slawecki
Bassist/composer/producer Melvin Gibbs is best-known among jazz fans for his run with the Ronald Shannon Jackson Decoding Society and among rock fans as bassist for what most devotees consider the best version of The Henry Rollins Band. Now leading his own band, Gibbs explores “the Black Atlantic continuum" that runs from Harlem and NYC in North ...
Melvin Gibbs Elevated Entity: Ancients Speak
by Glenn Astarita
Bassist Melvin Gibbs is a multi-talented and pivotal figure on New York City's downtown scene. On Ancients Speak, co-produced by renegade guitarist and experimental composer Arto Lindsay, Gibbs mixes a potpourri of African vocals, hip hop, Latin grooves, rap, and tribal chants, along with divergent stylizations that transform into a distinct entity. Ancients Speak ...
Melvin Gibbs Interview
Melvin Gibbs interview This interview is part of the book project “under your skin" which will include Interviews with: Anthony Braxton, Ornette Coleman, Public Enemy, Taj Mahal, Yusef Lateef, Bill Frisell, Bob James, Skip Mcdonald, Erika Stucky, Living Colour, Dj Rob Swift, Marilyn ...
Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity: Holy Ghost Guitar Meets Brazilian Spirits
When Holy Ghost Guitar Meets Brazilian Spirits: Melvin Gibbs Elevated Entity Reunites the Diaspora on Ancients Speak Listening to Melvin Gibbs Elevated Entity and their new album Ancients Speak (LiveWired Music; March 17, 2009) is like walking down the street in New York and unexpectedly falling into a manhole, only to discover there is an African-American ...
Ellery Eskelin: Ten
by Shawn McGrew
This article was originally published under our Call and Response column. It's curious that both Andrea Parkins and Jim Black's names are absent from the front cover of Ten. This marks the tenth year the band has been together and both long-time associates do participate on this project. Despite functioning as the leader, Eskelin's ...
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