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Fishtank Ensemble: Gypsy Wagons, Slap Bass and Mad Loves
Gypsy Wagons, Slap Bass, and Mad Loves: The Unseen Musical Forces behind Fishtank Ensemble Parked next door to a sandwich truck sits a hand-built, mule drawn “Gypsy wagon," like an apparition from a bygone era, in the driveway of a contemporary hillside home in Hollywood, California. Belonging to Fishtank Ensemble, it embodies the wild and wooly ...
Sones de Mexico Ensemble Creates a Fiesta Mexicana for Children
Ancient Aztec Myths, Cowboy Mice, and Dancing Iguanas: Sones de Mexico Ensemble Creates a Fiesta Mexicana for Children What do a crawfish, a cowboy mouse, and a 100-year-old woman have in common? They are all characters in Fiesta Mexicana: Mexican Songs & Stories for Ninos & Ninas and their Papas & Mamas (release April 24, 2010), ...
Chris Burton Jacome Reinterprets a Tradition in the Spanish Southwest
Flamenco Rising: Chris Burton Jacome Reinterprets a Tradition in the Spanish Southwest Sometimes it takes an outsider to innovate within a tradition. And sometimes that outsider is less outside than it appears. Flamenco guitarist Chris Burton Jacome is just that kind of outsider. His new album, Levanto (release: April 13, 2010), is a studio adaptation of ...
Sings with the Stones, Parties with Prince: Not Your Average Fado Singer
Outrageous Fortune: The Sultry Ana Moura's Fresh Take on Portuguese Fado She sings the traditional three-song set at storied fado houses in Lisbon, picking her songs right before stepping out on stage in front of the candlelit room, following the call of her heart at that moment. She improvises vocal lines on stage with Mick Jagger ...
Gaida's Debut Album "Levantine Indulgence" Arrives March 21
Translating Ecstasy from Syria to the Blues: Gaida's Secret Passion is Revealed For Gaida, morning in Damascus meant melodies: waking to the sound of her father's radio while he shaved, the predawn intertwining calls to prayer bursting from mosques across the world's longest-inhabited city. Strains of Umm Kulthum and Fairouz rose from radios and stores as ...
Ambassador, University Fellow & World Traveler Julie Fowlis Releases 'Uam' on March 9th
Whispers from the Islands: The World of Gaelic Singer Julie Fowlis Comes of Age on Uam The shushing that leads a cow to give bountiful milk. The beat and pounding of tweed on the table. The whisper of a wry lover trying to sneak in his beloved's window. These sounds, once endangered, lie at the heart ...
Zero Hour Tango Fest:: Tango, a Way of Life
Between Shadows and Longing: The Zero Hour Tango Fest Brings the Sensuality of Late Night City Streets onto the Stage A tango festival unlike any other. Walking among dimly lit streets, a clock strikes midnight and the mythical “zero hour" is upon you. It has long past since the skyline swallowed the sun, as familiar city ...
25th Jewish Music Festival Returns to Bay Area March 20 - 29 and July, 2010
Diasporic Ecstasy: The 25th Jewish Music Festival Fetes a Quarter Century of Jewish Creativity with Premiere Performances and Playful Reflection From Berlin to Buenos Aires, from the melodies that bring ecstasy, to cool jazz and hot klezmer, the 25th Jewish Music Festival has embraced the entire multifaceted world of Jewish experience and let it sing. The ...
Altan: Celebrating 25 Years with New CD and North American Tour
Leaping like their homeland from earthy and moving tradition to world-wide notoriety, the acclaimed Irish sextet Altan celebrates a quarter century with Altan: 25th Anniversary Celebration (Compass Records), a new recording of lush, sensitive orchestrations by renowned Irish composer Fiachara Trench performed by the RTE Concert Orchestra. Altan will be touring North America in March. See ...
Cedric Watson Featured on Music Voyager's "Road to a Grammy"
Music Voyager (www.musicvoyager.com), a new music and travel series that begins broadcasting in early February 2010 in North America on PBS and internationally on Nat Geo Music & Adventure channel and other international networks, is profiling and filming Cedric Watson along with his band, Bijou Crole, as part of its Road to a Grammy special. The ...
