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Who is This America?
By Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2010
Track listing: Who is This America Dem Speak of Today?; Pay Back Africa; Indictment; Big Man; Obanla'e; Elephant; Sister; Money Talks.
Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra: Who is This America?
by Chris M. Slawecki
Few American bands have been more influential in the global Afrobeat movement than the Brooklyn collective Antibalas. Keeper of the African protest flame ignited by Nigerian musician/activist Fela Kuti in the 1970s, Antibalas' reach is expansive and impressive: it contributed to the Tony- nominated musical Fela!, their horn section won a Grammy for their charts on ...
This Is R*Time
By Reut Regev
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2009
Track listing: Swill; Hula Hula; Nutcase Scenario;
Balibalaila; Some Of The Best Fish Are Alive;
Faradise; Elephant Steps; Clean Dirt; True
Story.
Clay Ross: Matuto
by Greg Camphire
In Brazilian Portuguese, matuto signifies a backwoods country hillbilly. Guitarist, vocalist and South Carolina native Clay Ross knows a thing or two about these types of folks, and finds common ground between their counterparts across the equator on Matuto, his eclectic debut for Ropeadope Records. Ross is something of a polymath, handling guitar, ...
Reut Regev: This Is R*Time
by Martin Longley
Trombonist Reut Regev moved to New York City from Israel in 1998, and soon began working with Anthony Braxton, Frank London and Butch Morris. Her newest band is R*Time, a quartet that concentrates almost entirely on her original material. She is joined by drummer Igal Foni, bassist Brad Jones and guitarist David Phelps, the latter employing ...
Reut Regev: This Is R*Time
by Troy Collins
Since moving to New York City in 1998, Israeli-born trombonist Reut Regev has made a series of remarkable appearances with a number of high-profile ensembles and artists. Unconstrained by stylistic preconceptions, her early work with such Yiddish-themed artists as Frank London and Metropolitan Klezmer sits comfortably alongside recent gigs with renown avant gardists Butch Morris and ...
Dred Scott Trio: Live At The Rockwood Music Hall
by Christopher Shoe
This album is the Dred Scott Trio's tribute to one of its most frequent gigs in New York. In a city where regular engagements are more and more scarce it is a beautiful thing to see the relationship this band shares with a venue; Live at the Rockwood Music Hall is a beautiful showcase of this ...
The Harlem Experiment
Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2008
Track listing: Intro; One for Jackie; Rigor Mortis; Reefer Man; Harlem River Drive; Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen; muM's Interlude; It's Just Begun; Mambo a la Savoy; A Rose in Spanish Harlem; One for Malcolm; Lil' Bit; Think; A Rose in Spanish Harlem; Walking Through Harlem.
