Tag Archives: vocal

Folklore Urbano Quintet – July 22, 2016

Folklore Urbano Quintet  –  Pierson Park  –  July 22, 2016 Ringleader Mayor leads the combo through various genres of Columbian music, folk and otherwise.  There are various conformations of the group, here a quintet; in other settings, up to twelve … Continue reading

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Ta Pethia Orchestra – July 16, 2016

Ta Pethia Orchestra  –  St. George Greek Orthodox Church  –  July 16, 2016 I spent some family time out on Cape Cod, and looked up the Grecian Festival, where Ta Pethia had the gig.  I was hoping for grilled octopus, … Continue reading

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Sun Ra Arkestra – May 8, 2016

Sun Ra Arkestra  –  Greenpoint Terminal  –  May 8, 2016 How’s this for a birthday present? From my son to my wife, down to Brooklyn, which is like a foreign country when this chauffeur is driving.  The converted old terminal … Continue reading

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Fatoumata Diawara – May 4, 2016

Fatoumata Diawara  –  Schomburg Center  –  May 4, 2016 Diawara is from Mali, migrated to France, originally to follow an actress career path.  Along the way, she got encouraged and mentored by fellow Malian Oumou Sangaré to express her native … Continue reading

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Martha Redbone – April 28, 2016

Martha Redbone  –  Rubenstein Atrium  –  April 28, 2016 The context for this event is the presentation of a work (“Bone Hill”) in development, to eventually become a full scale theatrical production; so it was bascially a “reading” through, fortunately … Continue reading

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The Red Hots – March 13, 2016

The Red Hots  –  Mahopac Library  –  March 13, 2016 I have a distant connection to the Red Hots – elder Russ Preston and I both played at the Hudson Valley Folk Guild coffehouse (the no-longer-existent Patterson Branch), we exchanged … Continue reading

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Sarah Elizabeth Charles – February 24, 2016

Sarah Elizabeth Charles  –  Harlem Stage Gatehouse  –  February 24, 2016 Charles participated in a more widespread Carnegie Hall/Weill “West Side Story”-themed series of presentations throughout the city.  This particular concert was the result of “The Somewhere Project”.   Not only … Continue reading

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Tactus – December 10, 2015

Tactus  –  Manhattan School of Music  –  December 10, 2015 Tactus is (or seems to be) less a group than a collective within the Manhattan School that features music of the 20th and 21st century; here the focus was on … Continue reading

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BackCountry Jazz – October 13, 2012

BackCountry Jazz  –  Greenwich Library, Cole Auditorium  –  October 13, 2012 BackCountry Jazz is a nonprofit music performance and education organization put together in Greenwich, led on stage by Bennie Wallace.  He’s had a legit career in jazz, and seems … Continue reading

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Guy Davis – September 23, 2012

Guy Davis  –  Ossining Public Library  –  September 23, 2012 Davis is a treasure of blues/roots/Americana, with a deep authoritative voice, an incisive sense of humor, and enough attitude to put that sense to worthy use.  He rotated through several … Continue reading

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