Bernard Woma Ensemble: African Percussion Music and Dance will be performing at “The Musical Instrument Museum” in Phoenix on December 3rd. 2010.
Don’t plan on sitting down and be prepared to dance though out the performance.
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AfroCubism
“Al Vaiven de Mi Carreta”
Playing at: Town Hall (123 W. 43rd St., Midtown West)
Get: Tickets ($35-$65) Listen in here or on WNYC
Cuban singer/guitarist Eliades Ochoa and the Malians Bassekou Kouyate (ngoni) and Djelimady Tounkara (electric guitar) are joined by Eliades’ Grupo Patria, Toumani Diabate (kora), Kasse Mady Diabate (vocals) and Lasana Diabate (balafon)
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I was at the TEDx Phoenix event this past weekend and the onstage musical act was “Dry River Yacht Club”. Because I, like most people are familiar with the music that I am familiar with, I shamefully knew nothing about this band or it’s lead singer “Garnet”. So I committed the sin of reading the little write up on them in the program guide, which said think of Bjork, which is fine except, I found myself listening and looking for Bjork, and unfortunately I was not listening to this group (so I thought).
On the drive home after the event I kept hearing in my head faint musical images of the band and so pledge myself to find their website and listened again for what I missed consciously and what was still living inside of my subconscious. I won’t tell you what I heard or who they are like, other then to say I liked them and hope to hear them live again. Listen for yourself, make your own judgment if you’ve not heard them before they don’t sound like anyone else. Dry River Yacht Club on MySpace
The American Ballet Theatre performed in Cuba yesterday, which was
the first in about 50 years.What mends hard feelings is a little love and it is unfortunate that we (US) is not able to defuse cultural disagreement with a little mutual love of the arts. I remember when the Buena Vista Social Club the movie and later the band made it way to the States. Pure joy and delight. No one was angry about what may or may not have happened years ago. The joyfulness was what many of the young Cuban dances experienced on being able to watch and interact with the ballet company. Our quiet ambassadors, the Arts.
The Arts Save Lives = Make a Donation Here to the American Ballet Theatre.
Even back in the 1950’s, musical trends were moving almost as fast as they do today and the spotlight shined on talented musicians for a brief time.
Yusef Lateef
The games of who was the greatest or the best served to confuse the listening public into thinking that the greatest were those who died early in life.
Yusef Lateef, who has just turned ninety and who is an authentic and early contributor to our understanding musical culture or “World Music”, will be at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral this Friday, Oct 22, as a part of this year’s SFJazz Festival.
Lateef refutes the myth that “only the good day young”. Sometimes they live for what seems like forever. Happy life day.
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A personal observation and not a critique of these two performers. They seem similar to me, except Lady Gaga scares me a bit and I find Katy Perry fun. I am not their target market and I am fascinated by their performances. They remind me of high wire or trapeze artists, it looks dangerous (and it is) and they have it under control, for now.
