August 1 Alicia Svigals & FriendsKlezmer Violin7 pm Admission $12 Alicia Svigals, violinist/composer, a founder of the Klezmatics and of the all-women band Mikveh, is considered by many to be the world's foremost klezmer fiddler. During the past decade, she almost singlehandedly revived klezmer fiddle playing, which came close to extinction in this century; traditional klezmer violin style is now being played again by hundreds of her students, including most of today's best professional players. She taught and toured with violinist Itzhak Perlman, who recorded her compositions as duets with Ms. Svigals accompanied by the Klezmatics, and she was awarded first prize at the Safed, Israel international klezmer festival competition. Her impressive solo career includes collaborations and performances with Tony Kushner, Itzhak Perlman, Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, and many others. Alicia has appeared on David Letterman, MTV, Good Morning America, PBS' Great Performances, and NPR's Prairie Home Companion, Weekend Edition and New Sounds, and the critics have raved: "stunningly gifted" "brilliant fiddling" "dazzling virtuosity" "without question the greatest living exponent of the klezmer fiddle." August 3 Najma Ayashah& Babukishan DasDance of India & Gypsy Music 8pmAdmission $15 Featuring international renown artists Dick Barsamian on oud, Steve Gorn on bamboo flute and Seido Salifoski on dumbek. Najma Ayashah, Kathak Dance exponent of the Jaipuri Tradition, is known to have enriched and integrated the great Jaipur tradition of Kathak with elements of folk and Gypsy dance with an unusual sense of aesthetic adventure and free form. Her creative repertoire finds expression in integrated compositions with cross-cultural or fusion pieces performing to music and rhythms of Flamenco, Africa and Middle East. Babu Kishen Das combines Baul and Indian rhythms with Reggae to produce his own brand of World Music - Babu's New Age. Bengali Folk Fusion is the result. Coming from an old and very traditional Baul family, Babu's grandfather, Guru Shri Nabani das Baul, was a much celebrated singer and post that was instrumental in bringing the Baul culture to not only fame, but also the respected and admired status they enjoy today. August 4 Juanito PascualFlamenco Guitar8pm Admission $12 Jonathan “Juanito” Pascual has been called “one of the greatest American flamenco guitarists.” He is a multifaceted guitarist, composer, and teacher who has performed in styles ranging from jazz and blues, to classical guitar, klezmer, as well as flamenco. Based in Boston, Juanito tours frequently throughout the U.S. and has played for most of the country’s major flamenco dance companies including those of Omayra Amaya, Ramon de los Reyes, Jose Greco II, Carlota Santana, La Repompa de Málaga, Inés Arrubla, and Susana di Palma. He has performed in major festivals around the country including the 2003 Tanglewood Jazz Festival, Festival Flamenco Internacional in Albuquerque, Yale’s International Festival of Arts and Ideas, and New York City’s Fringe Festival. "A flamenco phenom....a rising star of the Sapnish guitar form" -The Boston Globe "One of the hottest flamenco guitarists to emerge in recent years" - National Public Radio
Alicia Svigals & FriendsKlezmer Violin7 pm Admission $12 Alicia Svigals
August 3 Najma Ayashah& Babukishan DasDance of India & Gypsy Music 8pmAdmission $15 Featuring international renown artists Dick Barsamian on oud, Steve Gorn on bamboo flute and Seido Salifoski on dumbek.
Najma Ayashah& Babukishan DasDance of India & Gypsy Music
Najma Ayashah, Kathak Dance exponent of the Jaipuri Tradition, is known to have enriched and integrated the great Jaipur tradition of Kathak with elements of folk and Gypsy dance with an unusual sense of aesthetic adventure and free form. Her creative repertoire finds expression in integrated compositions with cross-cultural or fusion pieces performing to music and rhythms of Flamenco, Africa and Middle East. Babu Kishen Das combines Baul and Indian rhythms with Reggae to produce his own brand of World Music - Babu's New Age. Bengali Folk Fusion is the result. Coming from an old and very traditional Baul family, Babu's grandfather, Guru Shri Nabani das Baul, was a much celebrated singer and post that was instrumental in bringing the Baul culture to not only fame, but also the respected and admired status they enjoy today.
August 4 Juanito Pascual
Juanito Pascual
Pablo Mayor---Folklore UrbanoAfro-Colombian Music 10pmAdmission $12 While professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, in 1998, Mr. Mayor began his personal search... a process of first becoming acquainted with his own Colombian identity, and subsequently with the native music of his country. He now resides in NYC, where his concept of Folkore Urbano was born. Having been intellectually drawn to jazz, but all his life connected spiritually to the musical language of Colombia, Mr. Mayor has been seeking a form of expression that combines both musical worlds. Folklore Urbano combines Afro-Columbian rhythms of Mayor's home country with sophisticated jazz harmonies and form. In between sets DJ Gary Dominguez will bring a powerful repertoire of urban sounds from Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Latin New York, Spain, and South America to enrich "Colombia Meets Jazz and Dance !" DJ Gary Dominguez comes from Cali, Colombia, where he is renowned for his work as "musical advisor" for Festival de Orquestas and founder of Salsa and Latin Music Collector Encounter of Feria de Cali. Gary was also founder/owner of Taverna Latina, a musical hot spot in Cali, Colombia, where musicians from all over the world gathered to the sounds of DJ Gary for nearly 20 years. Best known as "the wandering DJ," Gary has worked as DJ in Barcelona, Spain, Puerto Rico (Fiesta Patronales), Bogota, Colombia, and Havana, Cuba (Cubadisco). Now in NYC, DJ Gary has created his own "cuchifrito circuit" that includes programming, spinning music, and projecting videos of Salsa, Latin jazz, Timba Cubana, and Caribbean Fusion at clubs across the city.
August 5 Vance Gilbertw/ Special Guest All About Buford Singer/ Songwriter 7:30pm Sponsored by: Admission $15 "When songwriter Vance Gilbert exploded on the Boston scene, the boom was heard all over New England. News of this bold, infectious performer spread like prairie fire. No local acoustic performer in recent memory - not Tracy Chapman, not The Story, not Dar Williams - has gotten hot faster than Gilbert... His catchy, pop-friendly melodies support keenly crafted, hard-hitting lyrics. His guitar is supple, his milk-warm tenor honest and gently acrobatic... He does not duck hard truths and never succumbs to the temptation to tie his points up in neat platitudes or truisms. He writes powerfully and uncompromisingly about the wrenching separation suffered by single parents, the tug between love's desires and its demands and the bitterness of being nonwhite in this Euro-centric culture... Gilbert has earned an unusually deep affection and loyalty from his fans. He is that rare performer for whom people lean forward in their seats as eagerly between songs as they do during them. These 'Vance-heads' see him over and over again, always expecting to be surprised, never being disappointed."
Vance Gilbertw/ Special Guest All About Buford Singer/ Songwriter
KlezskaKlezmer/Ska Music- Jamaican Independence Day Party 10pm Admission $15 Each member of KLEZSKA! a virtuoso in his or her own right, as a group they have created a totally original, powerful and perfect union of Klezmer with traditional Jamaican Ska and Reggae music. For this special commemoration of Jamaican Independence Day, the band will perform several new tunes that they have prepared for their upcoming Israeli tour. Performing with Klezska! will be: Glenn Tamir (drums, band leader); Rick Sabo (guitar); Wayne Batchelor (upright bass); Nick Balaban (keyboards); Alex Kontorovich (clarinet); Ben Holms (trumpet); Reut Regev (trombone); and Skye Steele (violin). Also sitting in will be touring guitarist Josh Rivel and bassist Jim Robertson. (Mazel tov to sax master Harel Shachal, who is in Israel getting ready for his wedding on Aug. 15th!)
August 6 Barbara SfragaJazz Vocalist8pm Admission $15 Vocalist Barbara Sfraga has tracked one of the most captivating jazz albums of the year with Under the Moon . Her vocal work is consistantly inventive and sure, and she demonstrates a distinctive feel for how to unlock a song in a new way. ...Sfraga's debut for A440 is a major-league jazz record. --Philip van Vleck, BILLBOARD (CRITIC'S CHOICE) She wraps her voice around and inside a song, interpreting it like an instrumentalist, soaring, but never treating it like a mere vehicle, never losing respect for the song. About Sfraga's repertoire: She holds songwriters Duke Ellington (an affecting Mood Indigo, best version you'll hear this year) and Bob Dylan (a luminous Every Grain of Sand , with just voice and acoustic bass) in equal esteem. If a mad gene-splicer could cross kd lang with Sheila Jordan, the result might be Barbara Sfraga. --Mark Keresman, San Francisco Weekly Curry Club presents: JuicyCaribbean MusicAdmission $10 before Midnight, $15 after
Barbara SfragaJazz Vocalist8pm Admission $15 Vocalist Barbara Sfraga has tracked one of the most captivating jazz albums of the year with Under the Moon . Her vocal work is consistantly inventive and sure, and she demonstrates a distinctive feel for how to unlock a song in a new way. ...Sfraga's debut for A440 is a major-league jazz record. --Philip van Vleck, BILLBOARD (CRITIC'S CHOICE)
She wraps her voice around and inside a song, interpreting it like an instrumentalist, soaring, but never treating it like a mere vehicle, never losing respect for the song. About Sfraga's repertoire: She holds songwriters Duke Ellington (an affecting Mood Indigo, best version you'll hear this year) and Bob Dylan (a luminous Every Grain of Sand , with just voice and acoustic bass) in equal esteem. If a mad gene-splicer could cross kd lang with Sheila Jordan, the result might be Barbara Sfraga. --Mark Keresman, San Francisco Weekly
Curry Club presents: JuicyCaribbean MusicAdmission $10 before Midnight, $15 after
August 7 New African Production, Inc.Presents Grand Soiree SenegalaiseFeaturing Cheikh Tairou M'Baye & Sing Sing Rhythm10pm Admission $20 for the Whole Night Traditional Senegalese Sabar music CHEIKH M'BAYE & SING SING RHYTHMS is a drum and dance company of Wolof griots from Medina, Senegal. Founded in 1987, the group is named for their ancestor, Sing Sing Faye, the first master drummer of the Cape Vert peninsula. They have performed and toured extensively in Africa, Europe, Canada, the Virgin Islands and the U.S., and have recorded with such luminaries as Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Randy Weston, Jack DeJohnette, Angelique Kidjo and Craig Harris. Their CD, "Mame Bouna," is a true representation of the traditional rhythms of the Wolof people of Senegal.New African Production, Inc.Presents: DANCE PARTYHosted by: MC Ehadji Ndao & Music by: DJ Sheun & DJ Papa12:30am Spinning: Zouk, Soukous, Cabo, Mbalak, Mapouka, R&B, Salsa, Reggae, Makossa, Merengue, Logoby, Zouglou.
New African Production, Inc.Presents Grand Soiree SenegalaiseFeaturing Cheikh Tairou M'Baye & Sing Sing Rhythm10pm Admission $20 for the Whole Night
Traditional Senegalese Sabar music CHEIKH M'BAYE & SING SING RHYTHMS is a drum and dance company of Wolof griots from Medina, Senegal. Founded in 1987, the group is named for their ancestor, Sing Sing Faye, the first master drummer of the Cape Vert peninsula. They have performed and toured extensively in Africa, Europe, Canada, the Virgin Islands and the U.S., and have recorded with such luminaries as Peter Gabriel, Youssou N'Dour, Randy Weston, Jack DeJohnette, Angelique Kidjo and Craig Harris. Their CD, "Mame Bouna," is a true representation of the traditional rhythms of the Wolof people of Senegal.
New African Production, Inc.Presents: DANCE PARTYHosted by: MC Ehadji Ndao & Music by: DJ Sheun & DJ Papa12:30am Spinning: Zouk, Soukous, Cabo, Mbalak, Mapouka, R&B, Salsa, Reggae, Makossa, Merengue, Logoby, Zouglou.
August 11 Pablo Mayor---Folklore Urbanow/ Special Guest DJ Gary Dominguez Afro-Colombian Music 9pmAdmission $10 While professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, in 1998, Mr. Mayor began his personal search... a process of first becoming acquainted with his own Colombian identity, and subsequently with the native music of his country. He now resides in NYC, where his concept of Folkore Urbano was born. Having been intellectually drawn to jazz, but all his life connected spiritually to the musical language of Colombia, Mr. Mayor has been seeking a form of expression that combines both musical worlds. Folklore Urbano combines Afro-Columbian rhythms of Mayor's home country with sophisticated jazz harmonies and form. In between sets DJ Gary Dominguez will bring a powerful repertoire of urban sounds from Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Latin New York, Spain, and South America to enrich "Colombia Meets Jazz and Dance !" DJ Gary Dominguez comes from Cali, Colombia, where he is renowned for his work as "musical advisor" for Festival de Orquestas and founder of Salsa and Latin Music Collector Encounter of Feria de Cali. Gary was also founder/owner of Taverna Latina, a musical hot spot in Cali, Colombia, where musicians from all over the world gathered to the sounds of DJ Gary for nearly 20 years. Best known as "the wandering DJ," Gary has worked as DJ in Barcelona, Spain, Puerto Rico (Fiesta Patronales), Bogota, Colombia, and Havana, Cuba (Cubadisco). Now in NYC, DJ Gary has created his own "cuchifrito circuit" that includes programming, spinning music, and projecting videos of Salsa, Latin jazz, Timba Cubana, and Caribbean Fusion at clubs across the city.
Pablo Mayor---Folklore Urbanow/ Special Guest DJ Gary Dominguez Afro-Colombian Music 9pmAdmission $10 While professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, in 1998, Mr. Mayor began his personal search... a process of first becoming acquainted with his own Colombian identity, and subsequently with the native music of his country. He now resides in NYC, where his concept of Folkore Urbano was born. Having been intellectually drawn to jazz, but all his life connected spiritually to the musical language of Colombia, Mr. Mayor has been seeking a form of expression that combines both musical worlds. Folklore Urbano combines Afro-Columbian rhythms of Mayor's home country with sophisticated jazz harmonies and form. In between sets DJ Gary Dominguez will bring a powerful repertoire of urban sounds from Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Latin New York, Spain, and South America to enrich "Colombia Meets Jazz and Dance !" DJ Gary Dominguez comes from Cali, Colombia, where he is renowned for his work as "musical advisor" for Festival de Orquestas and founder of Salsa and Latin Music Collector Encounter of Feria de Cali. Gary was also founder/owner of Taverna Latina, a musical hot spot in Cali, Colombia, where musicians from all over the world gathered to the sounds of DJ Gary for nearly 20 years. Best known as "the wandering DJ," Gary has worked as DJ in Barcelona, Spain, Puerto Rico (Fiesta Patronales), Bogota, Colombia, and Havana, Cuba (Cubadisco). Now in NYC, DJ Gary has created his own "cuchifrito circuit" that includes programming, spinning music, and projecting videos of Salsa, Latin jazz, Timba Cubana, and Caribbean Fusion at clubs across the city.
August 12 Either OrchestraEthiopian Jazz Ensemble8pm Admission $12 The EITHER/ORCHESTRA is a 10-piece jazz ensemble - two trumpets, trombone, three saxophones, piano, acoustic bass, drums and congas - based in Cambridge, MA. Founded in 1985 by saxophonist/composer Russ Gershon, the E/O combines the agility and freedom of a jazz combo, the raw power and subtle coloring of a jazz orchestra and the deep grooves of Afro-Latin music. Now in its 19th year, the continuing evolution of the group has made it stronger and more accessible than ever. Inspired by the diverse history of jazz and enamored of the power of popular music and dance rhythms, the E/O is not a tribute band or a museum piece. Building upon their deep respect for the audience, the E/O takes listeners on an exciting ride from America to the Caribbean and Africa and leaves them hungry for more.International Reggae Showcase:Soldiers of Jah Army,Jahcoustix &Gomba Jahbari10pm Admission $10 Soldiers of Jah Army, based in Washington DC, are rising up strong and dedicated on their mission to bring the message to the people through original roots music. Truly one of a kind, these gifted songwriters are "Going for verses to move mountains and hillsides, striving for choruses to put the world in the right stride and building bridges to cross over the lies.” Gomba Jahbari is a reggae band native to the island of Puerto Rico. Established in 1998, Gomba Jahbari was born from a desire to rescue a part of Caribbean culture by one of the most sensible ways possible: through music. At the age of 14 in Nairobi, Kenya, Dominik Haas aka Jahcoustix, the son of a German diplomat, discovered the first traces of the music which would give his life a clear direction: Roots Reggae Music. After an eight-year stay in Kenya and Egypt, Dominik returned to Germany. His music, which he dubs "organic-acoustic Reggae Soul, " reflects his experiences and knows neither skin color, race nor ideological limitations.
Either OrchestraEthiopian Jazz Ensemble8pm Admission $12 The EITHER/ORCHESTRA is a 10-piece jazz ensemble - two trumpets, trombone, three saxophones, piano, acoustic bass, drums and congas - based in Cambridge, MA. Founded in 1985 by saxophonist/composer Russ Gershon, the E/O combines the agility and freedom of a jazz combo, the raw power and subtle coloring of a jazz orchestra and the deep grooves of Afro-Latin music. Now in its 19th year, the continuing evolution of the group has made it stronger and more accessible than ever. Inspired by the diverse history of jazz and enamored of the power of popular music and dance rhythms, the E/O is not a tribute band or a museum piece. Building upon their deep respect for the audience, the E/O takes listeners on an exciting ride from America to the Caribbean and Africa and leaves them hungry for more.
International Reggae Showcase:Soldiers of Jah Army,Jahcoustix &Gomba Jahbari10pm Admission $10 Soldiers of Jah Army, based in Washington DC, are rising up strong and dedicated on their mission to bring the message to the people through original roots music. Truly one of a kind, these gifted songwriters are "Going for verses to move mountains and hillsides, striving for choruses to put the world in the right stride and building bridges to cross over the lies.” Gomba Jahbari is a reggae band native to the island of Puerto Rico. Established in 1998, Gomba Jahbari was born from a desire to rescue a part of Caribbean culture by one of the most sensible ways possible: through music. At the age of 14 in Nairobi, Kenya, Dominik Haas aka Jahcoustix, the son of a German diplomat, discovered the first traces of the music which would give his life a clear direction: Roots Reggae Music. After an eight-year stay in Kenya and Egypt, Dominik returned to Germany. His music, which he dubs "organic-acoustic Reggae Soul, " reflects his experiences and knows neither skin color, race nor ideological limitations.
Gomba Jahbari is a reggae band native to the island of Puerto Rico. Established in 1998, Gomba Jahbari was born from a desire to rescue a part of Caribbean culture by one of the most sensible ways possible: through music.
At the age of 14 in Nairobi, Kenya, Dominik Haas aka Jahcoustix, the son of a German diplomat, discovered the first traces of the music which would give his life a clear direction: Roots Reggae Music. After an eight-year stay in Kenya and Egypt, Dominik returned to Germany. His music, which he dubs "organic-acoustic Reggae Soul, " reflects his experiences and knows neither skin color, race nor ideological limitations.
August 13 janah8pm Admission $12 Despite the band member's individual dedication and experience, Janah's sound is, in essence, the musical memoirs of Keith Johnston, a song writing visionary, composer, and lyricist who's desire to find a new voice took him from the predictable streets of Atlanta, to the shores of Israel and beyond, ultimately giving his songs an authentic world quality no amount of cunning, second-hand, desk-top ingenuity could achieve. His eclectic compositions combine experience, appreciation for cultural distinctions, melodic sensibility, and a lust for adventure, discovery and epiphany. Janah's new album, "Swan In The Monsoon" released in November 2003, is brimming with the same bold spirit of imagination, damning the status quo, while fostering unusual mass appeal. It has contagious melodies, lush, powerful orchestration, meaningful lyrics, and a feast of rock-solid percussion burnished in by hundreds of live shows. Instead of struggling to live up to their studio work, as many bands do, Janah continually comes alive on stage with wild energy and great detail, leaving a reoccurring theme in the letters of multiplying fans: "When are you coming back?" Harmonious WailGypsy Swing with Killer Vocals10pm Admission $12 Harmonious Wail seamlessly blends an eclectic array of styles - Django Reinhardt inspired jazz, Eastern European gypsy swing, American jazz standards, and contemporary folk - to create their own distinctive sound. Meiway African Music"Zouglou" Singer from Côte d'Ivoire MidnightAdmission $20 Internationally-acclaimed MEIWAY is a spearhead of the "zouglou" or "dance des jeunes" movement - the wildly popular dance beat from Ivory Coast, West Africa. A communal, conga-like dance, zouglou has evolved in the past decade as an expression of the troubles and aspirations of Ivoirian youth. Currently residing in France, Meiway is known for his dramatic arrangements combining rock guitar with soukous stylings, gushing keyboards and other ethnic rhythms such as "zoblazo" to show off his smooth and delicate tenor voice.
janah8pm Admission $12 Despite the band member's individual dedication and experience, Janah's sound is, in essence, the musical memoirs of Keith Johnston, a song writing visionary, composer, and lyricist who's desire to find a new voice took him from the predictable streets of Atlanta, to the shores of Israel and beyond, ultimately giving his songs an authentic world quality no amount of cunning, second-hand, desk-top ingenuity could achieve. His eclectic compositions combine experience, appreciation for cultural distinctions, melodic sensibility, and a lust for adventure, discovery and epiphany. Janah's new album, "Swan In The Monsoon" released in November 2003, is brimming with the same bold spirit of imagination, damning the status quo, while fostering unusual mass appeal. It has contagious melodies, lush, powerful orchestration, meaningful lyrics, and a feast of rock-solid percussion burnished in by hundreds of live shows. Instead of struggling to live up to their studio work, as many bands do, Janah continually comes alive on stage with wild energy and great detail, leaving a reoccurring theme in the letters of multiplying fans: "When are you coming back?"
Harmonious WailGypsy Swing with Killer Vocals10pm Admission $12 Harmonious Wail seamlessly blends an eclectic array of styles - Django Reinhardt inspired jazz, Eastern European gypsy swing, American jazz standards, and contemporary folk - to create their own distinctive sound.
Meiway African Music"Zouglou" Singer from Côte d'Ivoire MidnightAdmission $20 Internationally-acclaimed MEIWAY is a spearhead of the "zouglou" or "dance des jeunes" movement - the wildly popular dance beat from Ivory Coast, West Africa. A communal, conga-like dance, zouglou has evolved in the past decade as an expression of the troubles and aspirations of Ivoirian youth. Currently residing in France, Meiway is known for his dramatic arrangements combining rock guitar with soukous stylings, gushing keyboards and other ethnic rhythms such as "zoblazo" to show off his smooth and delicate tenor voice.
August 14 MozayikHaitian Jazz Ensemble 10pm Admission $12 Mozayik's musical concept draws upon the rich legacy of traditional Afro-Haitian rhythms, blending them with the instrumentation, melodic/harmonic sensibilities and improvisation of jazz. Mozayik’s sound, a blend of the ancient and the modern, is grounded in tradition yet boldly moving forward. Mozayik is: Eddy Bourjolly (guitar), Gashford Guillaume (drums), Welmyr Jean-Pierre (piano/keyboards), Markus Schwartz (traditional Haitian drums/percussion) and Gene Torres (bass). Congolese Celebration – Soukous Musicfeaturing: Coco SukaliMusic from Congo MidnightAdmission $12 After four decades of evolution, modern Soukous now faces a new sun, a prismatic brightness known as COCO SUKALI. He is the lead singer from Congo with a Congolese ensemble whose temple is the dance floor of love and life. Group leader, songwriter and vocalist COCO SUKALI founded his group several years ago with some of the best musicians in New York and Africa. Part of the magic of the new sound is provided by his guitar player from the Soukous Stars band. His chant like incantation are the soul of his show. When listening to COCO you will be dancing.
MozayikHaitian Jazz Ensemble 10pm Admission $12 Mozayik's musical concept draws upon the rich legacy of traditional Afro-Haitian rhythms, blending them with the instrumentation, melodic/harmonic sensibilities and improvisation of jazz. Mozayik’s sound, a blend of the ancient and the modern, is grounded in tradition yet boldly moving forward. Mozayik is: Eddy Bourjolly (guitar), Gashford Guillaume (drums), Welmyr Jean-Pierre (piano/keyboards), Markus Schwartz (traditional Haitian drums/percussion) and Gene Torres (bass).
Congolese Celebration – Soukous Musicfeaturing: Coco SukaliMusic from Congo MidnightAdmission $12 After four decades of evolution, modern Soukous now faces a new sun, a prismatic brightness known as COCO SUKALI. He is the lead singer from Congo with a Congolese ensemble whose temple is the dance floor of love and life. Group leader, songwriter and vocalist COCO SUKALI founded his group several years ago with some of the best musicians in New York and Africa. Part of the magic of the new sound is provided by his guitar player from the Soukous Stars band. His chant like incantation are the soul of his show. When listening to COCO you will be dancing.
August 17 ArakMiddle Eastern Music 7:30 pm Admission $15 By the middle of the 20th century, immigrants from the Middle East - Armenians, Arabs, Greeks - fused old world melodies, oriental rhythms, and quarter-tone scales with American jazz, blues, and swing. East met West resulting in a powerful, hypnotic sound that was undeniably new and utterly irresistible. ARAK, the musical collaboration of Michael Gostanian, Haig Buchakjian, Sevan Simonian, and Nishan Akgulian, proudly continues this tradition with driving dumbeg and guitar rhythms, thick oud leads, kanoun harmonies, and soaring vocals. For this event, ARAK features dazzling bellydance performances by Sira, one of the hottest dancers on New York club scene. Sira is one of New York's top professional belly dancers. She is of Armenian descent and brings the gracefulness and elegance of Armenian women's dances to traditional belly dance. She has been captivating audiences for 12 years with performances that are powerful, soulful, artistic and not to be missed! Takisha and Jordan, both up and coming dancers make their fantastic debut performances!
ArakMiddle Eastern Music 7:30 pm Admission $15 By the middle of the 20th century, immigrants from the Middle East - Armenians, Arabs, Greeks - fused old world melodies, oriental rhythms, and quarter-tone scales with American jazz, blues, and swing. East met West resulting in a powerful, hypnotic sound that was undeniably new and utterly irresistible. ARAK, the musical collaboration of Michael Gostanian, Haig Buchakjian, Sevan Simonian, and Nishan Akgulian, proudly continues this tradition with driving dumbeg and guitar rhythms, thick oud leads, kanoun harmonies, and soaring vocals. For this event, ARAK features dazzling bellydance performances by Sira, one of the hottest dancers on New York club scene. Sira is one of New York's top professional belly dancers. She is of Armenian descent and brings the gracefulness and elegance of Armenian women's dances to traditional belly dance. She has been captivating audiences for 12 years with performances that are powerful, soulful, artistic and not to be missed! Takisha and Jordan, both up and coming dancers make their fantastic debut performances!
August 18 Judith OwenSinger/Songwriter8pm Admission $15 "Consistent soulfulness" is how Variety Magazine recently described Judith's songs, and that neatly sums up the lady herself. Says her friend Julia Fordham, "Imagine the classic writing of a Carole King, add a dash of Annie Lennox flair, wrap it up in a soul as big as Aretha's, add a unique bright and witty bow and you would have a rough picture of the many original and innate gifts of Judith Owen."Pablo Mayor---Folklore Urbanow/ Special Guest DJ Gary Dominguez Afro-Colombian Music 9:30pmAdmission $10 While professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, in 1998, Mr. Mayor began his personal search... a process of first becoming acquainted with his own Colombian identity, and subsequently with the native music of his country. He now resides in NYC, where his concept of Folkore Urbano was born. Having been intellectually drawn to jazz, but all his life connected spiritually to the musical language of Colombia, Mr. Mayor has been seeking a form of expression that combines both musical worlds. Folklore Urbano combines Afro-Columbian rhythms of Mayor's home country with sophisticated jazz harmonies and form. In between sets DJ Gary Dominguez will bring a powerful repertoire of urban sounds from Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Latin New York, Spain, and South America to enrich "Colombia Meets Jazz and Dance !" DJ Gary Dominguez comes from Cali, Colombia, where he is renowned for his work as "musical advisor" for Festival de Orquestas and founder of Salsa and Latin Music Collector Encounter of Feria de Cali. Gary was also founder/owner of Taverna Latina, a musical hot spot in Cali, Colombia, where musicians from all over the world gathered to the sounds of DJ Gary for nearly 20 years. Best known as "the wandering DJ," Gary has worked as DJ in Barcelona, Spain, Puerto Rico (Fiesta Patronales), Bogota, Colombia, and Havana, Cuba (Cubadisco). Now in NYC, DJ Gary has created his own "cuchifrito circuit" that includes programming, spinning music, and projecting videos of Salsa, Latin jazz, Timba Cubana, and Caribbean Fusion at clubs across the city.
Judith OwenSinger/Songwriter8pm Admission $15 "Consistent soulfulness" is how Variety Magazine recently described Judith's songs, and that neatly sums up the lady herself. Says her friend Julia Fordham, "Imagine the classic writing of a Carole King, add a dash of Annie Lennox flair, wrap it up in a soul as big as Aretha's, add a unique bright and witty bow and you would have a rough picture of the many original and innate gifts of Judith Owen."
Pablo Mayor---Folklore Urbanow/ Special Guest DJ Gary Dominguez Afro-Colombian Music 9:30pmAdmission $10 While professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, in 1998, Mr. Mayor began his personal search... a process of first becoming acquainted with his own Colombian identity, and subsequently with the native music of his country. He now resides in NYC, where his concept of Folkore Urbano was born. Having been intellectually drawn to jazz, but all his life connected spiritually to the musical language of Colombia, Mr. Mayor has been seeking a form of expression that combines both musical worlds. Folklore Urbano combines Afro-Columbian rhythms of Mayor's home country with sophisticated jazz harmonies and form. In between sets DJ Gary Dominguez will bring a powerful repertoire of urban sounds from Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Latin New York, Spain, and South America to enrich "Colombia Meets Jazz and Dance !" DJ Gary Dominguez comes from Cali, Colombia, where he is renowned for his work as "musical advisor" for Festival de Orquestas and founder of Salsa and Latin Music Collector Encounter of Feria de Cali. Gary was also founder/owner of Taverna Latina, a musical hot spot in Cali, Colombia, where musicians from all over the world gathered to the sounds of DJ Gary for nearly 20 years. Best known as "the wandering DJ," Gary has worked as DJ in Barcelona, Spain, Puerto Rico (Fiesta Patronales), Bogota, Colombia, and Havana, Cuba (Cubadisco). Now in NYC, DJ Gary has created his own "cuchifrito circuit" that includes programming, spinning music, and projecting videos of Salsa, Latin jazz, Timba Cubana, and Caribbean Fusion at clubs across the city.
August 19 Peter Ostroushkowith Arkadiy YushinOne of America's finest Instrumental talents8pm Admission $12 Peter Ostroushko was music director of Garrison Keillor’s Prairie Home Companion Radio Show for ten years. He is still a frequent guest on the show, including an appearance three weeks ago in Seattle. Over his 25-year solo career, he has played with Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Chet Atkins, and his first recording session was an uncredited mandolin set on Bob Dylan’s Blood on the Tracks. His own 11 recordings, dating from 1985 to last year, have received high praise. Released in 1992, Duo with Dean Magraw was named one of the Ten Best Albums of the Year by Tower Pulse! Magazine. His 1995 release, Heart of the Heartland was given an N.A.I.R.D. Indie Award, named as one of the top ten albums of the year by Billboard Magazine and KCRW of Los Angeles, and named Best Album of the Year by the Twin Cities Reader. Says Sing Out! Magazine of Peter’s latest recording: “Coming Down From Red Lodge is destined to become one of Ostroushko's most popular recordings.” His tours have taken him to stages across North America and Europe, and he has earned an international reputation as a versatile and dazzling master of instrumentation and composition. His concerts feature a variety of musical styles: folk, bluegrass, jazz, classical, in a rich ethnic mix at the heart of which is his Ukrainian heritage. His concert is mostly instrumental, but Peter sings an occasional traditional ballad. Arkadiy Yushin, an exemplary guitarist who blends classical and folk technique while rhythmically supporting Ostroushko’s intricate soundscapes, accompanies Peter for US tours. Yushin, now an American citizen, was born in the Republic of Belarus. He performed in Poland, Austria, Turkey and Belarus, before coming to the US in the late 90s to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston.
Peter Ostroushkowith Arkadiy YushinOne of America's finest Instrumental talents
Roots Reggae VibrationsCedric Im Brooks Legendary Saxophonist 10pmTickets $12 in Advance/$15 at the doors. In a rare NYC appearance, legendary saxophonist CEDRIC 'IM' BROOKS will take you through a kaleidoscope of Jamaican music -from mento to ska to reggae and jazz. Cedric got his musical start at the famed Alpha Boys School in Kingston, Jamaica, and was one of the founding members of Mystic Revelation of Rastafari. His three-volume album, "Gr [bad text] ess us with his presence, before this musical genius ‘Journeys back to Africa’. “Roots Reggae Vibrations,” a weekly Thursday series produced by Bullzii Production, begins with this show, and will feature some of the best roots musicians in the genre.
August 20 Guy DavisFolk-Blues8pm Sponsored by: Admission $15 The headlines call him a renaissance bluesman, and an artist who defies the rural blues myth. Whatever you call him, Guy Davis is 100% pure blues. Throughout his career, he has dedicated himself to reviving the traditions of acoustic blues and bringing them to as many ears as possible through the material of the great blues masters, African American stories, and his own original songs, stories and performance pieces. His influences are as varied as the days. Musically, he enjoyed such great blues musicians as Blind Willie McTell (and his way of story telling), Skip James, Manse Lipscomb, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotton, and Buddy Guy, among others. It was through Taj Mahal that he found his way to the old time blues. He also loved such diverse musicians as Fats Waller and Harry Belafonte.
Guy DavisFolk-Blues8pm Sponsored by:
Manuel ValeraCuban pianist10pm Admission $10 Born and raised in Havana, pianist and composer, Manuel Valera is in the forefront of contemporary modern jazz, representing the next generation of great performers and composers. His sound is fresh, inviting and evocative, and his goal is to forge innovative sounds that bring a vitality and newness to the idioms of jazz and Latin jazz. He is constantly workshopping musical ideas to develop new composition and arranging techniques that bring together Cuban, Puerto Rican, Brazilian and various jazz styles and forms. A leader at 23, Manuel in less than a year will have recorded three cds of original compositions featuring John Patitucci, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Bill Stewart, Seamus Blake, Antonio Sanchez, Ben Street and Luisito Quintero. A graduate of Havana's Conservatory Manuel Saumell and the New School University, Manuel won second place in the 2004 Great American Jazz Competition.
“It may be rare to hear a 23-year-old with the exploratory interests and tender touch of Valera, but it's an unalloyed pleasure to discover a young man so accomplished that his potential seems boundless.” --HOWARD MANDEL, President of Jazz Journalists Association, Writer for Down Beat & Jazz Times
Brilho de Luz BandAfro-Brazilian Music from BahiaMidnightAdmission $10 The 8-piece BRILHO DE LUZ features percussion, brass, bass guitar, acoustic guitar and two dancers. Their Afro-Brazilian rhythms evoke being at Carnaval on the beautiful streets of Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. (Audience participation is required!) Band members also incorporate "capoiera," a very engaging Brazilian martial art form, into their performances.
August 21 Satalla Presents a Stellar Evening of Afro-Cuban Percussion & Jazz Featuring: Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache w/ Special Guests Legendary Congueros Candido Camero & Patato Valdes8pm & 10pm Admission $20 Advance/ $25 Day of
Satalla Presents a Stellar Evening of Afro-Cuban Percussion & Jazz Featuring: Bobby Sanabria & Quarteto Ache w/ Special Guests Legendary Congueros Candido Camero & Patato Valdes8pm & 10pm
Satalla presents a historic evening with three masters of the drum - BOBBY SANABRIA, CANDIDO and PATATO in an evening of Afro-Cuban jazz that will span the past, present and future of the Afro-Cuban jazz continuum.
BOBBY SANABRIA - One of the most passionate and articulate exponents of Afro-Cuban jazz today, drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, producer, educator, two time Grammy nominee and native Nuyorican Bobby Sanabria is renowned for being equally adept at the swinging big band sounds of drummers Buddy Rich and Louis Bellson along with other boyhood hero's, fusion pioneer Billy Cobham and timbale titan Tito Puente. Having performed and recorded with jazz and Latin music royalty such as Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Barretto, Larry Harlow, Marco Rizo, Chico O'Farill, Mario Bauzá and many others, his three critically acclaimed Cd's, "NYC Aché, Afro-Cuban Dream - Live & In Clave!!!" and the recent, "Quarteto Aché" showcase his versatility from small group, octet to big band and garnered a Grammy nomination for the aforementioned "Live & In Clave!!!" in 2001.
For this special evening Bobby brings to Satalla his virtuosic foursome, Quarteto Aché, which means "Power" in the West African, Yoruba language. Described by Modern Drummer Magazine as "... equal parts fire and grace" the quartet features Jay Collins on tenor, soprano, flutes and vocals, Daniel Kelly on piano and vocals, Andy Eulau on acoustic bass and Bobby on drums and vocals.
CANDIDO - Hailed by Downbeat magazine as the most "...influential conga drummer to come to the USA since the legendary Chano Pozo", 83 year old Candido Camero is a true legend in jazz and Afro-Cuban music. Starting his early career as a bassist, tres player (the mandolin of Cuba) Candido learned also how to play bongó at the young age of three in Havana. Establishing himself in the 1930's as a teenager with some of Cuba's most well known "son" (folk song) groups such as Arsenio Rodriguez's Conjunto, Chano Pozo's Conjunto Azul and many others, his boyhood friends were fellow legendary percussionists Mongo Santamaria and Armando Peraza. He then began to work as a studio and show musician at Cuba's biggest radio stations and at the famed Tropicana in Havana.
Since coming to the States in 1946 with the Cuban dance team of Carmen and Rolando, Candido has astounded audiences with his unique melodic style of multiple conga drumming. He is acknowledged as the first to develop the ability to play multiple conga drums, being the first to utilize two, three and more drums played simultaneously by one player. Since these early innovations, Candi' has performed and recorded with every major artist in both the fields of Latin and jazz including Tony Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Kenton, Tito Puente, Machito, Buddy Rich, Art Blakey and others too numerous to mention as well as appearing on numerous TV shows. His latest release "Candido and Graciela" teams him up with the legendary Cuban vocalist, Graciela, is available on the Chesky label. A biography on his life, directed and produced by filmmaker Ivan Acosta, will be premiered in the fall at Jazz at Lincoln Center this year.
CARLOS "PATATO" VALDES - Born in 1925 and Nicknamed "Patato" (the Yoruba word for tiny) by his boyhood friends in Havana Cuba, Patato is a giant in the history of Afro-Cuban percussion. As a youngster in his barrio in "La Habana", Los Sitios, he first played a wooden box as a drum in the rumba style known as Yambú, danced and also learned the art of the Cuban mandolin, the tres as well as the acoustic bass. Known for his quick, wit, sense of humor, stylish dress and inventiveness, Patato made history in the late 1940's by being the first conguero to play two drums simultaneously in a conjunto (small group with brass)setting with the famed Conjunto Casino in Havana. Since coming to the States in 1950, the man with the signature Kangol hat and stylish dress has been a major force in jazz and Latino circles recording and performing with a who's who including Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Tito Puente, Machito, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Mann and many others as well as appearing on film teaching Bridgette Bardot the cha-cha-cha in the 60's cult classic "And God Created Women". His solo records have become collector's items and his "Ritmo, Candela y Sabor" was nominated for a Grammy in the mid 90's. Patato has continued the innovative melodic possibilities first established by Candido and continues to marvel audiences in concert sometimes even performing with up to twelve tuned conga drums!!!
African Brothers BandNY's #1 Afro-Caribbean Party BandMidnightAdmission $15 The AFRICAN BROTHERS Band combines Afro-Caribbean rhythms and modern pop music. These world-class musicians will make you travel from Afrobeat, Highlife and Soukous to Reggae, Calypso and Latin Jazz. Their compositions are a testimony to their diverse cultural backgrounds. Led by the versatile team of guitarist Mawuena Kodjovi (Togo) and bassist Thierno Camara (Senegal), the African Brothers will entertain you with an excellent musical performance, a vibrant stage presence, and surprises at every performance (special guests, singers, dancers and other artists).
August 25 BrotherRock, Folk, Dance & World Rhythms 8pm Admission $12 With their signature vocal harmonies fusing the deep pulse of the Australian didgeridoo with the soaring highs of the bagpipes, BROTHER's Outback influences blend rock, folk, dance and world rhythms in an irresistible and charismatic live show. Founded by Aussie siblings, Hamish and Angus Richardson, BROTHER defies convention. They proudly invented "mongrel music" a metaphor that refers to the variety of musical influences that pour into their music. Pablo Mayor---Folklore Urbanow/ Special Guest DJ Gary Dominguez Afro-Colombian Music 9:30pmAdmission $10 While professor of jazz at Universidad Javeriana in Bogota, Colombia, in 1998, Mr. Mayor began his personal search... a process of first becoming acquainted with his own Colombian identity, and subsequently with the native music of his country. He now resides in NYC, where his concept of Folkore Urbano was born. Having been intellectually drawn to jazz, but all his life connected spiritually to the musical language of Colombia, Mr. Mayor has been seeking a form of expression that combines both musical worlds. Folklore Urbano combines Afro-Columbian rhythms of Mayor's home country with sophisticated jazz harmonies and form. In between sets DJ Gary Dominguez will bring a powerful repertoire of urban sounds from Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Latin New York, Spain, and South America to enrich "Colombia Meets Jazz and Dance !" DJ Gary Dominguez comes from Cali, Colombia, where he is renowned for his work as "musical advisor" for Festival de Orquestas and founder of Salsa and Latin Music Collector Encounter of Feria de Cali. Gary was also founder/owner of Taverna Latina, a musical hot spot in Cali, Colombia, where musicians from all over the world gathered to the sounds of DJ Gary for nearly 20 years. Best known as "the wandering DJ," Gary has worked as DJ in Barcelona, Spain, Puerto Rico (Fiesta Patronales), Bogota, Colombia, and Havana, Cuba (Cubadisco). Now in NYC, DJ Gary has created his own "cuchifrito circuit" that includes programming, spinning music, and projecting videos of Salsa, Latin jazz, Timba Cubana, and Caribbean Fusion at clubs across the city.
BrotherRock, Folk, Dance & World Rhythms 8pm Admission $12 With their signature vocal harmonies fusing the deep pulse of the Australian didgeridoo with the soaring highs of the bagpipes, BROTHER's Outback influences blend rock, folk, dance and world rhythms in an irresistible and charismatic live show. Founded by Aussie siblings, Hamish and Angus Richardson, BROTHER defies convention. They proudly invented "mongrel music" a metaphor that refers to the variety of musical influences that pour into their music.
August 26 Brave ComboInternational Polka Beats w/ Rock & Blues8pm Admission $15 Their name says it all: a band that is not afraid to take musical chances. In the course of a 25-year career, Brave Combo has shattered stylistic barriers and scrambled musical genres to create a unique brand of domestic and exotic dance rhythms that fuel what Billboard calls "world-wise, unclassifiable music."New Kingstonw/ Guest ArtistsPrincess Menen & Ingel Chanta10pmAdmission $10 Roots Reggae Vibrations Every Thursday
Brave ComboInternational Polka Beats w/ Rock & Blues8pm Admission $15 Their name says it all: a band that is not afraid to take musical chances. In the course of a 25-year career, Brave Combo has shattered stylistic barriers and scrambled musical genres to create a unique brand of domestic and exotic dance rhythms that fuel what Billboard calls "world-wise, unclassifiable music."New Kingstonw/ Guest ArtistsPrincess Menen & Ingel Chanta10pmAdmission $10 Roots Reggae Vibrations Every Thursday
New Kingstonw/ Guest ArtistsPrincess Menen & Ingel Chanta10pmAdmission $10 Roots Reggae Vibrations Every Thursday
August 27 AphrodesiaAfrobeat, San Francisco-style- First NYC Show!8pm Admission $8 Weaving original music around some traditional African rhythms and melodies, APHRODESIA's explosive brand of "Super Aphro Beat" has earned them a fervent following in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they emerged in 2002. Singer/mbira player Lara Maykovich is a serious student of African music, who sings in Ga, Shona, Lucumi and English. Led by bassist/co-founder Ezra Gale, the 10-piece group "incorporates everything from Afrobeat, Highlife and Afro-Cuban influences to the mbira music of Zimbabwe, vintage Ethiopian pop and the music of the Kokrobite village women of Ghana. The result is a buoyant and irresistibly danceable pan-African mashup." (Tom Pryor, Global Rhythm) Their debut CD, "Shackrobeat Vol. 1," has received critical acclaim and was picked as one of the best records of 2003 by the East Bay Express.Marco FigueiraBrazilain Music10pmAdmission $15 Singer, guitarist and songwriter Marco Figueira was born in Carangola, a small town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. His love of music found its expression early on, when he began to sing and play guitar at the age of eight. A move to Rio de Janeiro in his teen years presented Marco with the first real opportunities for serious musical study. He studied classical guitar privately with Luis Antonio Perez, a well-known Rio teacher, and later enrolled at the prestigious Pro Arte Music Conservatory. There, he studied classical guitar with Léo Soares and popular guitar with Henrique Lissovsky. During this time Marco also studied voice privately with Heloisa Madeira, and sang in the Pro Arte choir, whose eclectic repertoire ranged from Beethoven to Villa Lobos to Jobim. Throughout this period, Marco continued to explore his passion for the music of Brazil's most beloved popular artists, such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento and Joyce. Inspired by these musical heroes, Marco began composing his own songs. Monique Seka The Diva of Afrozouk MusicMidnightAdmission $20 from Côte d'Ivoire The unchallenged Queen of Afro-Zouk music and dance, MONIQUE SEKA is a unique performer not only throughout Africa, but in the French West Indies and Europe as well. Her award-winning hit song "Minsouwa" established her as one of the most original African female singers currently on the international tour circuit. She will be performing at Satalla with her band from Ivory Coast, on tour for the first time in the US.
AphrodesiaAfrobeat, San Francisco-style- First NYC Show!8pm Admission $8 Weaving original music around some traditional African rhythms and melodies, APHRODESIA's explosive brand of "Super Aphro Beat" has earned them a fervent following in the San Francisco Bay Area, where they emerged in 2002. Singer/mbira player Lara Maykovich is a serious student of African music, who sings in Ga, Shona, Lucumi and English. Led by bassist/co-founder Ezra Gale, the 10-piece group "incorporates everything from Afrobeat, Highlife and Afro-Cuban influences to the mbira music of Zimbabwe, vintage Ethiopian pop and the music of the Kokrobite village women of Ghana. The result is a buoyant and irresistibly danceable pan-African mashup." (Tom Pryor, Global Rhythm) Their debut CD, "Shackrobeat Vol. 1," has received critical acclaim and was picked as one of the best records of 2003 by the East Bay Express.
Marco FigueiraBrazilain Music10pmAdmission $15 Singer, guitarist and songwriter Marco Figueira was born in Carangola, a small town in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. His love of music found its expression early on, when he began to sing and play guitar at the age of eight. A move to Rio de Janeiro in his teen years presented Marco with the first real opportunities for serious musical study. He studied classical guitar privately with Luis Antonio Perez, a well-known Rio teacher, and later enrolled at the prestigious Pro Arte Music Conservatory. There, he studied classical guitar with Léo Soares and popular guitar with Henrique Lissovsky. During this time Marco also studied voice privately with Heloisa Madeira, and sang in the Pro Arte choir, whose eclectic repertoire ranged from Beethoven to Villa Lobos to Jobim. Throughout this period, Marco continued to explore his passion for the music of Brazil's most beloved popular artists, such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Milton Nascimento and Joyce. Inspired by these musical heroes, Marco began composing his own songs.
Monique Seka The Diva of Afrozouk MusicMidnightAdmission $20 from Côte d'Ivoire The unchallenged Queen of Afro-Zouk music and dance, MONIQUE SEKA is a unique performer not only throughout Africa, but in the French West Indies and Europe as well. Her award-winning hit song "Minsouwa" established her as one of the most original African female singers currently on the international tour circuit. She will be performing at Satalla with her band from Ivory Coast, on tour for the first time in the US.
August 28 The KissersCeltic Music- Irish Rockers from Wisconsin8pm Admission $10 Part Pogues-tribute, part Johnny Cash cover band, THE KISSERS aren’t what you would expect out of Madison, Wisconsin. Hell, you wouldn’t even expect them out of Dublin, Ireland. This seven-member group is a pub favorite in its hometown, and pumps out a range of original Irish inspired rock, country and most things in between. The band’s dynamic repertoire has helped launch the band on its first-ever U.S. tour. Their 2001 release, "On a Monday Night," is full of fast-paced, traditional Irish rock. The six-year-old group has been constantly improving its stage presence and fine-tuning its repertoire in hopes of gaining national exposure – or at least drinking a lot of whiskey. AfroMondo and African Life TV present:First African Music Idol10pmAdmission $12 for both the 10pm & Midnight shows More Than One Contestant. Only One Winner. You Be the Judge! The "AFRICAN IDOL" Televised Talent Competition is the brainchild of AFRICAN LIFE TV SERIES, the weekly cable series that brings you the experiences of Continental Africans living in NYC. The talent show features a variety of talented African artists, representing the Continent and the Diaspora. You be the judge as you whittle down numerous contestants to just one. This festive night is sure to raise the bar for the entire entertainment industry! (If you are a person of African descent interested in being a contestant, give us a call at 212 330-7195 and let us know you’re coming. No age limit; compete at your own risk.) Big Soukous Partyw/ legendary Moto & DJ Big JoeMidnightFor the last five years, MOTO has been enthralling audiences as one of the leading N'dombolo and Soukous dancers. He has performed with Papa Wemba, Diblo Dibala, and the great Pepe Kallé, as well as many others. DJ BIG JOE spins a nonstop mix of Zouk, Soukous, N'dombolo and more!
The KissersCeltic Music- Irish Rockers from Wisconsin8pm Admission $10 Part Pogues-tribute, part Johnny Cash cover band, THE KISSERS aren’t what you would expect out of Madison, Wisconsin. Hell, you wouldn’t even expect them out of Dublin, Ireland. This seven-member group is a pub favorite in its hometown, and pumps out a range of original Irish inspired rock, country and most things in between. The band’s dynamic repertoire has helped launch the band on its first-ever U.S. tour. Their 2001 release, "On a Monday Night," is full of fast-paced, traditional Irish rock. The six-year-old group has been constantly improving its stage presence and fine-tuning its repertoire in hopes of gaining national exposure – or at least drinking a lot of whiskey.
AfroMondo and African Life TV present:First African Music Idol10pmAdmission $12 for both the 10pm & Midnight shows More Than One Contestant. Only One Winner. You Be the Judge! The "AFRICAN IDOL" Televised Talent Competition is the brainchild of AFRICAN LIFE TV SERIES, the weekly cable series that brings you the experiences of Continental Africans living in NYC. The talent show features a variety of talented African artists, representing the Continent and the Diaspora. You be the judge as you whittle down numerous contestants to just one. This festive night is sure to raise the bar for the entire entertainment industry! (If you are a person of African descent interested in being a contestant, give us a call at 212 330-7195 and let us know you’re coming. No age limit; compete at your own risk.)
Big Soukous Partyw/ legendary Moto & DJ Big JoeMidnightFor the last five years, MOTO has been enthralling audiences as one of the leading N'dombolo and Soukous dancers. He has performed with Papa Wemba, Diblo Dibala, and the great Pepe Kallé, as well as many others. DJ BIG JOE spins a nonstop mix of Zouk, Soukous, N'dombolo and more!
August 29 RashanimKlezmer Fusion 5pm Admission $12 RASHANIM is a trio of guitar, bass and drums/percussion drawing on influences including Jewish melodies, indie rock, punk, and "downtown" jazz. The band gets its name from the noisemakers used during the Jewish holiday of Purim. Guitarist/leader Jon Madof has performed with John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Frank London and many others on the New York scene. The "Jewish power trio" is anchored by Shanir Blumenkranz (Satlah, Lemon Juice Quartet, Pharaoh's Daughter) on bass, and Mathias Kunzli (Mecca Bodega, George Garzone) on drums and percussion. Their debut CD was released in 2003 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records, and the trio has been included on several Tzadik compilations.Cafe Con PanDiverse Rhythms of Venezuela 7:30pm Admission $15 Venezuelan-born arranger, composer and singer Humberto Medina formed the experimental group CAFÉ CON PAN in New York in 1999 to explore the different musical rhythms of Venezuela - such as joropo, calypso, gaita, tamborera, guaza, merengue cañonero, fulia, and cumaco. The band has participated in a number of community cultural events and presented several televised concerts on Spanish-language stations in the New York area. In 2000, the band recorded its first CD, as a tribute to the Venezuelan coast music and an homage to the group Un Solo Pueblo and the composer Jesus Rosa Marcano. Café con Pan has just finished its second recording, titled "Sabor a Pueblo," which fuses Afro-Venezuelan music with aspects of salsa and merengue. The band's members include: Alfredo Medina (vocals, maracas); Marco Antonio Infante (percussion), Victor Quintana (vocals, percussion), Pablo Moya (tres), Nestor Villar (percussion) and Ashley Alvarez (vocals, guiro, percussion).
RashanimKlezmer Fusion 5pm Admission $12 RASHANIM is a trio of guitar, bass and drums/percussion drawing on influences including Jewish melodies, indie rock, punk, and "downtown" jazz. The band gets its name from the noisemakers used during the Jewish holiday of Purim. Guitarist/leader Jon Madof has performed with John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Frank London and many others on the New York scene. The "Jewish power trio" is anchored by Shanir Blumenkranz (Satlah, Lemon Juice Quartet, Pharaoh's Daughter) on bass, and Mathias Kunzli (Mecca Bodega, George Garzone) on drums and percussion. Their debut CD was released in 2003 on John Zorn's Tzadik Records, and the trio has been included on several Tzadik compilations.
Cafe Con PanDiverse Rhythms of Venezuela 7:30pm Admission $15 Venezuelan-born arranger, composer and singer Humberto Medina formed the experimental group CAFÉ CON PAN in New York in 1999 to explore the different musical rhythms of Venezuela - such as joropo, calypso, gaita, tamborera, guaza, merengue cañonero, fulia, and cumaco. The band has participated in a number of community cultural events and presented several televised concerts on Spanish-language stations in the New York area. In 2000, the band recorded its first CD, as a tribute to the Venezuelan coast music and an homage to the group Un Solo Pueblo and the composer Jesus Rosa Marcano. Café con Pan has just finished its second recording, titled "Sabor a Pueblo," which fuses Afro-Venezuelan music with aspects of salsa and merengue. The band's members include: Alfredo Medina (vocals, maracas); Marco Antonio Infante (percussion), Victor Quintana (vocals, percussion), Pablo Moya (tres), Nestor Villar (percussion) and Ashley Alvarez (vocals, guiro, percussion).
August 31 The Hungarian Cultural Center of New York PresentsMASTERS OF HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSICUSZTURU HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSIC ENSEMBLEfrom Transylvania7:30pm Admission $15 for Both Shows With Special Appearance by the EletfaBand from New York East Coast's most popular Hungarian folk-band Over a decade ago in Eastern Transylvania's largest city, four young Hungarian musicians joined forces to create the USZTURU Ensemble, with a common goal to ensure the survival of traditional Hungarian music for lifetimes to come. They have traveled the villages of their homeland to study from the last great generation of authentic village musicians, a dying breed whose art form can only be carried into the future by "revival" bands such as USZTURU. The group has toured throughout Europe and North America with astounding success, capturing the world music scene's attention with its presentation of Transylvania's dance-inducing virtuosi string music. Featuring Istyan Moldovan- Violin Levente Major- Violin Jozsef Szasz- Bracsa Lorinc Szasz- Bass The ELETFA Hungarian Folk Ensemble is a group of eight performers from the New Jersey/New York area. The Ensemble treats its audiences to a high-energy, entertaining tour of Hungary's folk music, song and dance culture, guided throughout by engaging narrative and demonstrations. The group's members specialize in and present the authentic, archaic folklore from the villages of present-day Hungary, Transylvania, Romania, Slovakia and beyond, delivered in a style suitable for Western audiences. The members of Eletfa are all driven by their love and respect for Hungarian folk music and dance, the importance in preserving Hungarian dance, music and culture in North America, and the dedication to performing and spreading the joy of music, song and dance. ::::::: S A T A L L A :::::::: 37 West 26th Street NYC :::::: 212.576.1155 :::::: Satalla.com :: homepage ::: email entire month ::: ::::: NEW: join Satalla's genre-specific email list
The Hungarian Cultural Center of New York PresentsMASTERS OF HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSICUSZTURU HUNGARIAN FOLK MUSIC ENSEMBLEfrom Transylvania7:30pm Admission $15 for Both Shows With Special Appearance by the EletfaBand from New York East Coast's most popular Hungarian folk-band
Over a decade ago in Eastern Transylvania's largest city, four young Hungarian musicians joined forces to create the USZTURU Ensemble, with a common goal to ensure the survival of traditional Hungarian music for lifetimes to come. They have traveled the villages of their homeland to study from the last great generation of authentic village musicians, a dying breed whose art form can only be carried into the future by "revival" bands such as USZTURU. The group has toured throughout Europe and North America with astounding success, capturing the world music scene's attention with its presentation of Transylvania's dance-inducing virtuosi string music.
Featuring Istyan Moldovan- Violin Levente Major- Violin Jozsef Szasz- Bracsa Lorinc Szasz- Bass The ELETFA Hungarian Folk Ensemble is a group of eight performers from the New Jersey/New York area. The Ensemble treats its audiences to a high-energy, entertaining tour of Hungary's folk music, song and dance culture, guided throughout by engaging narrative and demonstrations. The group's members specialize in and present the authentic, archaic folklore from the villages of present-day Hungary, Transylvania, Romania, Slovakia and beyond, delivered in a style suitable for Western audiences. The members of Eletfa are all driven by their love and respect for Hungarian folk music and dance, the importance in preserving Hungarian dance, music and culture in North America, and the dedication to performing and spreading the joy of music, song and dance.
The ELETFA Hungarian Folk Ensemble is a group of eight performers from the New Jersey/New York area. The Ensemble treats its audiences to a high-energy, entertaining tour of Hungary's folk music, song and dance culture, guided throughout by engaging narrative and demonstrations. The group's members specialize in and present the authentic, archaic folklore from the villages of present-day Hungary, Transylvania, Romania, Slovakia and beyond, delivered in a style suitable for Western audiences. The members of Eletfa are all driven by their love and respect for Hungarian folk music and dance, the importance in preserving Hungarian dance, music and culture in North America, and the dedication to performing and spreading the joy of music, song and dance.
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