Monthly Archives: February 2011

Morocco Festival tour postponed due to current unrest in North Africa

NEWS RELEASE It is with regret that we have to inform you that the “Gnaoua World & Music Festival – Morocco 2011” Tour had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. The political unrest and instability in North Africa create … Continue reading

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John Santos: Breaking down barriers in the Latin music continuum

Bay Area based percussionist-bandleader-educator John Santos is one of the most authoritative musicians I know when it comes to multiple facets of the Afro-Cuban and Latino-Hispanic music continuum. Equally versed in the Latin-jazz vein, salsa and the historic implications of … Continue reading

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T.K. Blue goes Latin Bird hunting on his latest

Saxophonist-flutist-educator-bandleader T.K Blue, longtime music director for Randy Weston‘s African Rhythms ensembles, will soon release Latin Bird, his Latin treatments of the music of the immortal Charlie Parker. T.K. is of Caribbean descent and has extensive experience in island grooves, … Continue reading

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African Rhythms book signing

The next book signing event for African Rhythms, the autobiography of Randy Weston (Composed by Randy Weston, Arranged by Willard Jenkins; Duke University Press) will be Sunday, February 20, 2011 3:00 p.m. at Sista’s Place, 456 Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, … Continue reading

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Ain’t But a Few of Us: Bridget Arnwine turns the tables

The following interview was originally published by JJA News, the online publication of the Jazz Journalists Association, available at www.JJANews.org. Throughout our series of extensive conversations with black music writers “Ain’t But a Few of Us,” I’ve been asked a … Continue reading

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