Global Roots Program blog
Global Roots Days 3 & 4: Those Moments of Magic
Submitted by MamaEDub on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:09pm
While the Global Roots shows on both Thursday and Firday were lacking that buzz and energy that comes with a big crowd, both shows possessed some wonderful sparkly moments that while they perhaps are not only posible at the Cedar, tend to feel that way.
Global Roots Days 1 and 2: Learning On the Job
Submitted by MamaEDub on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 4:53pm
Weird instruments? Got 'em?
Hardcore Turkish coffee? Yep.
Sassy shoes? It's all here at Global Roots 2.
Global Roots Primer: Khaira Arby has The Power
Submitted by MamaEDub on Wed, 09/15/2010 - 4:37pm
When the Afropop Worldwide blog says "I can't say I've seen a more exciting performance all year," you might just want to listen up.
Get yourself Khaira Arby-saavy right here - and learn how to say her name! Read more »
But can you hear a pin drop?
Submitted by MamaEDub on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 4:07pm
How loud is too loud?
How quiet can music still sound good in a space like the Cedar?
Mama E. and her sore eardrums are looking forward to Oreka Tx next month.
Global Roots Primer: An interview with Sway Machinery's Jeremiah Lockwood
Submitted by MamaEDub on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 7:45am
What's inside the head of "the guy in the suit?" Jeremiah Lockwood, of Balkan Beat Box and Sway Machinery, sits down with Mama E Dub to talk Timbuktu, Jewish history, the border between the sacred and secular in music and lots of topics in between.
Global Roots Primer: Put the RAI in Mahala Rai Banda
Submitted by MamaEDub on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 1:15pm
In which Mama E :
- muses on whether a soul show can be a passive listening experience.
- is grateful for the larger budget on the new Balkan Beat Box disc and the wild show they gave us Wednesday night
- loves her some Tamikrest "Adagh"
- explains why Mahala Rai Banda will blow the doors off our place next month
Read on.
Global Roots primer: Red Baraat "Aims to Bring the Party"
Submitted by MamaEDub on Tue, 07/27/2010 - 10:43am
With Global Roots less than two months away, seem like about time to educate myself about some of these new acts. Loooking at the lineup, I am very familiar with one of the acts and don't know thing one about the other seven.
Lets start with Tuesday nights opener, Brooklynites Red Baraat. Yee HAW! Live Bhangra! What could be more fun than that? How about live Bhangra with a funky horn section. CHECK.
