February 18, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Lamine Touré
Amadou Lamine Touré comes from a long line of griots, a caste of musicians and oral historians among the Wolof people of Senegal. Born into a family of griot percussionists, masters of the sabar drum, Lamine has been drumming since the age of four. Growing up in Kaolack, he received his early training as part of his family's drum troupe, performing regularly at weddings, baptisms, and neighborhood dance parties.

Since Fall 2002, Lamine Touré has been serving as Artist-in-Residence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he directs the Senegalese drumming ensemble, Rambax MIT. He continues to teach sabar drumming and dance classes in the Boston area, conducting workshops and lecture-demonstrations at local schools and universities.

Price:

$10.00*

*This is not a profit-making venture. Pay what you can.

March 17, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Tema Jazz
Tema Jazz, which means "jazz theme" in Portuguese, consists of Steve Tapper (flutes) Robert Tarchara (guitar), Steve Silvia (bass), and Steve Jounakos (drums).

Their repertoire draws from nearly 100 years of Brazilain music, including  styles as choro, bossa nova, samba, and Tropicalia, composers as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento. Djavan, Carlos Lyra, Ary Barroso, Luiz Bonfa, Zequinho Abreu, Marcos Valle, Dorival Caymmi, Joao Gilberto, Mario Alabanese, Ciro Pereira, Jorge Ben, Baden Powell (and many others), and well as some non-Brazilain songs (such as Beatle songs) performed in Brazilain styles, and  original compositions.
 
For the past ten years, they have performed reguarly in a variety of venues through the region.  

Price:

$10.00*

*This is not a profit-making venture. Pay what you can.

Links

MP3

Tema Jazz

Drao

YouTube

Tema Jazz playing Inquietacao

Tema Jazz playing And I love Her

April 21, 2012 at 7:00 PM

Pendragon
New England has long had a rich tradition of Celtic-inspired music. Looking forward to their 28th anniversary in 2011, Pendragon has embraced that tradition and created a timeless sound of its own, performing roots music with an unmistakable contemporary edge. Pendragon's music celebrates the lives and lore of generations of New Englanders who brought traditions from Ireland, Scotland, French Canada and other distant shores to the banks of the Blackstone River.

Price:

$15.00*

*This is not a profit-making venture. Pay what you can.

May 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM

The Gnomes
The Gnomes each bring an enormous wealth of musical knowledge, musicianship, creativity, and fun to their performances. Their live shows are upbeat and never fail to get folks on their feet, moving and grooving! They'll go from a traditional tune into a tango, or a piece of music that makes you feel like you just stepped off a dirt road in Ireland to a sidewalk cafe in France. The Gnomes concerts also have plenty of songs interspersed with their instrumental music. Pete Breen wails on everything from Reggae to Gospel while playing his bass; Otis Read, a gifted singer-songwriter plays rhythm and lead guitar; Cathy Clasper-Torch is a fiddler, pianist and Harmony Queen; Phil Edmonds, a master Irish whistle-player and button accordion, also writes much of The Gnomes' original music; while Ron Schmitt is a a phenomenal World Beat and dance percussionist.

Price:

$15.00*

*This is not a profit-making venture. Pay what you can.