World Music

Jazz Album Review: Magos Herrera & Brooklyn Rider’s “Dreamers”—A Soulful Journey through the Americas

January 31, 2019
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Magos Herrera teamed up with the Brooklyn Rider string quartet to create a collection of music that makes its case for life, love, and liberation through its sheer beauty.

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Concert Review: Soca and Calypso Fans go “Crazy” for Parang

December 17, 2018
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Septuagenarian, Edwin Ayoung, better known as Crazy, easily carried the rest of the night with his exuberant performance.

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Music Interview: The Sweet Remains — Performing Only When the Stars Align

February 13, 2018
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This is a folk/rock trio whose sound and haunting harmonies harken back to Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel.

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Feature: Roots & World Music Live Highlights of 2017

December 31, 2017
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Here’s a look at the good stuff among last year’s live music events.

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Music Feature: Guitarist and Composer Toninho Horta Meets Berklee

November 14, 2017
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Toninho Horta’s musical signature is distinctive: complex harmonies, subtle but masterful guitar work, and gentle, plaintive vocals.

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Music Interview: Dave Stuckey — Rockabilly Hero

September 20, 2017
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Dave Stuckey of the Lucky Stars and the Hukilau Hotshots comes to the New England Shakeup.

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Music Feature: Shor’ty Billups — The Last Boston Soul Man

May 11, 2017
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A celebration of a man who is one of the only remaining Boston R&B and soul artists who recorded in the 1960s.

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Music Interview: Danilo Brito — Master of the Choro Mandolin

April 10, 2017
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Danilo Brito was a child prodigy who originally began playing both the mandolin and the four-stringed cavaquinho.

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Music Interview/Review: Former Genesis Guitarist Steve Hackett Crosses Musical Borders

February 20, 2017
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“My ancestors fled pogroms in Poland and today we have a crisis to rival what went on in the 1940s.”

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Fuse Preview: The Lowell Folk Festival at 30 — A Family Affair

July 27, 2016
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Most of the can’t-miss acts on this year’s Lowell Folk Fest roster are artists who make preserving musical traditions a family business.

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