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Meet Sharon Jones!
By John Black 3 ½ stars “In the early 1980s, Sharon Jones as told she was too dark and too short to be a music star.” Hearing such a... Read More
Salem Jazz and Soul Festival Aug. 20-21
The 10th annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival takes place at Salem Willows, Aug. 20-21 The nonprofit Salem Jazz and Soul Festival will cap its 10th season with a... Read More
Free Concerts at South Street Community Arts Day
The New England Foundation for the Arts announces South Street Community Arts Day featuring live jazz concerts by the Makanda Project, as well as live painting by Massachusetts College of... Read More
Ethiopian Pop From the Debo Band
Debo Band are a large ensemble led by Ethiopian-American saxophonist Danny Mekonnen and fronted by charismatic vocalist Bruck Tesfaye. Since their inception in 2006, the band has won raves... Read More
Brazil’s Boogarins Return to Cambridge
Fernando “Dino” Almeida and Benke Ferraz began playing music together as teenagers in the central Brazilian city of Goiânia– recording psychedelic pop in their parents’ gardens, filtering their country’s... Read More
The Soul of Afrobeat
Here are the Facts: Femi Kuti was born Olufela Olufemi Anikulapo Kuti on June 12, 1962 in London. He is the eldest son of afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, and... Read More
