Category: Bass
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La Santa Cecilia: Homegrown LA style
I am in love with the Los Angeles band, La Santa Cecilia, named after the patron saint of music. They play an eclectic fusion of everything soulful – from boleros to rancheros, cumbias to klezmer, folk and jazz/jam to their own unique take on the Beatles. Lead singer La Marisoul is absolutely adorable and on…
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I Live for the Funk: James Brown, The Meters, & Curtis Mayfield
James Brown, born in 1933 in South Carolina, came from an extremely difficult and tragic childhood. From those circumstances, with his gift of music, starting out as part of a gospel group, he rose to become one of the most influential musicians in the world. With his band the JBs, some of the most highly…
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Esperanza giving us hope!
Hey there family! I just wanted to do a quick post (crazy – two posts in one week – I guess I’m getting into this blogging thing!) about this young woman I just heard about, Esperanza Spalding. Shout out to my good friend, DJ Moonbaby, who has a weekly radio show, Worry Free Wednesdays on…
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Roots, Routes, & Tiny Tin Hearts
Welcome to my new blog – thanks for stopping by! It’s all about music and how music that connects us to ourselves, each other, history, family, culture, communities, and to the world. There is so much to music to discover and to re-discover. No borders, just sounds. Join me on the journey!