Rhythm and Roots Festival
Labor Day Weekend: Sept. 4-6, 2009,
Ninigret Park,
Charlestown, R.I

Cajun, zydeco & blues

http://www.rhythmandroots.com

http://www.malinky.com

Saturday, October 03

Unity Church of God, 6 William Street, Somerville, MA 02144
617.623.1212 http://www.unitygreaterboston.org/

producer's website: http://notlobmusic.googlepages.com

Reservations / more information: notlobreservations@comcast.net

Suggested donation $17 at the door, $15 with advance reservation at least 24 hours in advance to notlobreservations@comcast.net

"May be the finest young Scottish band since Silly Wizard"
~ Boston Globe

"Malinky should be one of the folk bands of 2009"
~ The Guardian

?Scots music at its most evocative?
~ MOJO

"producing great music...another gem of Scottish folk"
~ Irish Music Magazine

"a class act...just gets better each time you play it"
~ fRoots

"just glorious"
~ Living Tradition ? _____ Rock?n?Reel

BOSTON GLOBE TOP 10 PICK OF 2008

FOLK BAND OF THE YEAR NOMINEE, SCOTTISH TRAD MUSIC AWARDS 2008

Cape Cod premiere of the music of G.I. Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann in concert with Elan Sicroff will be amazing. It takes place on Sunday Nov 15 at 3 p.m. followed by a talk and a reception. Gurdjieff collected tunes from all over middle and central Asia, many of which had origins in antiquity. "Performances of this quality and intentionality are extremely rare", says Robert Fripp of the music of Sicroff. Learn more at www.campcaravan.org.

http://www.houseofblues.com/tickets/eventdetail.php?eventid=59332

Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are considered legends of ska and reggae music. Their sound is a unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock.

Sonhozinho, a trio of players from Sonho Meu will perform in Basha Cafe's new Brazilian Music Tuesdays series.

"Basha Cafe is a lovely Cambridge restaurant with a full bar, delicious Middle Eastern dishes, and room for dancing. There's no cover charge ? and plenty of parking.

It's a new spot for Brazilian music, and we want to make it into a lively and welcoming a place to hear your favorite Brazilian sambas, bossa novas, choros, baiãos, MPB, and other traditional styles.

This Tuesday it's Sonhozinho, the trio version of Diane Amelia Read's Sonho Meu septet. Diane's infectious energy and great repertoire may just have you up and dancing on a Tuesday night!"

September 15, 2009; 7:30-10:30 PM
Basha Café
26 New Street
(behind the Fresh Pond Mall)

Jamaica Plain's Ethiopian Groove Collective meets Brooklyn's New Balkan Uproar! Some of the New York Balkan music scene's smokin'est musicians have teamed up to form Ansambl Mastika, playing original compositions by virtuoso clarinetist Greg Squared, and featuring musicians from Slavic Soul Party, Raya Brass Band, and more. They're making a rare trip to Boston to play with Boston's 10 piece Debo Band, bringing back the irresistible sounds of 1960s and 70s Swinging Addis. This is going to be a fun show for music lovers, and a welcoming scene where no one is too cool to dance!

Midway Cafe, Jamaica Plain
(accessible by the Green St station on the Orange Line)
3496 Washington Street, Jamaica Plain
$10 cover, 9 pm doors

The facebook invite: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=187019045158
Ansambl Mastika: http://www.ansamblmastika.com/
Debo Band: http://www.myspace.com/deboband

Earthsound
Thursday, October 8, 7PM
The Lily Pad
1353 Cambridge St.
Cambridge, MA
www.lily-pad.net
(617) 395-1393
$10 Cover
Earthsound mixes dynamic original jazz, music from countries such as Brazil, Peru, and Armenia, and improvisation to unique natural soundscapes.

We will present a special performance at the Lily Pad in Cambridge, MA with Fernando Brandão, flute; Nando Michelin, piano; Jason Davis, bass; and Steve Langone, drums. We will focus on material from our new CD, Movement, which will be available for sale at the show.

Boston-based Earthsound is doing its part in the new millennium to bring a healthier respect for the natural environment through music, much like the Paul Winter Consort pioneered in the late 1960s. Jazz improvisation is at the heart of this project, which bubbles with world music influences from several continents - and a little help from frogs, Antarctic seals, birds and a variety of inhabitants of a Costa Rican rainforest.
Ken Franckling Jazz Notes