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VIDEO PREMIERE! Klezperanto - Arroz Con Coco - (Lucho Bermúdez tribute)

VIDEO PREMIERE! Klezperanto - Arroz Con Coco - (Lucho Bermúdez tribute)

(Photo, Paul Teeling) Well here's a wonderful treat! Peace & Rhythm and Klezperanto team up to bring you the official world premiere of the brand new Klezperanto video for "Arroz Con Coco", a tribute to the great Lucho Bermúdez of Colombia. Clarinetist Ilene Stahl is a veteran of the Klezmer Conservatory Band (often with violinist Itzhak Perlman) and she formed the Boston-based six-piece ensemble Klezperanto in 1999 to stretch into other styles of dance music. "We formed Klezperanto to play everything BUT traditional klezmer music!” she says. Indeed, the mix includes Balkan & Mediterranean styles, Eastern European, cumbia, danzas, ballads,...

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Klezperanto Return to The Arts Block, Feb 19

Klezperanto Return to The Arts Block, Feb 19

You don't want to miss this special concert event with Klezperanto, Sun Feb 19 at The Arts Block, Greenfield MA, for one night only! World-renowned clarinetist Ilene Stahl brings her Boston-based band to "the 413" for a night of cumbias, car chases, and Romanian surf guitar! Try some smokin' hot latkes and an ice cold "belt" of boozy borscht for an un-beet-able night of dance music. 6:30-10pm, at The Arts Block, 289 Main St, Greenfield MA Details here Poster by Thom Dudley / Sightlab http://klezperanto.com/ http://theartsblock.com/

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Rumba Psicodélica Returns To The Quarters This Saturday Night!

DJs Andujar & Bongohead will bring their Rumba Psicodélica party back to the Quarters on Saturday, Nov 14. These two tropi-heads will be spinning from their expansive vinyl direct to The Quarters Sound System. South American psych rock, messed-up cumbias, dark dubs, hard Afro rock, Cuban experimental, Trópicalia, salsa loca, spookaloo, tropical funk, Caribbean electro-derangement, Ethio-groove and other borderless haze. You’ll also hear brand new jams from their Peace & Rhythm label, including straight from test pressings. Join us 8pm-1am at The Quarters Saturday 11/14. No cover. Come play some arcade games, drink some brews, eat some food and get...

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Peace & Rhythm NYC Action This Weekend!!

We're back in the Big Apple this weekend! Fri 3/14 Boogaloo! Monthly Party Presents: Fulaso w/ The Boogaloo Brothers (DJs Turmix and Bongohead)...Nublu, 11pm Sat 3/15 DJ Bongohead (after Chia)...Barbés, 11:45pm More info: “Boogaloo!” Launched by DJ Turmix in January of 2011 with the support of Fania Records is bringing back bugalú to the Big Apple!…Along with Turmix and guest dj’s, this party includes live music by top latin groove bands. ABOUT THE BAND Erica Ramos was the lead singer of Spanglish Fly, now she presents her own band and we are very proud to present the debut of Fulaso...

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Rumba Psicodelica returns to The Quarters 2/20!

DJs Andujar & Bongohead will bring their Rumba Psicodélica party back to the Quarters on Friday, Feb 20. These two tropi-heads will be spinning from their expansive vinyl direct to The Quarters Sound System. South American psych rock, messed-up cumbias, dark dubs, hard Afro rock, Cuban experimental, Trópicalia, salsa loca, spookaloo, tropical funk, Caribbean electro-derangement, Ethio-groove and other borderless haze. Join us 8pm-1am at The Quarters Friday 2/20. No cover. Come play some arcade games, drink some brews, eat some food and get your brain mangled. Brought to you by The Quarters and Peace & Rhythm. Poster by Sightlab.

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