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Jack Rose / Feb 16, 1971 - Dec 5, 2009

Jack Rose / Feb 16, 1971 - Dec 5, 2009

I never personally knew Jack Rose (although several of my friends did), but I always dug his playing. It brings me back to my fondness for John Fahey and Robbie Basho. I used to listen to his noisy group Pelt back in the '90s as well. It was still a shock to hear of his passing in 2009 at just 38. There have been many tributes to him, rightfully so, and on his date of birth we'll share a few videos here too. His music mostly pulled from country blues, ragtime and Indian ragas. "A lot of people, when they...

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Discoteca Latina w/ Special Guest Rob Suave, Feb 23

Discoteca Latina w/ Special Guest Rob Suave, Feb 23

Join us at Sevenstrong for Discoteca Latina! A night for dancers and lovers of Latin music, Thursday Feb 23. Very excited to have special guest DJ Rob Suave coming from Boston to throw down hard for the salser@s! Joining Peace & Rhythm DJs, Bongohead and Studebaker Hawk spinning the finest in old-school, classic and hard salsa, cumbia, merengue, timba, cha cha, boogaloo, and more, to keep the rhythms alive on the dance floor. Free entry, full bar, join the party! 10pm-1am Sevenstrong, 7 Strong Ave, Northampton MA 01060

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Boogie With DJ Studebaker Hawk at Sevenstrong, Feb 18

Boogie With DJ Studebaker Hawk at Sevenstrong, Feb 18

Peace & Rhythm's Studebaker Hawk is back to make you move at Northampton's newest spot to get down, Sevenstrong! This Saturday, Feb 18, 10pm-2am. Disco, funk, boogie, and killer jams from around the world! FREE admission, records start spinning at 10PM! Sevenstrong 7 Strong Ave Northampton MA 01060

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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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Dave Noonan's Green Island at the Root Cellar, Feb 4

Dave Noonan's Green Island at the Root Cellar, Feb 4

Good news! Dave Noonan's new island-jazz ensemble is playing their third ever concert this Saturday at The Root Cellar, our Greenfield MA home base venue. We had the group for their debut concert as part of our Peace & Rhythm Presents weekly series last summer/fall and the results, musically and crowd-wise, have been quite pleasing for the first two shows. This group is a collection of some of the finest musicians in the region and their blend of Ernest Ranglin-inspired jazz, Marvin Gaye-inspired soul and roots reggae is quite a flavorful recipe. This time out they present a special Bob...

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