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| Alloy Orchestra February 04 Somerville Theatre |
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| Wild and Weird, Alloy Orchestra's newest compositions for short silent movies, collects some of the oddest examples of early filmmaking you're likely to see. Included are Wadislaw Starewicz's 1912 The Cameraman's Revenge, a ... MORE » | ||
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| Dan Zanes & Friends February 05 Somerville Theatre |
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| One of the hottest bands in children’s music, Grammy Award–winners Dan Zanes and Friends create fun-filled, rockin’ dance parties wherever they go, performing exuberant, handmade 21st-century music that transcends language, genre and age. ... MORE » | ||
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| Stephen Petronio Company February 10 - 12 Institute of Contemporary Art |
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| Stephen Petronio’s Underland is a sexy, enigmatic fusion of dance, music and visual imagery inspired by the tender, bittersweet songs of pop balladeer Nick Cave. Completing Petronio’s vision is an exquisite triptych of projected imagery by ... MORE » | ||
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| Le Vent du Nord February 11 Somerville Theatre |
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| Le Vent du Nord is a leading force in Quebec’s progressive folk revival movement. Drawing from French, Irish and Canadian traditions, the quartet blends vocals, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, guitar, accordion and percussive feet to create a joyous new sound that ... MORE » | ||
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| NIMBAYA! February 12 Sanders Theatre |
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| A daring response to the taboo of women playing the djembe in West Africa, Nimbaya! is the first all-women's percussion and dance troupe from Guinea. The group, formerly known as Amazones Women Master Drummers of Guinea, was created in 1998 by ... MORE » | ||
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| Yasmin Levy February 12 Berklee Performance Center |
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| With a deep, spiritual and moving style, Yasmin Levy preserves and revives the most beautiful and romantic songs from the Ladino/Judeo-Spanish tradition. Her powerfully sensual voice, which combines flamenco’s fiery passion with the microtonal melisma of ... MORE » | ||
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| Sharon Van Etten February 23 Paradise Rock Club |
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| With a starkly powerful voice, Sharon Van Etten is a master of writing songs with direct honesty and feeling. Over the course of releasing two full-length albums, Because I Was in Love (Language of Stone, 2009) and epic (Ba Da Bing, 2010), ... MORE » | ||
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| Solas February 25 Somerville Theatre |
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| Celebrating its 15th anniversary, Solas is widely considered one of the most popular, influential and exciting Celtic bands. Playing a range of tunes from Woody Guthrie's Pastures of Plenty to Springsteen's Ghost of Tom Joad to ... MORE » | ||
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| BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet / Marcia Ball February 26 Somerville Theatre |
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| BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet and Marcia Ball present a heart-racing musical tour of the American South and Gulf Coast. With a celebrated 35-year career, BeauSoleil has been taking the rich Cajun traditions of Louisiana and artfully blending elements of ... MORE » | ||
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| Compañía Rafaela Carrasco March 02 - 03 Cutler Majestic Theatre |
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| From Seville, Rafaela Carrasco is a breathtaking dancer and one of the most important flamenco choreographers of her generation. With her company of five dancers and live musicians, she displays her rare ability to explore new concepts while maintaining the ... MORE » | ||
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| Carolina Chocolate Drops March 03 Berklee Performance Center |
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| The Grammy Award–winning Carolina Chocolate Drops revitalize the old-time string and jug-band music of the Piedmont region with velocity and virtuosity. The band’s expanded new lineup includes original members Rhiannon Giddens on fiddle, banjo and ... MORE » | ||
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| Compañía Olga Pericet March 04 Cutler Majestic Theatre |
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| One of flamenco’s most exciting new talents, Olga Pericet is a young, diminutive yet powerful dancer. Her elegant new work, Rosa, Metal y Ceniza, won the Revelación prize at last year´s Festival de Jerez. It seamlessly ... MORE » | ||
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| Lila Downs March 09 Berklee Performance Center |
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| Known for her smoky voice and magnetic performances, Mexican-American singer and composer Lila Downs has created one of the most singular explorations of Mexican roots music on both sides of the border. She blends Mexican folk rhythms and native dialects with ... MORE » | ||
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| Altan March 10 Somerville Theatre |
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| Altan is regarded by many as the world’s finest traditional Irish band. Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh sings ballads with seemingly effortless beauty and grace, and her duets with fellow fiddler Ciarán Tourish are the centerpiece of the ... MORE » | ||
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| Trey McIntyre Project March 16 - 18 Institute of Contemporary Art |
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| Trey McIntyre is one of the most sought-after choreographers today, creating works for American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet and many others as well as his own company. Called “fresh and forward-thinking” by The Washington Post and ... MORE » | ||
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| Ladysmith Black Mambazo March 17 Sanders Theatre |
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| With the power of gospel and the precision of Broadway, Ladysmith Black Mambazo is the undisputed king of mbube, South African a cappella singing. The group came together in the early 1960s and continues to thrill audiences around the world with its ... MORE » | ||
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| Zakir Hussain March 18 Sanders Theatre |
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| In a dazzling display of Indian percussion, tabla superstar Zakir Hussain is joined by the finest percussionists from India’s classical and folk traditions, including Fazal Qureshi, tabla and kanjira; Rakesh Chaurasia, ... MORE » | ||
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| TAO March 21 Berklee Performance Center |
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| With explosive taiko drumming and innovative, acrobatic choreography, TAO: The Martial Art of Drumming offers a breathtaking, vibrantly modern twist on a traditional art form—and a visual and sonic tour de force! This all-new production captures ... MORE » | ||
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| Blind Boys of Alabama March 23 Berklee Performance Center |
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| Since meeting at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Blind in 1939, the Blind Boys of Alabama have thrilled audiences worldwide with their potent, impassioned renditions of gospel songs. Winners of five Grammy Awards, celebrated by the National Endowment for ... MORE » | ||
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| Paco de Lucía April 11 Boston Opera House |
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| One of the world’s greatest guitarists, Paco de Lucía is a living legend of flamenco music. Considered by many to be the most innovative and influential flamenco artist of the last 40 years, he has had a revolutionary impact on the art form, ... MORE » | ||
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| Martin Hayes, Dennis Cahill and Friends April 14 Somerville Theatre |
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| An exceptional evening of Celtic music performed by some of Ireland’s most esteemed traditional musicians, this concert is based on a famous festival curated by Irish fiddle virtuoso Martin Hayes in the West County Cork town of Bantry. Now touring for ... MORE » | ||
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| The Touré-Raichel Collective April 15 Somerville Theatre |
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| Vieux Farka Touré (Mali) and Idan Raichel (Israel), virtuosic superstars from very different backgrounds, join together to create masterworks of collaboration and improvisation. After a chance meeting in an airport in Europe, Idan and Vieux forged a ... MORE » | ||
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| India Jazz Suites April 20 - 22 Institute of Contemporary Art |
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| India Jazz Suites is an explosive collaboration between Pandit Chitresh Das, one of India’s foremost Kathak masters, and Jason Samuels Smith, the Emmy Award–winning tap dancer renowned for his amazing footwork in Bring in ’da ... MORE » | ||
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| Esperanza Spalding April 22 Orpheum Theatre |
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| Bassist, vocalist, and composer Esperanza Spalding has quickly emerged as one of the brightest lights in the musical world. With a unique and style-spanning presence, deeply rooted in jazz yet destined to make her mark far beyond, Spalding became the first ... MORE » | ||
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| Joshua Redman/Brad Mehldau Duo April 28 Berklee Performance Center |
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| Saxophonist Joshua Redman and pianist Brad Mehldau first performed together in Redman’s acclaimed quartet during the ’90s. In the decade and a half since, both Grammy Award–nominated musicians have reached international and critical acclaim ... MORE » | ||
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| Colin Hay May 04 Berklee Performance Center |
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| As frontman and principal songwriter for ’80s sensation Men at Work, Colin Hay is responsible for one of the most identifiable sounds in pop music. Classic songs like "Down Under," "Overkill" and "Who Can It Be Now?" unfold ... MORE » | ||
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| Charlie Haden Quartet West May 06 Sanders Theatre |
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| Grammy Award–winning bassist and jazz legend Charlie Haden and his superb ensemble Quartet West celebrate their 25th anniversary with a truly unforgettable concert. Featuring Charlie Haden on bass, Ernie Watts on sax, Alan Broadbent on piano and Larance ... MORE » | ||
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| Johnny Clegg Band June 27 Somerville Theatre |
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| With a career spanning three decades, Johnny Clegg pioneered a new, unique sound combining Western rock with Zulu rhythms and became one of South Africa's most prolific musicians and an international superstar. Known for his lively, energetic stage ... MORE » | ||
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