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Gaby Moreno and Van Dyke Parks Take a Vibrant Trip Across the Americas“Oh man, I’m forgetting.” Gaby Moreno is trying to remember the joke Van Dyke Parks told her earlier this day. “It was the one about…. shoot! It will come to me.” And it does. “It was this one: ‘There are three kinds of people in the world. Those who can…
Ranky Tanky Takes Gullah Culture Around the GlobeYou don’t need to know the first thing about Gullah culture to appreciate Good Time, the second album by the South Carolina quintet Ranky Tanky. But each song provides a short lesson on this little-known corner of American music. Take “Sometime,” an absolute jam that’s so fast, so breakneck that…
Inspired by Dylan, J.S. Ondara Spreads His Own ‘Tales of America’Six years ago just about now, J.S. Ondara landed in Minneapolis on a pilgrimage, lured by his love of Minnesota native son Bob Dylan’s music. He made his way north to Duluth, where Dylan was born, and Hibbing, where the singer-songwriter was raised. It was not quite what he expected.…
Small World: Leyla McCalla Makes a Statement with 'The Capitalist Blues'Many seeing Leyla McCalla’s performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival last May had a bit of a surprise midway through the set. It wasn’t just that the musician and singer, generally associated with cello and banjo, strapped on an electric guitar. And it wasn’t just that the…
