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BARBES
RECORDS. Home of classic Chicha, Las Rubias del Norte, Slavic Soul
Party, One Ring Zero, Chicha Libre, and Hazmat Modine, the label
is distributed nationwide as well as in Japan, Australia and the UK.
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IBEAM Music Studio.
A new music studio on 8th st and 3rd ave in Brooklyn which offers teaching, performance and rehearsal space for professional musicians and students.
Equipment includes a magnificent 7 foot grand piano.
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MICHAEL
ATTIAS is a composer, arranger and alto and
baritone sax player. he curates the Night of the Ravished
Limbs which has seen weekly performances by such
luminaries as Ray Anderson, Anthony Coleman, Mark Dresser,
Tony Malaby, Herb Robertson and many many more. Among
many projects, he leads the trio RENKU. |
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LAS
RUBIAS DEL NORTE. (The Blondes of the North)
play boleros, cha cha cha, cumbias, huaynos, lieder,
and cowboy songs. Fronted by classically trained singers
Allyssa Lamb and Emily Hurst, the band mixes musicians
from the US, France and Colombia who all look back to
the latin motherland most of them never had. Their first
release, Rumba Internationale (Barbes records), features
songs written by Margarita Lecuona (of Tabu and Babalu
fame), W.A. Mozart and The Sons of the Pioneers. Their
new release, Panamericana,
also on Barbès records, is now availalbe from
their website. Street date: Feb 2006.
Don't miss the cd release party at Joe's
pub. Sunday Dec 18. Tix
on sale now.
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BEBE
EIFFEL. Another house band of sorts,
featuring Barbes' Olivier Conan and Vincent Douglas. Their
first cd is available through Fang records. The next one
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CHICHA
LIBRE! .. Psychedelic Surf Cumbia from the
Amazon!
Chicha is the name of a corn-based liquor favored by the
Incas in pre-colombian days. Chicha is also the name of
a South American music craze which started out in the
late 70's in the Peruvian Amazon. Cumbias amazonicas,
as they were first called, were loosely inspired by Colombian
accordion-driven cumbias but soon incorporated the distinctive
sounds of andean melodies, some Cuban son, and the psychedelic
sounds of surf guitars, farfisa organs and moog synthesizers.
The group, which has been also known to performed under
the name "Cumbia my Lord" draws
its personnel from house bands Bebe
Eiffel and Las
Rubias del norte.
With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua
Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan
- Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy
- bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar
- Timothy Quigley - percussion. |
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ONE
RING ZERO's upcoming cd, As smart as they
Are ( Soft Skull Press) which features lyrics by
authors such as Paul Auster, Margaret Atwood, Dave Eggers,
Rick Moody and more, should be available sometimes next
May. In the meantime, you can come and stare longingly
at their banner which is hung in our backroom. |
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WFMU'S
JEFFREY COBB also happens to bartend at Barbes.
Listen to his show and then come taste his creation -
our eponymous cocktail the barbes |
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TONY
MALABY is a sax god - His playing is thick and powerful,
nimble and lyrical. Whether composed or improvised,
his music is so carefully crafted it always feels written.
What he delivers in the end is old-fashioned beautiful
music with unbelievable emotional power.
The Malaby/Sanchez/Rainey Trio first
release Alive in Brooklyn (with
Angelica Sanchez on keyboard and Tom Rainey on drums)
was recorded live at Barbes - and nothing could please
us more.
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JENNY
SCHEINMAN is at Barbes once a week. She's
a wonderful violinist and composer. Her new Cd was just
released on Tzadik. It's called Shalagaster. |
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RACHELLE
GARNIEZ.
writes songs, plays accordion and sings. All of it
amazingly. Somewhow, every single one of her performances
is different. |
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MATT
MUNISTERI. The Brock Mumford guitarist is as
versatile as they come. He sings, he writes, he plays
in many styles. I guess we've never seem him tap dance.
He ususally plays the 3rd thursday of every month. |
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BEN
MONDER
is an amazing guitarist whose playing surpasses even
his reputation. Monder also measns "to skin a tomato"
in French. He plays every 2d friday of the month. Or the
first. |
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RARE
BIRD RUMBA RANCH. The best Avant-Quirkerengue
band in Brooklyn is led by Greg Stare who happens to also
play with Bebe Eiffel, Las Rubias and One Ring Zero. The
four bands have actually worked on a live illustration
of ensemble theories calle Las Super Estrellas de Barbes.
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STEPHANE
WREMBEL. The French guitarist has spent years
channeling Django Rheinhardt and seems to have succeeded.
Come see for yoursef, he does it live, every Sunday at
9:00pm |
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CRISAFI
DESIGN. Rita designed our website - and Las
Rubias'. Give her some business. |
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JAZZ
PASSENGERS. Roy Nathanson is another Barbes
regular. He mixes quirky musical influences, eccentric
narratives and pathos like no one else. |
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MC
SWEENEY'S. Our good neighbors put out a very
nice magazine. They regularly host readings at Barbes. |
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ASMAHAN.
By now, her face should look familiar. The great
lebanese-born Singer was once a rival to Um Kulthum. |
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MICHAEL
ATTIAS Apparently, there is another Michael
Attias. |
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PARIS
18è arr. The Barbes Neighborhood in Paris
is situated in the 18th arrondissement. As they say
in the old country: Clique la dessus et tu verras Barbes.
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TATI
One of many reasons to go to the orignal Barbes. Hurry
before the bankrupcy goes through
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Venezuelan
Folklore Learn to dance the Joropo. Or not. See
if we care.
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