Boston World Music Meetup

Our Next Meetup!!
Samba Tremeterra is doing it again on Thursday night (January 31) at Johnny Ds in Davis Square. This is Brazilian Carnaval!! You have to come out for this one!! The place will be full so be sure to come early enough to get in and so we can have a chance to get together before the show starts at 9:45pm.

Oi Gente!! (hey people!!) First Night in Boston and the Grand Procession!! On New Year's Eve the temperature hovered just above freezing making for a very mild night (for Boston) to be out celebrating with hundreds of thousands of others. I joined my fellow sambistas from Samba Tremeterra for the parade. (I mean when do you get to dance and play samba all the way through downtown Boston in front of crowds and crowds of people?) It was so much fun!! Later, we gathered at a house party and kept on dancing until 4am...
Dance around!! Bang a drum!! The New Year is here!!

Cool Show!!
Leni Stern, a native of Germany who lives in New York and collaborates with West African bandleaders, says, "I'm coming to Boston to sing the stories of my travels. . ." Through her collaborations with Salif Keita, Youssou N'Dour, Toumani Diabate, and Babaa Maal, Stern has become a ubiquitous presence in Mali and Senegal, while developing an evocative body of original songs that combine her jazz-steeped, singer-songwriter sound with traditional West African grooves and instruments. -- Boston Globe

Leni Stern is playing at:
Scullers Jazz Club
Thursday January 17, 2008
8PM Show: $18