Good Times in March!!

Just wanted to post some things happening this month in Western Mass. I hope you make it out to some of these worthy events. If you have anything to add just send it in to bombasticos@yahoo.com.

Tonight!!
---Mafanti at Deja Brew in Wendell, 9-11 pm. World folk soul with Shanti, Mafu and friends. Shanti has been a guest on clandestino a few times. www.myspace.com/mafanti

Tomorrow, Saturday 3/6 during the light hours...
---"Death & Taxes". A half hour movie about war tax resisters. Showing at Greenfields Market in Greenfield. 4 pm and free.

Tomorrow night, Sat 3/6...
---The Equalites at the Rendezvous in Turners Falls, 9 pm. Excellent reggae band, very soulful and a local institution. $5 www.rendezvoustfma.com
---J.D. Hairston (NorthPoleTapes), Brian Phantom Fairlane, Simon Eaton, Luke Eaton, Dakota Roberts, and Eric D'ambra at the Siren Cafe in Greenfield, 7 pm. I'm looking forward to the NorthPoleTapes/Urthquake split 7" on Spooky Tree out late summer. Also looking forward to going on tour with the dude in September. Very cool and meditative kalimba/guitar/etc compositions. $3 and up sliding scale.
---Skokazoba at Black Moon Lounge in Belchertown, 9 pm. $5. This is your local Afrobeat band. Watch for their new show schedule and CD coming soon. www.skokazoba.com



Thursday 3/11...
---Grace Potter & the Nocturnals at MassMOCA, Hunter Center in North Adams, 8 pm. B-3-driven blues rock/soul from Vermont, they have established a reputation as an excellent live act. $18 for advance ticket purchase. www.massmoca.org


(Grace Potter & the Nocturnals)

Film festival!!
---Women's Film Festival in Brattleboro, VT. It runs from March 12-21. Celebrate women's history month with this film fest, taking place all over Brat. Details at www.womensfilmfestival.org

Saturday 3/13...
---Third Annual Cabin Fever Seed Swap at Greenfields Market in Greenfield, 1-4 pm. Bring the extra seeds you saved and share with others! For more info: 413-774-2220 http://www.buylocalfood.com/page.php?id=12
---Nuggets Night!!! at the Rendezvous in Turners Falls, 9 pm. Psychedelic and garage rock classics from the Nuggets sets. Featuring Ray Mason, the Original Cowards, Claudia Malibu and many, many more! $3. www.rendezvoustfma.com
---Gaia Roots at Bishop's Lounge in Northampton. Shanti (Mafanti) and crew present their CD release party ("Motherdrum"!!) at the Bish. 8 pm. www.gaiaroots.com Check out the CD cover design by Shanti!



Sunday March 14th...
---Flywheel Monthly Flea Market at Flywheel in Easthampton. Free! 10 am to 3 pm. Sell or buy clothing, records, movies, art, junk, etc. It's a benefit for the esteemed Flywheel Arts Collective, a Western Mass institution. They will be re-opening soon, thanks to your support and help. www.flywheelarts.org

Friday March 19th...
---Sweet Exorcist. Our own monthly at the People's Pint in Greenfield. Come hang, dance and drink at the area's finest brewpub. Resident DJs Andujar, B-COMING and guest DJ Urthquake (South Jersey). Funk, soul, garage, afrobeat, rocksteady, psych, hip hop, etc. All vinyl and free. 10 pm.
---Rob Skelton's Pitchfork at Burrito Rojo in Turners Falls, 8 pm. Come eat and listen, dance, drink etc. A good beer selection too! www.burritorojo.com
---Urthquake, NorthPoleTapes and others at a location TBD. Stay tuned. It will be an early (7 pm) thing.

Thursday March 25th...
---Raining on the Moon Sextet with William Parker, Hamid Drake, Lewis "Flip" Barnes, Rob Brown, Eri Yamamoto, and excellent vocalist Leena Conquest. It's the second show of the season's Magic Triangle series, all concerts featuring the all-universe duo of Parker & Drake. At Bezanson Recital Hall at UMass, Amherst. $12. http://www.umass.edu/fac/magictriangle/


(William Parker & Hamid Drake)

Saturday March 27th...
---Zakir Hussain at Bowker, UMass-Amherst. 8 pm, $15-35. The legend leads the Masters of Percussion in concert, a real Valley treat. Details at http://www.umass.edu/fac/calendar/centerseries/events/ZakirHussain.html

I'm sure I'm missing something! Let me know what's going on.
Cheers.

clandestino playlist 2/22...return to the east

Thanks to Phil for coming through with some funky stuff last week, especially on the Mardi Gras throwdown. I enjoyed my trip to San Diego and caught a breath of the sea on 80 degree days. Here's your playlist for Monday's return to the East edition of clandestino.

We open with a few songs from Tom Bee and the XIT crew, (American) Indian activist band from the 70s.
XIT..."The Coming of the White Man/War Cry"...Plight of the Redman...(Rare Earth)
Tom Bee..."Big Dog"...Color Me Red...(Mother Earth)
Lincoln St Exit..."Man Machine"...Drive It!...(Tapestry reissue)


Matata..."Love is the Only Way"...Independence...(President)
Brigth Engelberts & the BE Movement..."Tolambo Funk"...v/a-Booniay!!...(Afrodisia)
Soon to be reissued on Hot Casa.
Mebusas..."I Wanna Do It"...Blood Brothers...(Academy reissue)
Steele Beauttah..."Africa"...v/a-Afro Rock, Vol 1...(Kona)
The Hygrades..."In The Jungle"...v/a-Nigeria Rock Special...(Soundway)
Hedzoleh Soundz..."Edinya Benya"...v/a-Ghana Special...(Soundway)
Group Bombino..."Issitchilane"...Guitars From Agadez, Vol 2...(Sublime Frequencies)
Tony Allen/Salah Ragab..."Ole" (Cairo Version)...Lagos Shake...(Honest Jon's)
Segun Bucknor..."Adebo"...v/a-Black Man's Cry...(Now Again)
Orchestra PolyRhythmo de Cotonou..."Zizi"...Echoes Hypnotiques...(Analog Africa)
Fela & Africa 70..."Everything Scatter"...Everything Scatter...(MCA reissue)
A motherland motherlode.























Phirpo y sus Caribes..."Comencemos"...v/a-Black Man's Cry...(Now Again)

Fred Wesley & the JBs..."Blow Your Head"...Damn Right, I Am Somebody...(People)
Public Enemy looped it nasty...





The Whitefield Brothers..."The Gift" (instrumental)...12"...(Now Again)

El Gran Fellove..."Bomboró Quiña Quiña" ...Mango Mangüe...(Vampisoul)
Mongo Santamaria..."Bomboró"...A la Carte...(Vaya)
Mongo Santamaria..."Cousin Jody"...Live at Yankee Stadium...(Vaya)



Bembeya Jazz..."Sebou"...Bembeya Jazz...(World Village)
Kokolo..."The Magnificent Seven"...Love International...(Freestyle)
Sending these out to Wendell from Shokazoba. Rock on.




Souad Abdullah...unknown title...v/a-Choubi Choubi! Folk & Pop From Iraq...(Sublime Frequencies)
Sending this one out to Becky in New Bedford.



William Parker & Hamid Drake..."Black Cherry"...Piercing the Veil, Vol 1...(Aum Fidelity)
Catch them with Conny Bauer this Thursday in the season's first Magic Triangle concert. Details below (click the flyer to enlarge). And hear Conny Bauer guest on Phloyd's Thursday morning show, Ear Contact, at WMUA.



Rumberos de la Ocho..."Ave Maria Morena"...Rumberos de la 8...(Spamusica)
Their debut CD features art by Charlie Rosario and package design by DJ Bongohead.



That was a fun show. Thanks for your ear and catch us again every Monday 230-430pm (ET) at WMUA.org.
Thanks for listening to clandestino.


Promos to:

WMUA 91.1 FM
Attention: Andujar
105 Campus Center
UMass
Amherst, MA
01003
USA

William Parker & Hamid Drake at Magic Triangle 2010

Here's the first of three concerts. Don't miss these amazing improvisors.
For more info on the series check this link: http://www.umass.edu/fac/calendar/centerwide/jazz.html


(click poster to see it enlarged)