funketeer Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 The Heineken Transatlantic Festival, presented by Rhythm Foundation, returns to South Florida as the premiere local international music festival. This marks the fourth year of its running. Four acts will headline this year’s lineup, including Lenine and Javier Garcia, Nouvelle Vague, Amadou and Merriam, and Seu Jorge.Nouvelle VagueJavier GarcÃaAmadou and MerriamFor those unfamiliar with Amadou and Merriam, they are a married couple of virtuoso blind musicians from Mali, West Africa. Their music can be described as an innovative mix of Malian-style blues, French folk, Cuban son, and reggae. Their U.S. debut album released last year and titled, Dimanche a Bamako, was produced by international music sensation Manu Chao and won a Les Victoires de la Musique award, which is the French equivalent of a Grammy. Wednesday April 26, at 8pm Amadou and Mariam will perform at the Artime Theater in Miami with their 7 piece group before heading out to the West Coast to play the Coachella Festival. Tickets are $20.00 in advance and on sale at the Rhythm Foundation website (www.rhythmfoundation.com). Seu JorgeAs for Seu Jorge, he may seem recognizable as “Handsome Ned†from the film, “City of God,†or as the guitar-playing member of Team Zissou in the film, “Life Aquatic.†Either way, Seu Jorge is an ingenious samba/pop musician from Brazil. His renditions of David Bowie songs on the “Life Aquatic†soundtrack are truly a testament of his talent. Also, his debut album, “Cru†blends traditional Samba/Bossa Nova with reggae, rap, and other modern musical genres.Friday April 28, at 7pm Seu Jorge will perform at the North Beach Bandshell in Miami Beach. Tickets are also $20.00 in advance and also on sale at the Rhythm Foundation website source CLICK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
precog Posted April 19 Report Share Posted April 19 Nouvelle Vague rocks! cant wait for this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funketeer Posted April 21 Author Report Share Posted April 21 Man, these guys are amazing...the musicians are talented as fuck and the girls all have the voices of angels, french sweet singing voices, sometimes sounded like they were channeling Jim Morrisson, sometimes Edith Piaff, sometimes Bjork...jazzy, punky, ethereal, organic, sensual and sexy as fuck...these girls up on stage are a sure mind boggling experience...best show I've seen in a while, next week is Amadou and Merriam, people...you should come out and see these shows...that's all...afterparty at The District was ok, that place doesn't really catter to me, I don't give a fuck about it, really...overall, great night...now, these pics are not from tonite but you'll get the idea of the class "A" puntang that front this outfit...enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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