Good Music New York

Saturday, April 8th
8:00 pm
Barbes
376 9th St.
(at 6th Avenue)
Park Slope
Brooklyn

Trio Con Cuatro performs latin music as played through the prism of Venezuelan Llanera tradition. The group is led by Roberto Fuentes, an extraordinary cuatro player and singer from Venezuela who has been immersed in traditional music since childhood.

Llanera music, which comes from the southern plains of Venezuela, is one of the very distinctive folk forms of South America. It uses mostly 6/8 rhythms such as joropo, golpes and pasajes. Traditional bands are made up of harp, cuatro, bass and maracas and accompany singers whose repertoire deals mostly with the lifestyle of the cowboys of the Llanos - the plains. While some of the material has made it into the classic Latin-American repertoire, the music is little known in America.

Every Friday Night
10:00 pm - 3:00 am
Parkside Lounge
317 E. Houston St.
Between Clinton and Attorney (B and C)
Manhattan
$5.00

Ever wondered what might happen if you mixed a dive bar, Lower East Side Hipsters and a smokin' salsa band? Well, you can find out every Friday night by trucking down to the Parkside Lounge to hear Grupo Latin Vibe play hard hitting salsa in the back room. It's well worth shelling out the five dollar cover to dance the night away with cheap drinks, dancers of all skill levels and one of New York's best salsa bands.

Monday, November 28th
9:30 pm
Barbes
376 9th St.
(at 6th Avenue)
Park Slope
Brooklyn

Trio Con Cuatro performs latin music as played through the prism of Venezuelan Llanera tradition. The group is led by Roberto Fuentes, an extraordinary cuatro player and singer from Venezuela who has been immersed in traditional music since childhood.

Llanera music, which comes from the southern plains of Venezuela, is one of the very distinctive folk forms of South America. It uses mostly 6/8 rhythms such as joropo, golpes and pasajes. Traditional bands are made up of harp, cuatro, bass and maracas and accompany singers whose repertoire deals mostly with the lifestyle of the cowboys of the Llanos - the plains. While some of the material has made it into the classic Latin-American repertoire, the music is little known in America.

Thursday, September 8th
8:00 pm
Barbes
376 9th St.
(at 6th Avenue)
Park Slope
Brooklyn

Singer and guitarist, José Luís Martínez, was the co-founder of the grammy-winning Los Van Van - probably Cuba's most influential band of the past 30 years. After leaving Cuba in the 80's and settling in Spain for over 10 years, he has re-located to New York and started Son Amigos with percussionist Kenny Kozol. Both improvisers at heart they play a repertoire of classic Cuban son, guaracha, cha cha cha, bolero and rumba . With José Luís Martínez (guitar & vocals) Kenny Kozol (percussion), and Taylor Bergren Chrisman. (bass & vocals)

Saturday, September 10th
10:00 pm
Barbes
376 9th St.
(at 6th Avenue)
Park Slope
Brooklyn

Las Rubias del Norte (the Blondes of the North,) are a group of musicians from the U.S, France and Colombia, who perform the music of, among many others, Guillermo Portabales of Cuba, Simon Diaz of Venezuela, Oscar Aviles of Peru and W.A. Mozart of Austria. The Rubias play mostly popular Latin music such as boleros, cha cha cha's and cumbias as well as lieder and cowboy songs - and manage to make it all sound like it belongs on Cuban radio. The Rubias make it all sound distinctly different thanks to the fabulous vocals of Allyssa Lamb and Emily Hurst and the various Rubios and Morenos who back them up. The result has been called “surpassingly pretty” by Robert Christgau of the Village Voice.

Thursday, September 8th
10:00 pm
Barbes
376 9th St.
(at 6th Avenue)
Park Slope
Brooklyn

The Trio Con Cuatro uses the Venezuelan Cuatro with accordion and bass and singing, and incorporates traditional elements of Latin-American music such as Venuzelan Joropo, calypso, cuban son and New York Salsa along with the more urban sounds of pop and jazz.

Monday, July 11th
7:00 pm
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St.
(between 4th St. and Astor Place)
$15.00 Buy Tickets

A double bill of two great bands.

Las Rubias del Norte
Las Rubias del Norte (the Blondes of the North,) are a group of musicians from the U.S, France and Colombia, who perform the music of, among many others, Guillermo Portabales of Cuba, Simon Diaz of Venezuela, Oscar Aviles of Peru and W.A. Mozart of Austria. The Rubias play mostly popular Latin music such as boleros, cha cha cha's and cumbias as well as lieder and cowboy songs - and manage to make it all sound like it belongs on Cuban radio. The Rubias make it all sound distinctly different thanks to the fabulous vocals of Allyssa Lamb and Emily Hurst and the various Rubios and Morenos who back them up.