The Nile Project Playing Old Town School Of Folk Music 3/15/2015

Something interesting happens when you listen to music in a language you don’t speak. Your brain can’t decipher the syllables, so it focuses instead on the delivery to get a sense of what’s happening. You may not get it exactly right, but you can understand shouts of elation or the heavy-hearted wails of sadness. There are great musicians all over the world, and most of … Continue reading The Nile Project Playing Old Town School Of Folk Music 3/15/2015

Shareef Ali-A Place To Remember The Dead

Something often forgotten by today’s folk singers is that folk music has a wider range than most genres. It can be a heartfelt ballad, a story of hope, or a call to arms for a downtrodden people. Shareef Ali, based out of the Bay Area in California, seems to understand this better than most. His new album, A Place To Remember The Dead, runs the … Continue reading Shareef Ali-A Place To Remember The Dead