Island Vibe Festival – Community Goodness

Some people go to Island Vibe festival for the music on the bill. Many folks go to dance barefoot on the grass under glorious Spring sunshine and night stars. Most people go to soak up the heavenly island goodness of Minjerribah (Nth Stradbroke Island): to breathe in the fresh, clean ocean air – to swim on… Continue reading Island Vibe Festival – Community Goodness

Fred Wesley – A Funk Jazz Legend Behind The Legends

If you love funk and jazz music and don’t know who Fred Wesley is, you really should. He is responsible for or has played an important part in most of the greatest funk music ever made. James Brown. Parliament-Funkadelic. Count Basie. Ray Charles.  Barry White. Curtis Mayfield. They are just a few names on a… Continue reading Fred Wesley – A Funk Jazz Legend Behind The Legends

Zalama Crew – Best New Colombian Fusion Music Find

Zalama Crew

I was going to give La Feria de las Flores events in Medellin a miss this year. Changing my mind and going to Sunday’s Negra Noche (‘Black Night’) – part of the Parque Cultural Nocturno program in La Feria de las Flores – was a blessed thing for the three new musical discoveries I made. 1. ZALAMA CREW One of… Continue reading Zalama Crew – Best New Colombian Fusion Music Find