With a musical heritage that’s produced James Brown, Sharon Jones and J.B. Hutto, the city of Augusta, Ga., has plenty of reasons to be proud. But the music world better make room for another powerful voice…Sean McDonald. From the opening notes of this CD, the 24-year-old will [...]
I first met Kyle Rowland, when he was 10 years old and his father brought him to my house for a harmonica lesson. Even way back then, his enormous sound and the utter ferocity of his attack were startling. Twenty plus years and countless gigs later, the raw [...]
On Cosmicpolitan, singer, guitarist and songwriter Nia Cephas lets her creativity flow. Arrangements include bossa nova, samba, Middle Eastern folk, pop, blues, reggae and jazz. Cephas, and the musicians backing her, followed their instincts, tracing her multicultural journey from her birthplace in Orange, California to her Oakland [...]
Mariachi Mestizo XXV Anniversario The birthplace of the United Farm Workers, and his students are not only first-rate musicians, but high achievers in other ways, entering colleges like Harvard, UCLA, and Wellesley. But Mariachi Mestizo is first an extraordinary group because they make great music. Their newest [...]
Jubu Smith - Juju Sought-after artist teams with Charlie Hunter for new album on Little Village Jubu Smith's journey in the music industry is a testament to his exceptional talent and versatility as a guitarist. At the age of 19, Jubu embarked on a remarkable decade-long tenure as [...]
Jeff Falconer - Many Miles to Go Jeff Falconer has been writing songs for a half century, because he can't help it. His new album "Many Miles to Go", for Little Village Foundation, features an eclectic collection of his original tunes, augmented by an equally eclectic crew [...]
We're Having a Party August 30. You're Invited! To mark our first decade, we're kicking off the celebrations on August 30 with an all-day Big Easy Block Party and Beer Fest in San Jose's Little Italy. An epic lineup of Little Village artists past and present will be on hand to share the good times: [...]
Little Village Foundation’s label has just released “Like I Said,” a posthumous recording by the legendary Barry Goldberg who died in January after a decade-long battle with cancer. Just a few weeks before his passing, Goldberg collaborated with guitar great Johnny Lee Schell (Phantom Blues Band) on [...]