HARRELL DAVENPORT – YOUNG RELL There is something pure and special about a musical duet. There is the opportunity for conversation, for an intimate exchange. There is room for improvisation and variation at the same time that the two musicians explore the given structure. Mary Flower is a [...]
HARRELL DAVENPORT – YOUNG RELL Little Village proudly announces the forthcoming full length debut from Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport, the 19yearold Mississippi phenom whose rapid rise has electrified the blues world and affirmed that the tradition is not only alive, but evolving in real time. Raised in [...]
Lo Steele - Only a Drop Lo Steele loves words. And she squeezes everything she can out of them as she blends traditions of r&b, gospel and blues with sharp lyrical rhythm. Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, where she was able to explore every facet of her [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]