Rock Paper Scissors - Sunset Concerts 2010, Skirball Cultural Center (Los Angeles)

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Sample Track 1:
"Parno Graszt's "Ez a világ nekem való: The World Is Made For Me"" from Ez a világ nekem való: The World Is Made For Me

Sample Track 2:
"Parno Graszt's "Annyit Ittam bánatomban: Drunk with sorrow"" from Ez a világ nekem való: The World Is Made For Me

Sample Track 3:
"Natacha Atlas's "Ana Hina"" from Ana Hina

Sample Track 4:
"Natacha Atlas's "Hayati Inta Reprise (Hayatak Ana)"" from Ana Hina

Sample Track 5:
"Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboy's "Katherine"" from The Best of Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys

Sample Track 6:
"Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboy's "Dominos"" from Dominos

Sample Track 7:
"La Excelencia's "Salsa Dura"" from Mi Tumbao Social

Sample Track 8:
"La Excelencia's "Caminando"" from Mi Tumbao Social

Sample Track 9:
"Fred Katz's "Mate'ka"" from Folk Songs for Far Out Folk

Sample Track 10:
"Irving Fields Trio's "Havanna Negila"" from Bagels and Bongos

Sample Track 11:
"Sol Zim's "Shehecheyonu"" from Family Seder

Sample Track 12:
"Hedva Amrani's "Illusions"" from Hedva & David

Sample Track 13:
"Kenge Kenge's "Kenge Kenge"" from Introducing Kenge Kenge: African Living

Sample Track 14:
"Kenge Kenge's Otenga"" from Introducing Kenge Kenge: African Living

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Get schooled on world music at Skirball

Posted by QueenCrab on June 18th, 2010

We can all be a little myopic in our music tastes and exposure to different cultures. Admittedly, I don’t “get” classical, country and most post-90s hip-hop. I know even less about native styles from various nations around the world. Sure, I love me some Flogging Molly (Irish Celtic punk!), Gogol Bordello (gypsy funk/punk!) and Ozomatli (Latin-flavored rock/rap/dance), but I could afford to expand my horizons further.

Well, those of us in Los Angeles don’t even need to afford it. The Skirball Cultural Center is presenting its annual Sunset Concerts Series for a minimal fee to the curious public. The events occur every Thursday starting July 22 and concluding August 26. The admission price? FREE. All you have to pay for is parking: $5 per car containing 3 or more passengers; $10 otherwise.

Here’s the breakdown of the acts:

07/22 Parno Graszt (Hungarian gypsies – pictured above) http://tinyurl.com/ParnoGraszt
07/29 Natacha Atlas (Arabic-flavored electronica vocalist) http://tinyurl.com/NatachaAtlas
08/05 Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys (Cajun n’ Creole) http://tinyurl.com/SRiley
08/12 La Excelencia (revolutionary salsa ambassadors) http://tinyurl.com/LaExcelencia
08/19 Jews on Vinyl Revue (revered veterans alongside the up n’ coming) http://tinyurl.com/Jvinyl
08/26 Kenge Kenge (Kenyan roots music) http://tinyurl.com/KengeKenge

The Skirball Cultural Center is located at 2701 North Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles, CA. Ph: 310.440.4500.

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