[FA Worldmusic] Hot shows: Curumin, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Aza, Forró for All

[Terry O']

Curumin played a show here on Friday night and they were hot.  They were 
several minutes into a cover of Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" before I 
recognized it.  Even the cover of "Like a Virgin" was sufficiently 
blenderized with  Brazilian influences to sound good.  Some things they 
played didn't work for me, but 80% of the time, their music was 
irresistible.  A companion called it Brazilian techno, but that's only a 
piece of it.  Their sound is different than anything I've heard.

Rodrigo y Gabriela brought down the house last Thursday.  They were jaw 
dropping.  I'd watched the DVD that comes with the English release of their 
forthcoming US CD and knew basically what to expect.  I think a wildly 
receptive audience brought something extra out.  They were amazing.

Aza had the misfortune of being scheduled in a small hall on 
Saturday.  They were away from the main venue due to rain, which was too 
bad.  The small crowd was treated to a wide range of entrancing and deftly 
played Moroccan and North Africa music mixed with touches of jazz.  At 
times they reminded me of Oregon, but with more funk and less airy 
noodling.  Other times a touch of Tinariwen but more varied and 
interesting.  Highly recommended.

The Forrs for All show last Thursday was just plain fun.  They had the hall 
bouncing from beginning to end.  I never thought I'd see hundreds of 
twenty-somethings dancing to accordion music.  But, it happened and they 
were screaming for more.

Terry O'
WORT-FM
Madison, WI
http://diaspora.terryo.org




>Curumin, who Tom mentions below, is playing two sets on Monday, Oct 2 at
>Joe's Pub sharing the bill with the raw and booty-licious Tetine, a
>British Brazilian duo whose L.I.C.K My Favela project dips into the
>sounds of Rio's storied funkballs.


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