March
Music Highlights
Sa 3/15– LOS LOBOS at the Bardavon, Poughkeepsie—If so
inclined, a spirited discussion can be had about the benefits of musical
cultural cross–pollination versus the cost of losing traditional
integrity (see Merasi, below). For the former, we give you Los Lobos,
who have taken the best of their Mexican–American heritage, and
skillfully incorporated rock, folk, jazz, and rockabilly to create
an absolutely unique and incomparable style all their own. Built to
last (13 albums, three Grammys), we’ll be talking about these
guys for years to come, so go see ’em, so you can brag about
it to your grandkids. The Bardavon, 35 Market St., Poughkeepsie, www.bardavon.org,
845.473.2072. 8 PM
Sa/Su 3/15,16– MERASI at Kleinert/James Arts Center, Woodstock—It’s
a tough call for music on Saturday night, with Los Lobos at the Bardavon,
and bluegrass masters the James King Band at the Hyde Park Methodist
Church, but the Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild re–opens the Kleinert/James
Arts Center this weekend with Merasi, a musical group from Rajasthan
(in India) that performs a diverse mix of Rajasthani Folk, Sacred Hindu
Bhajans, Sufi and Qawwali songs, as part of their Hearts With Hope
Tour. This music represents thirty–seven generations of musical
heritage, a legacy that not surprisingly is becoming a casualty of
rapid Indian modernization. Merasi is translated as “keeper of
the story,” and this is a story we all should hear. Kleinert/James
Arts Center, 34 Tinker St., www.woodstockguild.org, 845.679.2079. Sa
3/15, 8 PM; Su 3/16, 11 AM
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