Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo has become known as a global ambassador for post-apartheid South Africa, and they perform at Congregation Sherith Israel on Thursday night as part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival. They have been nominated for a stunning 13 Grammy Awards and won three, most recently in 2009 for Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu. Wherever they perform, even huge venues are transformed into warm, traditional gathering places -- in which a crowd of strangers looks more like a room full of cherished friends. You can view a sample of their live performance here.
DJ Beto
This coming Wednesday March 3rd, will be a night of live music, drinking and dancing in the beautiful lounge at the new Yoshi's San Francisco. Globalistic, Yoshi's SF’s new weekly live music series, will host Mucho Axe, among the best in local world music, and DJ Beto, compiler of the Panama! and Colombia! series for Soundway Records UK, which were recently featured on NPR and PRI the world. Mucho Axe plays laid back "South American World Grooves" - perfect for a lounge - while Beto will be playing classic cumbia, boogaloo, latin jazz and tropical funk on rare vinyl records collected in Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.
Hotel Utah
If you live in San Francisco and have any interest at all in live music, you have heard of the Hotel Utah. With a historic wooden interior and boasting one of the Bay Area’s best open mic nights on Mondays for newer acts to try their luck, this saloon is complete with not only an eclectic selection of music, but a varied clientele- from a younger tattooed, pierced crowd to some weathered veterans of the SF bar scene.
De La Soul
De La Soul, the classic hip hop group that peaked in the early 90's, is returning to the Bay Area this weekend for two shows at Yoshi's San Francisco. Although the tickets are a bit pricey at $40, the chance to see this great act in such a unique venue should not be missed.
