Good story about this band that's playing at Bklyn Yard on the banks of the Gowanus Canal on Carroll Street between Bond and Nevins (right off the Carroll Street Bridge). The show, which includes other bands and DJs, goes from 2 p.m. until 9 p.m. It costs $18 to get in, kids under 12 are free and all ages welcome. Here's the story:
A couple of years ago, Nation Beat, a Brooklyn-based band inspired by
Brazilian music, were invited to play at a world music festival. When
the organizers asked them not to play any of their English-language
songs, the reason why was: it’s a world music festival.
Brazilian music, were invited to play at a world music festival. When
the organizers asked them not to play any of their English-language
songs, the reason why was: it’s a world music festival.
“Our
response was, well isn’t America a part of the world?” remembers Scott
Kettner, the percussionist for and founder of the band. “It was a big
controversy. They finally folded and let us play what we play.”
response was, well isn’t America a part of the world?” remembers Scott
Kettner, the percussionist for and founder of the band. “It was a big
controversy. They finally folded and let us play what we play.”
So on July 11, Kettner is producing an outdoor music festival at BKLYN
Yard, inviting local bands that, like his own,
fuse international music with American styles and confuses notions of
“world music.”
Yard, inviting local bands that, like his own,
fuse international music with American styles and confuses notions of
“world music.”