Bio Ritmo – Bandwidth http://bandwidth.wamu.org WAMU 88.5's New Music Site Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:23:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.5.2 Bio Ritmo: Tiny Desk Concert http://bandwidth.wamu.org/bio-ritmo-tiny-desk-concert/ http://bandwidth.wamu.org/bio-ritmo-tiny-desk-concert/#respond Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:54:18 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=40393 Latino migration in the U.S. has placed people of Afro-Caribbean heritage all over the country. Bio Ritmo’s heritage leads directly back to that migration — and to the sound of Fania Records, which fueled Latin dance music’s transition from the big-band mambos of the 1950s to the cutting-edge sounds of 1970s New York.

Bio Ritmo moves salsa music even further through stellar musicianship: crisp horn charts; a powerful rhythm section of timbales, congas and bongos; and a piano/bass combo that reminds me of the best groove masters in salsa and Latin jazz.

The secret to playing salsa well is a perfect combination of chops and passion that makes listeners move their hips instinctively while looking for enough clear space to break out their favorite salsa moves. This is dance music, and Bio Ritmo has burnished its reputation on dance floors. It’s a time-honored tradition: If you can’t make the dancers move, then you’re in the wrong genre.

So move some furniture around, press play on this video, and enjoy.

SET LIST

  • “La Vía”
  • “Picaresca”
  • “Perdido”

CREDITS

Producers: Felix Contreras, Denise DeBelius; Editor: Maggie Starbard; Audio Engineer: Suraya Mohamed; Videographers: Colin Marshall, Denise DeBelius, Maggie Starbard; Production Assistant: Susan Hale Thomas; photo by Colin Marshall/NPR

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]]> http://bandwidth.wamu.org/bio-ritmo-tiny-desk-concert/feed/ 0 Playlist: All The Music You Need To Hear In D.C. June 23 To 29 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/playlist-all-the-music-you-need-to-hear-in-d-c-june-23-to-29/ Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:00:11 +0000 http://bandwidth.wamu.org/?p=34452 Today Bandwidth introduces Sound Advice, our new Monday playlist that pulls together all the music we think you need to hear in D.C. this week.

What’s on tap for the next seven days? Our debut playlist includes tunes from Brazilian songwriter Rodrigo Amarante, alt-rock stalwarts Throwing Muses, D.C. garage punks Thee Lolitas, Kenyan vocalist Suzanna Owiyo, Bandwidth session vet White Hinterland, and others—and they all play in the D.C. area this week. Like what you hear? See show information at the bottom of this post.

If you’re just here for the music, well, press play and chill.

Show information:

Rodrigo Amarante plays Saturday, June 28 at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue; Throwing Muses play Friday, June 27 at 9:30 Club; Young Magic plays Thursday, June 26 at DC9; White Hinterland plays Wednesday, June 25 at DC9; Baby Bry Bry and The Apologists play Saturday, June 28 at Paper Haus; Dope Body plays Saturday, June 28 at The Pinch; Thee Lolitas play Friday, June 27 at CD Cellar Arlington; Bio Ritmo plays a record-release show at IOTA Thursday, June 26; Wayna plays Howard Theatre Monday, June 23; Suzanna Owiyo plays the Smithsonian Folklife Festival Thursday, June 26.

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