Nicotiana

Rumput is quite possibly the most unique band in Richmond: they specialize in keroncong, Indonesian string band music.  Last time I checked, they were the only band in the USA playing this popular and very cool style.  They're also unusual in that they're a true multimedia endeavor, with original visual art in the form of wayang (Indonesian shadow puppets) and crankies (Appalachian scrolling panoramas) integrated into their performances.

Their next performance is on Tuesday February 18 at the Firehouse Theatre (more info here), where they'll be rolling out (pun intended) a new crankie on the subject of the ongoing deadly colonial history of tobacco.  Two Rumput members, musician John Priestley and visual artist Beth Reid, will join me in the studio Monday to talk about the band, their upcoming gig and the surprising parallels between Virginia and Indonesia.

Also this week: a tribute to Joseph Shabalaba, cadence from the French Caribbean, classic 1970s salsa dura, the marimba music of Colombia's Pacific coast, and more funana from Cabo Verde.

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Artist | Country | Song | Recording | Label | Year

Oliver Lake | USA | Separation | Matador Of 1st & 1st | Passin' Thru | 1997
Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros | England UK | Global A Go-Go | Global A Go-Go | Hellcat | 2001

Ladysmith Black Mambazo | South Africa | Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (The African National Congress Anthem) | Long Walk To Freedom | Heads Up | 2006
Ladysmith Black Mambazo | South Africa | Nansi Imali | Phansi Emgodini | Ezom Dabi | 1981
Paul Simon | USA | Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes | Graceland | Warner Bros | 1986

David Walters | France-Nigeria | Bwe Dlo (feat Seun Kuti) | Soleil Kreyol | Heavenly Sweetness | 2020
Fair-Nick Stars | Guadeloupe | Arrete Mal Pale | Fair-Nick Stars | Capriccio | 1978
Scorpio Universel | Haiti | Ti Lu Lupe | Album II | Macaya | 1978

Willie Colon | USA | Juana Pena | Cosa Nuestra | Fania | 1970
Los Afroins | Colombia | Puerto Rico Power | Goza La Salsa | Vampisoul | 1975
Ray Barretto | USA | El Hijo De Obatala | Indestructible | Fania | 1973

Rio Mira | Ecuador-Colombia | Ronca Canalete | Marimba Del Pacifico | AYA | 2017
Gertrudis Bonilla Y Jimmy Puche | Colombia | Manuela La Bullanguera | Guasa, Cununo Y Marimba: Afro-Colombian Music From The Pacific Coast | Vampisoul | 1982
Grupo Socavon De Timbiqui | Colombia | Memoria De Justino | En Memoria A Nuetros Ancestros | Discos Fuentes | 2002

Rumput | RVA USA | Nyi Ruru Kidul | Rumput | self-released | 2017
Rumput | RVA USA | Eaguru Guru | Eaguru Guru - single | self-released | 2019

Antonio Dos Santos | Cabo Verde | Djal Bai Si Camin | Bom Dia Nha Cretcheu | self-released | 1983
Orlando Pantera | Cabo Verde | Rabidanti | Pour Me A Grog: The Funana Revolt In 1990s Cabo Verde | Ostinato | 199x