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Greetings and news from Munich... AHA! is here!!! Jobarteh Kunda..s new CD is out after more than a year of concentrated work by producers TJ and Felix, the entire band and many special guests. We..d like to thank Senor Eduardo Parra and Los Jaivas for granting us inspiration and permission to record and share our version of their classic revolutionary hit from the 70..s, TODOS JUNTOS. Check out our new music and tour dates!!!
Tormenta Jobarteh..s latest solo storytelling CD, ADO (stories in German with grooving musical accompaniment by JK) is out on StMichaelsbund Verlag.
Check Miriama on tour with The Wally Warning Roots Band and his Gospel Soul Show....For her entire life Miriama has been on path of the musician/traveller. Her quest for music has brought her to five continents, as well as all over the mountains by the sea of her home on Mt. Desert Island, Maine USA. Stints in India, West Africa, Europe and Mexico mixed with her lifelong love of good'ol RocknRoll , American style, have imbued her with her unique instrumental and vocal style. Her solo and group performances showcase her multi-instrumental talents on guitar, violin, and vocals. Her sets borrow from a wide variety of musical styles and influences to guide listeners on a ride around the world. Her own original songs are mixed in with reworkings of traditional tunes and chants from many sources, interpretations and translations of the songs of songwriters met worldwide and new renditions of select covers and standards. Performing over the years with various international permutations of her band, The Mama Miriama Band (MMB) has rocked festivals, clubs and theatres across USA, Europe, Gambia, West Africa and Mexico. Currently based in Munich, Germany, MMB features the talents of Rapper/drummer MC Etienne Olangue of Cameroon, percussionist/Djembe player Cheik Bangoura of Senegal, Italian bassist and producer, Felix Ochinnero and Saxophone/flautest Gerhard Wagner of Germany, all who along with Miriama also perform in the celebrated Afro-Carribean world music ensemble, Jobarteh Kunda led by the enigmatic Kora player/storyteller Tormenta Jobarteh. Over the course of her musical journey, Miriama has shared stage and bill with such notable artists as Phish (The Great Went), Joan Armatrading, Laura Love Band, Philadelphia Folk hipsters Maggi, Pierce and EJ, Hymn for Her, Breton guitarist Soig Siberil, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Tikan Jah Fakoly, The Reggae Cowboys, Kraut Rock pioneers Guru Guru and the lengend of the Blues, John Mayall, among others...