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James Whetzel

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Tabla Poetry = Intensely Rhythmic Spoken Word Based on Tabla Beats!

Happy New Year!

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Music:

Member Since: 02/02/2007
Band Website: google.com/profiles/james.whetzel
Influences: Ali Akbar Khan, Vasant Rai, Bahadur Khan, I.K. Dairo MBE, Koo Nimo, Kelak Lama, Akram Khan, Lowell Lybarger, Vishal Nagar, KSA, Haruna Ishola, Ayanagalu, Zaiko Langa Langa, Orchestre Veve, Diblo Dibala, Franco et TP OK Jazz, Billy Bragg, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Richman, Martin Luther King Jr., DJ Swami, Sukshinder Shinda, Hammett, Hetfield, Ulrich and Burton, Cocteau Twins, Run DMC, Grandmaster Flash,
Sounds Like: Imagine the polyrhythmic genius of West African music meeting with the intricacy of Indian tabla, sarod, and years of electronic music innovation and discovery; this gives you a little sense of the wild wonderful musical existence of James Whetzel . . .

Record Label: funketabla, Olin Place
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Saturday, June 6th: James Whetzel, Sebastian Lange, DJ Collage, Verna Halley and R.I. Productio

Good People!Here the lowdown on an amazing show happening Saturday, June 6th in Westlake Park in downtown Seattle, 12pm to 4pm.Taking part are:James Whetzel: sarod, beats, percussion and throat singin...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:55:00 GMT

A Funke Year of Good Juju and Mean Deep!

Ladies and Gents it's been quite a year!   The election of Barack Obama and imminent departure of the Bush administration is a great cause for celebration.  At Funketabla we have additional cause to b...
Posted by on Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:14:00 GMT

elodieO, EQlateral, & James Whetzel, Thursday, December 18th at Skylark

A performance by Elodie O with her three piece group, EQlateral & James Whetzel at Skylark. Thursday December 18th, 2008. 8pm - Midnight.elodieO is a staple of the New York City LES/Nublu electro ...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:55:00 GMT

God Rest Ye Funky Bhangra (Mean Deep Mix)

Here's a little something to get you in the holiday mood.  This is a new version for 2008; this one is infused with the dhol playing of monsieur Shree Deepayan.   http://www.amazon...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:35:00 GMT

A Chekhovian Resolution, November 21 -22 @ The Moore Theater

A collaborative World Premiere with (in alphabetical order): Nir Ben Gal (Choreographer) - Israel, Donald Byrd (Choreographer/Director) - US, Liat Dror (Choreographer) - Israel, Wissam Murad (Musician...
Posted by on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:19:00 GMT

Mary Zimmerman’s Arabian Nights at Balagan Theatre October 16 - November 8, 2008

A few quick words about a wonderful production of Mary Zimmerman's Arabian Nights at Balagan Theatre on Capitol Hill.  Based on tales from "alf laila wa laila," aka "A Thousand and One Nights," (...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:53:00 GMT

Iolet: Music from the world of Anathem

Anathem is a new novel by author Neal Stephenson.   It is set on Arbre a planet much like our own Earth except that on Arbre people are divided into two main groups, the saaecular and the av...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:23:00 GMT

Friday, September 19th, Two Shows Not to Be Missed!

On Friday September 19th, 2008 two great events are happening featuring James Whetzel and friends. 1) The first is a solo performance of sarod & beats by James Whetzel at the Seattle Art Muse...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:10:00 GMT

Mean Deep debut CD at CD Baby and I-Tunes!

Yes! Yes! Funketabla artistes Mean Deep have at long last come out with their debut CD!  And you can get it by going to CD Baby:http://cdbaby.com/cd/meandeep And I-Tunes: http://www.app...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:34:00 GMT

Mean Deep CD at CD Baby!

Hey Excellent people! Word on the street is that the CD by my group Mean Deep is at last available!   And that word is true! You can get Mean Deep at CD Baby! http://cdbaby.com/cd/meandeep  ...
Posted by on Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:14:00 GMT