Mecca Bodega is a percussive driven band from New York City featuring imaginative rhythmists Marc and Paul Mueller. With seven CD releases and extraordinary live performances, they continue to create a unique, hypnotic sound that is fresh and challenging to the ear and spirit. Their latest release, Skin, on Harmonized Records includes high energy performances with Djembe master Dr. Djobi and French Horn player/keyboardist Alex Brofsky.
The instruments featured on their compact discs and movie scores range from African drums and Brazilian percussion to hammered dulcimer, found objects, guitars, didjeridoo, and voice. Mecca Bodega is a part of the Music Under New York program and when not touring can be heard performing all over the city, from Grand Central Station to Lincoln Center. They are members of the Home Grown Music Network.
Mecca Bodega has been featured on National Public Radio broadcasts of "New Sounds" on WNYC and Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion" with Simon 7 of Didjworks. They've recorded several film scores, including HBO's Subway Stories, directed by Jonathan Demme; they also appeared in this film. Mecca Bodega worked with Public Enemy and Stephen Stills on the soundtrack for the Spike Lee movie, He Got Game.
Their music has been a part of several internationally aired PBS programs including Hasten Slowly: The Life of Sir Laurens Van Der Post, and most recently, the group is featured in the German documentary, Musik Im Untergrund. Songs from their latest CD, Skin, are a part of the DVD Flower Child : Beautiful Poetry For Beautiful Children.
Having an insatiable appetite for touring, Mecca Bodega has touched audiences nationally and internationally, including performances at Lollapollooza '92, Woodstock '94, Celebrate Brooklyn Summer Festival, Merkin Concert Hall, Avery Fisher Hall and tours of the U.S. and of Australia.
Mecca Bodega Promotional Reel
Mecca Bodega on ABC World News Now
Mecca Bodega from Musik Im Untergrund
Mecca Bodega Music Store
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Skin
Release Date: 2005
Album Genre: World Rhythm
Total Tracks: 11
Total Time: 55:03
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Rhythm Rail
Release Year: 2000
Album Genre: World Rhythm
Total Tracks: 10
Total Time: 45:58
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Live
Release Year: 1999
Album Genre: World Rhythm
Total Tracks: 11
Total Time: 54:19
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Hammered Dulcimer
Release Year: 1997
Album Genre: World Rhythm
Total Tracks: 9
Total Time: 46:46
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Subway Stories
Release Year: 1997
Album Genre: Soundtrack
Total Tracks: 10
Total Time: 42:56
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City Of Rocks
Release Year: 1996
Album Genre: World Rhythm
Total Tracks: 11
Total Time: 53:53
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