Apologies for the lat minute notice, but due to illness, Las Rubias del Norte is cancelled for tonight.
In their place, the trio
THE DOLLARS, which is made up of half of Las Rubias, will be playing instrumental music inspired by the great South African pianist and composer Abdullah Ibrahim - also known as Dollar Brand.
Las Rubias del Norte's sound is a re-invention, a nostalgic throwback to a time and place mostly imagined where Peruvian waltzes, Andean huaynos and Cuban Guajiras mix with French opera, Cowboy tunes and Bollywood classics. The result plays like a dreamy soundtrack with classical harmonies set to a Latin beat. All three of their albums are available on
Barbès Records, including
Ziguala, their attempt at reimagining what a pop record would sound like had the global Latin influence - which was so prevalent until the early 60's - continued its course without interruption. Expect forays into Bollywood, Sicilian songs, Kurt Weill and Yéyé.
Featuring
Allyssa Lamb - vocals & keyboards;
Emily Hurst - vocals;
Taylor Bregren-Chrisman - bass;
Olivier Conan - cuatro;
Greg Stare - percussion;
Giancarlo Vulcano - guitar.