rockpaperscissors Current Projects

Avishai Cohen, Aurora (EMI Music) - 03/05/2010

Ladino Jazz and Clave Cantatas: Bassist Avishai Cohen Sings Roots into Gold

Ana Moura, Leva-Me Aos Fados (World Village) - 02/11/2010

Outrageous Fortune:
The Sultry Ana Moura’s Fresh Take on Portuguese Fado

Gaida, Levantine Indulgence (Palmyra Recordings) - 02/08/2010

Translating Ecstasy from Syria to the Blues:
Gaida’s Secret Passion is Revealed

Julie Fowlis, Uam (Cadiz Records/Shoeshine Records) - 02/01/2010

Whispers from the Islands:
The World of Gaelic Singer Julie Fowlis Comes of Age on Uam

Zero Hour Tango Fest (Bloomington, IN) 2010 - 01/26/2010

Between Shadows and Longing:
The Zero Hour Tango Fest Brings the Sensuality of Late Night City Streets onto the Stage

Longital, Gloria (SLNKO Records) - 01/26/2010

Perfect Accidents:
The Joyful Apocalypse of Slovak Indie Darlings Longital

25th Annual Jewish Music Festival (SF Bay Area) - 01/26/2010

Diasporic Ecstasy:
The 25th Jewish Music Festival Fetes a Quarter Century of Jewish Creativity with Premiere Performances and Playful Reflection

Altan, 25th Anniversary Celebration (Compass Records) - 01/26/2010

Ireland’s Gift to the World:
The Celtic Masters of Altan Celebrate a Quarter Century of Tradition and Innovation

King Sunny Ade 2010 Tour - 01/15/2010

If Fela is the Musical Malcolm of Nigeria, the Chairman is the Musical Martin: King Sunny Ade Brings His Message of Peace & All Night Grooves to USA Stages

Fishtank Ensemble, Woman In Sin, 2010 Tour - 01/15/2010

Gypsy Wagons, Slap Bass, and Mad Loves: The Unseen Musical Forces behind Fishtank Ensemble

Eileen Ivers, Beyond the Bog Road Tour - 01/08/2010

Fire from the Mud:
Celtic Fiddle Virtuoso Eileen Ivers Delves Deep into the Influential Sounds of Irish Immigration in Beyond the Bog Road

Chris Burton Jácome, Levanto - 12/29/2009

Flamenco Rising:
Chris Burton Jácome Reinterprets a Tradition in the Spanish Southwest

Gabriel Johnson, Fractured (Electrofone Music) - 12/14/2009

A Man, a Trumpet, and Electronic Alchemy: The Spliced Horns and Fra_ctured Beats of Trumpeter Gabriel Johnson

SambaDá, Gente! - 12/11/2009

Brazilian Transplants in Unexpected Places:
SambaDa Reveres and Reinvents Samba and Surf-Rock

Sones de México Ensemble, Fiesta Mexicana - 12/11/2009

Ancient Aztec Myths, Cowboy Mice, and Dancing Iguanas:
Sones de Mexico Ensemble Creates a Fiesta Mexicana for Children

Real Vocal String Quartet - 12/10/2009

From Sahara Trance Bluegrass to Re-Imagined Brazilian Choros: The Un-Chamber Music of Real Vocal String Quartet

Evie Ladin, Float Downstream - 12/10/2009

A Deeper Bed to Lie In:
Banjo-Player and Singer Evie Ladin Floats Downstream With a Soulful, Rhythmic Old-Timey Sound

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba, I Speak Fula (Sub Pop/Next Ambiance) - 11/02/2009

From the Palace to the People: A Global Griot Saves a West African Tradition with Rock ‘n’ Roll Revelations and Blues Muses

TriBeCaStan, 5 Star Cave (Evergreene Records) - 10/26/2009

Around The World in Three Blocks: The Traditional, Radical Music of the Nation of TriBeCaStan

Orchid Ensemble, Spring 2010 Tour - 08/27/2009

Old Sounds on the New Silk Road: Organic, Intercultural Chamber Music from Canada’s Pacific Rim

Tinariwen, Imidiwan: Companions (World Village) 2010 Tour - 08/06/2009

A Fierce Fight for Understanding: New Tinariwen Album Captures the Power and Grit of a Beloved, Desolate Sahara

Beyond the Pale, Postcards (Borealis Records) Winter Tour - 05/09/2009

Wish You Were…Where? Jewish-Balkan Twang Busts Boundaries on Beyond the Pale’s Postcards

Jayme Stone & Yacouba Sissoko, Africa to Appalachia (www.jaymestone.com) - 06/11/2008

In Search of the African Banjo:
A Polyrhythmic Journey to Mali and Back Again