One of Savannah Music Festival’s most unique components is its unusual bill pairings. This weekend, the festival honors two traditions: Hiss Golden Messenger’s distinctly American roots/rock sound and Pakistani rock […]
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Savannah Music Festival: Che Malambo!
Though it still remains relatively unknown in academic dance, Che Malambo has become an international sensation.
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Savannah Music Festival: Swing Central Jazz wraps up with an ode to Thelonious Monk and Dizzy Gillespie
The sons of two small Southern towns would change music forever.
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Savannah Music Festival: Our picks
Ike Stubblefield Trio @Charles H. Morris Center He’s a hit on Savannah’s club scene and made his SMF debut in 2011. Hammond B-3 legend Ike Stubblefield is back! The organ […]
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Savannah Music Festival Review: Chouk Bwa Libete/Leyla McCalla
Flown in from Haiti especially for this one show, the band delivered an intensely rhythmic and deeply soulful performance which shook the rafters at the Morris Center.
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Savannah Music Festival Review: BalletCollective
The genius of BalletCollective is in combining the things that make ballet like no other art form – the ultra-high level of physical fitness and the elongated aesthetic line of the classic en pointe dancer – with the compelling emotion and essential informality of modern/contemporary dance.
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Savannah Music Festival Review: DakhaBrakha’s ‘Earth’
It’s easy to see why the Ukrainian quartet were inspired to conceptualize music for this hypnotically compelling film in their return to the Savannah Music Festival.
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Savannah Music Festival: The Avett Brothers ‘reframing’ their sound
THE AVETT BROTHERS have been on quite a musical journey of evolving their sound over the past decade, going from a trio playing acoustic guitar, banjo and stand-up bass to […]
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Savannah Music Festival: The beautiful chaos of Dakhabrakha
You just never know what you’re going to see in Savannah Music Festival’s eclectic lineups. The festival acts as a sort of global tour, honoring great musical traditions while nesting […]
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Savannah Music Festival: For Joel Savoy, ‘Whatever I do is Cajun enough for me’
Joel and his wife, fellow musician Kelli Jones, think of themselves as anything but monarchs
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Savannah Music Festival: Our ‘gleaming musical treasure’
SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL Executive and Artistic Director Rob Gibson is now in his 15th year at the helm of the beloved local cultural event. This year’s edition promises an even […]
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Rollin’ & Tumblin’ matches Southbound with Savannah Music Festival
Southbound has, from its beginnings, used music as an inspiration for its beers.