The Brass Liberation Orchestra (founded in 2002) is a musical group of brass, reeds and percussion that plays music to support political causes with particular emphasis on peace, and racial and social justice. We are a work in progress.
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- Members:
- People who play instruments below + dance
surdo, bass drum, snare drums, cymbals, cow bell,
sousaphone, trombones, french horns
occasional accordions,
baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano sax-a-ma-phones,
clarinet, occasional flutes,
...and never enough trumpets! - Genre:
- 2nd Line, Balkan, Afrobeat, Latin, Samba + Various
- Hometown:
- SF Bay Area
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2 past eventsSee All
- Bringin' the Love: BLO, Charmi...
El Rio Bar
Thursday, October 8 at 7:00pm - BLO Open Rehearsal May 31st
Balazo-Sub Mission Gallery
Sunday, May 31 at 12:00pm
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- Members:
- People who play instruments below + dance
surdo, bass drum, snare drums, cymbals, cow bell,
sousaphone, trombones, french horns
occasional accordions,
baritone, tenor, alto, and soprano sax-a-ma-phones,
clarinet, occasional flutes,
...and never enough trumpets! - Genre:
- 2nd Line, Balkan, Afrobeat, Latin, Samba + Various
- Hometown:
- SF Bay Area
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- Website:
- http://www.brassliberation.org
- Current Location:
- SF Bay Area
- Press Contact:
- blo@brassliberation.org
- Artists We Also Like:
- Boban Markovic, Goran Bregovic, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Fela Kuti, New Orleans Second Line bands, Manu Chao, Kraftwerk, Hugo Blanco, Loco Bloco + See below
- Influences:
Please see: http://www.brassliberation.org/links.html
Loco Bloco (San Francisco, CA) www.locobloco.org
Musicians Action Group (MAG) Band (SF Bay Area, CA)
Rude Mechanical Orchestra (New York) www.rudemechanicalorchestra.org
Hungry March Band (New York) www.hungrymarchband.com
Infernal Noise Brigade (Seattle, WA)
Fiatti Sprecati (Florence, Italia) www.fiatisprecati.it
Tittubanda (Roma, Italia) www.titubanda.it
Front Musical d’Intervention (France) fmi.lautre.net- Band Interests:
- - Music is liberation:
- Racial and Social Justice:
- Diversity of political strategies:
- Respect for Culture:
- Respect for the Earth: - Biography:
- The Brass Liberation Orchestra (founded in 2002) is a musical group of brass, reeds and percussion that plays music to support political causes with particular emphasis on peace, and racial and social justice. We are a work in progress. We work to build a multigender/multiracial/multigenerational group that enhances and strengthens the culture of the Left.