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- Members:
- Oran Etkin - bass-clarinet, clarinet and saxophone
Balla Kouyate - balafon
Makane Kouyate - percussion and vocals
Joe Sanders - bass
Lionel Loueke - guitar
John Benitez - bass
Abdoulaye Diabate - vocals
Joh Camara - percussion
Sara Caswell - violin
Jessie Marino - cello - Hometown:
- New York, NY
- Record Label:
- Motema Music
Links
Events
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- Sunday at Johnny D's: Boston C...
Johnny D's
Sunday, June 28 at 9:30pm - Brooklyn CD Release Party
Barbes
Friday, June 12 at 8:00pm
Oran Etkin Playing tonight with Mandingo Ambassadors plus guest singer on tour from Guinea Sabere Soumano. Zinc Bar 82 W. 3 bet. thomson and sullivan in the village. Starts at 10pm. Hope everyone's well and hope to see you there.
Oran Etkin ON THE GRAMMY BALLOT! If you are a voting member of NARAS or know anyone who is, please vote: we're up for Best Contemporary World Music Act, Best Jazz Instrumental Solo (on "New Dwelling"), Best Instrumental Composition ("New Dwelling"), Best Instrumental Arrangement ("It Don't Mean A Thing") and Best Album Notes (written by 89 year old saxophone legend Yusef Lateef).
Adam Kinsey Heard you on Vox Tablet. Beautiful! Downloaded yr album and took the ipod off shuffle for a while. Thanks.
Ian Mali Cool
Lisa Hey Oran!! Heard you on 1010 this morning... awesome congrats!!!!
Jordan Tamagni Happy to be back in NYC and looking forward to your next performances!
Elia Marta Oran, your music is fantastic!
Osnat Netzer greetings... This year as well, I remembered August 8th. It was the 15th anniversary. Half our lives away.
Alana You guys were really great at Mercury Lounge! Looking forward to seeing more performances!
Oran Etkin 3 Shows This Week: Thr. Aug. 13 9:30 (9pm doors): Mercury Lounge 217 E. Houston www.mercuryloungenyc.com Double-bill with NOMO ($10 adv/$12 dos covers both bands) Fri Aug. 14 5pm: Brooklyn Public Library Central Branch At Grand Army Plaza near Prospect Park: free outdoor concert outside the big main library. Also Fri. Aug. 14 8pm: Barbes 376 9th st. at 6th ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. www.barbesbrooklyn.com
Sharone Bunim i want to be your friend but I see the only option is to be your fan. Well, I suppose I AM a pretty big fan so this will do.
Marjory I met you back at the end of May - you're Eden's cousin, I went to Georgetown with him? Can't wait to check out your site; you blew the roof off of Hank's Saloon.
Jared Steward Oran, congrats on the new CD. Checked out your website briefly....#10, pretty cool!
Mark A. Payne
nice to have a fan page, but where's the friend page? We all want to "follow" ya
Your music sounds great.
a fan
