Queue up the playlist,

mix a little Gilberto Gil,
with Roberto Roena,
with Getatchew Mekurya,

TURN DE FROWN UPSIDE DOWN!!

Steel Pans and Caipirinhas can make a telepathic beach even in gritty Bushwick .... Maurice and Mark have half of that vibe, Bunna has the other.

Hailing from Trinidad but solid in NYC, Maurice Archibald is a master of the Steel Pan and a regular at Bunna. With Mark Dillon on keyboard.

Salieu Suso was born into a family of farmers and traditional musicians/historians from Gambia, West Africa, that extends back nearly 1000 years. He was trained to play the 21 stringed Kora (West African Harp) at the age of 8, by his father, renowned Kora player of that region, Alhaji Musa Makang Suso. He is recognized to be a descendant of JaliMady Wulayn Suso, the originator of the Kora instrument. Suso graduated from high school in The Gambia, speaks English fluently, Mand...igo, Fula, Wolof, Sarahuli, and some German. Before settling in the United States in 1989, Suso performed extensively throughout Africa and Europe. Salieu Suso is also the leader of the "Jaliya Kafo"-- extended family Music Ensemble, and is a leader in the nation’s rapidly growing African music scene.