Featured Artists
Fishtank Ensemble
The LA Weekly calls them “cross pollinated gypsy music….one of the most thrilling young acts on the planet.” Formed in 2005 and playing everywhere from the hippest LA clubs to festivals, cultural centers, museums, parades, and even on the street, the band includes two explosive violins, the world's best slap bass player, musical saw, flamenco and gypsy jazz guitar, trombone, opera, jazz and gypsy vocals, accordion and one little banjolele. Tackling everything from French hot jazz to wild Serbian and Transylvanian gypsy anthems, Flamenco, and oddball originals, the band is a not to be missed event for world music lovers...and everyone will love this intoxicating mix of music!!
el douje
el douje is an accomplished Flamenco guitarist, producer and composer. His album Worlds Collide is a unique and bold mixture of traditional and modern styles, from 'jondo' flamenco to modern day world fusion/drum and bass/techno.
God of Shamisen
God of Shamisen is a rock band led by a master of the shamisen, a fretless Japanese lute. The band involves elements spanning a multitude of genres, including progressive rock, metal, and funk. "...World music, rock and heavy metal take each other to the mat, spurred into action by the sound of a three-stringed Japanese lute called the shamisen." — Good Times news magazine
I.S.S.
I.S.S. ("Ideal Social Situation") and their Forget about The Girl CD successfully re-injected the Boy Band genre with the magic and marvel it once knew with the Beach Boys and the Four Freshmen. Full-bodied orchestrations, 4-part vocal harmonies, and a solid sense of humor dominate make this a fitting tribute to the pop music of yesteryear.