Tantanakuy August 30, 2007

August 30: Tantanakuy - Kendall Square at noon

Tantanakuy is led by Argentinean composers Marcelo Woloski (percussion) and Andres Rotmistrofksy (bass), and features Italian vocalist Eleonora Bianchini. After playing with many folk artists in Argentina, Woloski and Rotmistrofsky came to Boston to attend Berklee. The duo has gained a reputation as a strong rhythm section able to communicate the depth of rhythms from South America. Their music blends Argentinean, Brazilian, Afro Cuban, Afro Peruvian, and Uruguayan rhythms with jazz harmonies. Tantanakuy's versatility has placed them in high demand on and off campus. Woloski's composition "Mundo Por Conocer" appears on the Jazz Revelation Records CD The New Old School.

Jazz Revelation Records presents the third annual Kendall Square Concert Series, and is collaborating for the first time with the Institute of Contemporary Art to present Harborwalk Sounds: Berklee at the ICA. Both series offer free live music on Thursdays throughout the summer (complete schedule of dates and times below). Artists include Berklee student and alumni jazz, world, Latin, and r&b musicians, some of whom are featured on the new Jazz Revelation Records CD The New Old School, including Jake Hertzog, MUNDuO, Mateo Lugo, Zili Misik, Daniel Ori, Alex Terrier, and Juan Ospina.

Jazz Revelation Records (JRR), Berklee's student-run jazz record label, was formed in the spring of 2003. The label is made possible by a grant funded by the college. Under previous management, Jazz Revelation Records successfully released the compilation CDs Rebirth, Two, and Ars Nova. Under the direction of current president Michael Borgida, the label has just released its fourth album, The New Old School. For the new CD, JRR gathered eight young, passionate, and committed artists from around the world, all speaking the traditional language of jazz in a new way.

The Kendall Square Concert Series take place at 300 Athenaeum St., Kendall Square, Cambridge, every Thursday, noon to 2:00 p.m., June 7–September 13. The Kendall Square Concert Series is sponsored by BioMed Realty Trust, Watermark Residences, and ConstellationCenter. For more information, please call 617 577-7354.

Official Website: http://boston.zebratickets.com/event/6495/tantanakuy