Puerto Rican vocalist Taina Asili performs with with the six-piece band la Banda Rebelde. They share a bill with world music band Shantavaani at White Horse Black Mountain on Friday, April 3.
Press release from the venue:
Two wonderfully eclectic bands channelling music from around the globe will converge on the White Horse Black Mountain stage on Friday, April 3 at 8 p.m. for a special evening of music that inspires the spirit and the conscience. Asheville’s Shantavaani and Taina Asili y la Banda Rebelde of Albany, New York, make music that moves the body, mind, and soul.
Puerto Rican vocalist Taina Asili carries on a family tradition of immersion in Latin music and dance. Her most recent work with the six-piece la Banda Rebelde (Band of Rebels) melds a danceable soulfulness to a deep sense of social justice. Her powerful vocals are underpinned with an energetic fusion of of Afro-Latin, reggae and rock, spanning continents and languages with a heartfelt message of personal and social transformation.
Shantavaani (the name means “peace through music” in Sanskrit) is rooted in ancient Indian music, but since coming together in 2009 the members have pulled from their individual backgrounds to create a sound that combines Indian and Western instruments and influences. In 2011 they added virtuoso cellist Sarah Moor, and now craft original arrangements that honor deep traditions from the Indian subcontinent, Ghana, jazz, classical, blues, folk, and reggae. The result is music that can induce both movement and meditation.
Show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 advance/$12 door.
Advance tickets available online.
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