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Opposite People plays Afro-funk and world groove music. They enjoy playing outdoor and community events around Boston. The band was formed to play Friday Night Traffic Jam in Hyde Park in 2008, an outdoor evening music series. Initially the group played Fela, Antibalas, Budos and Daktaris jams and then expanded its repertoire to include 1960s reggae, Bollywood, 1970's Ethiopia and even a few originals. It's laid back, funky and improvisational.

Jay Paget - Drums
Andrea Condit - Percussion
Betsy Cowan - Percussion
Josh Rosenstock - Bass
Paul Castellano - Guitar
Paul Edwards - Guitar
John Barnett - Keyboard
Ben Janos - Sax
Eric Rosenbaum - Trombone
Mike Goodblatt - Flugelbone

Blossoming from the Slavic heart of Greater Boston, the Somerville Symphony Orkestar is an all-original Eastern European Punk Funk band. The SSO beats Balkan, Klezmer, and traditional Russian music into a funk-punky pulp sure to beef up and beautify your life. The SSO spectacle is a carnivalized punk show that turns its audiences into equal parts mosh-pit and horah. Complex six-piece arrangements reign in the chaos only to explode in shuddering “fun-gasm” after “fun-gasm.”

Mostly Balkan band, a little jewish, this is a drop in band which plays folk dance music. We are basically the band pictured in your e mail.