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El Huateque

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Saturday, July 13 4:30 PM

Zaira Meneses and Juan Carlos Marin make up the new Boston-based band, El Huateque. The duo came together in 2018 after receiving a Boston Foundation grant. El Huateque play Son Jarocho music, a genre that hails from Veracruz, Mexico. Influenced mostly by African rhythms, Spanish techniques, sephardi melodies, and native Mexican music, Son Jarocho is largely improvisational in style. The resulting songs touch on stories from the port of Veracruz, with verses and phrases inspired by workers, fisherman, exotic birds, and other wild animal from the region.

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Grupo Fantasia

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Saturday, July 13 7:00 PM

A panoply of Latin/Caribbean styles, Grupo Fantasia is the brainchild of Dominican multi-instrumentalist Angel Wagner. With Grupo Fantasia, Wagner and his band demonstrate a mastery of Latin music through the styles of merengue, salsa, Latin jazz, cumbia, bachata and vallenato. When he isn’t performing at shows, Wagner heads the Angel Wagner Musical Workshop, providing students with hands-on lessons in the sounds of the Caribbean and Latin America.
 

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CAUTION DOG

Submitted by NickBrancazio on

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Folk
Funk
Indie
Rock
Singer/songwriter
World
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CAUTION DOG is a mix of worldly funk, folky jams, and soulful tunes. A mix of musicians from around the Boston area, this performance will have solo and group acts, as well as a jam portion at the end. Come by for good times and chill vibes!

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12:30 PM to 2:00 PM

Akira and the Allstars (featuring Pressure Cooker)

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World
Porchfest Sub Genre: 
reggae
Rockstedy
Ska
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Akira and the Allstars (Pressure Cooker) -
The group formed in 1997 with a shared passion of Jamaican ska, rocksteady, and reggae music of the sixties and seventies.
It will be Porchfest Rocking Time and a chance to see Pressure Cooker with other members of our musical commUnity.
Players include but not limited to:
Dan Hawkins - Bass
Brian Sayers - Drums
Zach Brines - Keys
John Decarlo - Guitar
Robin Teague – Tenor Saxophone
Akira Fujita - Lead Vocals

Big Love : Unity in the CommUnity

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https://www.pressurecooker.net
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2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Forró Roots

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World
Porchfest Sub Genre: 
forró
folkloric Brazilian dance music
Brazil
Band Description: 

Tarciso Alves is a singer/songwriter specializing in North-Eastern Brazilian folk music. He will be joined by Ken Hiatt on the accordion. Come listen, dance, and have fun! 

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https://www.facebook.com/TarcisoAlvesBand
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Time: 
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Pacific Marimba

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World
Porchfest Sub Genre: 
Marimba
percussion
Zimbabwean
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Need a pick-me-up? Pacific Marimba is a 7-piece marimba and percussion ensemble performing feel-good, lively dance music and songs originating from Zimbabwe, South Africa, and Botswana. The instruments we perform include soprano, tenor, alto, and bass marimbas, mbira (thumb piano), hosho (shakers), and drums. Come get your groove on and rock out to the fun-loving band that is Pacific Marimba!

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4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band

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Funk
Jazz
Punk
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Porchfest Sub Genre: 
Noisy brass
Band Description: 

Raunchy circus roots. Polished precision performances. A joyful cacophony of Balkan, Klezmer and funk, with a tasteful thrash of metal thrown in for good measure. No matter the occasion, Emperor Norton’s Stationary Marching Band has got the brass to get you up and dancing.

Horns will wail. Shoulders will shimmy. Faces will melt. 

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Www.ensmb.com
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Time: 
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Binge Magick

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World
Porchfest Sub Genre: 
Island Psychedelic
Band Description: 

Respected by some, and reviled by most, Binge Magick is Boston's premier conspiracy meme rock band. Headlining venues across the East Coast, and finding themselves on several government watch lists in the process, Binge Magick have built an underground following reminiscent only of early Communism in the McCarthy era. Their #LegalizeIt Tour touches down in Somerville this Porchfest season. 

One Love. One Jah. One Goal. 

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https://bingemagick.com/
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small yellow
Time: 
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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