The R&B Americana band American Nomad is a DC-based group with a reputation for putting on a rollicking, foot-stomping show. Think a James-Taylor-plus-Bill-Withers vibe with danceable grooves set to a Route 66 backdrop. We sat down with the band’s founder, Hassan El-Tayyab, to learn a little bit more about what[…]
What would St. Patrick’s Day at Bossa be without a twist? Get a jump on your Paddy’s Day with a band originally from . . . Trujillo, Perú, by way of South Florida. The Landivar trio is a family affair: David Landivar (guitar), Krister Landivar (percussion), and their father Walter Landivar (bass)[…]
Elena La Fulana fronts the band Elena & Los Fulanos, a homegrown Latin folk band that packs a bilingual punch. Like many in DC, Elena being a Third Culture Kid (Nicaraguan and American) informs the band’s repertoire, with songs that traverse both lovelorn Americana; fiery protest anthems; and dreamy, string-heavy cumbia.[…]
Once again, Bossa’s own Jim Thomson, Booking Agent Extraordinaire, presents Flash of the Spirit – a worldwide music series brought to you by Multiflora Productions. This festival of global sound brings to stages across DC the delicious songs of faraway places as varied as Perú, Haiti, Niger, Rwanda, and many[…]