Bridges At the Basin: Cutting Edge Musicians Crossing Musical Borders

288 9th Avenue,Oakland CA 94606

07 October, 2021

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Cutting edge musicians cross musical borders in this Open Air Four-week Concert Series on the Oakland Waterfront! Total Rhythm, Rocky's Market and Brooklyn Basin present: "BRIDGES AT THE BASIN" : Cutting-Edge Musicians Crossing Musical BordersOakland's most talented and daring musicians break new ground in this cross-cultural celebration of diversity and collaboration. Four Thursday nights - Four Musical Adventures - Four Scintillating Open-Air Concerts Delicious & Nutritious prepared meals from award-winning Rocky's Market available. Full selection of California & International Wines, Local Craft Beer... a wonderful night of music and community surrounded by the beauty of nature! BRIDGES AT THE BASIN concerts are 100% Covid Compliant, per Alameda County Health Guidelines. Attendees must wear face coverings (which may be removed once at your table) and socially distance. With it's spacious open air atmosphere and set right on the Oakland waterfront, this venue is an ideal place to enjoy a a beautiful concert, at sunset, with your loved ones or solo. Enjoy gorgeous Cross-Cultural music as the sun sets! THURSDAY, SEPT. 23 6:30-8pm : ARABIC FUSION With HOLA-YALLAH! featuring Georges Lammam (Arabic Violin) and Gabriel Navia (Flamenco Guitar) Of Palestinian descent born in Lebanon, violinist Georges Lammam exemplifies the Arab style of instrumental improvisation, and his creative work includes collaborations with Ancient Future and Wobbly World. Guitarist Gabriel Navia, born in Cochabamba, Bolivia, is recognized as one of Bolivia's rising musical stars, having collaborated on three Latin Grammy-nominated albums as well as working with Chuchito Valdez , Charlie Musselwhite, John Santos and the San Francisco Symphony. THURSDAY, SEPT. 30 6:30-8pm : LATIN JAZZWith Edgardo Cambon & LATIDO Uruguayan-born percussionist and vocalist Edgardo Cambon is a pillar in the West Coast Latin Music scene, having performed with Jesus "Chucho" Valdez, Eddie Palmeiri, Carlos Santana, Keith Terry and Omar Sosa. He is joined on this Bridges at the Basin concert by the crack Latin Jazz and Salsa band LATIDO (Spanish for "Heartbeat'). THURSDAY, OCT. 7 6:30-8pm : BLUEGRASS & AFRICAN BLUESWith FULA BROTHERS Mamadou Sidibe & Walter Strauss A high-spirited meeting of veteran performers from America (Walter Strauss, Guitar) and West Africa (Mamadou Sidibe, N'Goni), FULA BROTHERS weave a mix of American bluegrass, African Blues, and borderless improvisation into a dynamic expression of harmony and groove. Mr. Strauss has performed with Joe Craven, Scottish fiddler Johnie Hardie, and is a regular contributor to film soundtracks. Mr. Sidibe has played with a Who's Who of West African superstars, including Oumou Sangare and Toumani Diabate. THURSDAY, OCT. 14 6:30-8pm : Soul/Gospel & RHYTHMWith InterWOVEN Relentlessly creative vocalist Regina Wells and percussionist/vocalist Robert "Bobby" Wallace form the backbone of this ground-breaking fusion of soul & gospel music with traditional rhythms from the African diaspora. Ms. Wells is a veteran of the thriving East Bay Spiritual music community ,and Mr. Wallace has performed with a dizzying array of musicians including Bonnie Riatt, Airto Moreira, Margareth Menezes, and John Santos. Joining this special concert are bassist Lillie Robinson, guitarist Chanelle Ignant and percussionist Wade Peterson. ________________________________________________________________________________________________ SHOWS SELL OUT ! (Capacity: 100)PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS NOW. Click the "Tickets" button and Select the Date you'd like to attend. Thank you! Robert “Bobby” Wallace, BioFor 25 + years, Robert “Bobby” Wallace has spread his infectious joy of music and rhythm around the world as a percussionist, educator and music producer through his organization TOTAL RHYTHM. PERCUSSIONIST As a first-call percussionist based in Oakland, CA, Bobby has collaborated with a dizzying array of local and international artists. His love of Brazilian music and extensive travels to Brazil have enabled him to work with established artists Margareth Menezes, Airto Moreira and Selma de Coco, as well as up-and-coming Brazilian talent Amanda Santiago in Salvador, Emerson Santana in Olinda, Brazil, and Diogo Sabre in California. Bobby’s connection with the Caribbean, and in particular the twin island nation of Trinidad & Togabo, goes back to 1994, when he first performed as a Six-Bass steel pan player with the Starlift Steel Orchestra, under the direction of legendary pan arranger Ray Holman. Since then, Bobby has performed in three National Panorama Finals in Port-of-Spain with Starlift, and has dropped beats with calypso legends David Rudder and Calypso Rose. Bobby’s Afro-Cuban collaborations include work with John Santos in the fabled Rhythm Cafe project (which he co-conceived and produced), a memorable concert with Bobbi Cespedes at San Francisco’s popular Green Apple Festival (with Mickey Hart), and creative work with salsa congeuro and singer Edgardo Cambon in the Father Time Trio project. African music, the root of Bobby’s beats and musical feel, has long been a major influence in his music. In the past decade, Bobby has forged musical friendships and created new music with West African titans Mamadou Sidibe from Mali (n'goni), Senegalese tama (talking drum) master Massamba Diop, and Karamo Susso (kora), also from Mali. Finally, Bobby has never forgotten his musical roots: funk, RnB, gospel and pop music! He’s lent his percussion skills to Bonnie Riatt, Atlantic-records recording artist Netta Brielle, Jennifer Johns, Michelle Jordan, and Oakland, CA’s renowned East Bay Church Gospel Choir. EDUCATOR As a music and rhythm educator from 2005 - 2020, Bobby founded and ran the Total Rhythm School of World Percussion in Alameda, CA, and has taught thousands of students locally and overseas the Power of Percussion. He has organized and led noted Percussion Workshops & Retreats in the following locations: Salvador and Olinda, Brazil Lisbon, Portugal Yelapa, Mexico Havana, Cuba Salt Lake City, Utah San Juan, Puerto Rico PRODUCER Since 2002, Bobby has consistently produced family-friendly music concerts, festivals and events, bringing together a mosaic of artists inspired by rhythmic possibilities! Bobby conceived and produced the acclaimed Oakland World Percussion Festivals in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017, the Percussion Now Festival in Alameda, CA in 2018, and hundreds of family oriented live music events in the Bay Area, CA and overseas, including the five-year Rhythm Cafe run at Oakland’s venerable Bissap Baobab Senegalese club from 2015-2020. Bobby’s production credits include performances for Samsung, Apple, Facebook, Bayer, City of Oakland, Clif Bar, Google, and the Adventures in Music (AIM) project with the San Francisco Symphony, among many others. Bobby believes in the power of Rhythm and Music to uplift and to unify, and has dedicated his life to spreading the “Gospel of the Groove” wherever he goes. A dedicated family man and father of three, Bobby loves to create inter-generational events for folks from diverse backgrounds to share in our common love of music and community!