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SUMMARY:Ramzey & The NewsCasters
DESCRIPTION:ALCHEMIST\n\n12/4/2009 10:30 PM at Ramzy & The Newscasters
 \n435 South Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts 02130\nCos
 t: Always Free\n\nRamzy Suleiman is a pianist, vocalist and songwriter
  born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area. His music is born out o
 f classic rhythm and blues, and motivated by extensive experience play
 ing funk and jazz. The music is groove-heavy and soulful, and intellec
 tually organized by Ramzy’s training in jazz—sort of like MMW and 
 Otis Redding in a boxing match refereed by Thelonius Monk. This inters
 ection of styles consistently defies classification, and Ramzy is cont
 ent to move from shiny Motown bounce in “Too Bad” to the gloomy ps
 ychedelia of “Tuesday Parade” without missing a beat. His subject 
 matter, as well, flits quickly across topics, so that he can soothe wi
 th a Sam Cooke-esque love song or flay you alive like an irate John Le
 nnon. And nowhere is this power—to constantly shift between styles a
 nd keep the music tight and affecting—nowhere is this more evident t
 han seeing Ramzy live. Ramzy is that type of performer that physically
  affects his audience. If it’s a more intimate venue, he can send ch
 ills down the spine with melodious and heart-wrenching songs. In a clu
 b? In a club, it’s foot-stomping, hip-twisting, get-off-your-bar-sto
 ol-till-you-get-knocked-back-into-it party music that demands your att
 ention and then, once it has it, decides to teach you something. The s
 ongs are complex, jazz-infused bursts written to challenge and to ener
 gize; to get down while thinking high; to shift your perceptions while
  you’re shaking your hips. Your ass will be freed. Your mind, rest a
 ssured, will follow. The message of the music has always mattered just
  as much as the sound of it. Politics, therefore, is an essential and 
 inescapable element of Ramzy’s music. The son of a Palestinian activ
 ist, he writes songs that are powerful without being polemic. Dialogue
 —in politics as in music—is fundamentally essential, and Ramzy’s
  songs are damn fine conversation starters. Ramzy is looking forward t
 o the release of his debut solo album, “The News Caters Home,” thi
 s winter. He and his band, The Newscasters, will tour the east coast i
 n support of the album from February to May. Check back to see when th
 ey’re coming to your town.\n\nFor more information visit http://neig
 hborsforneighbors.org/events/ramzey-the-newscasters-1
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CATEGORIES:funk, "r+b", hip, hop, dance
LOCATION:The Alchemist Lounge
WEBSITE:http://www.myspace.com/alchemistloungejp
URL:http://www.myspace.com/alchemistloungejp
CONTACT:617-477-5741
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