Maceo Parker, right, jams with Fred Wesley. Both were members of James Brown’s band back in the day.
The tip is passed along by loyal reader Jody. I just saw Maceo, and I must say he is not to be missed. The May LEAF line-up:
Angelique Kidjo •Grammy award-winning artist deemed “Africa’s premier diva”
Maceo Parker •Legendary Soul & FUNK
Acoustic Syndicate •Americana
Spam Allstars •Latin Electronica with funk & hip hop
Sunpie Barnes & The Louisiana Sunspots •Zydeco
The Legendary Singing Stars •Gospel
Umalali – The Garifuna Women’s Project of Belize
Nuevo Montuno •Salsa Dancing
Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion •Folk
Sol Driven Train •World-Beat
Josh Phillips Folk Festival •Folk
Bob Moog Foundation Interactive
Maria-Guajira & Salseros 828 •Salsa Workshops
& so many more to come
CONTRA!
Crowfoot Contra Band
Louie Cromartie contra caller
Seth Tepfer Contra Caller
1 or 2 more bands TBA
LEAF in Schools & Streets Special Artists
Bobby McMillon •Storyteller/Ballad Singer
Davidson River Taiko •Taiko Drumming
Erinn Huntley •Theater
Imhotep •New Orleans
Joyful Noise •Old Time/Appalachia
Junior Appalachian Musicians (JAM) of BMCA •Appalachian
Kenya Webster •African Drumming
Lisa Zahiya •Urban/Hip Hop Dance
Melina Palumbo • African Dance
Amy Hamilton • Creative Movement/Hip Hop Dance
Michael Hayes • Hip Hop Dance
Ben Gradison • Audio/Music Production (LSS Audio Internship Team)