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Music on the Park Stage

ArtBeat: Sat., July 15th

12:00PM — Antje Duvekot
"No emerging local singer-songwriter has more buzz than Antje Duvekot," says the Boston Herald. German-born, Somerville-based Antje Duvekot is collecting praise and rave reviews nation-wide with sold out performances at coffeehouses to this summer's Newport Folk Festival. Her new CD "Big Dream Boulevard," produced by Seamus Egan from Solas, is just out on Ellis Paul's record label.

1:00PM — Así Canta La Montaña
Así Canta La Montaña performs traditional and poetry. An age old form of the Puerto sing poetry in "décima" (10 line verse) human condition, honored persons, and Led by Miguel Gonzalez, Así Canta La Rican tradition with their infectious folk often improvised on the spot.

2:00PM — The Rudds
Explaining the Rudds is easy. The Rudds of Cheap Trick with the omnivorous soul yet universally understandable "rock and Powhida's vocals range from rock howl whacked-out sense of humor is balanced poignant lyrics.

3:00PM — Schooner
Schooner is a pop group from North Carolina. they are a "classic indie-pop" band (The swoons in upbeat misery within beautiful (The State). The Philadelphia Weekly cited musical renaissance in the NC music the music, on writing a good song with

4:00PM — Samba Lolo with Boubacar Diabate
Griot singer, guitarist, songwriter and storyteller from Bamako, Mali, has combined traditional influences to create his own style of contemporary Singing in Bambara, Boubacar and his common shared experience of love, life old West African tradition of Griot storytelling

5:00PM — Mighty Mystic
Born in Jamaica and raised in Somerville, Mystic is shedding new light on the Reggae world. Marrying hip-hop with his reggae roots, Mighty fuses the best of both worlds into what is being called the hottest new style of music today. With a powerful voice and combination of dancehall, roots, and hip-hop, Mystic has energetic and charismatic style that never fails to entertain.








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