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Staff Benda Bilili: A Triple Win

Wyatt Closs | Posted 11.12.2011

Read More: Leigh Ann Hahn, Crammed Discs, Polio, California-Plaza, Los Angeles Theater Center, La Impact, Africa, Buena Vista Social Club, Africa Polio, Grand Performances, Music, Congo, Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Staff Benda Bilili, Los Angeles News
Wyatt Closs

With a mix of regular and self-made instruments, some have compared them as the next big world music thing since the Buena Vista Social Club.

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Miguel Atwood Ferguson: A Different Grand Performance

Wyatt Closs | Posted 10.05.2011

Read More: John Legend, Suite for Ma Dukes, Classical, J Dilla, Erykah Badu, Hip-Hop, Geoff Gallegos, California Plaza, Rihanna, Susan Boyle, Double G, Violin, Miguel Atwood Ferguson, Downtown La, Wyclef Jean, Mochilla, Knight Rider Grand Performances, David Hasselhoff, Michael Alexander, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Wyatt Closs

He brings together genres seamlessly with his viola from hip-hop to classical and will have you gnashing or gritting your teeth with his mad orchestral skills. This Friday night shouldn't be any different for Miguel Atwood Ferguson.

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