Zanzibar is an energetic six-piece band playing World music, Afro-Funk, Latin, and Dance music. The band plays interesting original music that gets people dancing! They play a mix of infectious, danceable, grooves based on Afro-Funk, Latin, Funk and other styles in an original format. Based in San Carlos, CA, they play throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and are a tight group of friends who have a shared passion for making people dance and bringing a unique sound to our listeners. They are in love with the complex rhythms of African and Latin music, but also appreciate the beauty of a catchy melody and a strong vocalist. www.zanzibarband.com and www.myspace.com/musicofzanzibar

The Tribal Blues Band is an eight piece power blues and funk machine; their live performance exudes excitement and energy and is a must see experience. The sizzling guitar work, solid bottom end, grooving rhythms, fat horn riffs and cutting edge vocals blend to form a cohesive unit of electrifying Blues, Funk, Jazz and Rock n’ Roll. The Tribal Blues Band is Raya Zion on vocals, Dave Christian on guitar, Sam Herzberg on drums and vocals, Marty “Fuzzy” Izenson on Sax, Danny J. on bass, Jim Williams on Hammond B3, Bruce Reingold on trumpet, and Eric Bloch on Trombone. The Tribal Blues Band’s musicians bring with them mastership of their instruments that, when combined, forms a whole greater than the sum of the individual parts; a cohesion that plays easy on the ear and is a thrill to experience live. Their repertoire runs the gamut of the Blues, Funk, Rock n’ Roll and Jazz and ranges from exciting and driving to searing and sublime. There is something here to satisfy every party aficionado!!
www.tribalbluesband.com

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