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Follow on Google News | ![]() The GroovaLottos The Practical and Spiritual Philosophies Behind Their MusicAccording to The GroovaLottos, creating great music is a lot like creating a gourmet meal. How Jazz, Pentacostalism, and Lower East Side taylors influences the soul-funk-blues masters.
By: Down Streeters, LLC Likewise we find an interesting basis for the current line-up of The GroovaLottos. Founding members, Eddie Ray Johnson and Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor, as well as bassist, Richard Johnson, and Percussionist & MC, The ZYG are all trained in jazz and traditional concert forms of music. In addition, John, Johnson and Mwalim also have backgrounds as Pentecostal church musicians and agree that their jazz training serves the rather spontaneous and fluid nature of playing for the Pentecostal church. https://youtu.be/ Musicians like James Brown, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Little Richard, Wilson Pickett, Sam Cooke and Ray Charles were famous (and sometimes sharply criticized) for incorporating praise and worship style musical and performance elements into their music and stage shows, working the audience into a frenzy. "THAT is what soul-funk-blues is all about. That is the tradition," declared Eddie Ray Johnson after a fire filled gig at Gilda's Stone Rooster. In April, The GroovaLottos will be: 4/14 - Dedham Square Coffeehouse (565 High Street, Dedham; 8PM) 4/21 - Gilda's Stone Rooster (27 Wareham Rd, Marion) 4/28 - William E Reed Auditorium for the African Lodge 459 Gala (24 Washington St, Dorchester) For more info, visit: http://thegroovalottos.com End
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