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Conga
Se Menne
Conga Se Menne is
America's one and
only Finnish reggae
band. From the
central Upper
Peninsula, the
group has somehow
defined its own
genre, which blends
tropical
vibrations, the
warm call of steel
pans and the sweaty
pulse of conga
drums—with
soulful and
sometimes humorous
reminiscences of
life in the
northwoods. Their
first album, Finnish
Reggae & Other
Sauna Beats,
made it to the
"best of"
list in Beat
Magazine and
gained the group an
international
following among
world, island and
eclectic music
lovers. Whether the
audience is amused
by tall tales of
the great north or
simply into the
rhythmic vibes of
calypso, Latin and
reggae, Conga Se
Menne will make
people smile or
dance for all the
right reasons.
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Second
Nature String Band
"Second Nature
lights up the
phrase, 'pickin
& grinnin.'
They make happy
music that takes
you right with it.
I was smilin' 'til
my cheeks
hurt!" said
Carey Carlson, host
of Over Easy,
WCXS, Detroit.
David Gerow, who
plays mandolin, has
performed on The
Tonight Show
with Jay Leno,
Crook & Chase,
and Nashville Now.
Andy Varner,
Michigan's state
fiddle champion,
has opened for John
Anderson, Alabama,
The Dixie Chicks,
and many others.
Nick Calandro, one
of Detroit's
premier bassists,
has been featured
at the Montreaux
Jazz Festival as
well as on numerous
recordings.
Guitarist Bob
Gerics has
accompanied a wide
variety of stars
from Martha Reeves
to Tom Paxton with
a little Mitzi
Gaynor in between.
Together, they
perform a brand of
instrumental music
that can only be
described as "Bluegazz."
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