Email Author Bob Tarte

2004 Stories by Bob Tarte

• Sing Your Life

  published April 22, 2004

  Wimme Saari is more than unplugged on Instinct. He's completely unhitched from any kind of instrumental accompaniment. Wimme,... More >>

• Refried Southern Journey

  published March 18, 2004

  The word "remix" almost invariably implies radical surgery that drastically alters the cosmetics of a performance. But every once in a while the... More >>

• Must See DVD

  published February 19, 2004

  Jerome De Missolz's documentary Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: The Last Prophet, the latest installment in Shanachie's World Music... More >>

• Super Band Supreme

  published January 22, 2004

  The sheer strangeness of Manding "swing" music can be daunting. Sure, there are enough familiar elements, from amplified instrumentation to... More >>

• Are You Experienced?

  published January 1, 2004

  You've seen that familiar New Year's greeting card. A baby in diapers crawls into the spotlight as a symbol of the year to come, while a... More >>