Must-See Shows

  • Bassekou Kouyate at the Triple Door, March 16
  • Habib Koite at Jazz Alley, April 6 & 7
  • Honk Fest West, April 9-11
  • King Sunny Ade at the Triple Door, May 3 & 4

Details on the Shows & Concerts page calendar

Soul Sacrifice Redux: 40 Years Later

Forty years after his historic Woodstock drum solo, Michael Shrieve played “Soul Sacrifice” at Tost tonight, wowing a standing-room-only crowd.  Here’s a video of the first nine minutes or so, going up through his drum solo. That’s JC Johnny Conga playing congas. The lighting was bad where he was (off stage off to the side), [...]

Soul Sacrifice: 40 Years Later

This weekend was the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. I’ve heard Santana’s “Soul Sacrifice” on the radio several times this weekend and have watched this YouTube video a few times as well.

This performance started my infatuation with world percussion and rhythm culture. From those first conga licks, through Michael Shrieve’s shredding drum solo, and right up [...]