(parts of this story first appeared in Mshale newspaper) I’m sitting on a barstool sipping lemon water. Before me on an oversized screen, bigger than…
Lucky Dube in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Susan Budig draws from music and poetry to create her own poems that she uses to bring healing and recovering from grief to others.
A Prairie Home Companion
By Susan Budig Various Artists A Prairie Home Companion Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (New Line Records, 2006) Robert Altman says in the liner notes, “Working…
BeauSoleil with a sneak preview of new album
by Susan Budig It must be the air of Louisiana that transports their sound with consummate clarity because I hear Jimmy Breaux lay down powerful…
Soweto Gospel Choir on Stage
By Susan Budig [this article first appeared in Mshale newspaper] Silhouetted on stage against a slate gray backdrop, Sipokazi Luzipo’ clear alto voice calls out…
A Moment with Rokia Traoré
by Susan Budig [this article first appeared in Mshale newspaper] One might expect a bigger, louder, brassier woman to be the one who breaks down…
Wellstone World Music Weekend–on the horizon
In a couple of days, Wellstone World Music Day will be happening around the globe. This weekend, October 23-25, people will be celebrating with music…
Gitane Cajun – BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet
Beausoleil Gitane Cajun (Vanguard Records, 2004). CD Review by Susan Budig. Gitane Cajun pulls the listener to her feet, twirling like a true hummer, swinging…
In The Beginning with Rodin Rodino
by Susan Budig The man seems made for music, starting at the tender age of 5, Rodin Rodino, as he is now known, first performed…
Fiddlers 4 in Rare Form
Article contributed by Susan Budig. Photo courtesy of The Rosebud Agency A quilted cornucopia of color and design adorns the stage at F.G. Bulber Auditorium.…
Rodin Rodino, Music from the Congo
by Susan Budig The vernacular face of the United States is changing and this concept was very present recently at Macalester College. A new cultural…