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Concert Review: Renegade Sufi & Truculently Audacious…both bands are definitely worth seeking out and enjoying for fans of creatively eclectic music.

Venue: Drom (NY)
Date: November 24, 2013

Concert review and photos by Matt Cole and Linda Boney

On Sunday, the 24th of November, I caught an enjoyable double bill of Dawoud Kringle‘s eclectic ensemble Renegade Sufi and Holly Cordero‘s jazzy project Truculently Audacious at Alphabet City’s Drom. Though different stylistically on the surface, these two bands nonetheless went quite well together.

Truculently Audacious (Photo by Matt Cole)

Truculently Audacious
(Photo by Matt Cole)

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CD Review: Holly Ann Cordero…”There is more to music than we hear everyday.”

28095_Screen shot 2013-07-01 at 12.42.25 AM_1372653909Artist: Holly Ann Cordero
Title: Truculently Audacious
Label: See The Sound Studios
Genre: jazz/classical

Review by Dawoud Kringle

“Born,” the first track on the CD opens with a synth pad over which Cordero’s vocals invoke a brooding minor melody; effectively ripping to pieces the preconception of this being your typical jazz recording.

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