Will Hughes - guitar and vocals /
Abdul Kabir - guitar (6 string, 12 string, banjo guitar), harmonica, vocals /
Mark Halpert - tabla, djembe, dumbek, ngoma, other percussion /
Elliot Warren - bass
Influences
Zakir Hussain, Babatunde Olatunji, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Phish, John Lee Hooker, Buffalo Springfield, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Peter Tosh, Dead Can Dance, Philip Glass, David Grisman, Tin Hat Trio, Steve Riech, Miles Davis, Jerry Garcia, Johann Sebastian Bach, George Harrison, Django Reinhart, Andre Segovia, Jimi Hendrix, Gabor Szabo, Bob Marley, Toots and the Maytalls, Taj Mahal, Leadbelly, Ali Farka Toure, Yusef Lateef, Son House, Woody Guthrie, Syd Barrett
Multi-instrumentalist Abdul Kabir, free spirit, idealist and troubador has been playing guitar, harmonica, keyboards and percussion in various projects in the Bay Area underground for years, from theatre to solo performance to rock bands. In March of 2006 he decided to put together "an eclectic acoustic trio". The trio soon became a quartet when three ideal matches for the project, Will Hughes, Mark Halpert and Kater Murch met with Kabir and solidified the nucleus of the group. It was instant chemistry as each member brought their own unique skills and talents to the table. Will Hughes, singer-songwriter and masterful guitarist hails from New Jersey and Florida and came to the Bay Area seeking its renowned and fecund music scene. Will has a wonderful voice and a wealth of music knowledge which he applies in his professional life as a guitar teacher. Canadian percussionist Mark Halpert first studied tabla under a music guru in Varanasi, India. Mark has always been an experimenter and aficionado of percussion in general and adds color to the Caravan sound with shakers, djembe, ngoma, dumbeck or whatever is called for in the moment. Kater Murch, a California native and consummate cellist with a unique improvisatory style played and recorded with the group for two years helping to establish the inimitable Caravan sound before moving on. Bassist Elliot Warren joined the group in 2008 adding a tantalizing new element to keep the project moving forward. Elliot has been playing bass for many years producing his own recordings as he doubles up on guitar and voice. His influences range from edgy rock and avant-garde to klezmer and everything in between. We are all in love with roots music and know the healing power of traditional folk forms which is why you will hear everything from gut-bucket delta blues to a raga-like musical Arabesque to a foot-stomping Celtic shanty in one set. We call ourselves Caravan because we see our sound as a movement through different spaces, times, cultures and like a Caravan we would like to pick up kindred spirits as we go to join us on our musical journey.
Our new album album "Dig Dem Roots" is now available!
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We'll be gigging at the Nomad Cafe in Oakland Saturday Night. Show starts at 7:30 PM and it's FREE/ALL AGES. Hope to see you there! Smokin' Roots Crew has got your back!
Free show tonight at Silk Road Lounge in Oakland. 101 Broadway (Jack London Square). We go on at 7 PM. Hope you can make it. Smokin' Roots Crew has got your back!
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