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When:
July 14, 2023 @ 8:00 pm – 11:30 pm
America/New York Timezone
2023-07-14T20:00:00-04:00
2023-07-14T23:30:00-04:00
Where:
Bayside Bowl
58 Alder St
Portland, ME 04101
USA
58 Alder St
Portland, ME 04101
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Bayside Bowl
(FREE SHOW! ALL-AGES)
Dance floor crushers, Zeme Libre and El Grande bring their horn infused ska, reggae, funk, rock party to Bayside Bowl for a FREE SHOW!
ABOUT ZEME LIBRE ( ZEMELIBRE.COM )
ZEME LIBRE is a New England based band that has quickly garnered a reputation for its unique high energy blend of Afrobeat, reggae, ska, and funk. Since 2015, the band has played well over 200 shows and festivals throughout New England all the while continuing to grow an increasingly devoted fan base. Consisting of veteran performers from around the country, members of ZEME LIBRE have played and shared the stage with such great acts as: Michael Franti and Spearhead, Culture, Toots and the Maytals, Black Uhuru, Wyclef Jean, The English Beat, Burning Spear, De La Soul, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, The Wailers, The Skatalites, Bim Skala Bim, Ozomatli, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Orgone, and Yellowman. Having released five albums, the band’s musical amalgamation of Afro-fusion, hard tinged reggae and funk continues to pack a wall of sound that is sure to impress. Whether on a stage at a local club or a high-profile festival, ZEME LIBRE continues to push musical boundaries with a passion and energy that never fails to get the crowd moving and dancing.
ABOUT EL GRANDE ( ELGRANDEMUSIC.COM )
Attitude fueled by rock and roll and punk ethics gives life to El Grande‘s original brand of ska. A fixture in the talented Portland, Maine music scene, El Grande has been playing shows throughout the northeast for the past decade, winning over ska purists and skeptics of the punk scene. The group delivers high energy concerts and tight songs in their live performances, always proving to be memorable and unpredictable. Combining muscular vocals and lyrics that touch on personal triumph, relationships and social messages that speak to everyday people, El Grande’s songs range from fast, upbeat soul shouting ska to crooning rocksteady and lovers rock reggae. The band’s diverse sound combines early 2-tone rhythms and third wave ska to produce a big sound and prominent horn section melodies. With major ska influences including The Slackers, The Aggrolites and The Pietasters, El Grande also reaches into the rock and roll breed with echoes of The Rolling Stones, J. Geils Band and The Clash. In 2007, El Grande released their debut album, Crosstown Rivals, featuring six original tunes. In early 2016, El Grande released their all-original EP, Bayside Story.The band’s latest release, Brick City Sound, is now available on bandcamp!