Hidden Poetry Song

Shokoloko is an electro-acoustic improvising trio that taps into the diverse sounds and influences of America, Africa, Europe, Asia and beyond.

The band is:Richard Carr on violin and electric violin; Joakim Lartey on drums, percussion and voice; Chris Lane on guitar and electric guitar, oud-guitar and banjo

Don't You Follow

SEA LEVEL

SHOKOLOKO

Cloud Forest

Richard Carr:violin, laptop, and  Joe North: EWI

Red Dirt

Lown Down Clownin' Around

with sons Ben Carr on bass and Luke Carr on keyboard electronics

Sanctum

Insecticide

Shadowland Nocture

richard carr violin
ted morcaldi guitar
ben carr bass
zane west drums

Reprieve

Scary Movie

Track includes crowd sounds for Istanbul demonstration summer 2014

Istanbul Estampe

Richard Carr is a violinist, composer and music educator who lives in Rosendale, New York (a little under 2 hrs. north of New York City). He holds a Doctorate from Columbia University. He has recorded numerous albums under his own name and with artists such as Bill Laswell, Fred Frith, Bootsy Collins, Sly & Robbie, The Swans, Milt Hinton, Bucky Pizzarelli, ., Alan Dawson, Howard Alden, and Karl Berger. He has performed with James Williams, Kenny Davern, Doc Cheatam, Jay McShann, Jamal Nasser. He has regularly toured the US, Europe, Japan, and Mexico over the past twenty years. He is a former radio host on WDST in Woodstock, NY. In the 1980’s he lived in Boston and played sectional violin with the Boston Philharmonic.

richardcarrviolin

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