Portland World Music Bands

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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$1500-$5000 per event

Member Since:
2009

Category:
World Music Band Portland

The Grammy nominated, Portland, Oregon USA based Brothers of the Baladi have adapted traditional Middle Eastern music to create a new hybrid of World Music. The quartet combines traditional acoustic Middle Eastern instruments and songs with western instrumentation, exotic rhythms with familiar grooves and vocals in seven languages (Arabic, Turkish, Farsi, French, Spanish, Armenian and English) to ... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$450-$1600 per event

Member Since:
2008

Category:
Zydeco Band / World Music Band Portland

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The New Iberians are a Family Friendly Festival and Club Favorite from the Pacific Northwest, guaranteed to get the crowd up and dancin'! The band's name comes from the Gulf Coast City New Iberia, Louisiana, "Queen City of the Bayou Teche" and Center of Hot Pepper Sauce Production. Our music reflects our roots: Louisiana Zydeco, Northwest Rock, Memphis Soul, Chicago Blues. We bring ... more
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Location:
Tualatin, OR (8 mi. from Portland)

Pay Range:
$1000-$5000 per event

Member Since:
1998

Category:
Bluegrass Band / World Music Band Portland

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Kathy Boyd & Phoenix Rising hit the music scene hard and fast and have not slowed down one bit over the years. . . . in fact, they continually pick up speed! With 3 successful CD's receiving international airplay, this group of songwriters has caught the ear of the listening audience and currently boasts both the 2008 Roots Music Association Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year (Dennis Nelson) and... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$200-$1000 per hour

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Tango Band / World Music Band Portland

Band leader Sue Lewis recruits the finest professional, creative and innovative musicians in the NW. The band specializes in danceable Tango music dating from the classical era of the 30's and 40's to modern day. The music is not just for dancing but also great listening music for a variety of parties and events. Violinist Sue Lewis exemplifies the perfect harmony of gorgeous tone and passion f... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$300-$800 per event

Member Since:
2009

Category:
Original Band / World Music Band Portland

The Wicky Pickers are 4-6 acoustic musicians performing original Swing, Celt-Klezgrass. Upbeat, danceable tunes featuring Jessica Bartlett's lovely voice as well as guitar, bass, mandolin, fiddle, flute, percussion and vocal harmonies. Keyboard may be added for an even bigger sound, if desired. If Fats Waller sat on Neil Young - that would be the Wicky Pickers!... more
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Location:
Salem, OR (53 mi. from Portland)

Pay Range:
$500-$2000 per event

Member Since:
2002

Category:
Celtic Band / World Music Band Portland

Shamrocks In The Wind is an highly professional and experienced Irish and general folk ballad duo currently based in the Northwest. We travel throughout the US and Europe. We perform folk music in general with a strong specialization in Irish, Scottish and Australian music. We also do many sea songs and lots of 'fun pub songs.' We encourage the audience to participate by singing, clapping, or dan... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$400-$600 per job

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Original Band / World Music Band Portland

Bug Toast defies categorization, playing original, genre-bending, world-influenced, progressive folk on bouzouki, accordion, guitar, bass, violin, and percussion, with textured instrumentation, vocal harmonies and interesting time signatures. Each song traverses different ground. Flavors and textures from the Mediterranean, eastern Europe, Celtic cultures, and American folk, jazz & pop. We do not ... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$500-$4000 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Brazilian Band / World Music Band Portland

z'Bumba brings Forró (fo-HOh,) the raucous, rebellious roots music of Brazil's northeast, to the American Northwest. What if Zydeco met Salsa on a hot rainforest night? As if love child of such a meeting, this irrepressibly danceable music is a fresh, tropical aural fruit salad, a gorgeous mixture of impossibly delicious sounds like juicy mango accordions, peppery percussion, and the passio... more
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Location:
Portland, OR

Pay Range:
$600-$6000 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Fusion Band / World Music Band Portland

The Melz / Prigodich / Erskine Group (MPEG) features bass virtuoso Damian Erskine (nephew of the great Peter Erskine), drum wizard Reinhardt Melz, and Mike Prigodich on keyboards. what people are saying "I knew this guy was up to something; what a great disc! Beautifully written and played with passion and intensity by an excellent band. This is one of those CDs that you want to hear again as ... more
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Location:
Seattle, WA (156 mi. from Portland)

Pay Range:
$300-$2400 per event

Member Since:
2011

Category:
Latin Band / World Music Band Portland

With deep roots in traditions spanning Latin America, Los Flacos seamlessly employs countless instruments including harp, violin, a spectrum of Andean flutes, many forms of percussion and regional stringed instruments to create an ever-changing sound. In performances, Los Flacos present their favorite Latin American regional folk styles from southern Mexico and the Caribbean to South America with... more
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Please note these World Music Bands will also travel to Beaverton, Vancouver, Lake Oswego, Tigard, Marylhurst, Clackamas, Aloha, Fairview, Gladstone, Gresham, West Linn, Camas, Troutdale, Tualatin, Hillsboro, Oregon City, Brush Prairie, Boring, Sherwood, Saint John, Wilsonville, Heisson, North Plains, Ridgefield, Washougal, Battle Ground, Corbett, Canby, Cornelius, Scappoose