Something Before the Blues
"African Rhythms like they've never been heard before"

Welcome to the sounds of...
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Urban Tribal Music for the Canyons of Your Soul

Current shows announced on Raw Earth Facebook Page

Bookings:
314-605-3474 mobile
314-762-0277 landline

Before music, there was earth, before the blues, it was raw. Sit back and enjoy something before the blues...

Raw Earth and tribal dancers on stage at The Way Out Club, BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups, plus jaming a few years back at the Jefferson Underground Art Gallery.

 

Band Members—
Ivan Martin: Lead percussion/vocals
Scott "Bonedog" Miller: Bones/bodhran/percussion
Steve Lewis: Djembe/conga/dunduns
Jan Marra: Vocals/bass guitar
Michael Martin: Djembe/tubano/keyboard
Rick "Graybeard" Costa: Doumbek/riq/percussion
Dan Higgins: Banjo/fiddle
Grant Withers:
Electric guitar/bouzouki
Charles Pool:
Fiddle
Seth Weismann:
Clarinet

Band Member Archive—
Kohl Martin
(2006-2011): Saxophone/flute
Chris Otto
(2006-2007): Native American flute
Doug Roach (2006-2007): Keyboard
John Tyler
(2006-2007): Kalimba/djembe
Steve Campbell
(2007-2008): Bass guitar
Ken Laux (2007-2010): Mandolin/vocals/percussion
Marilyn Pastera
(2007-2008): Vocals

Tribal Dancers—
Maleana, Hakima, Shana, Sofiyah and Baraka