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OU with Amy Denio at Blue Whale

Courtesy of B Dahlia | Posted on September 4, 2014

Where

Blue Whale
123 Astronaut E S Onizuka St
Los Angeles, CA
Map
213-620-0908

When

Wed, October 8, 2014
9:00 pm

Musicians

OU
band / ensemble / orchestra
Amy E. Denio
multi-instrumentalist

About

OU is 'egg' in Sardu (Sardinian).
It is pronounced at the bottom of one's voice with a long 'O' and a little upturn of 'u' at the end.

OU is genius. They take you on a Mediterranean joyride of vivacious original compositions with folk sensibility, jazz with fiercely funky rhythms, topped with gorgeously lush vocals, sung in Sardinian, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and English.

Based in Rome, Italy, the three women are Sardinian, the three men pure Romans. Bass drums and piano form the lively rhythm section ~ then trumpet, sax, ukelele, glockenspiel and 6 glorious voices weave themselves over the contagious rhythms. ...

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