Harvest Music Fest 2011: Day 3 Recap & Photos

By Wyndham Wyeth at 12:00 PM on October 20, 2011

At Yonder Mountain String Band’s Harvest Music Festival, the honeysuckle-sweet sounds of bluegrass travel through the Indian summer air all the way from the main stage to the tent farthest back. It isn’t even necessary to leave the campsite to enjoy the festival. But it’s certainly a lot more fun if you do.  read more

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50 Musicians And Their Childhood Dream Jobs

By Max Blau at 8:00 AM on August 25, 2011

Lots of children want to be rock stars when they're young. But for those who do actually end up becoming musicians, it wasn't always the first profession that they had in mind for themselves.  read more

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Live From Bonnaroo: Béla Fleck Deconstructs His Song

By Chris Humphries at 5:00 PM on June 14, 2011

Watch Bela Fleck as he picks apart and explains the intricacies behind his new song "Life in Eleven."  read more

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Paste's Behind The Scenes Bonnaroo Videos

By Max Blau at 3:08 PM on June 13, 2011

Check out our complete video coverage behind the scenes at Bonnaroo this past weekend.  read more

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Chuck D, Bela Fleck, Samuel L. Jackson Featured on New Bootsy Collins

By Wyndham Wyeth at 1:29 PM on January 17, 2011

Parliament-Funkadelic bassist Bootsy Collins has assembled a formidable cast of both musical and non-musical names for his forthcoming album. Tha Funk Capitol of the World features guest spots from ‘70s legends like Bobby Womack, George Clinton and Bootsy’s brother, “Catfish” Collins, and contemporary rappers like Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube and Chuck D. Collins has also pulled performers from myriad genres like Buckethead and Bela Fleck as well as talents of other disciplines like Samuel L. Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton. The voice of Jimi Hendrix can be heard speaking on a track as well....  read more

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Béla Fleck to premiere African banjo doc at SXSW

By Julia Reidy at 8:41 AM on February 26, 2008

Béla Fleck, 30-year banjo-wielder extraordinaire and head of bluegrass crossover group Béla Fleck & the Flecktones, has made a documentary chronicling his recent trip to Africa. Throw Down Your Heart follows Fleck to Uganda, Tanzania, The Gambia and Mali, working with many local musicians and attempting to trace the origins of his beloved musical instrument. The musicians he meets vary in skill and situation, from superstars like the Malian diva Oumou Sangare, to families that make and play their own versions of the banjo, to one who has mastered a twelve-foot xylophone. Fleck recorded an album featuring many of these...  read more

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Béla Fleck

By Brian Kevin at 12:00 AM on December 13, 2005

Amidst the acacia trees and thatched-roof huts of a small Ugandan village...  read more

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Gomez, Béla Fleck And More To Play Jam Cruise 4

By Paste Staff at 12:00 AM on May 18, 2005

Gomez, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones (pictured above), Digable Planets and Antibalas Aftrobeat Orchestra have signed on for the fourth annual Jam Cruise. The first-timers will join 20 other acts, including veterans Galactic, Umphrey's McGee, Keller Williams and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. Also on the boat for year four: The String Cheese Incident side-projects (Remarkable Elba Kramer featuring Kyle Hollingsworth, Zilla featuring Michael Travis, Honkytonk Homeslice featuring Billy Nershi and Elastic Mystic featuring Michael Kang with DJ Lorin), Steve Kimock Band, Fantastic 4 (featuring Eric Krasno, Robert Walter, Cheme Gastelum and Adam Deitch), and more artists TBA. Jam Cruise 4...  read more

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