James Whetzel

Produced & Edited by Patricia O'Brien for In Studio on the Seattle Channel
Camera by Patricia O'Brien & Gabriel Miller
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a little more about James-

A classically trained sarod and tabla player who plays palm-wine guitar music and DJs funky beats, James Whetzel, aka Baba James, is a multi-instrumentalist producer who combines these elements with darbouka and throat singing to create new electro-acoustic music that melds the melodic subtleties of ragas with punchy desi beats, elegant African grooves, and electronica.

For several years he has been the main DJ/music programmer behind the music in the International Fountain at Seattle Center. He has done all the music for the fountain except for the pieces of specially choreographed water displays known as the "big show."

http://www.myspace.com/jameswhetzel

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Film & Animation

Tags:

• Seattle
• sarod
• fountain
• park
• busker
• dj
• James Whetzel
• art

[dolphindrumming]

My favorite part of the Art Festival at Les Gove Park 8/6/11 was hearing you play! Thanks for offering CD's at an affordable price too. You rock, James! :)

[cyclos12]

You are amazing! Also Thousander chant is the greatest thing ever!