Wednesday Folk Traditions, Tony Vacca with World Rhythms

HADLEY—The Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum continues the 44th season of the Wednesday Folk Traditions concert series on Wednesday, July 23rd, with Tony Vacca with World Rhythms as they mix tradition and innovation to create a rhythm-heavy tour-de force through the sources of jazz, Ju-ju, samba, hip-hop, and blues. They effortlessly blend the hypnotic and powerful sound of giant West-African balafons with the urban bite of tenor saxophone, the dreamy lyricism of electric violin, the fiery rhythms of Senegalese talking drum, and the funky magic of electric bass. Concerts are held Wednesday evenings at 6:30 pm, outside in the Sunken Garden at the Porter-Phelps-Huntington Museum, 130 River Drive, Route 47, Hadley MA 01035. Admission is $12, $2 for children 16 and under. Cash only please. Picnickers are welcome on the museum’s grounds starting at 5:00 pm. The museum and its grounds are a smoke-free site. For further information please call (413) 584-4699 or view www.pphmuseum.org.