The Rhythm Road All Stars World Tour
We're home! A miracle tour--modern transportation whisked us around the world-Mali, India, China. Great souls welcomed us at every stop. Thank-you!

   

We're happy to be home. The trip was a miracle!
Arriving in Paris with all our STUFF
Alvin Atkinson Jr. in Africa
Ari Roland in Africa
Group shot after first public performance
Mali, Africa
The River Niger
Bamako, Mali
Ari Roland, Eli Yamin and Charlie Porter jamming with Bamako Orchestra
More jammin
Mariam enters scene
Eli with
and Fernand, pianist and music professor
Fernan
Exchange with musicians from Bamako Orchestra
Alvin and Gaoussou, cultural affairs officer
Clowning backstage
Performance at Toruborogou
Toruborogou
Master drummers sitting in
Jammin
Workshop with younger musicians
Mariam
 
 
Workshop at Kati
Mali
 
U.S. Ambassador to Mali, his son Liam, and The All Stars
Ari on the platform in Paris
Kolkata, India
Charlie and Ari
 
Kolkata
Alvin performs in Kolkata
Ari performs in Kolkata
All Stars perform in Kolkata
 
 
Where do we go next?
Alvin plays mrdungum at Carnatic Music School, Chennai
Carnatic Music School, Chennai
Standing watch at Taj Malabar Hotel
Kochi
World's only outdoor sprung floor
Darpana Performing Arts Academy
All-Stars at Darpana Academy of Performing Arts
Ahmedabad
Eli with founder of Darpana, Mrinalini V. Sarabhai
All Stars at Darpana with Amma Mrinalini and Ajmal, program manager.
Library at Darpana constructed around trees.
 
Location of evening talks at Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram
Museum of Mahatma Gandhi
Ahmedabad
Monkeys wait for concert
Ahmedabad
More monkeys.
Reporters on stage before show.
Famous Concert Hall in Mumbai
Where Duke, Pops and Trane performed.
Mosque
Lucknow
Ari, Alvin, Charlie
Lucknow
Eli at Lucknow
 
Charlie at Lucknow
Alvin at Lucknow
Chicken Sewa Sewing in Lucknow, India
All-Stars are featured act in "America Days" celebration in Lucknow.
The great Aruna-tour coordinator for India and Ajmal, cultural affairs
Arriving at airport in India en route to China
Passing through Kuala Lumpur airport.
On stage with University students in Guangzhou, China
Guangzhou with Ed, the great program officer.
Eli and students.
Alvin with student.
The great Raymond, and terrific support staff of Guangzhou
Eli and Ari jam with students before concert.
The audience at Guangzhou University of Foreign Studies-Music
Student band warms crowd.
The banner in Guangzhou
Workshop in Guangzhou.
Posing with students in Guangzhou
Eli with Students
Garden Hotel Lobby in Guangzhou
Arriving at Xinghai Conservatory of Music in Guangzhou
 
Master Class at Xinghai Conservatory of Music
 
 
 
Alvin gets everyone to feel the music and it's roots.
Students at Xinghai
 
 
 
Eli gets folks to stomp /clap to the Maple Leaf Rag.
 
Feeling the joy of jazz.
Jammin' with saxophone teacher at Sichuan Conservatory of Music
 
Students at Conservatory.
Eli spreads the gospel of swing DANCING.
Masterful interpreter Megan Zhu.
A slow boat IN China.
Dining with our hosts in Chengdu
 
Clowning with Public Affairs Officer Nancy before the show.
All-stars take the stage for final performance of tour in Chengdu.
All Stars perform in Chengdu.
 
Audience members brave the rain to hear and see the MUSIC.
 
 
 
 
Bow for final performance.
Farewell Chengdu!
 
Eli greeting fans.
Ari greeting fans.
Eli and our host in Chengdu.
Eli and Professor Leo Jibin, Sichuan Conservatory of Music.
Eli with Veta.
The band and the wonderful singer, Veta.
Things ain't the way they used to be.