Albums
Sample Songs
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Moth-Like Lovers of the Light
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Flowers of the Garden
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Dance of the Children
Do'a - Randy Armstrong and Ken LaRoche
"Before the Talking Heads recorded Remain in Light, before Peter Gabriel programmed his drum machines to play African poly-rhythms, before Paul Simon and Graceland, and before the term "world music" was ever coined, there was Do'a. The band was founded in 1974 by two New Hampshire musicians of eclectic musical skills and taste, Randy Armstrong and Ken LaRoche. Do'a was one of the very first groups to combine musical instruments and traditions from all over the world to form a new unified whole." - Lari Bond, Dirty Linen Magazine
"The collaboration between Armstrong and LaRoche lasted for 17 years, concluding with a concert at Harvard University in 1991. During that span, Do’a recorded five albums and played concerts all over the nation and world, helping to pioneer an all- encompassing style that has come to be known as world fusion. A sampling of the music’s influences range from American folk and jazz to traditional African, Indian, Tibetan, Andean, Native American and Middle Eastern music."
Excerpt from "An Undying Thirst" written by Matt Kannerwhich, The Wire.