Brazilian Rock Band “Os Mutantes” at The Independent in San Francisco on Sunday August 30, in their North American tour in 2009.

David Matthew’s Band was one of the main attractions at Outside Lands 2009, a music festival at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. A Grammy Award winner band, it was formed in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1991. David Matthew’s Band rocked the crowd with violinist Boyd Tinsley, singer-songwriter David Matthews and bassist Stefan Lessard, right.

Celso Bayo/ BayoPhoto

Larry Hunt

Larry Hunt, left, has drummed and entertained many tourists and locals in Downtown San Francisco for years. Better known as Bucketman his unique drum set performance is full of joy and fire playing drums with his friend Gabriel who has recently arrived in California from New York.

He started playing drums by the time he was 3, he played with jazz greats Jimmy Smith, Brother Jack McDuff and Louie Bellson when he was 9, formed a band with legendary jazz keyboardist Rusty Thomas at age 15, and even played with some of the 70’s bands like the Oreos and the Drifters. BayoPhoto/2009

School of Samba

The two most traditional school of samba in Rio de Janeiro, Portela and Mangueira, together on the stage to celebrate their friendship and tradition in samba music at Portela’s headquarters in Madureira (center). The visitor school Mangueira had a popular singer Erivá, left, singing the classic samba songs of both school. (2007)

New Orleans

In a city famous for all kinds of music, the streets of the French Quarter offers many different talented musicians. Grandpa Elliott, center-left, and Stony B, center-right, have been well known street musicians at the French Quarter in New Orleans for many years.

Grandpa Elliott has been singing in New Orleans since he was 6 years old, and in 2009 he became an instant online icon with a successful worldwide project called Playing for Change. Maison Bourbon Jazz Club at the French Quarter is considered one of the finest places for Jazz in Louisiana, left and right. (2003)