Mandi Strachota Archives

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Mandi Strachota Pictures

Rhetta Akamatsu blues, indie Blues, making a Scene, Mandi Strachota, Pictures July 8, 2020

Mandi Strachota Pictures Mandi Strachota is a very talented Atlanta singer/songwriter and musician. She was the winner of the Atlanta Blues Challenge and represented the city nobly in the International Blues Challenge 20220 in January. Her new album is called Pictures and it is a real treat, for the most part much lighter than her […]

Americana Scene/ On the Scene

Gospel Lunch with Mandi Strachota and Friends

Rhetta Akamatsu darwins burgers and blues, Gopel, Gospel lunch, making a Scene, Mandi Strachota July 31, 2018

Sunday afternoon, we decided to go check out the Gospel Lunch with Mandi Strachota at Darwin’s Burgers and Blues in Sandy Springs. I had been curious about these lunches for some time. I know Mandi has a great voice. The Facebook page promised a wide range of spiritual songs from everyone from Taj Mahal to […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Mandi Strachota – “Unleashed”

Rhetta Akamatsu Mandi Strachota, Unleashed, urban blues March 28, 2018

Mandi Strachota has a beautiful voice and a poetic songwriting skill, and on Unleashed, she uses hem to sing about overcoming hardship and pain and learning to be herself. The style is a mix of blues, R’n’B, and soul with strong touches of jazz, gospel, and folk. This is is an emotional experience. Strachota says, […]