The temperature had dipped below freezing outside, but on a cold February night in Ballard the Tractor Tavern burned bright with the rapid-fire, intricate, kinetic drumming of Thai drummer and bandleader Salin.
Decked out in a glittering sequined jumpsuit, beaming from ear to ear with a huge smile, Salin brought her vision of cultural connection, inspired in equal parts by the rural folk music of Northeast Thailand and the cosmopolitan jazz and funk worlds of her home in Montréal. She visited Seattle…
