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King Sunny Adé and His African Beats at the N.C. Museum of Art

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Mark Turner

King Sunny Adé and His African Beats Thursday, June 25, 2015 | 8 pm Joseph M. Bryan, Jr., Theater in the Museum Park North Carolina Museum of Art Doors open at 6:30 pm King Sunny Adé was born into the … Continue reading →

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Zansa: Find Your Cool Summer Concert Series

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Mark Turner

The music of Zansa (a Nouchi slang word from Ivory Coast meaning “combination” or “blend”) is a synthesis of traditional and modern styles of West Africa. The Asheville-based ensemble melds modern afropop with African folk music, African drumming, and the … Continue reading →

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Africa Unplugged: Find Your Cool Summer Concert Series

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Mark Turner

Africa Unplugged, led by Atiba Rorie, blends the best of traditional African music with everything that’s funky and NOW. They take the stage with all the purpose and power of Burning Spear and good times of a New Orleans brass … Continue reading →

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Khalat Africa featuring Diali Cissokho

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Mark Turner

Khalat Africa featuring Diali Cissokho closes out Downtown Durham’s “Find Your Cool” concert series next Thursday at CCB Plaza. The show starts at 7 PM. Don’t miss this outstanding opportunity to see a FREE show of some of West Africa’s … Continue reading →

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Kishi Bashi to open for Tinariwen

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Mark Turner

Norfolk-based violinist Kishi Bashi will be opening for Tinariwen’s October 20th show at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Check out their amazing video for Kishi’s catchy song Brignt Whites. For tickets to the show, visit The ArtsCenter website.

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Tinariwen bring the desert to Byblos

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Mark Turner

JBEIL, Lebanon: With electric guitar riffs carried on hot, North African winds, Tinariwen welcome you to the desert. The world-renowned band of Tuareg musicians from Northern Mali closed the 2012 Byblos Festival Wednesday night, introducing their bluesy desert rock to … Continue reading →

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Young Urban Amateur: Why you should go see Tinariwen live ASAP

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Mark Turner

Here’s another rave review for Tinariwen, who are playing at the Carrboro ArtsCenter in October. Get your tickets now! Tinariwen have released 4 studio albums, which are all good. But what the albums made me feel, on top of “This … Continue reading →

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Tinariwen’s Abdallah Ag Alhousseini Talks about Mali • Afropop Worldwide

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Mark Turner

Tinariwen played 5 US shows in June, 2012, their first gigs here since forces in the north of Mali—the musicians’ home—declared an independent state of Azawad. Initially, Azawad was presented as a Tuareg homeland, the realization of a vision that … Continue reading →

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