2011 Concerts
Fiesta Mexicana: presented by Sones de Mexico at the Arts Center, 300-G E. Main St., Carrboro
==all ages – SuperFun show Saturday, April 9th, 11 a.m.
==Evening concert, Saturday, April 9th, 7:30 p.m.
Let Sones de Mexico take you on a bilingual journey through Mexican music and the world that surrounds it; this Grammy nominated group specializes in ‘son,’ a rich and lively Mexican music tradition, and their show features numerous “sones” in addition to many folk instruments, dance demonstrations, and folklore from several regions of the country.
2010 Concerts
Sunday, June 13, 7pm
Edmar & Pavelid Castaneda
Father and son Columbian harp players together for a rare performance. Edmar’s jazz is spectacular -unlike anything you have ever seen before. Check it out at www.edmarcastaneda.com
at The Arts Center,
300-G E.Main St., Carrboro
Tickets $15
Friday, June 25, 8:30p.m.
ONE LEG UP
calling all swing dance and Django Reinhardt fans to the dance floor as this quintet plays an upbeat blend of gypsy jazz, latin and swing tunes.
also at The Arts Center
Tickets $14
2009 Concerts
Toubab Krewe who have spent time in West Africa learning the music and the instruments of that region and have adapted this music to our scene.
For tickets, call the NCMA box office at 919-715-5923
2008 Concerts
We are co-sponsoring the Celtic Concert Series at the Arts Center in Carrboro
Boys of the Lough, Feb. 24, 7 p.m.
Dervish, Tuesday, March 11, 8:30 p.m.
Solas, Wednesday, March 19, 8:30 p.m
Grada, Friday, March 21, 8:30 p.m.
Battlefield Band, Friday, March 28, 8:30 p.m.
for ticket information call 919-929-2787
April 2, Wed., 8p.m.
EMILY SMITH BAND
winner of Scots and BBC traditional music awards
Long View Center,118 S. Person St., Raleigh
www.LongViewCenter.com
Saturday, May 10 at 5 p.m.
HWYL
Alternative Celtic Rock
Ten Thousand Villages
435 Woodburn Road, Raleigh
Friday, May 23 at 8 p.m.
Erika Luckett
“a slew of Latin styles”
Long View Center, 118 S Person St., Raleigh
Saturday, September 13 at 8 p.m.
FUNKADESI
Award-winning Indo-Afro-Caribbean music experience
Long View Center, 118 S. Person St., Raleigh
Thursday, October 16 at 8 p.m.
BEPPE GAMBETTA
Sensational Italian guitarist
Long View Center, 118 S. Person St., Raleigh
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2007 Concerts
April 21st, 3 to 4 p.m.
DJEMBE FIRE
music from West Africa
Artspace paints Fayetteville Street
downtown Raleigh at Davie Street
April 19 to 21st
Shakori Hills
Mamadou Diabate
May 12th 3:30-4:30
JAAFAR
Middle Eastern Jazz
Ten Thousand Villages
435 Woodburn Road
Cameron Village, Raleigh
August 3 seven to eight p.m.
Teresa Fernandez & Silvano Caseres
a repeat performance
Ten Thousand Villages
Cameron Village, Raleigh
September 21 at 7 p.m.
BLUE MOON BELLY DANCERS
part of the Spark Con weekend
Moore Square, Raleigh
October 11-14
Check out all the great world music
at Shakori Hills including Oliver Mtukudzi,
Mamadou, Toubab Krewe, the Duhks, and Rajamani
http://www.Shakori Hills.org
November 9 at 8 p.m.
MOSCOW NIGHTS
folk ensemble from Russia
www.RussianFolk.com
at the Long View Center
118 South Person Street, Raleigh
November 10th at 9p.m.
TOUBAB KREWE
with MOSADI MUSIC
Cat’s Cradle
300 East Main St., Carrboro
2006 Concerts
Saturday, July 8th, 2-3 p.m.
TERESA FERNANDEZ &
SILVANO CASERES
LATIN MUSIC STYLES
Ten Thousand Villages
435 Woodburn Avenue
Cameron Village, Raleigh
Friday, August 4th at 8 p.m.
SALIF KEITA
the Golden Voice of Africa
NC Museum of Art, Raleigh
come early and see the movie of
The Concert in the Desert
Thursday, August 10th at 9.m.
GUY MENDILOW
Global Troubadour
Irregardless Cafe
901 W. Morgan St., Raleigh
Friday, September 22 at 8:30 p.m.
KEOLA AND MOANA BEAMER
Slack Key Guitarist and
Hula Dancer
www.kbeamer.com
The Arts Center
800-G East Main Street
Carrboro
Friday, December 1 at 8:30 p.m.
LURA
from Cape Verde
The Arts Center
800-G East Main Street
Carrboro
www.artscenterlive.org
2005 Concerts
March 24 at 9 p.m.
King Sunny Ade, The legendary King of Juju from Nigeria
Cat’s Cradle
300 East Main St., Carrboro
May 14th 2-3p.m.
Teresa Fernandez & Silvano Caseres
Latin Music Styles
Ten Thousand Villages
June 25th 2-3p.m.
Daniel Landata
Andean music
Ten Thousand Villages
August 6th at 2 p.m.
DJEMBE FIRE
Music from West Africa
Ten Thousand Villages
August 8th at 9 p.m.
MAMAR KASSEY from Niger
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro
September 10th at 3 p.m.
ZINDAGI
Fusion of world music
Cameron Village, Raleigh
October 2nd at 9:30p.m.
JAGUARES
New music from Mexico
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro
October 14th at 9 p.m.
YERBA BUENA
Latin-fusion ambassadors
Cat’s Cradle
2004 Concerts
PACO DE LUCIA
Page Auditorium on the Duke Campus, Durham
February 28 at 8 p.m.
The Karelian Folk Music Ensemble
The Community Church of Chapel Hill
Thursday, May 6th at 8:30 p.m.
Los Amigos Invisibles
disco-style salsa from Venezuela
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro
Saturday, May 8th, 1-2 p.m.
jaafar
music from the middle east
Ten Thousand Villages
Saturday, July 24th, 1-2 p.m.
Blue Moon Dance Company
Ten Thousand Villages
Tuesday, October 5, 8 p.m.
Mariza
fado from Portugal
Stewart Theatre, NCSU campus, Raleigh
Wednesday, October 13, 8 p.m.
Fairport Convention
Arts Center, Carrboro
Saturday, October 23rd, 1-2 p.m.
EMMANUEL KEMBE from Sudan
Ten Thousand Villages
Saturday, November 20th, 8 p.m.
Sviraj, Balkan Jam
Arts Center, Carrboro