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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