Boubacar Diabate with Samba Lolo is performing at Johnny D's tonight. The Johnny D's blurb:

"West African guitarist, singer, songwriter, and storyteller, Boubacar Diabate, along with his group, Samba Lolo, has combined traditional rhythms with modern influences to create his own style of contemporary Malian Griot music. Singing in Bambara, the ( Read more... )

Two of my favorite musicians that I rarely see, tonight at the Lily Pad:

• Ashley Maher, afropop/world/jazz singer-songwriter from Los Angeles
• Balla Tounkara, one of the world's best kora players, originally from Mali but mostly in Boston for the past decade

This is the sort of show I'd go see at Sanders Theatre or similarly sized venues, and it's kind ( Read more... )

Passim is having a week of great shows, most if which I'm gonna miss :(

Kris Delmhorst is performing tonight and tomorrow, though tonight's show is sold out. Both shows are 8pm, and $15 ($13 for members). Sarah Siskind is opening on both nights. I've never heard her. If you know anything about her, comment here and tell me ( Read more... )

Afropop Worldwide reports that Toumani Diabate and Ali Farka Touré are in studio, and have recorded an album together ( Read more... )

Years ago, geoffroi played some music by Ashley Maher for me, and I immediately wrote her to ask that she send a CD to WBRS. She did that, and I played it on several shows and pointed it out to other DJs. Now's my chance to finally see her live ( Read more... )

Friday, March 26th, Senegalese singer Baaba Maal is performing at the Somerville Theatre at 8pm. This is part of World Music's spring 2004 concert series. They write: Baaba Maal, one of Afro-pop's biggest superstars, appears in Boston for a special acoustic concert featuring Mansour Seck on guitar and vocals, Lansine Kouyate on balafon, Barou ( Read more... )

The AFRican in association with Skoto Gallery cordially invites you to "An Evening with the Nigerian photographer Femi Bankole Osunla" on Friday, September 5th, 5:00 - 8:00pm at the Skoto Gallery, 529 West 20th Street, 5FL, New York, NY 10011 212-352-8058 ( Read more... )

Quick note: Zap Mama is playing at the Somerville Theater tonight. The show starts at 8pm and Les Nubians are opening. Somerville Theatre is right at the Davis Square stop on the red line. It's all ages, tickets are $33 downstairs, $27 upstairs, and there are still tickets available. They said they think there will still be tickets at the door ( Read more... )