Tinariwen:
Mod Club Oct. 2007
Huun Huur Tu:
Lula Lounge, Jan 2004
Habib Koité:
Revival, Mar. 2009
Mahmoud Ahmed,
Dec. 25, 2009 |
1. SMALL WORLD CONCERT "Boxing Day Sale"
Not really a Boxing Day sale, but this week is a great chance
to get half-price tickets to March concerts by three excellent
performers.
Until Dec. 31,
Small World Music is offering 2-for-1 tickets to the
following shows. According to SWM, the previous shows by all
three sold out, so this is an opportunity you want to seriously
consider.
NOTE: To take advantage of the sale,
order (and pay for) one ticket if you want to receive
two admissions for each show. (Or order 2 to get 4, etc.).
The second admission will be listed as "guest" on your order.
March 4:
Tinariwen
This will be the group's third Toronto show,
and their 2009 CD, Imidiwan:Companions has often been
called one of their best, and was on many "best of the year"
lists.
Here's a
17-minute documentary on the group, their music, and rather
extraordinary background.
March 25:
Huun Huur Tu
It's been almost 5 years since
this group of Tuvan throat singers played town -- at that time,
they performed their unforgettable music in the intimate
confines of the Lula Lounge. This time around, they'll be in the
larger Mod Club
March 26:
Habib Koité
& Bamada
It'll be almost a year to the
day since this excellent Malian guitarist/griot jammed the
Revival. For more about him, including numerous audio and
video links, see
this page from London's Sunfest
2. EVENT UPDATES:
See events page for details on these and other shows
-
Teddy Afro,
the huge
Ethiopian star, is beginning a North American and European tour
in early 2010. As many know, he had been convicted and
imprisoned for hit-and-run manslaughter: a charge many are
convinced was politically motivated. The singer is a very vocal
critic of the Ethiopian government. He was released in August of
this year.
He'll play a show in Toronto at The Koolhaus on Jan. 23
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Other 2010 events are now
listed; besides all of the above, look for a return show by King
Sunny Adé, plus Baaba Maal in his first Toronto appearance in 6
years,
3. CONCERT PHOTO UPDATES:
Some recent concert photos posted:
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