African

Soukous Stars

Soukous StarsFriday, December 16th
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Riverbank State Park
Indoor Gymnasium
679 Riverside Drive
At 145th Street
Manhattan
FREE

Presenting world-renowned live musicians from all over the globe, including the Brilho de Luz Band, from Rio de Janeiro, and the Congolese Soukous All-Stars, who have been touring the world to critical acclaim. Be prepared to dance! These are highly infectious beats by globally recognized artists. In addition, for the little ones, there will be a Village Exhibit by Corrine Patterson, and a storyteller segment from Suzette Constantine. Riverbank State Park is a lovely open park style, from 125th St. to 145th St. overlooking the Hudson River.

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Tinariwen

Wednesday, July 20th
9:30 pm
Joe's Pub
425 Lafayette St.
(between 4th St. and Astor Place)
$20.00 (Buy Tickets)

Don't miss the return of Mali's desert guitar rebels Tinariwen, living legends of contemporary Touareg (Tamashek) music from the deserts of northern Mali, whose US debut at Joe's Pub last October was selected by Time Out NY as one of the Top concerts of 2004. Tinariwen are the creators of a new and contemporary style of Touareg music, often simply referred to as guitar, which MOJO magazine calls "just about the best blues experience this far north of the Sahara".

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