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The Music Hall
Intimately Yours Introduces
A Night of Blues and Afro Pop
Double Bill with
Righteous Babe Records star Toshi Reagon
“Mixing folk, rock, funk, and gospel this soulful socially conscious
singer-songwriter speaks truth to power.” – Acoustic Guitar

&
Subpop Records’ Bassekou Kouyate + his band, Ngoni Ba
First US tour for band from Mali, touring behind its latest CD
BBC World Music Award nominee, Best Newcomer
“One of top 12 albums to watch” – National Geo

Outreach Partner: Rain for the Sahel and the Sahara

Thursday, April 1, 2010 7:30pm.

Toshi Reagon (l) & Bassekou Kouyate (r)

The Music Hall’s latest installment in its Intimately Yours series is A Night of Blues and Afro Pop on Thursday April 1, 2010 – a double bill with Righteous Babe Records (Ani DiFranco label) star Toshi Reagon and Subpop Records (Nirvana label) “Malian Maestro” Bassekou Kouyate and his band, Ngoni Ba. The selection is a new twist to The Music Hall’s wildly popular pop concert series, Intimately Yours  – Intimately Yours Introduces. And, it’s an interesting double bill since American blues traces its roots to West Africa and to the Sahel region of modern-day Mali where Kouyate and Ngoni Ba are from.

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