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Return engagement of Gili Yalo greeted with enthusiasm at the Cedar

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Gili Yalo, Ethiopian-Israeli musician, took the stage at the Cedar Cultural Center on June 1st along with his four-piece band and offered a buffet...

Mshale’s guide to a summer of African music and cultural festivals

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Summer in Minnesota is finally here and with that comes live African music and cultural festivals. While our state didn't make Allianz Partners' 2023...

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba will bring Mali to the Cedar

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Bassekou Kouyate turns the traditional on its head, drawing world-wide music from his historically Malian and West African instruments. He and his band, Ngoni...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo offers musical tonic in these troubled times

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It’s impossible to walk away from a Ladysmith Black Mambazo show disappointed. They are consistently harmonic, tender, and impressive. They displayed all of these...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo promises a dream of a show

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What Joseph Shabalala started over sixty years ago and Albert Mazibuko joined in 1969 has become for the Twin Cities a perennial experience. Ladysmith...

Sona Jobarteh brings impeccable Gambia music to the Dakota stage

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Before this week is out, Madison, Chicago, and Atlanta will find themselves plunged into the deep well of music created by Sona Jobarteh and...

Kora player Sona Jobarteh to grace the Dakota stage

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Sona Jobarteh and entourage take the stage at The Dakota March 20th. While the venue considers itself “a rare gem in the Twin Cities...

Congolese musician Pierre Kwenders debuts on the Cedar’s stage in March

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If James Brown jumps on stage; Fela Kuti writhes on stage, and Papa Wemba struts onto the Cedar Cultural Center stage March 10th, you...

The Cedar hosts a successful Afrobeat Dance Party

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AfroBeats Dance Party started at 8 pm Saturday night at the Cedar Cultural Center, but no one was on the floor dancing. House manager,...

Gallery: Minneapolis Afrobeat Dance Party

Fanaka Nation and Carolyne Naomi hosted the all ages Afrobeat Dance Party at The Cedar Cultural Center on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Mshale’s Chief...

‘Miss Naomi’ launches with a contemplative set and dance party

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“I always tried to run away from music, but it always called me back.” Carolyne Naomi, singer-songwriter, born and raised in Lagos Nigeria, now based...
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