Tag: African Music in Minnesota
Imarhan delivers strong performance at The Cedar
Imarhan took us to another land where music is the only currency and they throw out $100 bills like candy. Imagine standing in the...
Gili Yalo melds Ethiopian with many musical styles
Ethiopian-Israeli singer Gili Yalo and his five-piece band Saturday got everyone on the dance floor hopping to music that blurs boundaries between blues, jazz,...
Imarhan’s modern take on age-old Tuareg music at the Cedar
Tuareg music mixes electric blues with African and Middle-Eastern sounds. We can hear it live and up-close on Tuesday evening, October 11th at The...
Pierre Bensusan charms audience at the Cedar
Sunday evening an audience of over 60 people were wrapped up in the warm, embracing notes of Pierre Bensusan’s acoustic guitar and voice. This...
Ethiopian Israeli musician Gili Yalo takes the stage at The Cedar...
Gili Yalo’s life has been one of departure and arrival, leaving the familiar to seek safety in what is new. What’s never been cast-off,...
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 prove their mettle on Dakota stage
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 brought their blistering and buoyant performance to the Dakota in downtown Minneapolis on Wednesday that had the initially reserved...
Pierre Bensusan on his upcoming Minneapolis show: ‘there is nothing to...
As riotous summer surrenders to autumn, so too exuberant music festivals give way to intimate music performed indoors.
Acoustic guitar player, Pierre Bensusan, takes the...
Seun Kuti and Egypt 80 bringing Afrobeat to the Dakota in...
If you are looking for a relaxing evening out with friends, a bit of indulgence as soft music plays in the background and and...
Cape Verdean singer Lucibela to perform at the Cedar on Sept....
Lucibela will bring a night of Morna and Coladeria music to the stage when she performs at The Cedar Cultural Center September 16th. This...
Femi Kuti and son Made blow the roof off the Cedar...
The Cedar Cultural Center hosts hundreds of musical acts every year, but they could not contain the sound of Femi Kuti and his band...
Femi Kuti will bring ‘Legacy+’ tour to Minneapolis on June 22
Take a look at Femi Kuti’s tour schedule for the past two years. Steady gigs until July 2020 then silence. It takes twenty months...