Tag: Dakota
Fantastic Negrito debuts ‘White Jesus Black Problems’ during memorable Minneapolis show
Fantastic Negrito shocked us at Mshale with the revelation that he was not the son of a Somali immigrant. He shocked himself when, during...
Nduduzo Makhathini to play jazz piano at the Dakota
There are a hundred ways to interpret Nduduzo Makhathini’s music and each one of them would be valid. But to understand exactly what this...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo offers musical tonic in these troubled times
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 coming to Minneapolis
Ladysmith Black Mambazo has resumed its global touring and will take the stage at The Dakota March 15th.
Speaking to me by phone from Hampton...
Nobuntu delivers memorable performance at the Dakota
The week before Thanksgiving and already our ears are thankful. Nobuntu’s performance at The Dakota in Minneapolis last November 21st drenched our senses as...
Nobuntu from Zimbabwe performing at the Dakota on November 21
Zimbabwe's female a cappela quintet Nobuntu will be back in Minneapolis on Thursday November 21, this time for their Dakota debut. The group has...
Vieux Farka Touré to play at the Dakota in Minneapolis on...
Vieux Farka Touré from Mali, commonly referred by Americans as “The Hendrix of the Sahara” will bring his vibrant sound to Minneapolis on February...
Oliver Mtukudzi performing at the Dakota in Minneapolis January 21
Like the Colorado River helped to sculpt the Grand Canyon, so Oliver Mtukudzi and the Black Spirits work to shape their musical landscape into...
Brothers in Bamako: Habib Koité and Eric Bibb to perform at...
Eric Bibb strongly believes that anytime you collaborate with a musician from another culture, you'll be rewarded with a new lens to look through...