Tag: The Cedar
Mandé Sila brings Mandinka heritage alive on Cedar stage
Their music was magic from the first notes out of Habib Koité’s guitar on Wednesday evening, November 13th at The Cedar Cultural Center. A...
Habib & Co. returns to Twin Cities stage Nov. 13 after...
The traveling route from Mali to Côte d’Ivoire to Senegal form an isosceles triangle and would take days if not weeks to travel. The...
Fatoumata Diawara captivates her audience
If you were at The Cedar for the music, on October 5th, you were happy. If you came to see dancing, again, you were...
Mali musician Fatoumata Diawara to grace Cedar stage October 5
The countdown begins as October 5th nears and The Cedar presents Fatoumata Diawara, musician, actor, and advocate for human rights of immigrants and especially...
Baba Commandant and the Mandingo Band fascinate their audience
What defines Baba Commandant and the Mandingo band might be described as guttural singing or throat singing or Tina Turner-like screaming, maybe most closely...
Bombino and band deliver for an eager audience at the Cedar
Bombino and band left Niger to climb the steps of the Cedar Cultural Center’s stage on September 13th, kicking off their current US tour...
Baba Commandant lives and breathes his Manding music
Mamadou Sanou describes himself as hard working and his actions back up his claim. Earning a living since 1981 in the world of music,...
Kashimana is fearless on The Cedar stage
Annually, the Cedar Cultural Center grants commissions to six early career/emerging Minnesotan composers and musicians to create and perform new music on their stage....
Congolese musician Pierre Kwenders debuts on the Cedar’s stage in March
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
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...