Tag: The Cedar
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...
Minneapolis Afrobeat dance party at The Cedar this Saturday
Fanaka Nation brings hip hop and World-music sounds together when he performs. He’ll host a dance party at The Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis...
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...