Tag: The Cedar
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...
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,...
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...
Twin Cities celebration of Francophone culture stars Congolese artist, Miloe
Even at the age of six, Miloe knew he was destined to be a musical artist. Miloe, who was born Bobby Kabeya in the...
Cameroonian Gaëlle Wondje kicks off first USA tour at The Cedar
With a voice that fills the air with light, Gaëlle Wondje performs March 21st, at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. Growing up in...
KOKOKO! brings the energy and vibe of Kinshasa to The Cedar
From the Democratic Republic of the Congo, roughly the size of Alaska, hales a band with a sound to match the size of their...
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Concert in Minneapolis
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 Concert Review: Go Here.
Seun Kuti and his Egypt 80 band performed at a packed concert at the Cedar in...