Tag: The Dakota
Vieux Farka Touré concert brings largest audience to the Dakota since...
Vieux Farka Touré took the stage at The Dakota on Wednesday night (May 18th). After a brief off-stage introduction, he politely acknowledged his audience,...
Vieux Farka Touré will perform at the Dakota in Minneapolis on...
More than half his life—and he’s only 41 years old—has been devoted to on-stage, live performance. Vieux Farka Touré revels in the energy of...
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...
Dakota reopens on September 10 after 18-month closure
Update: The Dakota has announced the postponement of the Vieux Farka Touré September 21 concert until further notice.
The Dakota, Minneapolis’ landmark jazz club and...
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...
Cape Verde’s Lucibela to make Minneapolis debut at the Dakota
Situated in Atlantic waters 350 miles from West Africa, over a half-million people live on the ten tiny islands of the Cabo Verde archipelago....
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...