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7th Annual BaoBao 2010
photo ©2010 Neil Parker
Photos coming soon!
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Thursday, March 18
Boulder 4 Haiti Benefit Concert
Boulder Theater, 7:30 pm
all ages
Come hear some great African and African influenced music and help with Haiti relief at the same time.
Musicians who will be performing are as follows:
Selasee & the Fafa Family
By All Means Band
Zivanai Masango & Pachedu
Boom Klat
De Bajo Del Agua
Quilombo
Sambadende
Flor de Cana
Saturday, March 20
Selasee & the Fafa Family - Pre CD release show
Boulder Draft House
10:00 pm
Enjoy a mix of Reggae and African music from Selasee Atiase and the Fafa Family
Friday, April 2
Selasee & the Fafa Family - CD release party
St. Julien Hotel
7:00 pm
Enjoy a mix of Reggae and African music from Selasee Atiase and the Fafa Family
African Extravaganza at University of Denver, Driscoll Ballroom:
Wednesday, April 7, 7-10pm- Voices of Refugees
Thursday, April 8, 8-10pm- African Film Night
Saturday, April 10, 11am - 2pm- African Extravaganza
presented by the African Community Center and DU's International Living and Learning Community
for more information, contact the African Community Center at www.africancommunitycenter.net or 303-399-4500
Thursday, April 8
Habib Koite and Bamada with Zivanai Masango and Pachedu
Boulder Theater at 8:00pm, doors open at 7:00
21 and up show
Guitarist/singer/songwriter, Habib Koite returns to the Boulder Theater in a not to be missed show. With his band, Bamada, he will thrill you with his music. He is an amazing guitarist who I have for years compared to Jimi Hendrix (and, according to the description on the Boulder Theater website, so does Bonnie Raitt). When I first saw him at a WOMAD festival years ago, he was demonstrating how he composes for his band. First he played one part on his guitar, then a second part and played them together. When he added the third part and played the three pieces simultaneously I was won over. His music is infectious, moving and beautiful. From ballads to rap to rocking pop, he plays it all. Don't miss this show. If you've seen him before, you know; if not, come and find out.
Saturday, April 17 at Macky Auditorium on the CU Boulder campus
10th Annual performance of the CU West African Highlife Ensemble
The CU West African Highlife Ensemble is the only Highlife ensemble in the United States affiliated with a public university. This year CUWAHE celebrates its 10th Anniversary performance. We have invited a delegation of chiefs and queenmothers from the Asante court in Ghana to perform an authentic Asante ceremony. Also invited are 10 Ghanaian professional musicians now living in New York who will vibrantly contribute to the ensemble's performances of contemporary and traditional African music and dance. For more information go to: http://www.colorado.edu/music/events/highlife.html
There will also be a panel on Monday, April 12th
Musicology-Theory Colloquia
Imeg Music Building, 1020 18th Street in Boulder
Room: Chamber Hall (C199)1:00 PM
"Tradition and Modernity: Asante Kingdom in the 21th-Century." A Delegation of Asante Chiefs and Queenmothers from Ghana, Moderator: Kwasi Ampene, Associate Professor-Ethnomusicology, University of Colorado-Boulder.
Friday, April 30
King Sunny Ade and His African Beats
Boulder Theater at 8:00pm
18 and up show
Juju music at its best from the King of Juju music, King Sunny Ade. Come hear the signature sound of the Hawaiian guitar mixed with the beats of Nigeria. King Sunny has been around for a long time and his music has been known in the US at least since it was used on the soundtrack to the classic 60's surfing film, The Endless Summer. Bring your dancing shoes and get down to the beats of juju with King Sunny Ade and his African Beats
ONGOING
Every last Saturday of the month.
Afrik Nights 2010: Presented by Euphoria Lounge, 2048 Larimer Street, Denver
Come listen to the best blend of African, Reggae, R&B and Top 40 jams. More info: 720-334-7091
Sound by DJ Wahalah.
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