Fula Brothers: West African Grooves & Global Guitar

Master West African kamale ngoni player Mamadou Sidibe and fingerstyle guitar wizard Walter Strauss create deep, soulful music that is simultaneously ancient and fresh. They create an intoxicating blend through intertwining melodic grooves, spirited improvisation, and songs in two languages.
 
FEATURING:
Mamadou Sidibe – hunter’s harp (kamale ngoni)
Walter Strauss – guitar
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Multi-award-winning composer and musician Mamadou Sidibe plays the West African hunter’s harp, kamale ngoni, and is from the Wassoulou region of Mali, West Africa. He has toured with Malian greats Oumou Sangare, Coumba Sidibe, and Toumani Diabate in Africa, Europe, and the U.S. Stylus describes “at the center of his music is the same sensibility that you’ll find in Muddy Waters: a sense of music as a tool for the re-creation of everyday life into something special, even magical.”

Walter Strauss is a “wizard of the fingerstyle guitar” (Folk and Roots) who weaves elements of American roots and jazz with music from West Africa and other global music traditions. He layers on highly articulated melodies and harmonies, rhythms and counter-rhythms, creating an impression he is playing multiple instruments at once. Strauss performs internationally, both solo and in collaborations, with artists as varied as Grammy-winning Malian kora player Mamadou Diabate, American guitarist Alex de Grassi, and Scottish fiddler Jonny Hardie.

 
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: $20-25 sliding scale. A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
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