Global Roots Festival 2010
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 7:00pm - Friday, September 24, 2010 - 11:00pm
7:00pm
$49.00
$49.00
Standing room only, except Wed Sept 22
At The Cedar
Take a whirlwind trip during four dizzying nights in September when The Cedar presents Global Roots Festival 2010, featuring eight sparkling musical acts that epitomize and celebrate both diversity and unity.
Festival passholders gain admission to all four Global Roots Festival 2010 concerts for the bargain price of $49 ( a saving of $31 over regular admission prices). Purchase passes from Ticketweb, from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), or from a hard-working Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during shows. To purchase tickets for individual shows, visit the event pages for those shows.
Wild Gypsy Brass from Romania!Mahala is the common name gypsies use to designate the areas where they form the majority of the population, and which sometimes develop into small towns.Raï is a word of Arab origin borrowed by the Rom populations which...
Led by drummer Sunny Jain, Red Baraat is the first and only dhol ‘n’ brass band of its kind in the States, melding the infectious North Indian rhythm Bhangra with brass funk and expressing the human spirit through improvisation and a powerful live sound....
The Basques are a unique group of people whose origins are somewhat surrounded in mystery. They are believed to be prehistoric inhabitants of Europe and possibly the direct descendants of Cro-Magnon man; their language is entirely different from any other...
The Portico Quartet are a bunch of guys in their early twenties who play instrumental music. Formed four years ago from two sets of school friends, they share a house in East London, make recordings, and play festivals and clubs. Yet what distinguishes them...
The Sway Machinery is an all-star collective of innovative visionaries led by guitarist Jeremiah Lockwood of Balkan Beat Box. The Sway machinery also includes Brian Chase of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's on drums, Stuart Bogie and Jordan McLean of the Antibalas horn...
For women, singing can be the road to personal power. When their voice is as strong as Malian vocalist Khaira Arby’s, that power can move mountains, change minds, and win battles.Arby’s rich, potent sound aims to do just that on Timbuktu Traab (Clermont Music...
"[Meklit] is an artistic giant in the early stages. She sings of fragility, hope and self-empowerment, and exudes all three. What's irresistible, above all, is her cradling, sensuous, gentle sound. She is stunning." -San Francisco Chronicle"Hadero's sound is...
M.anifest (Kwame Tsikata) is a charismatic and rapidly rising Hip-Hop artist born in Accra, Ghana and resident in Minneapolis. Voted City Pages Songwriter of the year (2008), M.anifest has captivated the attention of music fans and critics alike with literate...
