Meklit Hadero with M.anifest

Global Roots Festival 2010 pays tribute to community and a sense of place. The first concert as part of our new community access initiative funded by the Minnesota State Arts Board through "Legacy Amendment" funding will feature Ehiopian-born singer Meklit Hadero, whose sound NPR recently described as "a unique blend of jazz, Ethiopia, artsy San Francisco and visceral poetry." Opening this show will be the Ghanian-born Twin Cities based Hip Hop poet M.anifest, whom the Star Tribune called "a rapper from Ghana who's as smart as Talib Kweli and as funky as Kanye West."

Global Roots Festival Special: Buy a Festival Pass for only $49, and gain entry to all four Global Roots Festival 2010 shows! Buy passes from Ticketweb, or the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), or from a hard-working Cedar volunteer in the front lobby during shows.

Tickets are on sale now from the Cedar Ticketline (612-338-2674 ext 2), from hard-working Cedar volunteers in the front lobby during shows, from Cedar outlets (Electric Fetus, Irish on Grand, Homestead Pickin' Parlor, and Depth of Field), and online at Ticketweb.

All Cedar shows are all ages.

Tonight, there will be a limited supply of food available for purchase from The Blue Nile.

Meklit Hadero

"[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

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...