Tales from the Sahel: An evening with Baaba Maal

One of the true stars to rise from the African continent, Senegalese master musician Baaba Maal has been making music for the world to enjoy for nearly two decades. Renowned for his fiery vocal performances and his musical fusion of western sounds with the traditional beats and melodies of West Africa, Baaba Maal has earned immense critical acclaim and has continually reinforced his role as a seminal artist in the world music arena. His work has also extended beyond music and into the realms of humanitarian spokesperson through his role as youth emissary for the United Nation's Development Program and his outspoken stances on HIV/AIDS in Africa, the growing role of women on the continent and his support of youth-based initiatives to help Africa move into the new millennium.

Baaba will be sitting with renowned music journalist and author Chris Salewicz to discuss his personal experiences growing up in Africa and travelling the world, his views on issues facing Africa and the African diaspora, as well as other assorted issues of the day. During the course of the evening Baaba will play an impromptu and unplugged set of music, performing alongside multi-instrumentalist Jim Palmer and a percussionist.

This will be a unique and intimate event, an evening full of surprises.

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• Phone: 612-338-2674 ext 2 ($1 fee per ticket)
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• All Cedar shows are all ages.
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Baaba Maal

Baaba Maal Baaba comes from humble beginnings . Born in 1954 in a small Senegalese village, Not born into the Griot caste (musicians) he disregarded this and has become a large International World music star. His music came from traditional sounds as well as...

Chris Salewicz

Chris Salewicz has documented popular culture for over three decades, in print and on television and radio. He was a senior features writer for NME from 1975 to 1981. His writing has appeared in the Sunday Times, The Independent, MOJO and many other...