Event Detail
TOUBAB KREWE
All Ages
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Doors open at 9:00PM
Blending American and West African influences into a sound all its own, Toubab Krewe has set "a new standard for fusions of rock 'n' roll and West African music" (Afropop Worldwide).
The band developed their unique sound over the course of numerous extended trips to Mali, Guinea, and Ivory Coast, where they immersed themselves in the local culture and studied and performed with
luminaries.
But the group has its roots in Asheville, NC, where many of its members were childhood friends and long-term musical collaborators. They explore the worlds of surf and zydeco, fusing it all together into what the Village Voice describes as "a futuristic, psychedelic, neo-griot frenzy" and Honest Tune hails as "one of the most innovative voices in music today."