Older World Music Show Pages (3/08-3/09)

These are world music shows from March 2008 through March 2009.

Click here for a list of current Seattle world music shows.

March 2009

  • Gansango
    Friday, March 6, 7:30 p.m.

    Olympic Hall, South Seattle Community College

    http://www.seafolklore.org/folksche.html

  • Mapathe Diop CD Release Party
    Saturday, March 7, 6 p.m.-midnight
    Rainier Valley Cultural Center
    3515 S Alaska St
    Big party with free food and the usual fabulous muscians: Atlantic Melody, Edouard Souarez, Naby Camara, Abdoulaye Diabate, Modibo Traore, Souleymane N’Diaye, Karim Koumbassa, Manimou Camara, Gora Diop, Thione Diop and Yeke Yeke
  • Thione Diop & Yeke Yeke
    Sunday, March 8, 8:00-10:00 p.m.
    Hidmo
    2000 S. Jackson
  • Youssoupha Sidibe and the Mystic Rhythms Band
    Kane Mathis and Sahel open

    Wednesday, March 11, 8:00 p.m. doors
    Nectar in Fremont
    Kora bands from Senegal and Seattle.

  • Puerto Plata
    Saturday, March 14, 2009
    $33; $20 students
    Meany Hall, UW
    Guitar greats from the Dominican Republic.

  • Atlantic Melody
    Sunday, March 15, 8:00-10:00 p.m.
    Hidmo
  • Habib Koite & Bamada
    Tuesday, March 31, 7:00 and 9:30 p.m.

    Triple Door
    The essence of contemporary Mali music. Don’t miss this show.

November 2008

November 9

Toumani Diabate
Kora virtuoso

Triple Door

November 14

Chirgilchin
Tuvan throat singing

Town Hall

November 20

Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet
Ballet meets kung fu

UW Meany Hall

November 20

Odunde Festival
Annual fall celebration

Rainier Valley Cultural Center

November 29

Evening of Sevdah: Bosnian Love Songs
Poetic Balkan music

Town Hall

January 2009

January 10

Peking Acrobats
Amazing acrobatics

UW Meany Hall

January 30

Kodo
Thunder drumming at its best

UW Meany Hall

January 31

Global Rhythms: Jewish in America
Klezmer and more

Town Hall

February 2009

February 1

Klezmer Music and Yiddish Song (for kids)
New & traditional music

Town Hall

February 17

Afro-Cuban All-Stars
Eclectic Cuban traditional

Pantages Theater

March 2009

March 5

Compagnie La Calebasse
African dance collaboration

UW Meany Hall

March 14

Maskanda Guitar of South Africa
Zulu family music

UW Meany Hall

April 2009

April 2

Grupo Corpo
Modern world dance

UW Meany Hall

May 2009

May 2

Sing Sing
South Pacific music & dance

UW Meany Hall

Past Performances and Events

April 2008

April 25-27

World Rhythm Festival
free festival

Seattle Center

May 2008

May 11

Soyaya
danceable Ghana music

Hidmo

May 12-17

Amazones
women drummers, Guinea

Bagley Wright Theater

May 15

Eduardo Mendonca
Brazilian music

Hidmo

May 16

Mapathe Diop
sabar drum, Senegal

Hidmo

May 18

Mawungira Enharira
mbira, Zimbabwe

Hidmo

May 25

Spirit of Oja
Ghana dance music

Hidmo

July 2008

July 4-6

Zimfest
Zimbabwe music festival

Pacific Lutheran University

August 2008

August 2

Diano Garcia Band
Funky Afro-beat

Tost

August 2

Echaman w/ Super-Makako
Afro-pop

Owl & Thistle

August 2

Rumbita with Jose Carrion & Friends
Traditional Cuban

Rainier Beach Community Center

August 3

Abrace
Traditional Brazilian

Bottom’s Up Farms

August 4

Hugh Masekela
World music pioneer

Jazz Alley

August 4

Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
Santana’s former drummer

Tost

August 5

Oliver Mtukudzi
Zimbabwe Afro-pop

Triple Door

August 6

Trombonga
Latin jazz

Waterfront Park

August 7

Free World Jazz
Eclectic world jazz

Egan’s Ballard Jam House

August 7

Supersones
Traditional Cuban son

Madison Park Outdoor Concert

August 8

Musekiwa Chingodza
Mbira from Zimbabwe

Hidmo

August 8

The Yoginis
World beat

Musiquarium at the Triple Door

August 9

Manghis Khan
Afro-Caribbean jazz

Egan’s Ballard Jam House

August 9

NOMO
Afro-beat jazz funk

Nectar Lounge

August 9

Supersones
Traditional Cuban son

Selena’s

August 10

Soyaya
West African guitar and more

Hidmo

August 10

Supersones
Traditional Cuban son

Maravista Park

August 11

Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
Santana’s former drummer

Tost

August 14

Andrew Oliver Kora Ensemble
Afro-jazz fusion

Egan’s Ballard Jam House

August 14-17

Habib Koite and Bamada
Mali guitar and song

Jazz Alley

August 14

MangoSon
Neuvo son

Bite of Union Square

August 15

Sahel
Kane Mathis on kora & guitar

Hidmo

August 15

Supersones
Traditional Cuban son

3rd Place Books

August 16

Martin N’Terry and the Beneere Band
West African reggae

Hempfest

August 17

Brasilfest 2008
Samba and more

Seattle Center

August 17

Thione Diop & Yeke Yeke
High-powered percussion

Hidmo

August 18

Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
Santana’s former drummer

Tost

August 22

Jimmy Free’s Friends
Reggae / Afro-beat / Tropical

Hidmo

August 23

Martin N’Terry and the Beneere Band
West African reggae

Lake Union Festival

August 24

Cultural Conversation
Ongoing dialog on race and culture

Kwik Cup Espresso

August 24

Ibrahima Camara & Safal

Hidmo

August 25

Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder
Santana’s former drummer

Tost

August 26

Kick-Off Festival for Arts Gumbo
Multi-ethnic showcase

Rainier Valley Cultural Center

August 28

Groovananda
World jazz fusion

Egan’s Ballard Jam House

August 28

Layla Angulo
Latin jazz

Triple Door

August 29

Atlantic Melody
Guinean Afro-pop

Hidmo

August 30

Ana Montes presents Flamenco Danzarte
Flamenco

Ethnic Cultural Center

August 31

African Allstars
Dance-able Afro-beats

Hidmo

September 2008

September 3

Umalali, The Garifuna Women’s Project
Garifuna

Jazz Alley

September 7

Afrissippi
Africa & Mississippi

Triple Door

September 11

Brothers of the Baladi with Nadira
Modern Middle Eastern

Triple Door

September 12

Helene Eriksen
Middle Eastern dance

Rainier Valley Cultural Center

September 13

Balkan Beat Box
World fusion

Neumos

September 14

Pa BoBo Jobarteh

Hidmo

September 18

The Griot’s Song
Traditional West African

Town Hall

September 19

Albino!
Afro-beat

Nectar Lounge

September 20

Garaj Mahal
World music jam band

Nectar Lounge

September 21

Chicha Libre
Psychedelic latin surf music

Triple Door

September 21

Anzanga

Hidmo

September 28

Di Madre In Figlia (From Mother to Daughter)
Italian/Celtic folk

UW Meany Hall

September 28

Yeke Yeke

Hidmo

October 2008

October 10

Andrew Oliver Kora Ensemble
Afro-jazz fusion

Hidmo

October 11

Cie Heddy Maalem – Le Sacre du Printemps
African dancers interpret ballet

Moore Theater

October 16

Dirty Dozen Brass Band
New Orleans brass

Triple Door

October 18

Guinea Kids Benefit Concert
Support education in West Africa

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