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Two unrelated world music tidbits…

Afrobeat group Antibalas is finally hitting the road again… specifically the West Coast (they’ve been involved in getting the Fela! musical going on Broadway the past year or so).  They’re thankfully swinging through my neck of the woods; so look for a review in mid-July:

Monday, 17 May 2010 – Webster Hall, New York, NY
Thursday, 15 July 2010 – The Echoplex, Los Angeles, CA
Friday, 16 July 2010 – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
Saturday, 17 July 2010 – Reggae On The River, Garberville, CA
Monday, 19 July 2010 – Berbati’s Pan, Portland, OR
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 – Neumos, Seattle, WA
Thursday, 22 July 2010 – Castle Clinton, New York, NY

http://www.antibalas.com/

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Second up… gypsy/folk quartet Fishtank Ensemble has their new CD out, Woman in Sin.  They played songs from it when I saw them at a Eugene house show in early March.  Great tunes!!  They’re on a mini-California CD release tour right now…

(click to order)

May 12 – Berkeley, CA – Freight and Salvage
May 13 – Arcata CA – Arcata Playhouse
May 14 – Nevada City – North Columbia Schoolhouse
May 15 – Point Arena, CA – Arena Theatre
May 16 – Sebastopol, CA – Hopmonk Tavern
May 18 – Sacramento, CA – Firehouse 5
May 19 – Santa Cruz, CA – Moes Alley
May 21 – Briceland – Octagon at Beginnings
May 23 – San Louis Obispo – Cal Poly Performing Arts Center
May 29 – Claremont, CA – Folk Music Center
May 30 – Irvine, CA – Lightning in a Bottle Festival

http://www.fishtankensemble.com/

~Dan – Kaki King – Junior