Les Nubians with Sene Africa December 6, 2006

Les Nubian Bio
The African-French phenomena Les Nubians have traveled the world exploring all genres of music from reggae, afro-beat, pop, electronica, afro-jazz, to British Breakbeat. Aside from the successes of their albums, ‘Princesses Nubiennes’ and ‘One Step Forward,’ these sisters have appeared on 14 different recordings with an assortment of artists. Les Nubians have collaborated with artists all over the world and in many genres of music from Towa Tei, Black Eyed Peas, Talib Kweli & Hit-Tek, African jazz legend Muna Dibango, pianist Ray Lema, dancehall raggae stars Morgan Heritage, and U.K. electronic guru I.G. culture, to mention only a grip of artists. For Les Nubians the opportunity to work with and bring together a wide range of cultures and generations into their music has brought them considerable amount of international attention. Les Nubians have been quoted saying that, “music is a great way to transmit a cultural background.” Embodying this principle earned Les Nubians a 2004 Grammy Awards nomination in the Best Urban Alternative R&B category alongside of Erykah Badu, Outkast, and Music Soulchild.

Sene Africa Bio
An incredibly spiritual duo singing in native tongue of Wolof and French, Sene Africa performs songs from a Griot Society of Traditional Africa. These songs are passed from generation to generation and learned during childhood. While Ibrahima Ba performs on guitar, Amadou Fall plays the Kora, a 21string harp. In Senegal they say the sound of the Kora is so beautiful it must have descended from Heaven. Ibrahima and Amadou grew up playing music together in Senegal and then explored the world individually playing music. Reunited together again, their performances are powerful and uplifting.

ALL AGES SHOW
$15 Advance
$20 At the Door

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