Sidi Touré heads out on a North American tour to support his new record, Koïma, which came out earlier this year. Touré is crazy good. His music is often referred to as “African blues” which is funny. Doesn’t a big hunk of what blues IS come straight from Africa? For that matter so does the ultimate origin of country music (the banjo is an African instrument kids).
His first record, Sahel Folk, came out in the fall of 2011 and Touré toured then as well. This time he is heading out on an even longer jaunt that will see stops at the Montreal Jazz Festival, a World Café appearance and an on-air performance at KEXP.
Check out a new track below. If you do not like it. Accept that you have no soul and no taste. Seriously. I am not kidding.
His first record, Sahel Folk, came out in the fall of 2011 and Touré toured then as well. This time he is heading out on an even longer jaunt that will see stops at the Montreal Jazz Festival, a World Café appearance and an on-air performance at KEXP.
Check out a new track below. If you do not like it. Accept that you have no soul and no taste. Seriously. I am not kidding.
Tour
Fri. June 29 - Marlboro, NY @ The Falcon
Sat. June 30 - Hudson, NY @ Helsinki Hudson
Mon. July 2 - Montreal, QC @ Montreal Jazz Festival
Tue. July 3 - Montreal, QC @ Montreal Jazz Festival
Thu. July 5 - Quebec City, QC @ Quebec D'Ete
Fri. July 6 - Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
Sat. July 7 - Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
Thu. July 12 - Harrison Hot Springs, BC @ Harrison Hot Springs Festival
Fri. July 13 - Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Festival
Sat. July 14 - Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Festival
Sun. July 15 - Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Festival
Fri. July 20 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School Square Roots Festival
Sat. July 21 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School Square Roots Festival
Sun. July 22 - Evanston, IL @ Ethnic Arts Festival
Mon. July 23 - Chicago, IL @ Millenium Park
Fri. July 27 - Toronto, ON @ Harbourfront
Sat. July 28 - Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
Sun. July 29- Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
Sat. Aug. 4 - New York, NY @ Joe's Pub
Sun. Aug. 5 - Milheim, PA @ Elk Creek Café
Mon. Aug. 6 - New York, NY @ Marcus Garvey Park
Tues. Aug. 7 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
Fri. Aug. 10 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Festival
Sat. Aug. 11 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Festival
Sun. Aug. 12 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Festival
Fri. June 29 - Marlboro, NY @ The Falcon
Sat. June 30 - Hudson, NY @ Helsinki Hudson
Mon. July 2 - Montreal, QC @ Montreal Jazz Festival
Tue. July 3 - Montreal, QC @ Montreal Jazz Festival
Thu. July 5 - Quebec City, QC @ Quebec D'Ete
Fri. July 6 - Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
Sat. July 7 - Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
Thu. July 12 - Harrison Hot Springs, BC @ Harrison Hot Springs Festival
Fri. July 13 - Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Festival
Sat. July 14 - Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Festival
Sun. July 15 - Vancouver, BC @ Vancouver Folk Festival
Fri. July 20 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School Square Roots Festival
Sat. July 21 - Chicago, IL @ Old Town School Square Roots Festival
Sun. July 22 - Evanston, IL @ Ethnic Arts Festival
Mon. July 23 - Chicago, IL @ Millenium Park
Fri. July 27 - Toronto, ON @ Harbourfront
Sat. July 28 - Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
Sun. July 29- Guelph, ON @ Hillside Festival
Sat. Aug. 4 - New York, NY @ Joe's Pub
Sun. Aug. 5 - Milheim, PA @ Elk Creek Café
Mon. Aug. 6 - New York, NY @ Marcus Garvey Park
Tues. Aug. 7 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
Fri. Aug. 10 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Festival
Sat. Aug. 11 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Festival
Sun. Aug. 12 - Edmonton, AB @ Edmonton Folk Festival
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