The Creole Choir of Cuba are heading out on tour. In Cuba the band is called Desandann, (Descendents). Haitians, for many years, found refuge from the political storms of their home country in Haiti (there are some twists were after the Haitian revolution Haitains wound up enslaved in Cuba but you can read the history on that yourself). The songs they choir sing are re-imagined versions of the songs of their ancestors who were slaves in Haiti. Many of the songs date back to the 1800s but they have a modern twist.
This is the first time they have toured extensively in the USA. No Miami date. I wonder why? Hmmm.
The band sing in English, French and Creole. They have played all over the world but especially in Cuba and in Haiti as part of Cuba’s relief effort after last year’s devastating earthquake. The group held workshops with children in camps and performed.
Their record, Tande-La, is out now digitally. It comes out in physical form September 13.
This is the first time they have toured extensively in the USA. No Miami date. I wonder why? Hmmm.
The band sing in English, French and Creole. They have played all over the world but especially in Cuba and in Haiti as part of Cuba’s relief effort after last year’s devastating earthquake. The group held workshops with children in camps and performed.
Their record, Tande-La, is out now digitally. It comes out in physical form September 13.
Tour
9/21 Chicago, IL Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture Mayne Stage 8:00 PM
9/22 Chicago, IL Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall 12:45 + 9:45 PM
9/23 Bloomington, IN Lotus Music Festival 8:45PM
9/24 Bloomington, IN Lotus Music Festival 10:30PM
9/27 Columbus, OH CityMusic Lincoln Theater 8:00PM
10/1 Cambridge, MA World Music/CRASHarts Somerville Theater 8:00PM
10/2 New York, NY Symphony Space 7:00PM
10/6 Hannover, NH Dartmouth College Hopkins Center 7:00PM
10/9 Union, NJ Kean University Enlow Hall 3:00PM
10/11 Amherst, MA University of Massachusetts at Amherst Fine Arts Center Concert Hall 7:30PM
10/12 Amherst, MA University of Massachusetts at Amherst Fine Arts Center Concert Hall 7:30PM
10/14 Portland, ME Portland Ovations Merrill Auditorium 10:30AM
10/14 Portland, ME Portland Ovations Merrill Auditorium 8:00 PM
10/15 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Performing Arts Center 8:00 PM
10/16 Philadelphia, PA Painted Bride Art Center 6:00 PM
10/19 North Bethesda, MD The Music Center at Strathmore 8:00 PM
10/20 Hampton, VA Hampton Arts Commission Great Performers Series The American Theatre 7:30 PM
10/22 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Society Kuumbwa Jazz Center 8:00 PM
10/25 Chico, CA California State University Laxson Auditorium 7:30PM
10/27 Arcata, CA Humboldt State Univ. John Van Duzer Theatre 8:00PM
10/29 Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts 8:00PM
11/1 La Jolla, CA ArtPower! University of California, San Diego Mandeville Center for the Performing Arts 11:00AM
11/1 La Jolla, CA ArtPower! University of California, San Diego Mandeville Center for the Performing Arts 8:00PM
11/2 Santa Barbara, CA Arts & Lectures University of California, Santa Barbara Campbell Hall 8:00PM
11/3 San Francisco, CA California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center Herbst Theatre 8:00PM
11/5 Riverside, CA UC Riverside Presents University Theater 8:00PM
9/21 Chicago, IL Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture Mayne Stage 8:00 PM
9/22 Chicago, IL Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture Cultural Center, Preston Bradley Hall 12:45 + 9:45 PM
9/23 Bloomington, IN Lotus Music Festival 8:45PM
9/24 Bloomington, IN Lotus Music Festival 10:30PM
9/27 Columbus, OH CityMusic Lincoln Theater 8:00PM
10/1 Cambridge, MA World Music/CRASHarts Somerville Theater 8:00PM
10/2 New York, NY Symphony Space 7:00PM
10/6 Hannover, NH Dartmouth College Hopkins Center 7:00PM
10/9 Union, NJ Kean University Enlow Hall 3:00PM
10/11 Amherst, MA University of Massachusetts at Amherst Fine Arts Center Concert Hall 7:30PM
10/12 Amherst, MA University of Massachusetts at Amherst Fine Arts Center Concert Hall 7:30PM
10/14 Portland, ME Portland Ovations Merrill Auditorium 10:30AM
10/14 Portland, ME Portland Ovations Merrill Auditorium 8:00 PM
10/15 New Bedford, MA Zeiterion Performing Arts Center 8:00 PM
10/16 Philadelphia, PA Painted Bride Art Center 6:00 PM
10/19 North Bethesda, MD The Music Center at Strathmore 8:00 PM
10/20 Hampton, VA Hampton Arts Commission Great Performers Series The American Theatre 7:30 PM
10/22 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz Society Kuumbwa Jazz Center 8:00 PM
10/25 Chico, CA California State University Laxson Auditorium 7:30PM
10/27 Arcata, CA Humboldt State Univ. John Van Duzer Theatre 8:00PM
10/29 Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts 8:00PM
11/1 La Jolla, CA ArtPower! University of California, San Diego Mandeville Center for the Performing Arts 11:00AM
11/1 La Jolla, CA ArtPower! University of California, San Diego Mandeville Center for the Performing Arts 8:00PM
11/2 Santa Barbara, CA Arts & Lectures University of California, Santa Barbara Campbell Hall 8:00PM
11/3 San Francisco, CA California Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Center Herbst Theatre 8:00PM
11/5 Riverside, CA UC Riverside Presents University Theater 8:00PM
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