July 13, 2011 – Mali’s champion of desert blues and jam Khaira Arby will perform with her band in Pasadena at the Levitt Pavilion on Sunday July 17, at The Echo in Los Angeles on Wednesday July 20, and in Hermosa Beach on July 21.
Having recently received the 2011 Tamani D’Or award (Mali’s highest musical honor), Arby will introduce her latest album, Timbuktu Tarab, in which she shifts seamlessly between the edgy and progressive and the traditional and deeply rooted. In this work, Arby turns to her mixed Berber and Sonrhai roots and draws on a sweet mixture of desert blues and recording sophistication, blending ripping electric guitar with the forefather of the banjo, and funky drum breaks with the traditional percussion of the scraper and the calabash.
The show at the Levitt will be at 7 pm and free of charge. The Levitt is located at 85 E Holly St, Pasadena, CA.
The show at The Echo will be at 9 pm and tickets are $5. For this second appearance Arby will be appearing with Dub Club. The Echo is located at 1822 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA.
The show at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach (142 Pacific Coast Highway) will be at 9 pm and it is $15 when purchased online at http://saintrocke.marqueehq.com/show/detail/45140 or $20 at the door. Some of the proceeds from this show will be going directly to March Forth Kenya kids 501c(3). March Forth Kenya Kids uses music, education and the arts to enrich the lives of Kenyan youth living in less economically endowed areas. See more at www.marchforthkenyakids.com
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