Almost forgot to say we’re going to this when the tour comes to London on Monday 9 March. 

It’s one of the more consistently produced large scale Afrocentric live music events.

I developed a whole new appreciation for Tony Allen last year when he played with Salif Keita and Awadi on the same tour. (Check Music Beyond Mainstream’s site for more date

Always a pleasure to see Tuku and I don’t think I’ve seen Baaba Maal in a decade. But we’re especially curious to check out Extra Golden, the band now famously known as one of Barack Obama’s favourite. Plus their forthcomig album is titled Thank You Very Quickly. Works for us!  This is their song about him from 07:

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