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COOL LINEUP GATHERING IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC IN MAY
 Taj Mahal |
LEAF | Lake Eden Arts Festival is excited to announce the Performing Arts lineup for Spring LEAF 2012, taking place May 10-13, 2012 in Black Mountain, NC. Headlining the 34th festival are Blues legend Taj Mahal, Afrobeat progeny Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, and New Orleans institution Preservation Hall Jazz Band. In addition to Taj, several other artists will be helping to celebrate Blues Traditions [including and one more special Blues Folk lineup addition TBA], with support in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. Art Works. From the dark, smoky clubs of Chicago & St. Louis, all the way down through the Hill Country and into the bayous of the Deep South, audiences will be introduced to an sampling of Blues artists, intermingled with the usual diversity of cultural names and faces one can expect from LEAF.
Tickets and volunteering opportunities are available through LEAFs website or by calling the LEAF office at 828.686.8742. Tickets are sold in advance only.
Spring LEAF 2012 Performing Arts Lineup
Taj Mahal
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Corey Harris & The Rasta Blues Experience
David Bromberg
The Red Clay Ramblers
King Britt Presents Sister Gertrude Morgan
Golden Dragon Acrobats [China]
Rubblebucket
Red Baraat
Sarazino [Ecuador]
The Black Lillies
Nuala Kennedy Band [Ireland]
Town Mountain
Zansa
Msafiri Zawose [Tanzania]
The Beast
Also celebrating Blues Traditions with:
Pop Ferguson Gaye Adegbalola w/ Roddy Barnes Homemade Jamz Blues Band Cary Fridley & Down South Captain Luke & Cool John Ferguson Shane Pruitt Band
Brookside Dance Hall in motion with:
Contra dance w/ Lift Ticket & The Horse Flies Late-night techno contra w/ Technophoria feat. DJ Shel-D Callers Beth Molaro & Brian Hamshar Cajun dance w/ Feufollet Salsa dance w/ Montuno Family dance w/ Phil Jamison Dance workshops from Ira Bernstein, Maria-Guajira, Ted & Kimberly Ross
Tony Cedras South African All-Stars Brothers in Christ feat. C.D. Big Nasty Jazz Band Chikomo Marimba Band Molasses Creek Goldstein Family Band Skinny Legs and All Tom Hecks Trebuchets Blue Fairy Troupe Dances of Universal Peace 40 Fingers & A Missing Tooth Tall Bike Freak Michael Mooney Lemira Percussion Ensemble
LEAF in Schools & Streets youth performances led by:
Amy Hamilton Ben Gradison Gary Bradley Lisa Zahiya Erinn Huntley & The Anam Cara Theatre Company Josh Batenhorst & ArtSpace Urban Arts Institute Melanie MacNeil & The Asheville Hoops Troupe Imhotep Nina Ruffini Kenya Webster Zulu Connection
…and favorite LEAF traditions, including:
Unifire Theatre Aerial Trapeze Academy Chessmaster Robert Frederick LEAF Poetry Slam w/ James Nav Welcome Drums w/ Larry McDowell LSS Youth Poetry Slam w/ Beth McDonough & Simon Wolf Drum Circle w/ Steve Townsend Storytelling w/ Sarah Eshan Morning Piano w/ Robert Thomas Didgeridoo w/ Jarrett Leone LEAF Fiddle & Step Dance Contests Workshops & Jam Sessions …and much more!
LEAF is a non-profit organization established to build community and enrich lives through the Arts locally and globally with festivals, community events, and arts in education programs. LEAFs mission is Connecting Cultures & Creating Community Through Music & Arts. LEAFs three branches include the twice-a-year festival, LEAF in Schools & Streets, and LEAF International.
LEAF in Schools & Streets: Empowering Youth Through Festive Arts in Our Local Community.
LEAF in Schools & Streets (LSS) is an educational outreach program matching artists with youth in schools and communities for hands-on workshops, residencies, interactive performances and mentoring that includes opportunities for youth to perform with the artists at LEAF- and beyond.
LEAF International: Empowering Youth Globally Through Cultural Music Traditions.
LEAF International (LI) empowers youth globally through musical traditions to create self-esteem, skills, connection, and community. Connecting youth to THEIR local cultural traditions with local teaching artists, local instruments and costumes.
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NEW WEST COAST DATES ANNOUNCED
Michael Gira |
Late Winter 2012, Swans mainman Michael Gira will be undertaking a short U.S. tour of the West Coast following a more extensive European tour. He’ll be performing
selected songs from Swans, Angels of Light, and his solo releases. He’ll be releasing a digital-only compilation from his past solo releases and selling physical copies at his show.
“In 2001 I started making and releasing handmade limited edition CDs available only through younggodrecords.com or at live shows. The recordings have been done with one stereo mic on my desk, no overdubs, just a casual performance in my office at home. Most of the songs presented are versions I recorded immediately after writing the song – they’ve also served as demos I can give to the musicians with whom I’m working to develop the material.
The recordings were not (and are not) meant for general public consumption, just for dedicated followers and supporters of the music. these special packages have been instrumental in helping to fund studio recordings by Angels of Light, and now also Swans – serving both as collectible items and as fundraisers for the recording projects. Since these titles are all permanently out of print now, I’ve decided to make a digital collection of what I view as the highlights available.”
- M. Gira
Gira solo dates
3/15/2012 San Francisco CA Great American Music Hall w/ Sir Richard Bishop
3/16/2012 Los Angeles CA Echo w/ Sir Richard Bishop
3/22/2012 Seattle WA Triple Door w/ Sir Richard Bishop
3/23/2012 Portland OR Mississippi Studios w/ Sir Richard Bishop
3/24/2012 Denver CO Oriental Theater w/ Wovenhand
Michael Gira Tour Dates
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THIRD ALBUM OUT APRIL 24
The globally acclaimed Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars return with their third studio album, Radio Salone, out April 24, 2012, on CD and limited-edition 2LP vinyl via Cumbancha. Produced by roots reggae, soul and Afrobeat guru Victor Axelrod, aka Ticklah and recorded in Brooklyn’s Dunham Studios, Radio Salone marks the bands most musically sophisticated collection of songs to date. The album is the follow-up to the band’s 2010 album Rise & Shine, which was the #1 of the year on the World Music Charts Europe.
The band will be touring North America from May until August, including an appearance alongside Michael Franti, Hot Buttered Rum, Dumpstaphunk and others at the The Gaia Festival August 3-5 at Laytonville, CA’s Black Oak Ranch. Stay tuned for tour date as they come in.
Radio Salone Official Tracklisting:
1. Chant It Down
2. Gbara Case
3. Mother In Law
4. Goombay Interlude – Rain Come Sun Come
5. Reggae Sounds The Message
6. Mampama
7. Kali
8. Goombay Interlude – Papa Franco
9. Man Muyu
10. Toman Teti M’Ba Akala – (How Would They Know That You Have Money?)
11. Big Fat Dog
12. Goombay Interlude – Shake Your Body
13. Yesu Gorbu (At Jesus’ Feet)
14. Work It Brighter
15. Remake The World Again
16. Goombay Interlude – A’Salamaleichem
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars Tour Dates
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