Baaba Maal Kicking Off U.S. Leg of The Tales from the Sahel Tour

10/03/2011
. Baaba Maal will be arriving in the US this week to kick off his critically acclaimed Tales from the Sahel tour and is inviting local musicians to get involved.

Throughout October Baaba Maal will be headlining a series of speaking and performance dates moderated by renowned music journalist and author Chris Salewicz (The Sunday Times, the Independent, Bob Marley: The Untold Story).

Audiences can look forward to hearing Baaba's insights on his experiences growing up in Africa, his views on issues facing the African Diaspora.

Baaba will be playing some songs alongside multi-instrumentalist Jim Palmer and a featured local percussionist.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Baaba's longtime percussionist Mamadou Sarr was not able to obtain a Visa at the last moment before these upcoming dates. In lieu of his absence, Baaba Maal will be inviting local percussionists to come down and play alongside him during the evening in each city. Local musicians that are interested in performing should check Baaba's social media properties for more details.

Oct 5 Oakland, CA @ Yoshi's
Oct 6 Oakland, CA @ Yoshi's
Oct 7 Santa Cruz, CA @ Rio Theatre
Oct 8 Los Angeles, CA @ Univ of Southern Califorina
Oct 9 San Diego, CA @ Anthology
Oct 11 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door
Oct 12 Portland, OR @ Alberta Rose Theatre
Oct 13 Denver, CO @ L2 Arts & Cultural Center
Oct 15 Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
Oct 16 Chicago, IL @ Old Town School of Folk Music
Oct 17 Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
Oct 18 Nelsonville, OH @ Smart's Opera House
Oct 19 Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere
Oct 21 New York, NY @ Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at PACE
Oct 22 Blue Bell, PA @ Science Center Theatre
Oct 23 Boston, MA @ ICA Theatre