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Those Tuareg guys certainly have a sound...

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In Reply to: RE: Bombino Tazidert.... posted by dancingseamonkey on September 18, 2023 at 14:08:57

and endearing (and daring) ways with a guitar. Must have something to do
with desert and roaming. I'll have to check out more of him.
Far as I've gotten with Tuareg music is Tinariwen, who I love. Forgot Mali and
Niger share so much space and, well, sand.

Mali has been a godsend of incredible music for our ears for a solid 20 years
now, but music from Niger I'm much less familiar with.

How was the show?

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination"-Michael McClure

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RE: Those Tuareg guys certainly have a sound... - dancingseamonkey 07:44:47 09/19/23 (1)
The show was great, I guess being outside and the heat created a conducive atmosphere for desert music, except for the humidity. I missed one of Farka Tour's sons at the same venue. I am going to have to keep my eye on their calendar, it is a nice place to see music.

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- RE: The Broadside - belyin 11:30:21 09/19/23 (0)
  Both the Bombino and Vieux Farka Tour� shows at the Broadside (New Orleans) were wonderful. It was heartwarming to see such good attendance, Us old timers might remember that through the 80's and 90's New Orleans had a reliable audience for African music. Changes in audiences and the much higher cost of touring have limited appearances in recent years, but perhaps the tide is turning again. I talked to a member of Galactic (who now one the iconic club Tipitina's) who seemed to view the crowd with a touch of envy! Unfortunately there were very few younger people there--pretty much the same situation I encounter whenever I hear live music.
  
  The Broadside is an outdoor venue that sprung up at the beginning of pandemic--an offshoot of the movie theater across the street who initially thought they use it show movies outdoors, but it quickly became an outdoor music oasis in otherwise dark times. They were very open to creative programming, but now that their infrastructure (and thus associated carrying costs) have grown so much, I fear they will be much less open to performers who won't draw big crowds going forward.

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