Digging back into The Indestructible Beat of Soweto.

awesomepeoplehangingouttogether:

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway

brideoffrank:

Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf Bus Tour

(via miklem)

dreamersmind:

There’s such a deep simpatico between these two, there are moments in this video that truly blow my mind.

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In honor of Bi Kidude, join me in creating your own personal “to hear live” list focusing on elders who you haven’t heard in live before, before they pass from this life. My list starts with:

Thomas Mapfumo

Boubacar Traoré

Konono No.1 (with Mawangu Mingiedi)

Oliver Mtukudzi April-May 2013 USA-Canada Tour Dates

Wed April 3 - Center For The Arts, Grass Valley, CA
Fri April 5 - Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Sat April 6 - Phoenix, Toronto, ON
Sun April 7 - Ritual Club, Ottawa, ON
Tues April 9 - SfiM, Troy, NY
Thurs April 11 - OTSFM, Chicago, IL
Fri April 12 - U of Madison, Madison, WI
Sat April 13 - Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI
Tues April 16 - Castleton State College, Castleton, VT
Thurs April 18 - Club Ballatou, Montreal, QC
Fri April 19 - Palas Montcalm, Quebec, QC
Sat April 20 - Shakori Hills, Pittsboro, NC
Sun April 21 - Shakori Hills, Pittsboro, NC
Thurs April 25 - Fil, Lafayette, LA
Sat April 27 - Ifest, Houston, TX
Sun April 28 - Fil, Lafayette, LA
Wed May 1 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
Fri May 3 - Walnut Street Mall, Dallas, TX
Sat 4 May - Hellenic Community Centre, Edmonton, AB
Sun 5 May - West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, MB
Thurs 9 May - Symthes Old Bar, Atlanta, GA
Fri May 10 - Nightfall, Chattanooga, TN
Sat May 11 - Lake Eden Arts, Black Mountain, NC

OK, that was everything I could want in an Oliver Mtukudzi show.

Absolutely on fire.

About to see him live. In this lifetime.