The Wexner Center is hosting an evening of acoustic Africa tonight with performances from Senegalese star Baaba Maal and Ethiopian musician Gigi. “I brought (Maal) here in the early nineties with his ...

After worldwide critical and commercial success in 2006, 2011 and 2013, the fourth installment of Acoustic Africa's exhilarating journey focuses on the richness of the African traditions of voice and ...

For the past several years, the headlines out of Mali and South Africa have been, to put it bluntly, disheartening. In Mali’s north, extremists associated with al-Qaeda have tried imposing a harsh ...

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Habib Koite returns to the Twin Cities for Acoustic Africa at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis. He shares the bill with South African singer/songwriter Vusi Mahlasela. When it comes to staying ...

Truth be told, the name Acoustic Africa was misleading for folks who went to hear the act at Jefferson Center on Friday night. Sure, there was a strong acoustic vibe going on at times during the ...