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Hill Center Presents: Afro Dead + Guinean Singer/Songwriter Sia Tolno in Concert

Thursday, June 22 @ 7:00 pm

$22.00

The Grateful Dead Reimagined: African, Jam Band Style, Afrobeat, Soukous & High-Life

Hill Center presents Afro Dead + Guinean Singer/Songwriter Sia Tolno in Concert. Afro Dead is a musical collective from Africa, Europe, and the United States directed by Aaron Feder and featuring the multi-talented Guinean singer Sia Tolno and Diakanké guitarist Yaya Dambakate.

Aaron Feder is a multi-instrumentalist with many years of extensive experience with Grateful Dead music, including playing and recording with members of Phil and Friends, Oteil and Friends, Peter Rowan and more.

Lead vocalist and songwriter Sia Tolno, an award-winning recording artist and songwriter, brings to the band years of extensive global live performance touring. From Guinea/Sierra Leone, Sia Tolno is steeped in Afrobeat, Afro-blues, Mandinga and Soukous styles of African popular music. Her music is both personal and universal, singing about her unique past while making it relevant to the global masses.

Yaya Dambakate is a Griot musician who comes from a large Griot family in Guinea. Yaya has performed and toured with Ba Cissokho, Petit Conde, Bambino, Kandia, Ibro Diabate, and Mamaiye Sylla, among others.

Beer and wine will be available for sale. Tickets will sell out quickly so get yours ASAP!

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Hill Center Presents: Afro Dead + Guinean Singer/Songwriter Sia Tolno in Concert (06-22-23)
$ 22.00
100 available

Details

Date(s):
Thursday, June 22
Time:
7:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
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Partner:
American Roots Concert Series
Email:
Sam@quicksilverproductions.net
Website:
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Venue

Hill Center DC
921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Washington,DC20003United States
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Phone:
202.549.4172
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