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Trio Mokili

On Friday, April 27, 2018 at 8pm, Arts + Literature Laboratory presents Trio Mokili featuring Nathaniel Braddock on guitar, Makaya McCraven on drums, and Junius Paul on bass. Tickets $10 in advance online at triomokili.bpt.me, or $15 at the door. Doors open at 7:30, show at 8pm. Online sales end one hour before the show.

Trio Mokili play roots and jazz-inflected renditions of music from across the African continent: Ethiojazz, Nigerian Afrobeat, Zimbabwean mbira music, Ghanaian Palm Wine, Malian desert blues, and more. Guitarist Nathaniel Braddock is considered a leading authority on African guitar styles, leading the internationally-touring Occidental Brothers Dance Band Intl and collaborating extensively with musicians from Mali, Ghana, Zambia, and Congo. Braddock is joined on drums by OBDBI bandmate Makaya McCraven whose 2015 solo album In The Moment placed in many jazz critics top ten lists last year. Upright bassist Junius Paul, featured extensively on McCravens record, brings deep groove and dazzling improvisational intuition to make this groups music rootsy and a riveting live experience. In the fall of 2016 the group is working on their debut album, a mix of live and studio recording capturing the energy of their live improvisations and the sounds of the African golden age.