Événement

Daby Touré, Ashé Drums, DJ Pete Pandemic

Tue July 23 9 pm $16 adv/$20 door 21+ show
Spirit, 242 51st St., Lawrenceville http://spiritpgh.com
tickets at Brown Paper Tickets.

Afro-pop singer-songwriter from Mauritania with his full band
on Cumbancha Records and Peter Gabriel's Real World label
DABY TOURÉ https://www.dabytoure.net/

with special guests Ashé Drums (West African drum ensemble)
and DJ Pete Pandemic http://www.pandemicpgh.com

Check out a demo version of one of Daby Touré's brand new tracks: https://bit.ly/2yS0Ree.

Born in Mauritania, and raised in Senegal, Daby Touré lived for more than a quarter century in Paris before moving recently to Montreal. While his father and uncles formed the pioneering Afropop band Toure Kunda, Touré has always followed his own musical path, with influences ranging from African folk melodies and desert blues, to jazz, pop, reggae, funk and soul. Blessed with an open mind and an explorer's spirit, Touré's catchy songs are as likely to appeal to fans of African stars Habib Koité and Youssou N'Dour as they are to followers of Bob Marley, Paul Simon and Stevie Wonder.

Touré has shared the stage and studio with everyone from pop superstar Peter Gabriel, Algerian singer-songwriter Souad Massi, and Italian folk adventurer Enzo Avitabile, to African-American bluesman Skip McDonald, French pop icon Maxime LeForestier and Israeli-African collaborative The Touré-Raichel Collective.

After releasing three albums with the Peter Gabriel's Real World label and one with Universal Music, Touré revived his independent spirit with Amonafi, an album released in September 2015 on respected international music label Cumbancha. He has a new album in the works for a 2019 release on Cumbancha, and is eager to hit the road to present his new material.

Whether he appears solo or with his power trio, Daby Touré never fails to astound audiences with his ethereal voice, masterful guitar work and catchy original songs. He illuminates the darkest of concert halls with his joyful performances and infectious love of music.

"From the first time you hear it, prepare to hum along, tap your toes, and be mesmerized by Daby's infectious brand of global soul-tinged pop." - BBC

"With his wide-ranging voice, virtuosic guitar work, and knack for songwriting, Daby is a force to be reckoned with. - Songlines