In what seems like the perfect follow-up to Friday night’s Darfur benefit concert which featured (in part) the music of Malian musician Vieux Farka Toure, comes this concert offering at the Paramount Theater.  Corey Harris’ music has long been about celebrating the African influence that runs through American blues.  Whether he’s exploring the roots and rhythms of reggae, delving into the rich tapestry of blues artists from the Mississippi delta, or traveling the African continent in search of the very seeds of the blues, Corey Harris in his own way has joined them all into one.

You can see Corey Harris and his 5X5 Band perform tonight at the Paramount Theater.  Joining Harris will be special guest poet Kwame Dawes, whose own life story began in the African nation of Ghana.  Dawes is currently a professor of English at the University of South Carolina.  Tonight’s concert at the Paramount will benefit the African American Teaching Fellows of Charlottesville / Albemarle.  Showtime is at 7:30pm.  Tickets range from $19.95 to $49.95 and can be purchased online here.

[after the break check out the video featuring Corey Harris and Ali Farka Toure.  The clip is taken from Martin Scorsese’s documentary The Blues - A Musical Journey] »Read More

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Well if you live in and around Charlottesville and you’re a fan of world-class guitar players then I’m pretty sure we’ve got just about all your bases covered on what promises to be a weekend filled with hot guitar players and equally hot temperatures here in central Virginia. 

With the thermometer hovering near 100 degrees and scheduled local performances by Nels Cline (left), Bill Kirchen (center), and Corey Harris (right), you might want to stock up now on cold beverages and lots of ice because it’s going to be a scorcher any way you look at it.  For all the details on these performances… »Read More

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