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Bandwagon Summer Series: Balla Kouyaté & Mike Block Band

Bandwagon Summer Series: Balla Kouyaté & Mike Block Band

Balla Kouyaté and Mike Block have been collaborating for over a decade, bonding over their shared interest in music from across the world, and their commitment to innovating on their instruments. Balla Kouyate, a balafon player and singer coming out of the Djeli tradition of Mali, was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA. Mike Block is an American cellist/singer/composer, and a Grammy Award-winning musician with the Silkroad Ensemble originally trained in Western Classical music. They have teamed up with friends from America and West Africa to create an exciting fusion of musical styles in a 6-piece band that features Sekou Dembele (djembe/vocals), Idrissa Kone (talking drum/calabash/percussion/vocals), Luke Okerlund (electric guitar) and Mike Rivard (bass/sintir).

Cooper Field
$20-$25
05:00 PM - 11:59 PM on Sat, 9 Sep 2023

Event Supported By

Next Stage Arts
(802) 451-0053
info@nextstagearts.org

Artist Group Info

Balla Kouyaté & Mike Block Band
booking@mikeblockmusic.com
Cooper Field
41 Sand Hill Road
Putney, Vermont 05346
802-451-0053
info@nextstagearts.org