Cal Performances presents Afropop Spectacular featuring Mahmoud Ahmed; and Trio da Kali
2016-11-04
Zellerbach Hall Auditorium
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA
8:00 PM, Friday, November 4, 2016

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[8:03 PM lights down, announcements, band out]

1. [8:04 PM] (short intro tune)
2. [8:05 PM] (unidentified tune #2)
3. [8:09 PM] (unidentified tune #3, sounds like Kaima or Kanima)
4. [8:16 PM] (unidentified slow tune)
5. [8:23 PM] (unidentified tune #5, sounds like Furu no nete)
6. [8:28 PM] (unidentified tune #6, sounds like Lassana Fay
7. [8:35 PM] (unidentified tune #7)
   [8:43 PM; talking about the band, add Ben Isaac & ?Babani? Koné]
8. [8:43 PM] (unidentified tune #8)
   [8:51 PM; introduction of last tune]
9. [8:51 PM] (Homage a Sundiata Keita)
   [set ends 8:57 PM; break to tear things down onstage and then set up for the second act]

Trio da Kali

• Fodé Lassana Diabaté: balafon;
• Hawa Kassé Mady Diabaté: vox;
• Mamadou Kouyaté: ngoni.

[9:21 PM]; lights down, waiting

1. [9:24 PM] Ere Mela £
2. [9:31 PM] Atawrulign $
3. [9:36 PM] Ney Denun $
   [9:43 PM; band introduction]
4. [9:43 PM] Bemen Sebeb $
5. [9:51 PM] Endet Nesh
6. [9:57 PM] Eleli
7. [10:02 PM] Tizita
   [Dera might have been dropped from the set (one of next three was, not sure which)]
8. [10:12 PM] Dera
9. [10:23 PM] Engedaye Nesh $
10. [10:29 PM] Alaweksh $
11. [10:29 PM] Ashkaroo $
    [set ends 10:29 PM]
     
    Encore
12. [10:31 PM] Kulun £
    [show ends 10:38 PM]

• Mahmoud Ahmed: vox;
• Yonas Debebe: keyboards;
• Tilaye Gebre: tenor saxophone;
• Russ Gershon: $ soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, £ flute;
• Feleke Hailu: tenor saxophone;
• Mulugeta Hailu: bass;
• Tom Halter: trumpet;
• Zakki Jawad: guitar;
• Samson Jufar: drums.

Wow, what a great show tonight!

<(wip)>

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2016 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2016 event list! ☸ On to the next event!