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From Bamako to Birmingham: Amadou & Mariam and Blind Boys of Alabama

at The Lensic
211 West San Francisco Street
Santa Fe NM 87501
505.988.1234
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Time: 7:30pm     Day: Tuesday     Doors: 7:00pm     Ages: All Ages    
This Event Has Ended

 

This likely comes as no surprise but unfortunately due to the ongoing COVID - 19 pandemic we are unable rescheduled this date. The Lensic, Amadou and Mariam and Blind Boys of Alabama have decided to shelve these dates until we have clear direction for 2021. So we are canceling until we can schedule them again hopefully in the following year. 
 
We hope all of you are making do as best you can in this remarkable moment in history. All of us at AMP are staying positive and focusing on the time ahead when we can once again come together to share the joy of live concerts. We are working hard with artists and agents to reschedule events as best we can, but many dates will be canceled, or postponed to 2021. AMP will be refunding tickets to all canceled shows, and offering refunds by request to all postponed  shows.

Tickets cost $44, $54 and $69 (plus applicable service charges).  They are also available from the Lensic Box Office (505-988-1234). 

"From Bamako to Birmingham" is a culturally satisfying fusion of Afro-pop duo Amadou & Mariam and soulful gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama that combines contemporary African sounds and African-American roots music.

The Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years. The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric Clapton, Prince and Tom Waits. They have appeared on recordings with many artists, including Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Susan Tedeschi, Ben Harper, Patty Griffin and Taj Mahal.

For the past forty-odd years, Amadou & Mariam have managed to joyfully combine their love story with a musical career while becoming, discreetly but surely, the most famous ambassadors for Malian music, and African music, all around the world; a golden status that they carry with brio and playfully challenge with each new album. Amadou & Mariam have collaborated with many different people and worked with producers that seem far removed from their universe, like Damon Albarn of Blur or Manu Chao. They have invited the best artists who are building tomorrow's pop music to play on their lively songs (Santigold, TV On The Radio, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs) and have had their tracks remixed by Yuksek, Vitalic, Henrik Schwarz, Miike Snow and Ashley Beedle, leading the songs to the dance floor and underlining their intrinsically danceable quality. They've played the world's biggest festivals, from Coachella to Glastonbury, and opened for huge bands such as Coldplay and the Scissor Sisters. By enriching their Afro-pop with new pigments, by introducing to the world the richness and subtleties of African music, the duo has brought African music to the charts and to the dance floor.


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