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A new joint initiative towards a more realized musical landscape extends the commitment of some of Vietnam’s key cultural players.
About five songs into Bluemato s album release show at Hanoi’s Institut Français (L’Espace), the music built and built against a sonic backdrop of steady driving rhythms, jangling guitars and triumphant choruses. Gradually, audience members left the comfort of their seat, rushing forward, and jumping up and down the sides of the stage. The atmosphere was one of wild celebration, the energy level going straight through the roof. At the tail-end of 2020, a scene of this kind felt uplifting and more than fitting, but what’s even more impressive is how often it has unfolded in Hanoi and at this very venue throughout a year of heavy tribulation.
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Monday, May 17
Global Village celebrates the birthday of singer, songwriter, and guitarist Taj Mahal. Though best known for his classic blues and roots music, Taj has long been a pioneer in exploring the connections between blues and Caribbean, African, and Hawaiian music, and has also worked with a number of world artists including kora player Toumani Diabate, Malian guitar great Ali Farka Toure, and on the Red Hot + Riot tribute to Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti.
Tuesday, May 18
Global Village marks the Haitian Flag and Universities Day holiday with music from a variety of Haitian artists and groups. We’ll hear roots, compas, and cross-cultural collaborations from Boukman Eksperyans, Tabou Combo, Lakou Mizik (with special guest Leyla McCalla), the Neville Brothers with Les Freres Parents, and more.