BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130525T163321CEST-0444UXjHul@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130525T140521Z DESCRIPTION:VIEUX FARKA TOURÉ\;: \n\nVieux Farka Toure -- guitar (ele c and acoustic)\, vocals\nTim Keiper -- drums\, percussion\, calabash\n Aly Magassa -- acoustic guitar\, vocals\nMamadou Sidibe -- bass\, vocals Often referred to as &ldquo\;The Hendrix of the Sahara\,&rdquo\; Vieux Far ka Toure was born in Niafunké\;\, Mali in 1981. He is the son of leg endary Malian guitar player Ali Farka Toure\, who died in 2006.\nâ\;& euro\;¨\;Ali Farka Touré\; came from a historical tribe of soldie rs\, and defied his parents in becoming a musician. When Vieux was in his teens\, he declared that he also wanted to be a musician. His father disap proved due to the pressures he had experienced being a musician. Rather\, he wanted Vieux to become a soldier. But with help from family friend the kora maestro Toumani Diabaté\;\, Vieux eventually convinced his fath er to give him his blessing to become a musician shortly before Ali passed .\n\nVieux was initially a drummer / calabash player at Mali&rsquo\;s Inst itut National des Arts\, but secretly began playing guitar in 2001. Ali Fa rka Touré\; was weakened with cancer when Vieux announced that he wa s going to record an album. Ali recorded a couple of tracks with him\, and these recordings\, which can be heard on Vieux&rsquo\;s debut CD\, were a mongst his final ones. It has been said that the senior Touré\; play ed rough mixes of these songs when people visited him in his final days\, at peace with\, and proud of\, his son&rsquo\;s talent as a musician.\n\nI n 2005\, Eric Herman (still Vieux&rsquo\;s manager today) of Modiba Produc tions expressed an interest in producing an album for Vieux\; this led to Vieux&rsquo\;s self-titled debut album\, released by World Village in 2007 . Ali Farka Touré\;&rsquo\;s work to tackle the problem of malaria i s continued as 10% of proceeds are donated to Modiba&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;Figh t Malaria&rdquo\; campaign in Niafunké\; through which over 3000 mos quito nets have been delivered to children and pregnant women in the Timbu ktu region of Mali. On this first album\, Vieux pays homage to his father and follows Ali&rsquo\;s musical tradition\, giving new versions of the We st African music that is echoed in the American blues. The album features Toumani Diabaté\;\, as well as his late father. One of the tracks\, &lsquo\;Courage&rsquo\;\, is on the soundtrack of the film The First Grade r (2010).\n\nOn his second record\, Fondo on Six Degrees (2009)\, Vieux br anched out and presented his own sound: while remaining true to the roots of his father&rsquo\;s music he uses elements of rock\, Latin music\, and other African influences. The album received a great deal of critical accl aim from across the globe\, and Vieux was clearly moving out of his father &rsquo\;s shadow.\n\nIn June 2010\, Vieux performed at the opening concert for the FIFA World Cup in South Africa. That month Vieux also released hi s first live album\, LIVE. His live performances are highly energized and Vieux is known for dazzling crowds with his speed and dexterity on the gui tar\, as well as his palpable charisma and luminous smile\, both of which captivate audiences from all audiences in spite of any language barriers ( though Vieux does speak 8 languages).\n\nIn 2011 Vieux released his 3rd st udio album\, The Secret\, so named because the listener will hear the secr et of the blues with a blend of generations from father to son. It was pro duced by guitarist Eric Krasno (of the Soulive trio) and features South Af rican-born vocalist Dave Matthews\, Derek Trucks on electric slide guitar and jazz guitarist John Scofield. The title track is the last collaboratio n between Vieux and his late father.\nâ\;&euro\;¨\;With the herald ed release of The Secret\, Vieux Farka Toure has clearly established himse lf as one of the world&rsquo\;s rare musical talents and guitar virtuosos with a distinct style that always pays homage to the past while looking to wards the future. Vieux Farka Toure's website\nMARKUS JAMES:\n\n"\;Afr ica and Mississippi come together"\;&mdash\;BLUES REVUE\nMarkus James has been recording and performing original Blues-based music with traditio nal West African musicians since 1994 when he first made his way to the vi llage of Niafounke\, Mali\, home of the legendary Sonrai musician Ali Fark a Toure. Markus' critically acclaimed Mali-based albums have been warmly r eceived in the US and Europe\, and he was honored to have tracks included on two highly-regarded compilations of desert blues\, alongside such great artists as Ali FarkaToure\, Robert Plant\, Baaba Maal\, and Tinariwen.&nb sp\; His collaborations with three Malian music masters was the subject of the award-winning documentary "\;Timbuktoubab"\;\, seen on many P BS stations around the US and in Europe. \; Markus performed three yea rs at the legendary Festival in the Desert near Timbuktu\, and at the two tribute concerts in Mali for his friend and inspiration Ali Farka Toure. Markus' latest album\, Snakeskin Violin\, featuring collaborations in Mali and North Mississippi\, has appeared on NPR's "\;AllThings Considered "\;\, House Of Blues Radio Hour\, Blues Deluxe\, and XM Cafe.\n\nFor t his show he will be joined by two members of his US-based touring band\, A madou Camara (Guinea) and Arsene Kounde (Benin). Markus James' website DTSTART:20130203T200000 DTEND:20130203T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:VIEUX FARKA TOURE plus Markus James - SOLD OUT!!! END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR