We dedicate the song “Hommage” to the memory of Vieux Kante.

This recording features Boubacar Diabate on vocals.
“Hommage” was recorded and mixed by Will Holland at Chillhouse Studios, Boston, MA.
 Mastering done by Eric Welsh at Chillhouse Studios, Boston, MA.

Hommage Feat Boubacar Diabate

Toubab Krewe is joined by multi-instrumentalists Weedie Braimah (Kreative Pandemonium) and Sam Dickey (Benyoro), and on horns by Nadav Nirenberg – Trombone, Sousaphone (Ikebe Shakedown, Streetlight Manifesto), Morgan Price – Saxophone (FELA!, Duke Ellington Orchestra), Jason Colby – Trumpet (Ikebe Shakedown, Lee Fields).Primarily performing and recording as a quintet since its inception, Toubab Krewe relished the opportunity to collaborate with the talented musicians listed above. The results from this ten-person collaboration is an eclectic trio of songs inspired by music from Cuba, West Virginia, and Mali.

John Hardy

Marietou was written and arranged by Assetou Kanoute and Lamine Soumano in Bamako, Mali, in 2004.

Toubab Krewe is joined by multi-instrumentalists Weedie Braimah (Kreative Pandemonium) and Sam Dickey (Benyoro), and on horns by Nadav Nirenberg – Trombone, Sousaphone (Ikebe Shakedown, Streetlight Manifesto), Morgan Price – Saxophone (FELA!, Duke Ellington Orchestra), Jason Colby – Trumpet (Ikebe Shakedown, Lee Fields).Primarily performing and recording as a quintet since its inception, Toubab Krewe relished the opportunity to collaborate with the talented musicians listed above. The results from this ten-person collaboration is an eclectic trio of songs inspired by music from Cuba, West Virginia, and Mali.

Marietou

From The Hamilton in Washington, DC. Recorded on August 23rd, 2013. 

Red Rocking Chair

Recorded at The Hamilton in Washington, DC, on August 23rd, 2013

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Cluck Old Hen

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