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* Afro Dead is a global music collective, Music Directed by Aaron Feder (Of Alma Afrobeat Ensemble), that reimagines the music of the Grateful Dead in African styles (Afrobeat, Soukous & High-Life) with Sia Tolno on Lead Vocals
AFRO DEAD - Fronted by Music Director Aaron Feder is also the creator of Alma Afrobeat who have an extensive US Touring history and seriously dedicated Jam band audience following, as well as an extensive list of established Jam Band & Americana artists who sit-in with them in most major US cities when on tour.
Alma Afrobeat Ensemble is an internationally touring collective based in Barcelona that plays their own brand of unique, creative, dance-inducing, modern Afrobeat. AAbE is Spain’s flagship Afrobeat band, and one of the leaders of the Afrobeat renaissance worldwide, having been doing this for longer than any other band besides Antibalas and the Kuti family. They have released 4 full-length albums, an EP of remixes, and they have a live album in the works. The band’s most recent album, “Monkey See, Monkey Do” has received rave reviews, being called one of the year’s best world music albums, and has placed the band “at the worldwide top of Afrobeat”, as well as spending various months on the European World Music Chart, and the Transglobal Music Chart.
Alma Afrobeat Ensemble has always made a conscious decision to avoid being just another Afro-funk band masquerading under the banner of Afrobeat. Their sound has been constantly and consciously evolving, starting with Latin influences of cumbia (on the album Toubab Soul), moving on to a hip-hop and m’balax influence (on Life No Get Dublicate), a more soul influence (It’s Time), then a slightly more Americana roots influence mixed with electronic touches (Monkey See, Monkey Do).
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Historic Ironwood Theatre, 109 E Aurora St, Ironwood, MI 49938-2109, United States,Ironwood, Michigan
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