Africa Unplugged | 9PM Show | $25 Seating / $12 Standing

341 West Main Street,Durham NC 27701

02 December, 2022

Description

*Attendance includes a $20 minimum food and/or beverage minimum purchase per ticket* Doors Open at 8:00 PM | Show starts at 9:00 PM **We are only accepting credit cards at this time**We cordially invite you to Beyu Caffe's new Weekend Supper Club Experience featuring chef-inspired cuisine and signature cocktails paired with the finest live music performances to entertain your palate in an intimate setting. Join us as we take you on a unique dining and musical journey in the heart of the Bull City. Advanced tickets are strongly suggested. Africa Unplugged is a dynamic ensemble of accomplished musicians that features traditional instruments of West Africa. Using these instruments they push the boundaries of music, while based in a tradition centuries old but also incorporating musical influences and experiences from places around the world. Africa Unplugged was formed in 2011 by Atiba Rorie and since then this exciting band has enthralled audiences across the U.S. with its smooth melodies, virtuosic playing, and powerful drumming. The band is also constantly creating new and re-inventing old musical ideas. This dynamic band moves and connects modern audiences by melding ancient, West African instruments and musical traditions with contemporary global sounds. With Africa Unplugged, Blues, Funk, R&B, and Soul themes are given new life by the pulsing, pounding hands of a ferocious djembe and dunun section, while catchy guitar riffs, crooning vocals, and familiar grooves give the 21st century ear something it knows, loves, and won’t soon forget. Thanks to the band’s undeniable dance songs and its commitment to the West African tradition of community and audience participation, Africa Unplugged gets crowds singing and dancing as one. In 2014 they released their debut EP self titled ‘Africa Unplugged’. The band also enjoys educating audiences on the musical traditions and history of West Africa and also sharing their contemporary approach to using the instruments.