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Bokanté at New Jersey Performing Arts Center
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on May 27, 2019
Where
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
36 Park Place
Newark, NJ
Map
888-GO-NJPAC
When
Sat, February 29, 2020
7:30 pm
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Musicians
Bokanté
band / ensemble / orchestraAbout
Bokanté, a multicultural group assembled by bassist-composer Michael League and singer-songwriter Malika Tirolien, both of the multi-GRAMMY-winning Snarky Puppy, creates its singular sound by melding the electric blues of Led Zeppelin with Afro-pop, jazz, and folkloric Caribbean styles. Featuring members of the fusion band Snarky Puppy, Bokanté is a multi-lingual, multi-generational ensemble composed of top players from five countries and four continents. The group's music combines the Snarky Puppy guitar line and lap steel virtuoso Roosevelt Collier with a trio of expert percussionists, including longtime Paul Simon hand drummer Jamey Haddad, and Snarky Puppy multi-instrumentalist Keita Ogawa...