Zenbarn is thrilled to host Tal National, the acclaimed internationally touring rock band from the West African country of Niger! Sabouyouma, local African funk band, opens up the show.
7PM
$10ADV/$12DOS
Tix at: http://bit.ly/2EBsDw7
By the time Tal National reached international acclaim with 2013’s ‘Kaani’, the band’s first release outside of Niger, they had spent more than a decade crisscrossing their native country, usually on dirt pathways through the Sahara, playing epic five-hour sets, seven days a week, selling their CDs on street corners and roundabouts. In the process, they became Niger’s most popular band, with songs constantly blasted on national TV and cell phones everywhere. Following FatCat’s release of ‘Kaani’, Western audiences and critics quickly embraced the band’s singular and finely-honed sound. NPR were hit by “the band’s tightness and fiery energy”; The Guardian praised “their full-tilt approach, and hypnotic intensity”; whilst Songlines wrote of “a rich, hybrid sound that draws on familiar West African elements to create something rewardingly fresh and different”.
“ it’s downright miraculous how the songs mesh: guitar licks, hopscotching bass lines, cymbal offbeats and talking drums all land with microscopic precision and can reconfigure in an instant” – The New York Times
“Tal National continue to widen their global appeal with their blistering new album…built on a combination of relentless, loud guitars and stunning rhythmical complexity… an album rich in personality and sparkling colour” – Future Music
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