Event

LAMINE TOURÉ and GROUP SALOUM

Thursday 5/10 -
LAMINE TOURÉ and GROUP SALOUM
8:30 doors / 9:30 show
$10 advance and $10 at the door
www.laminetoure.com

Group Saloum is Boston's hottest Afro-pop band. Founded by world-renowned griot percussionist Lamine Touré, Group Saloum fuses Senegalese mbalax with elements of jazz, funk, reggae, and Afrobeat. Group Saloum performs original mbalax music highlighted by the infectious rhythms of Touré's sabar drums, drawing upon the collective creativity of some of Boston's most talented musicians.

"From Boston, a spectacular afropop act specializing in, but not limited to, Senegalese mbalax."
Afropop Worldwide

"Lamine Touré and Group Saloum kick out a hard-hitting dance mix that spans the percussive fury of Senegalese mbalax and the joyful uplift of Congolese soukous"
Banning Eyre, Boston Phoenix

"Whatever your pleasure this album has got it. Group Saloum is a tight group made of some of the best musicians in Boston. For a city boasting hundreds of music conservatory and grads, this says quite a bit. Their polished act will definitely be thrilling live concertgoers for years to come."
Erich Ludwig, VP Artist Relations, Calabash Music