Number 54 October 24, 2010

Last night I saw Taj Mahal, Foday Musa Suso, and Vieux Farka Toure` play the Paramount Theater in a "Blues Meets Africa" concert as part ot the SF Jazz fall series.  All three musicians have played in the past with Vieux's legendary father, Ali Farka Toure`.  Of course African and African American musics have been cross-polinating for many years.  And music is truly color blind.  Vieux's band, with a deep beautiful African groove,  had two very young white American players:  Tim Keiper    on drums, and Eric Herman on bass, in full African garb.  Taj was very moved to be playing the Paramount with such gifted musicians.