Christine Salem – North America tour dates
From Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, the “potent, indefatigable contralto” (The New York Times) Christine Salem is the greatest living champion of maloya, a nearly-extinct musical tradition rooted in the work songs and chants of the island’s African slaves. The hypnotic, percussion-driven music is based on rhythms played during ceremonies dedicated to ancestors, and is layered with rousing call-and-response vocals. A force of nature on stage, Salem delivers socially-conscious lyrics in Creole, Malagasy, Comorian and Swahili, while shaking out the tempo on a traditional rectangular reed rattle, the kayamn. A channel to another time and place, she seems to fall into a trance while inducing the audience to do the same.
Tour dates:
09/19 @ Madison World Music Festival – Madison, WI
09/20 @ Globalquerque – Albuquerque, NM
09/21 @ Globalquerque – Albuquerque, NM
09/22 @ Chicago World Music Festival – Chicago, IL
09/25 @ Global Roots Festival – Minneapolis, MN
09/26 @ Landfall Festival – Cedar Rapids, IO
09/27 @ Lotus Festival – Bloomington, IN
10/03 @ Atlas PAC – Washington, DC
10/04 @ Symphony Space – New York, NY
10/06 @ Salle – Troy, NY
10/07 @ Salle – Northampton, NY
10/08 @ The Sanctuary For Independant Media – Troy, NY
10/11, 12 and 13 @ Richmond Folk Festival – Richmond, VA
