Ticket Prices
Bela Fleck - GA
$25.00
Bela Fleck - Ground Floor Res
$50.00
Bela Fleck - Balcony Reserved
$50.00
Schedule
Bela Fleck and the Africa Project
8:00PM
Bela Fleck and the Africa Project
Thursday February 11, 2010 at 8:00 PM
- 18+ Show -
Bela Fleck and the Africa Project comes to the Lyric!!!!
$25 ADV
$50 BALCONY RESERVED
$50 GROUND FLOOR RESERVED SEATING
DOORS: 7:00 PM
SHOW: 8:00 PM
Bela Fleck and the Africa Project
| 8:00 PM
In his most ambitious project to date, renowned musician Béla Fleck explores the origins of the banjo. Fleck discovered in his travels in Africa that, while the banjo is traditionally considered an American instrument, its origins lie far from her shores. Throw Down Your Heart, the award-winning film, documented Fleck’s travels and explorations of music. Now, in The Africa Project, Fleck brings to the stage his collaborations with some of the Africa’s most talented musicians, featuring Toumani Diabate (Mali), D’Gary (Madagascar), Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa) & Anania Ngoliga (Tanzania).
“[Fleck's] reverence for his fellow players allows for the honey of the African sounds to seem that much sweeter. And the music, well...You'll just have to hear it for yourself...”
- popmatters.com
“[Throw Down Your Heart is] about surrendering to music’s power to dredge up feelings against our will."
- spout.com
“The banjo sheds its image as the quintessential American instrument to reveal a symbol of deep African heritage and the collective wail of the European slave trade (the film's title derives from this heartbreaking historical chapter).”
- Austin American Statesman
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