Touring History

with ensembles including International de la Capital, Orchestre Takeda, Mamar Kassey, and others, for the following tours:

1987
National Cultural Saison , Oran, Algeria

1995
MASA, African Art and Performance Market, Ivory Coast

1997
October 27 to November 5:  Festival des Nuits Atypiques de Koudougou, Burkina Faso

1998
March 16-21:  Ouagadougou Jazz Festival, Burkina Faso
May 16 – June 10:  tour through West African capital cities:  Abidjian, Cote d’Ivoire;       Accra, Ghana; Lome, Togo; Cotonou, Benin; Niamey, Niger
July 26 –   August 5:  Nuits Atypiques de Longon in Bordeaux, France

1999
May 23:    Festival of Fusion Music in Angouleme, France
June 6:     Rotterdam World Music Festival, Holland
June 8:     Live TV performance – TV Africa Live, Paris
June 11:   World Music Festival in Bielefeld, Germany
June 12:   Amsterdam Roots Festival, Holland
June 18:   Festival des Fantasies in Creteil, France
June 20:   Tilburg World Festival, Holland
June 21:   Feast of Music in Bourges, France
June 24:   New Morning in Paris, France
July 1:      Les Folies in Maubeuges, France
July 3:      Tanz and Folkfest in Rudolstadt, Germany
July 27:    Pirineos Sur in Huesca, Spain
July 29:    Nuits Atypiques in Langon, France
August 1: Sfinks in Boechout, Belgium

2000
Cite de la Musique, Paris, France
Jazz in Duketown, Holland
Rasa Festival, Utrecht, Holland
Zomer van Festival, Belgium
Africa Festival, Switzerland
Moers Jazz Festival, Germany
Festival Rock de Blay-les-Mins, France
Les Nuits Atypique de Langon, France
Saint Michel l’Observatoire, France
World Music Festival, Frankfurt, Germany
World Music Festival in Buchum, Germany
Invited to WDR-Weltmusik Festival in Colgne, Germany, after Youssou N’Dour in 1998, and Bab Maal in 1999.

2001
February:  FESPACO. African Film Festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
October:  Turkey
November:  Cote d’Ivoire
Francophonie at Ottawa Hill, Canada

2002
September 6: Charlotte, NC
September 14: World Music Institute - New York, NY 
September 20 – 21: Chicago World Music Festival
September 27 – 28: Lotus Festival -  Bloomington, IN
October 5: Toronto, Canada
October 13: San Luis Obispo, CA
October 14: Kuumbwa Jazz Center - Santa Cruz, CA
October 16: Ashkenaz - Berkeley, CA
October 17 - 18: University of Santa Barbara, CA
October 20: Temple Bar - Santa Monica, CA

2004
Harrisburg, PA
Boston, MA
Atlanta, GA

2005
Rubin Museum
Sea River Festival

2006
Downing Park Concert, Newburgh, NY

2007
African Film Festival, Lincoln Center, NYC 
TED Performance Joe’s Pub, NYC
Puffin  Cultural Center, Teaneck, NJ
Wall 2 Wall Guitar Festival,  Champaign, IL

2008
Vision Festival,  New York. NY
The Maritime Aquarium, Norwalk