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World Blues at Ferguson Center for the Arts
Courtesy of Mark Robbins | Posted on July 9, 2013
Where
Ferguson Center for the Arts
One University Place
Newport News, VA
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Thu, November 14, 2013
7:30 PM
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“World Blues” is a celebration of American blues music’s global influence, as seen from three very diverse points of view and three international points of origin. Anchored by iconic folk-blues legend Taj Mahal, the evening will also feature the soulful South African blues of guitarist/vocalist Vusi Mahlasela and the more modern rock ’n’ roll perspective of Fredericks Brown, a band featuring Mahal’s daughter, Deva Mahal, who hails from New Zealand.
Over his five-decade career, the Grammy Award-winning Mahal has evolved into a master of global styles, from Mississippi Delta blues to Hawaiian stylings to African rhythms...