MALI BLUES SPRING 2012 PARIS TOUR ANNOUNCED
JeConte along with band founders Boubacar Sidibe & Adama Dramé are headed to Paris for 5 days to perform at the
MENIL'FEST 2012 !. It should be loads of fun and Vieux Farka Toure will be there as well so we will all get a chance to throw it down Mali Blues style...
We are also booked at Le Chansonniers and working on a few other cool spots so stay tuned as we get closer we will let you know where... If you are in Paris and want to catch us just check out our Facebook page for postings on where we are at and when.
MALI BLUES Mixing and Mastering in PORTLAND OREGONIA
JeConte is headed to work with John Neff in Portland on the 17th of May, mixing and mastering the new album which we plan to release early Fall and support it with a stateside and European Tour...so stay tuned...
JECONTE & THE MALI ALLSTARS: MALI BLUES: TOUR 2012
We are in the process of securing tour dates for a world tour in 2012. Please come back for posted dates in the coming months.
If you would like to help bring JeConte & the Mali Allstars to your town just shoot us an email...
JECONTE PERFORMS WITH MEMBERS OF TINARIWEN IN LA - & JECONTE WILL PERFORM IN NYC ON NOV 17TH (ARTISTS TBA)
JeConte performed at the ESSAKANE Film Fundraiser in Los Angeles with Abdallah & Hassan of Tinariwen.
"In case you missed it on Thursday, Abdallah & Hassan of Tinariwen & the one and only JeConte live at Top Tomato! Thank you all for your support! From our first Essakane Film fundraiser in LA last Thursday! So grateful to Abdallah & Hassan of Tinariwen, JeConte, & everyone who came out to support the film! Coming to DC & NY soon!"
JECONTE & THE MALI ALLSTARS TO PLAY THE SEGOU FESTIVAL - FEB 2012
JeConte & The Mali Allstars will be performing at The Segou Festival in Mali February 2012. We will also be shooting multiple videos and recording in Bamako in January and February of 2012 and documenting our journey to this historic festival.
Through this varied program, the Festival on the Niger offers you an interdisciplinary and intercultural meeting, bringing together people from Segou, Malians and foreigners from all over the world, sharing the same wish: to discover the other and to learn from our differences.
Past performers include: Femi KUTI & POSITIVE FORCE, Ismael Lo, King Mensah, Amity Meria, Sayon Camara, Elton Lima, Gnawi, Amadou & Mariam, Oumou Sangare, Kasse Mady, Bako Dagnon, Vieux Farka Toure,Toumani Diabate, Abdoulaye Diabaté, Oumar Koita, Master Soumi,Issa Bagayoko, Super Biton de Ségou, Bassekou Kouyate, Sadio Kouyate, Thialy Harby, Amy Wassadie,Miss Maawa, Future Takamba & Horst Timmers, and many more...