ALUNE WADE

ALUNE WADE The Senegalese singer and bass virtuoso, was asked by Marcus Miller to record on Millers album Afrodeezia from 2015 then you know youre in for something special! Then again, the super talent had already been headhunted by Ismal L at the age of 18, and then continued to perform and record with almost all the contemporary music legends one could think of: Salif Keita, Oumou Sangar, Bobby McFerrin, Joe Zawinul, Fatoumata Diawara, Paco Sery, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Bela Fleck, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Deep Forest, Gregory Porter.. It seams obvious that Alune Wade is quite extraordinary,Alune Wades versatile and deep-rooted touch on bass has established him as a virtuoso on the African Jazz scene. One of the masters to discover Wades talent was the late Mr. Joe Zawinul, who invited him to be part of the legendary The Zawinul Syndicate.Now THIS is the way to make an album. Go straight down your list of the way you like music to be: funky, lyrical, soulful, exotic, grooving, multicultural, honest, political, emotional, intimate, well-produced but not slick, varied, jazzy, rocking, historically aware, experimental, tight, clich-free, effectively arranged, diversely instrumentalized, thick with percussion and bass, thematic, cinematic, and ambitious without being pretentious. All of this and more describes Alune Wades Sultan. - Allen Michie for artsfuse.orgAll GA sections (Main Floor GA & Miles Davis Mezzanine) will be seated by host and are first come, first served (other than where a reserved sign is posted to table). If you require special seating, please call the venue for accomodations no later than 48 hours prior to show date.Please note that if you do not purchase all seats aat a table, other customers may be seated at the table.~~*if you purchase dinner and show packages, dinner is two hours prior to showtime in the Boathouse 400 restaurant, located on the second floor of the hote. Dinner and show packages include a 3 course dinner, one complimentary glass of hous