Orchestra Baobab Concert to Air Live on NPR.org Tonight

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Tune in to npr.org tonight at 7:30 PM ET to hear Orchestra Boabab, live in concert. After nearly 40 years of making music, Orchestra Baobab, says NPR, "remains one of the world's foremost purveyors of Afro-Cuban pop.

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"The Orchestra Baobab experience of today is a masterful trip through the rhythms of the continent where Spanish, Portuguese Creole, Wolof, and Mandinka seamlessly interact," says the Washington Post. "And the group can still generate sizzle for rumberos y salseras." 

The band continues it US tour tonight in Alexandria, Virginia, bringing songs from the latest release, Made in Dakar, to the Birchmere. NPR will be there, broadcasting the show live online. Tune in to npr.org tonight at 7:30 PM ET to hear the band that, after nearly 40 years of making music, says NPR, "remains one of the world's foremost purveyors of Afro-Cuban pop."

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  • Thursday, June 19, 2008
    Orchestra Baobab Concert to Air Live on NPR.org Tonight
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    "The Orchestra Baobab experience of today is a masterful trip through the rhythms of the continent where Spanish, Portuguese Creole, Wolof, and Mandinka seamlessly interact," says the Washington Post. "And the group can still generate sizzle for rumberos y salseras." 

    The band continues it US tour tonight in Alexandria, Virginia, bringing songs from the latest release, Made in Dakar, to the Birchmere. NPR will be there, broadcasting the show live online. Tune in to npr.org tonight at 7:30 PM ET to hear the band that, after nearly 40 years of making music, says NPR, "remains one of the world's foremost purveyors of Afro-Cuban pop."

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