After playing an inauguration party in DC, the Asheville, NC based Toubab Krewe continue the "Buncombe 2 Badala" tour and have added new dates in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama.
'Live At The Orange Peel' is now available from iTunes and Amazon. Fans who buy the album on iTunes will be treated to a free bonus track called "Sekou," recorded live at the band's most recent show at Asheville’s Orange Peel. CDs hit stores on April 7th.
Toubab Krewe earned praise on NPR's 'All Songs Considered' in a feature called "Rock With An African Twist." Check out the feature here:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=98636158
“Buncombe 2 Badala" tour dates, more dates to be added:
Jan 20 - Vienna, VA - Jammin Java (Inauguration Day Party w/ Jar-e)
Jan 21 - Charlottesville, VA – Gravity Lounge
Jan 23 - Virginia Beach, VA - Jewish Mother
Jan 24 - Richmond, VA - Capital Ale House Downtown Music Hall
Feb 6 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Feb 7 - Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre
Feb 13 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
Feb 14 - Atlanta, GA - Smiths Old Bar
Feb 15 - Wilmington, NC - Soapbox
Feb 26 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
Feb 27 - Denver, CO - Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom
About Toubab Krewe:
The instrumental quintet’s five members, childhood friends and long-term musical collaborators who joined up in 2005, have spent extended periods studying with musical luminaries in Mali, Ivory Coast, and Guinea and learning traditional instruments such as the kora (a 21-string harp) and the kamel ngoni (a lute).
‘Live At The Orange Peel’ features eight previously unreleased tracks, including collaborations with legendary spoken-word artist Umar Bin Hassan of The Last Poets and fiddler Rayna Gellert.
Toubab Krewe is:
Teal Brown – Drums
Drew Heller – Guitar
Justin Perkins – Kamel Ngoni, Kora, Guitar
David Pransky – Bass
Luke Quaranta - Percussion
Toubab Krewe – ‘Live At The Orange Peel’ Track Listing:
1). Autorail
2). Lamine’s Tune
3). Roy Forester
4). Kaira
5). 51 Ft Ladder
6). Maliba
7). Moose
8). Buncombe To Badala
"Buncombe to Badala" video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I35ZEGsubdEToubab Krewe on the web:
www.toubabkrewe.comwww.myspace.com/toubabkrewewww.ilike.com/artist/Toubab+Krewehttp://www.vimeo.com/user891020‘Live at the Orange Peel’ on iTunes:
http://www.amazon.com/Live-At-The-Orange-Peel/dp/B001ONSXJC/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1231263284&sr=8-3‘Live at the Orange Peel’ on Amazon:
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=301158778&s=143441 
