Spring Festival of African Music 2010 at Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago

Some of the finest African artists will be performing at the 2010 edition of the Spring Festival of African Musicat the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. Performances will be held at Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall, The Old Town School of Folk Music, 4544 N. Lincoln Ave. in Chicago.

Program:

Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Saturday, February 13, 2010
4pm & 8pm
$45 General Public / $43 Old Town School Members / $41 Seniors & Children
FREE Screening of Bela Fleck‘s "Throw Down Your Heart" @ 6:30pm

Bela Fleck: The Africa Project, featuring Bassekou Kouyate, Ngoni Ba, Anania Ngoliga & John Kitime
Sunday, February 21, 2010
5pm & 8pm
$45 General Public / $43 Old Town School Members / $41 Seniors & Children

Tinariwen
Saturday, February 27, 2010
7pm & 10pm
$28 General Public / $26 Old Town School Members / $24 Seniors & Children

Habib Koité & Bamada
Saturday, March 27, 2010
7pm & 10pm
$22 General Public / $20 Old Town School Members / $18 Seniors & Children

Baaba Maal
Friday, April 9, 2010
8pm
$40 General Public / $38 Old Town School Members / $36 Seniors & Children

King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
Friday, April 16, 2010
7pm & 10pm
$38 General Public / $36 Old Town School Members / $34 Seniors & Children

Performances will be held at:
Gary and Laura Maurer Concert Hall
The Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60625

Tickets: Call Old Town School of Folk Music at (773) 728-6000, www.oldtownschool.org.