After winning a Grammy for Genuine Negro Jig, Durham’s Carolina Chocolate Drops take a victory lap at Page. With the departure of Justin Robinson and the addition of a mouth percussionist and a guitarist, things have changed for the Drops, but their jubilant string-band music sounds sharper than ever.
With openers Luminescent Orchestrii — a raucous gypsy-punk outfit that channels Romania by way of New York and with whom the Drops collaborated on an EP — get ready to clap your hands and stomp your feet for the high-energy showmanship of two singular but equally explosive bands.
Recordings available:
- In North America: Genuine Negro Jig, Dona Got a Ramblin Mind, Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii, Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson, heritage, Presents Colored Aristocracy: Sankofa Strings
- In Europe: Genuine Negro Jig, Dona Got a Ramblin Mind, Carolina Chocolate Drops / Luminescent Orchestrii, Carolina Chocolate Drops & Joe Thompson, heritage
Carolina Chocolate Drops + Luminescent Orchestrii
Friday, December 2 • 8 pm
Page Auditorium
Tickets: $52 • $42 • $24 • $5 Duke students
Tickets for all concerts on sale through Duke Performances’ website: www.dukeperformances.org, at the Duke University Box Office on the top level of the Bryan Center, or by calling (919) 684-4444.
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