Renowned Tuareg and Woodabe Band Etran Finatawa Returns to North America in July of 2010

The stars of the Niger desert, Tuareg and Woodabe nomads Etran Finatawa return to the United States and Canada for the third time this July. Their new album, Tarkat Tajje/Let’s Go was released on Riverboat Records in March.

Etran Finatawa is actively engaged in supporting cultural identity awareness in Niger. They have agreed to a 2 week tour to schools all over their country to sing and to talk to students about culture and cultural identity. The project starts June 1st.

Current 2010 North American Tour itinerary below (subject to change):

7/9/2010       Winnipeg Folk Festival     Winnipeg, MB

7/10/2010       Winnipeg Folk Festival     Winnipeg, MB

7/11/2010       Chicago Folk & Roots Festival     Chicago, IL

7/14/2010       The Cooperage     Albuquerque, NM

7/15/2010       Santa Fe Brewing Co     Santa Fe , NM

7/16/2010       Levitt Pavillion     Pasadena, CA

7/17/2010       Musical Instrument Museum     Phoenix, AZ

7/18/2010       Musical Instrument Museum     Phoenix, AZ

7/20/2010       Don Quixote’s     Santa Cruz, CA

7/21/2010       Yoshi’s     Oakland, CA

7/22/2010       Calgary Folk Festival     Calgary, AB

7/23/2010       Calgary Folk Festival     Calgary, AB

7/24/2010       Calgary Folk Festival     Calgary, AB

7/25/2010       Calgary Folk Festival     Calgary, AB

7/26/2010       Neumo’s     Seattle, WA

7/31/2010       Big Town Big Tent     Rochester, VT

8/1/2010       Lincoln Center Outdoors     New York, NY

Buy the group’s recordings:

• In North America: Tarkat Tajje/Let’s Go, Introducing Etran Finatawa, and Desert Crossroad