Orchestra Gold [General Admission]

WEST COAST AFRICAN PSYCH ROCK

A decade-long collaboration between Mariam Diakite and Erich Huffaker has yielded something golden: an African psychedelic rock ensemble based in California with raw, hypnotic vocals, dance-forward party vibes, and a groove that simply cooks.

The swinging six-piece soaks up vast Malian influences, from Afro Funk to traditional Bambara ritual song, and delivers them with A-grade aplomb and a clear devotion to fuzz, reverb and musical healing. The brass horn lines and hypnotic guitar riffs trace their sound back to the great African Orchestres of the 60s, 70s, and 80s.

IF YOU LIKE: Fela Kuti, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, and Orchestra Baobab. 

LISTEN: "KELEYA" ORCHESTRA GOLD
WATCH: ORCHESTRA GOLD LIVE

Fantastic purveyor of quality sounds —the 413's own DJ Quills has been added to the bill for extra nice vibes all night. He spins pan-African musical gems before, between and after the Orchestra sets.

THE DRAKE - 44 N PLEASANT ST., AMHERST, MA 01002
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKETS: $17.50 ADV / $20 DOOR
DOORS 7PM | SHOW 8PM

This concert, presented in collaboration with DSP shows, is produced by SECRET PLANET — a community-supported music series bringing borderless, underground artists to culture spaces around Western MA on the farm-share model. LEARN MORE.