[ph-urban]BAABA MAAL Announces October Appearances & Performs on Jimmy Fallon!
Gina Schulman
gina@pressherepublicity.com
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:43:54 -0400
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BAABA MAAL ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE OCTOBER U.S. APPEARANCES
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PERFORMANCE ON LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON: October 13
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New Album Television Out Now!
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Senegalese singer and star of the world stage Baaba Maal returns to the =
U.S. this October for a series of special appearances in New York and =
Los Angeles in celebration of his brand new, highly acclaimed album =
Television. These shows are a unique opportunity to hear Baaba Maal =
speaking about contemporary African society and to gain an insight into =
some of the most pressing issues as he sees them.=20
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Eight years since the release of his last album, Baaba Maal will =
enthrall audiences in a return to late night TV with a performance on =
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on October 13th. He will perform the =
album's title track, "Television," which will also be featured as KCRW's =
"Today's Top Tune" on September 23. Then, tune in as Baaba Maal is =
interviewed and performs for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic (October =
6), NPR's World Caf=E9 (October 14) and WNYC's Soundcheck (October 15).
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"An Evening with Baaba Maal" comes to:
10/8/09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Schoenberg Room at UCLA's Herb Albert =
School of Music
10/17/09 New York, NY @ Joe's Pub w/ Bill Flanagan (tickets on sale =
now at the Joe's Pub box office and www.joespub.com)=20
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Tune in for Baaba Maal's live Public Radio Sessions:
10/6/09 KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic
10/14/09 WXPN's World Caf=E9
10/15/09 WNYC's Soundcheck
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Baaba Maal is a man whose mission extends beyond his music. He is =
committed to the concerns of families, young people and the future of =
the African continent, as is reflected in his role as Youth Emissary for =
the United Nations' Development Programme, about which he says: "It =
strengthens my determination to work harder to contribute more to =
improving the living conditions of disadvantaged people of the African =
continent, especially young people, whose future is seriously threatened =
by illiteracy, poverty and HIV/AIDS. When I am talking about Africa, it =
is about how Africa will grow into the new millennium. This is why I =
really wanted to make music, so people can listen more to the music and =
the messages I am talking about."
Television takes its name from a relatively recent phenomenon in Africa =
- the ubiquity of TV screens. "The television set is like a stranger you =
didn't ask for coming into your living-room," explains Baaba. "You don't =
care about who he is: he just seems to come from nowhere and gives you =
information." This is the central theme in Baaba's latest work - how =
information is disseminated across the African continment, as well as =
how Africa is projected back to the rest of the world.
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A groundbreaking successor to 2001's Missing You, Television is a =
collaboration primarily between Baaba Maal and singer Sabina Sciubba and =
keyboardist <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_keyboard> Didi =
Gutman, of New York's Brazilian Girls. The result is a stunningly =
beautiful and diverse record that meshes two genres generally unfamiliar =
to each other to produce an eclectic and romantic sound.=20
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Always at the forefront of blurring the line between genres to challenge =
listeners to think of music in new ways, evident not only on Television =
but also in his involvement in the "Africa Express" project, which he =
co-founded with Damon Albarn, Baaba continues to embody his role as an =
innovator and advocate of all genres of music.
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High Praise for Television:
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"Maal has a notoriously open mind when it comes to sonic possibilities." =
- NPR's All Songs Considered
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"Mr. Maal's socially conscious songs float in a sensuous bubble of =
electronica." --The New York Times
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"Fearless and all-encompassing...fresh yet timeless..." -CNN's African =
Voices
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"Television embodies the sound of the African future while =
simultaneously nodding over its shoulder at the pain, joy, suffering and =
beauty of the continent's past." - Paste Magazine
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www.baabamaal.tv <http://www.baabamaal.tv/>=20
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For more information contact:
Gina Schulman/Press Here Publicity or Sam Orlando/Press Here Publicity
212.246.2640
gina@pressherepublicity.com//sam@pressherepublicity.com
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APPEARANCES<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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center;
text-autospace:none'><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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style=3D'font-style:italic'>LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON</span></i>: =
October 13<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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center;
text-autospace:none'><b><u><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;font-weight:bold'>New Album <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Television </span></i>Out =
Now!<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Senegalese
singer and star of the world stage <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba Maal</span></b></span></font><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font =
size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>returns to the =
<st1:country-region
w:st=3D"on">U.S.</st1:country-region> this October for a series of =
special
appearances in <st1:State w:st=3D"on">New York</st1:State> and =
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Los Angeles</st1:City></st1:place> in celebration of his =
brand new,
highly acclaimed album <b><i><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Television</span></i></b><i>=
<span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>. </span></i>These shows are a unique
opportunity to hear <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba =
Maal</span></b>
speaking about contemporary African society and to gain an insight into =
some of
the most pressing issues as he sees them.</span></font><font =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><font size=3D2 =
face=3DGeorgia><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><i><font
size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Eight years
since the release of his last album, <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba</span></b>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Maal</span></b> will enthrall =
audiences in a
return to late night TV with a performance on <b><i><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold;font-style:italic'>Late Night with Jimmy =
Fallon</span></i></b><i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'> </span></i>on October =
13<sup>th</sup>. He will
perform the album’s title track, “Television,” which =
will
also be featured as KCRW’s “Today’s Top Tune” on
September 23. Then, tune in as <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba
Maal</span></b> is interviewed and performs for <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold'>KCRW’s <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Morning Becomes =
Eclectic </span></i></span></b>(October
6), NPR’s<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'> <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:
italic'>World Caf=E9</span></i></span></b> (October 14) and <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>WNYC’s <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Soundcheck</span></i></span></b>
(October 15).<font color=3Dblue><span =
style=3D'color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><font
size=3D1 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><u><font
size=3D1 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
font-weight:bold'>“An Evening with Baaba =
Maal”</span></font></u></b><u><font
size=3D1 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> comes
to:<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in;text-autospace:
none'><font size=3D1 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>10/8/09
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Los Angeles</st1:City>, =
<st1:State
w:st=3D"on">CA</st1:State></st1:place> @ The Schoenberg Room at =
UCLA’s
Herb Albert School of Music<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>10/17/09
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">New York</st1:City>, =
<st1:State w:st=3D"on">NY</st1:State></st1:place>
@ Joe’s Pub w/ Bill Flanagan (tickets on sale now at the =
Joe’s Pub
box office and <a href=3D"http://www.joespub.com">www.joespub.com</a>) =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></f=
ont></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><u><font
size=3D1 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>Tune in
for <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba Maal</span></b>’s =
live Public
Radio Sessions:<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-align:justify'><font size=3D1 =
face=3DGeorgia><span
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>10/6/09 &n=
bsp;
KCRW’s <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>Morning Becomes =
Eclectic<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>10/14/09 &=
nbsp;
WXPN’s <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>World =
Caf=E9<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D1
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>10/15/09 &=
nbsp;
WNYC’s <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Soundcheck</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font=
></p>
<i><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
font-style:italic'><br clear=3Dall style=3D'page-break-before:always'>
</span></font></i>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><i><font
size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:justify;text-autospace:
none'><b><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;font-weight:bold'>Baaba Maal </span></font></b><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>is a =
man whose
mission extends beyond his music. He is committed to the concerns =
of
families, young people and the future of the African continent, as is =
reflected
in his role as Youth Emissary for the <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>United
Nations’ Development Programme</span></b>, about which he =
says:</span></font><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> </span></font><i><font =
size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;font-style:italic'>"It=
strengthens my determination to work harder to contribute more to =
improving the
living conditions of disadvantaged people of the African continent, =
especially
young people, whose future is seriously threatened by illiteracy, =
poverty and
HIV/AIDS. When I am talking about Africa, it is about how <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Africa</st1:place>
will grow into the new millennium. This is why I really wanted to make =
music,
so people can listen more to the music and the messages I am talking
about."</span></font></i><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><b><i><font
size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia;
font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Television</span></font></i></b><font=
size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> takes
its name from a relatively recent phenomenon in <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on">Africa</st1:place>
– the ubiquity of TV screens. <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>“The
television set is like a stranger you didn’t ask for coming into =
your living-room,”</span></i>
explains <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba</span></b><i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>. “You don’t care about who he =
is: he
just seems to come from nowhere and gives you =
information.”</span></i>
This is the central theme in <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba</span></b>’s
latest work - how information is disseminated across the African =
continment, as
well as how <st1:place w:st=3D"on">Africa</st1:place> is projected back =
to the
rest of the world.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> <o:p></o:p></span></=
font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>A
groundbreaking successor to 2001’s <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Missing
You, <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Television</span></b> =
</span></i>is a
collaboration primarily between <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba Maal</span></b>
and <font color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>singer <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sabina Sciubba</span></b> and <a
href=3D"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_keyboard"><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;text-decoration:none'>keyboardist</span></font></a> =
<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Didi Gutman</span></b>, of <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:State
w:st=3D"on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>’s <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:
bold'>Brazilian Girls</span></b>. The result is a stunningly
beautiful and diverse record that meshes two genres generally unfamiliar =
to
each other to produce an eclectic and romantic sound.</span></font> =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></=
font></p>
<p class=3DMsoPlainText><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Georgia'>Always at the forefront of blurring the line =
between
genres to challenge listeners to think of music in new ways, evident not =
only
on <b><i><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Television</span></i></b>
but also in his involvement in the “Africa Express” project, =
which
he co-founded with <b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Damon =
Albarn</span></b>, <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Baaba</span></b> continues to embody his role =
as an
innovator and advocate of all genres of =
music.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></=
font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>High =
Praise for
<b><i><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>Television</span></i></b>:<o=
:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><font size=3D2
face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></=
font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autosp=
ace:
none'><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>“Maal
has a notoriously open mind when it comes to sonic possibilities.”
– NPR’s <i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'>All Songs =
Considered</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autosp=
ace:
none'><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></=
font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autosp=
ace:
none'><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> “Mr.
Maal’s socially conscious songs float in a sensuous bubble of
electronica.”<i><span style=3D'font-style:italic'> =
</span></i>--<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>The New York</span></i> <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:
italic'>Times<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autosp=
ace:
none'><i><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Georgia;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autosp=
ace:
none'><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'>“Fearless
and all-encompassing…fresh yet timeless…” =
–<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>CNN’s African =
Voices<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:
0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-autosp=
ace:
none'><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'><o:p> </o:p></span></=
font></p>
<p class=3DMsoNormal =
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ace:
none'><font size=3D2 face=3DGeorgia><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Georgia'> “<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>Television</span></i> embodies the sound of =
the
African future while simultaneously nodding over its shoulder at the =
pain, joy,
suffering and beauty of the continent’s past.” =
-<i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'> Paste =
Magazine</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color=3Dblack face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'><a =
href=3D"http://www.baabamaal.tv/">www.baabamaal.tv</a><o:p></o:p></span><=
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