Surprising connections: John Brown, a blues\/desert roots\u00a0 musician, and the Adirondacks. How does this all come together?<\/p>\n
John Brown Lives! (JBL!) is thrilled to present “desert blues” sensation\u00a0Bombino<\/strong> on his first North America tour. Likened to Jimi Hendrix and fusing songs of his nomadic Tuareg<\/a> tribe with rock & roll and peace songs, Bombino is a troubadour with a message and an irresistible sound.<\/p>\n Bombino<\/strong> performs with his four-person band at Lake Placid Center for the Arts (LPCA) on Wednesday July 20.\u00a0 Doors open at 7 p.m. for general admission seating; concert starts at 7:30 p.m. with an opening set by Lake Placid’s Wulaba Drum Ensemble.<\/p>\n The concert launches JBL!’s new initiative, the\u00a0Timbuctoo Sahara – Timbuctoo Adirondack Cultural Exchange Project <\/strong>linking schoolchildren and communities here and in Mali, and a share of the proceeds will support the Scarab School in the Tuareg village of Tinghassane on the outskirts of Timbuktu.<\/p>\n Tickets in advance $18; $20 at the door; $5 for children under 12.\u00a0 A book of 10 sponsor tickets for $160.<\/p>\n Call LPCA Box Office 518-523-2512 or Martha Swan 518-962-4758.\u00a0 Tickets are also available at Ampersound Music in Saranac Lake, Koffee Kat in Plattsburgh, and Dogwood Bread Company in Wadhams.<\/p>\n Check out this beautiful short film about Bombino and the desert landscape of Northern Africa:
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