NY: Toubab Krewe + Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew Live at BK Bowl

NY: Toubab Krewe + Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew Live at BK Bowl


New Yorkinos, NC's Toubab Krewe will be bringing their jam-band brew of Malian blues and Southern rhythms to the city for a two-night stint at Brooklyn Bowl. For this Friday's performance Toubab will be joined by Sierra Leone superstars, and newly signedNat Geo Music label mates, Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew, alongside The Voodoo Fix and Prince Polo. As a preview, you can listen to Toubab Krewe's psyche-hypnotic "Holy Grail" and Bajah & The Dry Eye Crew's "New Style" below. Plus grab a free download of Dry Eye Crew's latest single "War Don Don".

More show info & concert tickets here.

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