Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/20/2018
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location
PCPL Saluda

Kevin Spears will present a concert featuring modern kalimba music along with other unusual musical instruments as well as a lecture on the history of the kalimba and how it has influenced music around the world from Jazz to Latin to Afro-Cuban. Mr. Spears will also bring several antique and artistic kalimbas from his private collection, including one previously owned by Alex Haley, the world famous author of Roots.

“Kevin Spears puts on a performance full of groove, sound, and intimacy that draws you into his unique yet universal world.”
-Benoit Glazer, musical director at Cirque du Soleil

Hailed as one of the best players alive today, Kevin Spears’ breathtaking ability on an electric version of the traditional African instrument called kalimba is often compared to music legends such as Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, Bobby McFerrin and Les Paul. Spears’ music is a refreshing mix of folk, world, and soul that will move your feet and stir your soul. In addition to being a gifted musical artist, inventor, instrument builder ,and mixed media artist, Spears performs internationally including a recent tour of Japan and has worked with and/or opened for artists such as Victor Wooten, India.Arie, Eric Benet, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Col. Bruce Hampton, Toubab Krewe, Rising Appalachia, Count Mbutu of the Derek Trucks Band, Karen Briggs (Yanni), and Roy “FutureMan” Wooten among many others.

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