GLOBAL DRUM PROJECT FEAT. MICKEY HART AND ZAKIR HUSSAIN @ The Boulder Theater, Sunday, September 23rd.

with Giovanni Hidalgo and Sikiru Adepoju

The Global Drum Project Tour brings Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju, and Giovanni Hidalgo together again in a reunion sparked by the 15th anniversary of the ground-breaking album Planet Drum. Released in 1991, it went on to earn the first-ever Grammy Award in the World Music category. The tour is the groups first in almost a decade. It also marks the resumption of an artistic relationship – between Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussain – that goes back to the late 1960s.

 
During the late 80’s, Mickey Hart began an in-depth investigation into the sociocultural history of percussion, which resulted in two books, a CD, and perhaps the greatest summit meeting of percussionists the world has ever known.

The elder at this meeting was the late Babatunde Olatunji (“Drums of Passion”) from Nigeria, the man who introduced African drumming into popular American sensibilities, along with his protégé and aesthetic heir, Sikiru Adepoju (whose specialty is the talking drum), also of Nigeria. From Brazil came Airto Moreira and Flora Purim, of Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew fame. One of the great Latin percussionists of all time, Giovanni Hidalgo, brought in the flavor of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Finally, Zakir Hussain (and his associate T.H. “Vikku” Vinayakram) blended in the magical sounds of classical India.

The CD was a critical and popular smash, as were the book and the tour. And now, 15 years later, with each of the four – Hart, Hussain, Adepoju, and Hidalgo – at the height of their creative powers, it’s time to invoke the percussion gods again. 

 For tickets, go to Boulder Theater's box office at 2032 14th Street, Boulder or click here.

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