Taj Mahal With Shemekia Copeland

April 24 | 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

Two time Grammy winner Taj Mahal has been playing his own distinctive brand of music for more than 40 years. Caribbean, Hawaiian, African, Latin, and Cuban sounds and rhythms mix with folk, jazz, zydeco, gospel, rock, pop, soul, and R&B, all layered on top of a solid country blues foundation. At a young age, Shemekia Copeland is already a force to be reckoned with in the blues. She’s opened for the Rolling Stones, scored critics choice awards on both sides of the Atlantic and shared the stage with such luminaries as Buddy Guy, B.B. King, Taj Mahal and John Mayer. Our facility has special needs seating available for your use. By selecting an accessible seat, you are confirming your need for this accommodation.

Who: Edmonds Center for the Arts
Location: Edmonds Center for the Arts
Address: 410 4th Ave N
Edmonds, WA 98020

Phone: 425-275-9595
Email: boxoffice@ec4arts.org
Website: www.ec4arts.org
Cost: $50 - $60
Ticket Website:www.ec4arts.org

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Shemekia Copeland - Acoustic Blues

Shemekia Copeland: Almost Unplugged

When blues singer Shemekia Copeland performs live, it's almost guaranteed to be an electrifying experience. A powerful, soulful singer, Copeland leads a tight quartet made up of electric guitar, electric bass, keyboards and drums.

But in this session, recorded at KPLU, we get a rare opportunity to hear Copeland's voice in a more intimate context. Instead of bringing her whole band, she just brought her guitarist, Arthur Neilson. They performed duet arrangements of three songs from Copeland's latest album, Never Going Back: Buddy and Julie Miller's "Dirty Water," "Born a Penny" and "Circumstances," which was written by her father, bluesman Johnny Clyde Copeland.
In this session, the younger Copeland talks about the importance of expanding the blues' boundaries, as well as the way turning 30 has made her more comfortable with who she is. She also discusses her recent tour of military bases in Iraq.
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