We are excited to announce Kinobe's second American tour, beginning in March 2010. Kinobe will share the traditional sounds of Uganda and the African continent, performing exclusively on a wide variety of beautiful acoustic instruments. Here's what a recent presenter had to say:

"One Longfellow Square was very pleased to present Kinobe in our venue. Their genuine warmth with the crowd, impressive musicality and overall enthusiasm created a truly enjoyable and memorable evening for our audiences. The accolades are still arriving and we look forward to bringing this engaging group back."
- Tom Rota, One Longfellow Square, Portland ME

Kinobe is the new voice of Ugandan music, the inspired synthesis of African roots and world music, of traditional and modern instrumentation. He represents the new vanguard of Ugandan performers, a gifted instrumentalist steeped in the music of his homeland, but with ears opened to the sounds of the world at large. Driving poly-rhythms underlay transcendent melodies. Traditional African instruments – koras, kalimbas, adungus, endongos, ngonis, drums – blend with guitars and keyboards, drawing on influences from around the globe. This is a new groove for a new world. Read more.

Kinobe has been bringing their energetic and highly visual show to audiences across Europe and Africa for years.
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More About Kinobe

Kinobe (pronounced “CHI-NO-BÉ”) is an accomplished musician from Uganda whose early abilities in traditional African music quickly garnered acclaim on the world stage. Born in 1983 near Lake Victoria, he began playing music at the age of five, and five years later traveled to the Netherlands with a group of musicians for his first international performance. It was this trip that introduced him to the diversity of musical traditions throughout the world, opening his ears to new sounds, and launching a life-changing interest in world music. In the years that followed, Kinobe traveled the African continent, performing with such figures in African roots music as Toumani Diabate, Youssou N’dour, Salif Keita, Angelique Kidjo, Oliver Mtukudzi, Baaba Maal, Ismael Lo, and many others. He is a lifelong student, teacher, lover, and purveyor of the great diversity of African musical traditions.

In 2007, under the support of CulturesFrance, Kinobe made his first major tour to 18 countries around Africa and the Indian Ocean. He has given solo concerts and workshops on traditional instruments all over Europe. His first solo CD, Soul Language, was released in 2007 by Multicultural Media. Kinobe will tour the United States in 2009 with his band Soul Beat Africa.

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African Tour 2007

June 2007
Antananarivo - MADAGASCAR
Mamudzu - MAYOTTE
Saint Denis - REUNION
Moroni - COMORES
Maputo - MOZAMBIQUE
Mbabane - SWAZILAND

May 2007
Windhoek - NAMIBIA
Soweto - SOUTH AFR.
Johannesburg - SOUTH AFR.
Kampala - UGANDA
Bulawayo - ZIMBABWE
Harare - ZIMBABWE (International Festival of Arts)

March 2007
Dar es Salam - TANZANIA
Nairobi - KENYA
Asmara - ERITREA
Djibouti - DJIBOUTI
Khartoum - SUDAN
Blantyre - MALAWI