Primary Genre:
World Music
Singer, songwriter and drummer, Mohammed Alidu and his band The Bizung Family, create dynamic and vibrant West African highlife and Afropop music. The Bizung Family fuses traditional and contemporary elements from West Africa and Madagascar, creating a totally unique and passionately African sound.
At the heart of The Bizung Family is Master Drummer Mohammed Alidu who was born into a lineage of talking drum players from Northern Ghana. With Alidu composing and arranging the music, much of the band’s distinct and original sound comes from his compositions—compositions that pulsate from a percussionist’s perspective and contagiously inspire the audience to dance. The instrumentation that accompanies Alidu’s singing ranges from guitar, sax and keyboards to traditional African instruments such as the djembe, talking drum and kpanlogo drum.
(The Bizung Family can do shows from 30 minutes to 3 hours.)
The Bizung Family Band
October 10
D Note
Denver, CO
Family Show with The Bizung Family!
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Upcoming Shows with
October 22
Orpheum Theatre
Boston, MA
October 23
Calvin Theatre
Northhampton, MA
October 24
The Egg
Albany, NY
October 25
Town Hall
New York, NY
October 27
Keswick Theatre
Glenside, PA
October 29
Rams Head on Stage
Annapolis, MI
October 30
Masonic Temple Auditorium
Cleveland, OH
October 31
Phoenix Music Hall
Toronto, Ontario
November 2
The Ark
Ann Arbor, MI
November 3
Park West
Chicago, IL
November 4
Pabst Theatre
Milwaukee, WI
November 6
The O’Shaughnessy
St. Paul, MN
November 7
Uptown Theatre
Kansas City, MO
November 8
Paramount Theatre
Denver, CO
November 9
Lensic Performing Arts Center
Santa Fe, NM
November 12
Mesa Arts Center
Mesa, AZ
November 13
Club Nokia
Los Angeles, CA
November 14
Grove of Anaheim
Anaheim, CA
November 15
Palace of Fine Arts
San Francisco, CA
November 17
Aladdin Theatre
Portland, OR
November 18
Moore Theatre
Seattle, WA
November 19
Commodore Ballroom
Vancouver, British Columbia
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