Sia Tolno & Afrodead at Zenbarn

Don’t miss the amazing international touring band Sia Tolno & Afro-Dead at Zenbarn, combining Afro-beat and the music of the Grateful Dead!

Afrobeat meets Grateful Dead with this international acclaimed touring band! Doors 7pm Show 8pm. $18adv/$20dos.

Sia Tolno is an award-winning global touring & recording artist, vocalist and songwriter, from Guinea/Sierra Leone, steeped in Afrobeat, Afro-blues, Mandinga and Soukous styles of African popular music. Her music is both personal and universal, singing about her unique past while making it relevant to the global masses. She has worked with Tony Allen (Musical director for Fela Kuti) and Lusafrica records, and her new album is being recorded in Barcelona produced by Aaron Feder in collaboration with Slow Walk Music.

Afro Dead is a musical collective from Africa, Europe and the USA, which is music directed by Aaron Feder and featuring the talented Guinean singer Sia Tolno and Diakanké guitarist Yaya Dambakate. Aaron Feder is the founder of Alma Afrobeat Ensemble (credited with 5 albums and 4 US tours) and is a multi-instrumentalist with many years of extensive experience with Grateful Dead music, including playing and recording with members of Phil and Friends, Oteil and Friends, Peter Rowan and more. Sia Tolno an award-winning recording artist, vocalist and songwriter, brings to the collective her years of extensive global live performance touring. Yaya Dambakate is a Griot musician who comes from a long tradition of modern and traditional musicians and has toured & recorded with an endless list of African musical royalty.