Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars have announced a new album Radio Salone, coming out April 24th. Radio Salone was produced by roots reggae, soul and Afrobeat guru Victor Axelrod, aka Ticklah, (Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse, Easy Star All Stars, Antibalas) and is the follow-up to the band’s 2010 album Rise & Shine.
Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars North American Tour Dates:
May 18th San Diego CA @ Anthology (headline)
May 19th Joshua Tree, CA @ Joshua Tree Music Festival
May 20th Phoenix, AZ @ MIM-Musical Instrument Museum (headline)
May 22nd Santa Fe, NM @ Santa Fe Sol (headline)
May 24th Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads (with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Orgone)
May 25th Iowa City, IA @ Englert Civic Theater (with Orgone)
May 26th Chillocothe, IL @ Summer Camp Music Festival 2012
May 31st Memphis, TN @ Levitt Shell at Overton Park (headline)
June 11th Colorado Springs CO, Armstrong Quad (headline)
June 17th Arlington, TX @ Levitt Pavilion (headline)
June 22nd Kennett Square PA, Longwood Gardens (headline)
June 29th New York, NY @ Highline Ballroom (headline)
June 30th Rochester, NY @ Rochester International Jazz Festival
July 1st Toronto, ON @ TD Toronto Jazz Festival
July 7th South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground (headline)
July 10th Montreal , QC @ Festival Nuits d’Afrique
August 4th Laytonville, CA @ The Gaia Festival
Sept 7th Columbus, OH @ BiCentennial Park Performing Arts Pavilion
Sept 8th Bowling Green, OH @ Black Swamp Arts Festival
