Upcoming Events
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Saturday April 10th - Different Drum house concert. Stay tuned for details!
Saturday April 24th - Earth Day in Durham. Stay tuned for details!
Saturday May 15th & Sunday May 16th - Irongate Wine Festival. Stay tuned for details!
Previous Shows
Saturday November 7th (7pm) - Different Drum house concert featuring a 30-year retrospective of original compositions by A. Weiss. Featuring Lisa Lindsay on alto sax, Brian Pearl on bass and La Chinita on congas & percussion. The concert will be held at Silent Dayze Studio, 706 Lakeview Road Durham, NC 27712. Advance tickets are $8 and are available at One World Market (Ninth St. in Durham) and directly from Alex. Day of show tickets are $12 (under 12 and over 70 are free!). This is a community event with international Cuisine provided by "La Chinita's Kitchen". Eating, listening & dancing through the night…BYOB. For more information (and to order advance tickets) call (919) 491-5089.
Saturday October 10th (1pm - 5pm) - The Different Drum Trio will be returning to Weaver St. Market in Carrboro as the featured entertainment for the Market's fall wine tasting event. A laid back atmosphere to sample wine and music. Excellent prices on wines and Cd's!
Sunday October 11th (3 - 4:15pm) - Catch Different Drum Trio at the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival! This is a three day festival (starts Friday) of music, dancing, food, crafts, and fun in the sun (or mud)!
Saturday October 3rd (10:30am-12:30pm) - The Different Drum trio will be performing at the 24th International Festival of Raleigh, at the Raleigh Convention Center. In addition to Different Drum, there will be performances, food, shopping & exhibits from over 30 different cultures! Call (919) 832-4331 for more information.
Saturday September 26th (9:30am - 10:30am) - Different Drum quartet performing at Everybody’s Day Festival in Thomasville, NC. Call (336)475-6134 for more information.
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Saturday September 26th (3pm - 4pm) - Different Drum quartet at 2009 International Festival at UNC Charlotte. This is our 4th year at UNC Charlotte's International Festival...lots of good music, good food and more.
Sunday September 27th - Different Drum returns to The Fayetteville International Folk Festival. This is an incredible 2 day event hosted by Fayetteville business and the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Arts Council. Come and experience the Bavarian brass band, East Asian Folk Dance, jugglers, mimes, we even heard La Chinita & Señor Blanco will be there… For more info. call (910) 323-1776.
Noon - 1:15PM - Different Drum quartet on the Celebration Stage.
2PM - 3PM - Different Drum Trio in The Mt. Fuji Restaurant tent.
3PM - 3:45PM - La Chinita y Señor Blanco share music & stories at the Blue Marble Kids tent.
Friday September 18th (7pm - 8pm) - Different Drum quartet at CCB Plaza in downtown Durham (where the Bull is) for Durham Parks & Recreation’s Third Friday. Starting the show will be Balankora, a West African dance troupe sharing traditional dance and rhythms of W. Africa. Around 7:00 Different Drum takes the stage bridging the W. African music to the music of the Caribbean. Different Drum will be featuring music form Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic at this one of a kind event. Our special MC and storyteller for the night is Braima Moiwai. For more information call (919)560-4355 ext 228.
Sunday September 13th (11am - 2pm) - Different Drum quartet ensemble will be playing during brunch at Chatham Marketplace in Pittsboro. An outdoor concert at Chatham County’s own co-op grocery store. If you enjoy seeing Different Drum at Weaver Street market, you’ll enjoy this. For more information call (919) 542-2643.