Balla KouyatÈ and Mike Block Band

In a delightful fusion of West African traditional music with bluegrass, funk and rock, Malian artist Balla KouyatÈ joins up with boundary-defying cellist Mike Block for an evening of effervescent, joyous world music. KouyatÈ, a balafon player and singer coming out of the Djeli tradition of Mali, was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the NEA. Mike Block is a Grammy-award-winning American cellist/singer/composer.