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Habib Koité & Bamada

DIGITAL PLAYBILL

Habib Koité plays his guitar in front of a mural of camels. Photo by Margot Canton.

NC State LIVE presents

Habib Koité & Bamada

November 19, 2022 at 8pm
Stewart Theatre

Tonight’s concert will run for approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.

MUSICIANS

  • Habib Koité | lead guitar, lead vocals, bara (percussion)
  • Abdoul Wahab Berthe | bass guitar, Kamale n’goni (traditional string instrument)
  • Charly Coulibaly | keyboard, vocals 
  • Mama Kone | percussion (calabash, djembe, caragnan, drums, electronic pad), vocals
  • Mahamadou Kone | talking drum (tamani or tamamba for bass sound)

THE MODERN GRIOT

Habib Koité holds a special place in the hearts of NC State LIVE’s team and our audiences. He graced our stage in 2003, 2004, 2009, 2016, and we are honored that he is back to help us celebrate our 50th! Learn more about Habib’s musical journey.

PROTECT THE PACK

NC State LIVE is fully committed to the health and wellness of our campus, community and artists. We are following NC State University’s Community Standards as of the date of the event. Currently, face coverings are not required on campus but are encouraged indoors. 

50 YEARS OF IMPACT

As we reflect on our golden anniversary, we are igniting a vision for the next 50 years of transformative performing arts. Our donors are essential to building a legacy for the next generation of artists and audiences. Gifts make it possible for NC State LIVE to deliver our mission to connect artists and audiences on and beyond the stage.

There are multiple ways to make your gifts: cash gifts, appreciated securities, corporate matching programs, and estate planning. Learn how you can impact NC State LIVE through your philanthropy.

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UPCOMING PERFORMANCES

A close up photo of dancers from Emanuel Gat Dance's LOVETRAIN2020. Photo by Julie Gat.

Emanuel Gat Dance
LOVETRAIN2020
DEC 7 at 8pm
Memorial Hall (UNC)

Together with our esteemed colleagues at American Dance Festival, Carolina Performing Arts, and Duke Arts we are thrilled to co-present Emanuel Gat Dance’s LOVETRAIN2020 set to the epic pop of Tears for Fears. Join us for this special collaboration!

Learn more & get tickets. 
John Pizzarelli sits casually with his arm around his guitar. Photo by Jacob Blickenstaff.

John Pizzarelli
JAN 21 at 8pm
Stewart Theatre

World-renowned guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli has charmed our audiences on multiple occasions, and we couldn’t imagine an anniversary celebration without him. Known as a prime contemporary interpreter of the Great American Songbook, John’s repertoire includes Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and The Beatles.

Learn more & get tickets. 
Cecile McLorin Salvant wearing a white lace shawl over a black shirt stands in front of a purple and red stained glass window. Photo by Michael Jones.

Cécile McLorin Salvant
FEB 2 at 7:30pm
Stewart Theatre

“Salvant, regularly and rightly, is considered one of the greatest jazz singers of her generation, but that label sells her short.” (Rolling Stone)

Join us to welcome Ms. Salvant’s prescient and fearless voice to our stage.

Learn more & get tickets. 

IN THE NEWS

$50K Endowment Honors NC State LIVE’s 50th Anniversary

The Christopher A. Leazer and Heath C. Ramsey Innovation Endowment will help strengthen NC State LIVE and its programming for the next 50 years and beyond.

Learn more. 
Heath Ramsey (left) and Christopher A. Leazer stand smiling in front of a wolf sculpture.

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IT TAKES A VILLAGE

NC State LIVE is supported in part by grants from the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission, South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, the NC State University Foundation, and the Association of Performing Arts Professionals Arts Forward, made possible with the generous support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.