Toubab Krewe at The Ruins

Friday, March 27, 2026

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm 

Toubab Krewe carries echoes of African greats like Ali Farka Toure, Orchestra Baobab, and Salif Keita, no doubt picked up during the group's travels to study and live in Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Mali.  But what truly differentiates Toubab Krewe from other Statesiders inspired by African music is how they innovate on what they've learned instead of simply recreating tradition. Toubab Krewe carves out a new trail honoring the African originators they admire by making something alive and contemporary.

Press Quotes:

"Toubab Krewe has such a visceral, ear-yanking quality that in the band's capable hands you just might find your definitions of what is/is not rock n' roll and worldbeat being completely rewritten. This is the sound of liberation." - Blurt

"a futuristic, psychedelic, neo-griot frenzy." - Village Voice

"a new standard for fusions of rock n' roll and West African music." - Afropop Worldwide

"one of the most innovative voices in music today." - Honest Tune

"Their music avoids cliché with authentic extrapolations of traditional Manding beats, percussion, and jam-band flare." - The New Yorker

"...expertly meshed surf guitar with Malian rhythmic patterns, a Dick Dale moves-to-Timbuktu experiment in Afro-California fusion." - The Boston Herald

Tickets: $20 advance, $25 door 

Online ticket sales stop at 11:59 pm the night before the show. Tickets will be available at the door starting at 6:30 pm the day of the show (if any remain).

All ages | Indoor venue | Tickets are non-refundable