Formed in the 1980s, Dur-Dur Band was one of the most famous groups in Mogadishu’s music scene. Known as Somalia’s “last great party band,” they disbanded when the civil war forced the musicians into exile. The Cedar reunited seven of the remaining band members during this 2014 residency to revive their high-energy synth-pop sound that has influences of American funk, disco, soul and West African music.
Residency Schedule :
Saturday, November 8th 2014
Acoustic Lobby Set before “Tales of Home: Congo/Mozambique,” a contemporary dance performance featuring Faustin Linyekula and Panaibra Gabriel Canda
7:20pm at Walker Art Center
Sunday, November 9th 2014
Pop-up Performance at Art Attack – NKB’s Open Studios and Gallery Crawl
2:00pm at Northrup King Building
Monday, November 10th 2014
Mini-performance + Discussion – “Popular Music and Social Change in the African Context” featuring members of Dur-Dur Band and Mohamed Sallam, Director of Augsburg’s Pan-Afrikan Center
5:30pm at Augsburg College
Tuesday, November 11th 2014
Midnimo Information Tabling with appearances by band members
11:00am at Augsburg College Christensen Center
Dur-Dur Band Classroom Visit – US Foreign Policy with faculty member Sarah Combellick-Bidney
Noon at Augsburg College
Dur-Dur Band Classroom Visit – Theater Department with faculty members Sarah Myers and Darcey Engen
1:50pm at Augsburg College
Living Room Concert
7:30pm, Private Residence
Wednesday, November 12th 2014
Conversation + Mini-performance for Students and Families
10:00am at Seward Montessori School
Somali Cultural Night
7:30pm at The Cedar Cultural Center
Hosted by Shanta Link to support scholarships for Somali youth
Thursday, November 13th 2014
Midnimo Information Tabling with appearances by band members
11:00am-2pm at Augsburg College
GIVE TO THE MAX DAY Student Study Break Dance Party
4:30pm at Midcontinent Oceanographic Institute
Dur-Dur Band Classroom Visit – Transcultural Health Care with faculty members Katherine Baumgartner and Cheryl Leuning
6:30pm at Augsburg College
Mini-performance following a reading with Somali author Nuruddin Farah from his book “Hiding in Plain Sight”
7:00pm at Open Book
Friday, November 14th 2014
Performance at Augsburg College Fine Arts Convocation
10:00am at Augsburg College
Dur-Dur Band Classroom Visit – Music Department with faculty member Merilee Klemp
11:10am at Augsburg College
Dur-Dur Band Residency Finale Concert with Black Market Brass and DJ Soft Abuse.
8:00pm at The Cedar
Monday, November 17th 2014
Artists Meet and Greet and Cedar Happy Hour
6:00pm at Nomad World Pub
