Debo Band - Boston's Ethiopian Groove Collective

It’s official, friends: Next Ambiance/Sub Pop will release Debo Band’s self-titled debut album on July 10 via CD, LP, and various digital formats. Get your first taste of the new record and download “Asha Gedawo” – it’s free here.

We’re also very happy to announce that we’ve joined the roster of booking agency par excellence, Concerted Efforts, whose eclectic stable includes Toumani Diabate, Konono Nº 1, Juana Molina, David Wax Museum, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Grupo Fantasma, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Booker T. and The MG’s, and the all-star Afrocubism project, featuring members of the Buena Vista Social Club, alongside some of the giants of Malian music. Exciting stuff!

Upcoming Shows:

Debo Band

Date	City	Venue	Country
05/23/12	Debo Band in Jamaica Plain	Spectacle	United States
Time: 9:00pm. \| Admission: $10. \| Age restrictions: All Ages. \| Address: 128 Brookside, Boston, MA. \| Venue phone: 617.717.8646. \| with DJ Awesome Tapes from Africa! Don’t miss this! \| Buy tickets \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

06/09/12	Debo Band in Manchester, TN	Bonnaroo	United States
Time: 2:00pm. \| Admission: $300/4-day pass. \| Bonnaroo and globalFEST present: Debo Band, Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang, Khaira Arby, La-33, Pedrito Martinez and Red Baraat. \| Buy tickets \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

06/10/12	Debo Band in Toronto, Ontario	Luminato Festival	United States
Time: 2:00pm. \| Admission: Free. \| Age restrictions: All Ages. \| Address: At the Hub, Festival Stage, David Pecaut Square, 55 John Street. \| “Ethiopiques: The Horn of Africa Afternoon Concert” – Abyssinian Roots with Debo Band \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

06/30/12	Debo Band in Cleveland	Solstice Festival, Cleveland Museum of Art	United States
Time: 7:30pm. \| Admission: $25-$60. \| Box office: 888-CMA-0033. \| Address: 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106. \| Don’t miss Cleveland’s signature summer event! The Cleveland Museum of Art’s fourth annual Solstice is Northeast Ohio’s largest international alternative summer music festival, with Novalima, Gang Gang Dance, Nortec Collective and Steve Bernstein’s MTO. \| Buy tickets \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

07/11/12	Debo Band in Allston, MA	Brighton Music Hall	United States
Time: 9:00pm. \| Admission: $15-$18. \| Age restrictions: 18+. \| Address: 158 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA. \| Venue phone: 617-779-0140. \| Record release show with Grupo Fantasma! \| Buy tickets \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

07/12/12	Debo Band in Northampton	Iron Horse	United States
Time: 8:00pm. \| Admission: $12.50-$15. \| Age restrictions: 18+. \| Address: 20 Center Street. \| Venue phone: (413) 586-8686. \| co-headlining with Grupo Fantasma! \| Buy tickets \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

07/13/12	Debo Band in Brooklyn	The Bell House	United States
Time: 9:00pm. \| Admission: $15. \| Age restrictions: 18+. \| Address: 149 7th Street, Brooklyn NY 11215. \| Venue phone: 718-643-6510. \| co-headlining with Grupo Fantasma! \| Buy tickets \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

08/17/12	Debo Band in Schwenksville, PA	Philadelphia Folk Festival	United States
Time: 1:00pm. \| Admission: $50-$145. \| Age restrictions: All Ages. \| Address: 1323 Schwenksville, PA 19473, Old Pool Farm in Schwenksville. \| Venue phone: 215.247.1300. \| Weekend long folk fest on a farm less than an hour from Philadelphia: music, camping and fun for the whole family! \| Buy tickets \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

08/18/12	Debo Band in Portland, ME	Space Gallery	United States
Time: 8:30pm. \| Admission: $10-$12. \| Age restrictions: 18+. \| Box office: 207.828.5600. \| Address: 538 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101. \| Venue phone: 207.828.5600. \| Buy tickets \| Add to Google Calendar \| Download iCal

Date

City

Venue

Country

05/23/12

Jamaica Plain

Spectacle

United States

06/09/12

Manchester, TN

Bonnaroo

United States

06/10/12

Toronto, Ontario

Luminato Festival

United States

06/30/12

Cleveland

Solstice Festival, Cleveland Museum of Art

United States

Time: 7:30pm. | Admission: $25-$60. | Box office: 888-CMA-0033. | Address: 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106. | Don’t miss Cleveland’s signature summer event! The Cleveland Museum of Art’s fourth annual Solstice is Northeast Ohio’s largest international alternative summer music festival, with Novalima, Gang Gang Dance, Nortec Collective and Steve Bernstein’s MTO. | Buy tickets | Add to Google Calendar | Download iCal

07/11/12

Allston, MA

Brighton Music Hall

United States

07/12/12

Northampton

Iron Horse

United States

07/13/12

Brooklyn

The Bell House

United States

08/17/12

Schwenksville, PA

Philadelphia Folk Festival

United States

08/18/12

Portland, ME

Space Gallery

United States

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The Year At An End →

December 2, 2011

The Year At An End 2011 has been a stellar year for us full of exciting shows, first breaks and debuts: SXSW, Montreal Jazz Fest (Canada debut), Levitt Pavilion (California debut), Lincoln Center, and The Kennedy Center to name just the highlights. And now as we wrap up the year, we are thrilled to announce [...]