The Bamboo Kids (with The Anabolics and The Mighty Five)

"Pounding out rock'n'roll devoid of irony or trends, NYC's Bamboo Kids seem to be one of only a few bands that have no wall dividing their hearts from their music. No wall dividing gutter-fun from social conscience. Cheep booze and sex, share the same space in their world as Iraq and civil rights."

Saturday, January 26th, 7:30 p.m.

Magnetic Field
97 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
718 834-0069

$8 Ladysmith Black Mambaza

“This masterful South African group only broke out globally in 1986, when Paul Simon tapped (or if you prefer, appropriated) their deep, inventive talent for Graceland. (Some young’uns, meanwhile, probably know them from a Mean Girls tease: “You love Ladysmith Black Mambazo!”) But Joseph Shabalala’s elegant vocal collective has been the preeminent practitioner of the Zulu isicathamiya rhythm, in one form or another, for nearly half a century. Not convinced you should get tickets now? Let’s turn to Nelson Mandela, whom they accompanied to both his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance ceremony and his presidential inauguration: “The members of Ladysmith Black Mambazo are South Africa's cultural ambassadors.” — Amos Barshad”

Saturday, January 26th, 8:00p.m.

B.B. King Blues Club & Grill

237 W. 42nd Street
212-997-4144

http://mambazo.com/