If you’re in Washington DC this week check out these special performances by the Franco-Cameroonian sister duo, Les Nubians. If you’re not already familiar with Les Nubians here’s a short lesson.
In 1999 Les Nubians United States debut ‘Princesses Nubiennes’ (Higher Octave/Virgin) became the most successful French-language album in more than a decade of Billboard charts. Les Nubians appeared on fourteen different recordings by an assortment of other artists, spanning the globe and crossing genres-from Towa Tei, Black Eyed Peas and Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek to the acclaimed Fela Kuti tribute album from the Red Hot series,”Red, Hot and Riot”.
Show dates are:
- Wednesday July 18th at 10pm at LIV
- Thursday, July 19 with two shows at the historic Bohemian Caverns – 8:30pm and 10:30pm.
Tickets can be purchased online at: www.instantseats.com