I had this great Brazilian post idea in my head that was meant to go up over the weekend – but you know how it is. Anyway, instead, this are just a couple of “World Music” items for you.

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CEU
www.ceumusic.com

I’m excited to let you know that Ceu is coming back to Minneapolis to play two nights at the Dakota Jazz Club. You know the legend, I once spent $76 on dinner at the Dakota restaurant. It is fantastic food, but for those on budget – I suggest getting a giant basket of fries (with dipping sauce) and a beer on tap, this should set you back about $12.

I don’t know if Ceu has a new album out, but she seems to be all over the place: on various Putayamo compilations and, recently, on Herbie Hancock’s last album, The Imagine Project.

She is doing a number of limited US and Brazil appearances this Summer, so if you’re interested, here are the dates I’ve seen:

04/27/11 Las Cruces, New Mexico State

04/29/11 Transatlantic Festival

05/01/11 Highline Ballroom, New York

05/03/11 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis

05/04/11 Dakota Jazz Club, Minneapolis

05/06/11 SF Jazz Festival, San Francisco

05/07/11 El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles

05/14/11 Virada Cultural, Brazil

05/15/11 Virada Cultural, Brazil

05/30/11 Feira do Livro, Brazil

DELHI 2 DUBLIN
www.delhi2dublin.com

Delhi 2 Dublin, aka D2D, looks like quite an interesting bunch of people. They are a world music band from Canada, fusing Bhangra/Hindi sound and Celtic music together, hence “Delhi, India to Dublin, Ireland”, but what struck me is their influence of Asian Dub Foundation (ADF), a band that had more in common with Rage Against the Machine and basically more hardcore than “world music”, you know? I can kind of see it because ADF are Asians (Indians to Americans) and they are very political.

I guess I’ll find out when I see them when they come around to Minneapolis at the Cedar Cultural Center (fast becoming my favorite venue) on May 1^st (the same night as Hunx and His Punx).

They are currently on tour to promote their latest album, Planet Electric, released March 1^st. I have not had a chance to preview the album, but the free song “S.O.S.” is pretty good. Should be fun to see how they manage to play that song live.

04/28/11 – Indianapolis, IN @ White Rabbit Cabaret
04/29/11 – Chicago, IL @ The Darkroom
04/30/11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Club Garibaldi
05/01/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Cedar Cultural Center
05/02/11 – Madison, WI @ The Annex
05/04/11 – Cambridge, MA @ The Middle East
05/05/11 – New York, NY @ SOB’s w/DJ Rekha
05/06/11 – Victoria, BC @ Sugar
05/07/11 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore

05/28/11 – Port Angeles, WA @ Juan de Fuca Fest
05/30/11 – Boise, ID @ The Reef
06/01/11 – Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
06/03/11 – Ozark, AK @ Wakarusa Music Festival
06/18/11 – Eugene, OR @ Faerieworlds
06/24/11 – Concow, CA @ Wild Mountain Fair
07/08/11 – Harbor Springs, MI @ Blissfest
07/14/11 – Grass Valley, CA @ Ca World Music Fest
07/15/11 – Grass Valley, CA @ Ca World Music Fest
07/16/11 – Crystal Bay, NV @ Crystal Bay Club