Vieux Farka Toure- The Secret

VIEUX FARKA TOURE UNVEILS – ‘THE SECRET’

(Out May 24, 2011 on Six Degrees Records, US Tour In May)

Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, John Scofield And The Late Ali Farka Touré Featured On Vieux’s Forthcoming Album

Six Degrees Records is proud to announce Vieux Farka Toure’s third and most accomplished studio album, The Secret, to be released May 24, 2011.  The album produced by guitarist Eric Krasno (of Soulive fame) also features Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Ivan Neville and Vieux’s final collaboration with his legendary father, Ali Farka Toure.

“To make this album I had to dig deep into the secrets of my own history and my country’s culture in order to move the music forward,” Vieux said, back in his native Mali. “My music is more mature now, more evolved.  It digs deeper into the past and pushes harder into the future as a result. This is a hard thing to explain, but hopefully the music speaks for itself. Do you want to know the secret?  You have to listen to the album.”

Given his recent collaborations and accomplishments, including a performance in front of a billion people during the 2010 World Cup, Vieux’s time to break through to larger audiences has arrived.  With that in mind, Vieux is hitting the road!  May 2011 tour dates are listed below with more Summer 2011 tour announcements coming soon.

TOUR DATES

05/13/11 – Fox Theatre – Boulder, CO

05/14/11 – Joshua Tree Music Festival – Joshua Tree, CA

05/15/11 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA

05/16/11 – St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church – San Francisco, CA

05/17/11 – Mystic Theatre – Petaluma, CA

05/18/11 – Center for the Arts – Grass Valley, CA

05/19/11 – The Satellite – Los Angeles, CA

05/20/11 – Living Traditions Festival – Salt Lake City, UT