UPCOMING EVENTS
Fula Brothers (trio) at The Lighthouse, San Francisco.
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. Fundraiser for OASIS, advancing education and choice for women and girls in the Sahel region of Africa. Contact walter[at]walterstrauss.com for information regarding attending the event.
Fula Brothers (trio) at The Sound Room, Oakland, CA
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. At the venerated Bay Area jazz club - The Sound Room. In Oakland : 510-708-9691 soundroomoakland@gmail.com.
Fula Brothers (trio) at Occidental World Music and Dance Day
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. Headlining second annual Occidental World Music and Dance Day. Occidental Center for the Arts’ daylong festival of music and dance - global folk traditions workshops and concerts.
Fula Brothers (duo) at Ten Mile Creek Revival
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At the inaugural Ten Mile Creek Revival in Laytonville, CA. 3pm set on the Front Porch Stage.
FulaMuse at Ten Mile Creek Revival. Laytonville, CA.
FulaMuse (the collaborative band of Fula Brothers and MaMuse) plays the inaugural Ten Mile Creek Revival in Laytonville, CA.
Mamajowali at HopMonk - Peacetown Summer Concert Series. Sebastopol, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Peacetown Summer Concert Series : HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Avenue, Sebastopol, CA 95472.
https://www.peacetown.org/summer-concert-series/
Mamajowali at Chico Women’s Club. Chico, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Presented by Chico Concerts. Chico Women's Club, 592 East 3rd StreetChico, CA, 95928.
https://www.chicoconcerts.net/
Mamajowali at Ruhstaller Hop Farm Brewery. Dixon, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Ruhstaller Farm Hop Farm Brewery. 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA, 95620
Outdoor show at the lovely Ruhstaller hop farm brewery.
Mamajowali at Cidergrass Music Festival, Winthrop, WA
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Cidergrass Music Festival at the beautiful Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop, WA.
Mamajowali at Ruhstaller Hop Farm Brewery. Dixon, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Ruhstaller Farm Hop Farm Brewery. 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA, 95620
Outdoor show at the lovely Ruhstaller hop farm brewery.
FulaMuse at Sebastopol Community Center, Sebastopol, CA. ‘Water is her Right!’ - Benefit for The Sonder Project.
FulaMuse (the collaborative band of Fula Brothers and MaMuse) plays at the Sebastopol Community Center. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, CA 95472. (707) 823-1511. Benefit for The Sonder Project - funds from this show will go to provide a well to an area in sub-Saharan Africa where people lack access to clean drinking water - thesonderproject.org.
Fula Brothers (duo) at Santa Cruz House Concert
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Details TBA or email walter@walterstrauss.com.
Fula Brothers (duo) at Musica del Rio, Atascadero, CA
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. By reservation only. Go to musicadelrio.org for info and reservations.
Mamajowali at Wintergrass Music Festival, Seattle, WA
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Seattle’s beloved winter acoustic music festival, in Bellevue, WA.
Fula Brothers (trio) at The Sound Room, Oakland, CA
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. At the venerated Bay Area jazz club - The Sound Room. In Oakland : 510-708-9691 soundroomoakland@gmail.com.
Fula Brothers (trio) at Peri’s Tavern, Fairfax, CA
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. Kick off New Years weekend on the dance floor at Peri’s Tavern in Fairfax, CA!
Walter Strauss and Stevie Coyle at HopMonk, Sebastopol, CA.
Shared evening with guitarist Stevie Coyle of The Quitters, formerly of the Waybacks. HopMonk Sebastopol, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol, CA 95472, (707) 829-7300.
Fula Brothers (duo) at private House Concert, San Francisco, CA
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Private house concert in San Francisco, CA.
Fula Brothers (duo) at Private Festival
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Private festival in Willits, CA.
Mamajowali at Ruhstaller Hop Farm Brewery. Dixon, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Ruhstaller Farm Hop Farm Brewery. 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA, 95620
Outdoor show at the lovely Ruhstaller hop farm brewery.
Walter Strauss and Bo Carper at MM Clay Studio, San Francisco, CA. Fundraiser for Music Declares Emergency.
Duo with guitarist Bo Carper. Fundraiser for Music Declares Emergency, working for an immediate governmental response to the global climate and ecological crisis. At MMClay Studio, 69 Gough St, San Francisco, CA 94102. 415-916-7730.
Fula Brothers (trio) at Millpond Music Festival, Bishop, CA.
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Brian Rice. The lovely Millpond Music Festival in Bishop, CA - in the heart of the grand Owens Valley.
Fula Brothers (duo) at The Monkey House. Berkeley, CA.
Fula Brothers duo with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At The Monkey House - 1638 University Ave, Berkeley, CA.
FulaMuse at Sebastopol Community Center. Sebastopol, CA.
FulaMuse (the collaborative band of Fula Brothers and MaMuse) plays at the Sebastopol Community Center. 390 Morris St, Sebastopol, CA 95472. (707) 823-1511
FulaMuse at Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, CA
FulaMuse (the collaborative band of Fula Brothers and MaMuse) plays at Freight and Salvage in Berkeley, CA.
FulaMuse at private festival. Laytonville, CA
FulaMuse (the collaborative band of Fula Brothers and MaMuse) plays a private festival in Laytonville, CA.
Mamajowali at Ruhstaller Hop Farm Brewery. Dixon, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Ruhstaller Farm Hop Farm Brewery. 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA, 95620
Outdoor show at the lovely Ruhstaller hop farm brewery.
Fula Brothers (trio) at The Back Room, Berkeley, CA.
Fula Brothers trio with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At The Back Room, 1984 Bonita Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704 | 510.654.3808.
Solo radio appearance. Border Free Music | KOWS 92.5 FM
Solo radio appearance on the Border Free Music Show. KOWS 92.5 FM | kows92-5.org
Mamajowali at Ruhstaller Hop Farm Brewery. Dixon, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Ruhstaller Farm Hop Farm Brewery. 6686 Sievers Rd, Dixon, CA, 95620
Outdoor show at the lovely Ruhstaller hop farm brewery.
Fula Brothers (trio) at Polly Klaas Theatre. Petaluma, CA.
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Colin Douglas. 'Water is Her Right' - fundraiser for The Sonder Project's work providing clean drinking wells to communities in sub-Saharan Africa.
Mamajowali at private event. Winters, CA
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Private easter event, Winters, CA
Fula Brothers trio at Devil Mountain Coffeehouse. Walnut Creek, CA.
Fula Brothers with Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. Trio with drummer Craig Bravo-Miller. Devil Mountain Coffeehouse Concert Series at the Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church in Walnut Creek, CA. Tickets link.
Walter Strauss solo. Sonoma, CA.
Private event. For information, contact Walter using the form on the “Contact” page.
Walter Strauss with guest Derek Gripper. Santa Cruz, CA.
Private event. With South African guitarist Derek Gripper joining as special guest, while he’s in town to play Freight and Salvage in Berkeley. For information, contact Walter using the form on the “Contact” page.
Mamajowali at The Barn. Gilroy, CA.
Mamajowali - trio with multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven and Malian kamale ngoni (hunters harp) player Mamadou Sidibe. At the Gilroy Barn Concert series - contact walter@walterstrauss.com for more info.
Walter Strauss & Rich DePaolo at Liquid State. Ithaca, NY.
Show with longtime collaborator guitarist / bassist / songwriter Rich DePaolo. With special guest drummer Bill King. Some solo, some ensemble.
Walter Strauss solo house concert. Haydenville, MA.
Solo show - house concert @ Haydenville in western Massachusetts. Contact somehungryghost@yahoo.com for info and reservations.
“A rich mélange of several styles... a musical quilt that covers quite a sonic area... smooth and fluent world beat rhythms and runs. Walter Strauss can make those strings sing!”
– Matt Kramer, Pacific Sun Weekly, San Francisco Bay Area, CA