SaskMusic

Straker set to Perform in Africa

Saskatchewan singer-songwriter-pianist Jeffery Straker is set to leave on a 7 concert tour in Africa, February 2012. Straker will perform concerts in Ghana, and will also facilitate songwriting workshops for local students and musicians in the capital city, Accra.

Concerts range from full theatre shows to house concerts, and the tour has Saskatchewan origins. “This is kind of a ‘you never know who is in the audience’ sort of scenario”, says Straker. The concert promoter heard Straker perform solo at a house concert in Saskatoon 3 years ago and shortly after, moved to Africa. After sharing his music with local venues and members of the arts community, she saw significant interest and realized that a tour was a very real possibility.

“I’ll collaborate with local musicians for some of the shows and we’re also staging a public open jam that will have traditional percussionists take part. I’m really excited to share my music with this new audience.” The singer-pianist will also perform with a local school concert band as part of the series.

Straker leaves February 8 and returns to Canada February 20 for several Canadian dates and the launch of a new album in May/June. Watch for dates.

www.jeffstraker.com

Feb 3 – Ottawa ON
Feb 14-29 – Ghana, Africa
Feb 24 – Toronto ON
Mar 3-4 - Telemiracle (Regina SK + CTV)
Mar 8 – Saskatoon SK
Mar 11 – Regina SK (Creative City Centre)
Mar 16 – Edmonton AB
Mar 17-18 – Calgary AB
Mar 22-25 – Canadian Music Week, Toronto ON
Apr 6-7 – Vancouver Island
Apr 14 – Regina SK
Apr 18 – Regina SK
Apr 21 – Carrot River SK
Apr 22 – Birch Hills SK
Apr 27 – Regina SK
May 4 – Saskatoon SK (The Bassment)
May 11 – Fort Qu’Appelle SK
May 15 – New Album Launch (National Tour)

(For Immediate Release Feb 2, 2012)