Upstream Records
Recorded live over two nights during a 2007/08 New Year's run in their homebase of Asheville, NC, Toubab Krewe's sophomore release, Live At the Orange Peel absolutely drips with the trademark cool and stunning musical tightness that defines their unique American/Malian Afro-pop. Overall the album is a great example of what to expect if you check these guys out live, with a few extra surprises included to help capture the collaborative spirit of the New Year’s run. Namely, two spoken word performances from the Last Poets’ Umar Bin Hassan, as well as frequent guest Rayna Gellert of Uncle Earl on fiddle, who fits so perfectly in the mix that it’s no stretch at all to consider her the unofficial sixth member of the Krewe.
