Kevin Bronson on May 19th, 2011

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‣  Vieux Farka Touré, the son of Malian guitar legend Ali Farka Touré, visits the Satellite behind “The Secret,” his third album, due next Tuesday. The album was made with Eric Krasno of Soulive and features a collaboration with his late father, as well as contributions from Derek Trucks, John Scofield, Dave Matthews and Ivan Neville.

• ||| Check out, via Popmatters, Touré’s song “Aigna”:

‣ Citizen Cope plays to a sold-out Troubadour. His “The RainWater LP” came out last year.
‣ It’s a night of fine folk at the Echo, where Tommy Santee Klaws, Rachel Goodrich and Daniel Ahearn perform.

Also:

Suddyn at the Viper Room
Lusitania,  Jack Littman and Irontom at the Silverlake Lounge
Light Asylum at the Skybar at the Mondrian
Moses Campbell at Bacchus (4159 Pico)
So & So and Matt Alber at the Hotel Cafe
Jasmine Hormez at the Mint
Blockshot and Gina Young at the Smell
Fcab at the Roxy
Count Fleet, Cody the Band and Future Dancing at Lot 1 Cafe