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TOBY FOYEH &
By Mark Jenkins - January 21, 2000 Singer-guitarist Toby Foyeh has scored two hit singles in his native Nigeria, but he also has a Washington connection: A former Howard University music student, Foyeh brings his 10-piece ensemble, Orchestra Africa, to town regularly....
Reviews
Kennedy Center Performers Brought the House Down to Close 2011 DC Jazz Fest
Review from San Diego County News JUNE 17, 2011 BY SDCNEWS By Danny R. Johnson The Return of Jazz on the Mall After a one-year hiatus, the DC Jazz Festival’s immensely popular Jazz on the National Mall returned to the nation’s capital and featured electrifying...
DC Jazz Festival, Day 12: Jazz on the National Mall
Review from the Washington City Paper Posted by Michael J. West on June 12, 2011 at 8:05 am It's all been leading up to this, funseekers. For many music festivals, a daylong program of artists on an outdoor stage would constitute the entire festival. For the DC Jazz...
GRASSROOTS FESTIVAL in Trumansburg, NY
Review from Grassroots Festival Hailing from Nigeria, the West African home of the dazzling genres of juju, Afrobeat, highlife and palm wine music, Toby Foyeh is a real musical treasure. His knowledge and breadth of traditional Yoruba song stylings, combined with a...
Toby Foyeh and Orchestra Africa at DePauw
Toby Foyeh and Orchestra Africa at DePauw October 27 OCTOBER 11, 2007 October 11, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - The music of Toby Foyeh and Orchestra Africa -- which fuses traditional Nigerian Yoruba music with jazz, rock, pop, and Latin sounds to create a unique and...
Toby Foyeh from The Pitch Article
From The Pitch Buzzbox Toby Foyeh & Orchesta Africa ANDREW MILLER SEP 6, 2001 4 AM Often when Americans think of Africa, they envision a land stricken with warfare and famine. If they ever consider its native music, they imagine traditional drum-and-dance...
National Museum of African Art
Washington Post Review January 2000 TOBY FOYEH & Orchestra By Mark Jenkins January 21, 2000 Singer-guitarist Toby Foyeh has scored two hit singles in his native Nigeria, but he also has a Washington connection: A former Howard University music student, Foyeh...