Baaba Maal Concert History

Visionary singer, cultural ambassador, storyteller Baaba Maal wasn’t destined to be a performer - in West African culture, the ancient griot caste traditionally produces the singers and poets, and Maal was born in 1953 in the northern Senegal town of Podor into the fisherman's caste. Growing up surrounded by music, he defied expectation and became a musician. Maal formed the group Daande Lenol developing a distinctive sound fusing traditional African instruments with an electronic approach.

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Baaba Maal Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 10)

Date Concert Venue Location
Mar 13, 2005
Baaba Maal

Africa Live

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stade Iba Mar Diop Dakar, Senegal
Feb 06, 2005
Bob Marley 60th Birthday Celebration
"Bob Marley 60th Birthday Celebration" / Baaba Maal / Rita Marley / Judy Mowatt / Youssou N'Dour / Angelique Kidjo / India.Arie / Shaggy / Marcia Griffiths
Maskal Square Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Dec 11, 2004
Baaba Maal

Nobel Peace Prize Concert

Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Oct 17, 2004
Money Mark / Baaba Maal / Dead Prez / Keziah Jones / Cheikh L / blackalicious / Yerba Buena Barbican Centre London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 16, 2004
Baaba Maal Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Apr 15, 2004
Baaba Maal Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio, United States
Apr 08, 2004
Baaba Maal

Maui Arts & Cultural Center Presents: An Acoustic Evening With Baaba Maal

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Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center Kahului, Hawaii, United States
Apr 02, 2004
Baaba Maal Zellerbach Hall Berkeley, California, United States
Mar 26, 2004
Baaba Maal Somerville Theatre Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
Mar 18, 2004
Baaba Maal The Funk Box Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Mar 14, 2004
Baaba Maal The Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Nov 29, 2003
46664 Concert
Anastacia / Angélique Kidjo / Baaba Maal / Beyoncé / Bob Geldof / Bongo Maffin / Bono / Danny K / Eurythmics / Jimmy Cliff / Johnny Clegg / Ladysmith Black Mambazo / Ms. Dynamite / Paul Oakenfold / Peter Gabriel / Queen / The Corrs / Edge / watershed / Youssou N'Dour / Yusuf / Cat Stevens / Yvonne Chaka Chaka / Zucchero / Nelson Mandela Show all bands
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Green Point Stadium Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Dec 06, 2002
Graham Coxon / The Datsuns / 1 Giant Leap / Robbie Williams / Maxi Jazz / Mahotella Queens / Baaba Maal
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Later With Jools Holland London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 31, 2002 –
Aug 07, 2002
Sziget Festival 2002
The Cure / Iggy Pop / Pulp / HIM / Nightwish / Stereo MCs / Jovanotti / Die Toten Hosen / Kosheen / The Mission / Amorphis / Baaba Maal / UK Subs / The 69 Eyes / Natacha Atlas / The Gathering / Tito And Tarantula / Transglobal Underground / Klezmatics / Mory Kant Show all bands
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Óbudai-sziget (Óbuda Island) Budapest, Budapest, Hungary
Jun 20, 2002
Baaba Maal L’Orangerie du Botanique Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
Jun 14, 2002 –
Jun 16, 2002
Womad 2002
David Byrne / Gotan Project / Baaba Maal / Billy Cobham / Asian Dub Foundation / Susana Baca / Rachid Taha / Trio Mocoto / Thanasis Papakonstantinou / Orquesta Aragon / Cesaria Evora / Pyx Lax / Asere / Maria del Mar Bonet / Mahmoud Fadl / Alboka / Marta Sebastyen / DJ Martin Morales Show all bands
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Womad 2002 Athens, Attica, Greece
Jun 11, 2002
Baaba Maal The LCR UEA, Norwich, England
Jun 05, 2002
Baaba Maal Glasgow Royal Concert Hall Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Feb 10, 2002
Baaba Maal / Brian Kiegher - DJ Warp Old Town School Of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois, United States
Feb 05, 2002
Baaba Maal / Yusuf Ahmed The Fillmore San Francisco, California, United States

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Glastonbury Festival 2016
Jun 22 - 26, 2016
 Pilton, England, United Kingdom
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Reggae on the River
Jul 31 - Aug 1, 1993
 Piercy, California, United States
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Reggae on the River
Jul 31 - Aug 1, 1993
 Piercy, California, United States
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Reggae on the River
Jul 31 - Aug 1, 1993
 Piercy, California, United States
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Jammy Awards on Apr 20, 2006 [930-small]

Jammy Awards
Apr 20, 2006
 New York, New York, United States
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Baaba Maal
Apr 12, 2001
 Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
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Baaba Maal
Apr 12, 2001
 Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
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Latitude Festival 2017
Jul 13 - 16, 2017
 Southwold, England, United Kingdom
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Art Pop
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Afrobeat
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World Music
African
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Desert Blues
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2019 2 concerts
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2011 23 concerts
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2006 19 concerts
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1998 8 concerts
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