Laraaji Concert History

Laraaji is an American musician. Born Edward Larry Gordon in 1943 in Philadelphia, he studied violin, piano, trombone and voice in his early years in New Jersey. He attended Howard University, a historically black university in Washington, D.C. on a scholarship to study composition and piano. After studying at Howard, he spent time in New York pursuing a career as a stand-up comedian and actor.

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Laraaji Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026)

Date Concert Venue Location
May 24, 2026
Laraaji / Arji OceAnanda

Day of Radiance: 45 Year Anniversary Tour

St. John's Lutheran Church Sacramento, California, United States
May 22, 2026
Laraaji / Arji OceAnanda

Day of Radiance

Calvary Presbyterian Church San Francisco, California, United States
May 17, 2026
Laraaji / Arji OceAnanda

Laraaji: 'Day of Radiance'

First Baptist Church of Portland Portland, Oregon, United States
May 15, 2026
Laraaji
May 06, 2026
Laraaji / NiXie / Emill Mi / Marble Rye

LARAAJI & NIXIE

Pilar, Box Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Apr 30, 2026
Laraaji The MAC Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Apr 29, 2026
Big Thief / Laraaji

Somersault Slide 360 Tour

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3Arena Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Apr 26, 2026
Big Thief / Laraaji

Somersault Slide 360 Tour

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O2 Academy Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 25, 2026
Big Thief / Laraaji
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O2 Academy Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 23, 2026
Big Thief / Dylan Meek / Laraaji

Somersault Slide 369 Tour

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O2 Academy Brixton London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 17, 2026
Laraaji / Samer Ghadry The Whitney Musesum New York, New York, United States
Apr 12, 2026
Laraaji / Arji OceAnanda

Laraaji: ‘Day of Radiance’

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East End United Church Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Apr 11, 2026
Laraaji Centretown United Church Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Apr 04, 2026
Laraaji

Laraaji at Ambient Church

Wesleyan University Memorial Chapel Middletown, Connecticut, United States
Mar 28, 2026
Laraaji

Big Ears Festival

First Presbyterian Sanctuary Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 27, 2026
Laraaji

Big Ears Festival

First Presbyterian Sanctuary Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Mar 26, 2026 –
Mar 29, 2026
Big Ears Festival 2026
David Byrne / Robert Plant With Saving Grace And Suzi Dian / Laurie Anderson / John Zorn / Flying Lotus / Pat Metheny Side-Eye / Hania Rani / Richard Thompson / John Scofield Trio / Marc Ribot / Cécile McLorin Salvant / Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble / Dirty Three / Terry Allen / Nels Cline / Shabaka / Mary Halvorson / Julian Lage / Pino Palladino & Blake Mills feat. Sam Gendel & Chris Dave / Patrick Watson / Alan Sparhawk with Trampled by Turtles / MJ Lenderman & The Wind / Perfume Genius / Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion / Tunde Adebimpe / Reggie Watts / Miles Electric Band / Cymande / Chris Thile / Tim Heidecker & The Very Good Band / Neil Hamburger / Medeski, Martin, Metzger & Cline / Masada / Barbara Hannigan / Junction Trio / Brian Marsella Trio / Awakening Ground / Incerto / Laurie Anderson & John Zorn / Petra Haden / L. Shankar / Kunal Gunjal & Praveen Narayan / Saraswathi Ranganathan, Swaminathan Selvaganesh, and Praveen Narayan / Selvaganesh Vinayakram / Purbayan Chatterjee & Nitin Mitta / Chicago Underground Duo / Cleo Reed / Deantoni Parks / Marquis Hill Blacktet / Qur'an Shaheed / Twin Talk / Will Graefe / Adam Tendler / Anna Tivel / Annahstasia / Annie & The Caldwells / Basic / Bill Orcutt / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Bloodshot Bill / Brandon Seabrook / Brandon Woody's Upendo / Brian Marsella and Sae Hashimoto / Brian Marsella’s iMAGiNARiUM / Briggan Krauss Solo / Brittany Davis / Carlos Niño, Surya Botofasina, Aaron Shaw (Trio) / Carlos Niño & Sam Gendel / Chad Taylor Quintet / Charlemagne Palestine / Chávez / Ismaily / Saunier / Ches Smith Clone Row / Chucho Valdes / Chuck Johnson / Colle / Darius Jones Trio / Darrell Scott’s Electrifying Trio / Dave Douglas Gifts Quintet / Dave Harrington & Mary Lattimore / Dave Harrington’s Pranksters South / Dave McMurray & Grateful Deadication / Deerhoof / digi-squires / Dither / Dom Flemons / DoYeon Kim / Either/Orchestra / Eliana Glass / Florist / Fred Frith’s Fremakajo / Fred Frith, Simon Hanes, Max Jaffe, Jordan Glenn Quartet / Gary Lucas & Gods And Monsters / Ghost Train Orchestra / Go Kurosawa / Gregory Uhlmann / GRRL x Made of Oak / Gwenifer Raymond / Haley Heynderickx / Hand Habits / Hania Rani presents Chilling Bambino / Hannah Cohen / Harriet Tubman & Georgia Anne Muldrow: Electrical Field of Love / Hayden Pedigo / His Name Is Alive / Isaiah Collier / Jack Quartet / Jack Wyllie / Jamie Lidell & Luke Schneider / Janel & Anthony / Janel Leppin / Jeff Parker / Jeff Parker Expansion Trio / Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage / Jesse Harris Cosmo / Jimmie Dale Gilmore & Butch Hancock / Joe Westerlund / John Mailander’s Forecast / Julia Úlehla & Dálava / Julianna Barwick / Kaoru Watanabe / Karen Mantler Trio / Ken Pomeroy / Kishi Bashi / Kramer / Laraaji / Lazyhorse / Lisel / Lou Reed Drones / Lucrecia Dalt / Madison Cunningham / Mali Obomsawin / Maria Somerville / Marilyn Crispell & Harvey Sorgen / Maruja Limón / Mary Lattimore & Julianna Barwick / Mary Lattimore & Walt McClements / Matt Mitchell’s Zealous Angles / Meara O’Reilly / Mei Semones / Miles Okazaki / Miriam Elhajli / Model/Actriz / Moin / Muireann Bradley / Natalie Bergman / Nate Mercereau / Nate Smith / Ned Rothenberg / Nik Bärtsch / Openness Trio / Orcutt Shelley Miller / Pan American / Pan American & Kramer / Patrick Shiroishi / Peni Candra Rini / Rafiq Bhatia / Respira ft. Eucademix, azumi O E & Waldo Walle / Rich(ard) Dawson / Roscoe Mitchell & Tyshawn Sorey / Rosenau & Sanborn / Ryan Clackner & Tyshawn Sorey / Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band / S.G. Goodman / The Saami Brothers / Saha Gnawa / Sam Amidon / Sam Gendel / Sami Stevens / Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends / Setting / Shane Parish: Autechre Guitar / Shirlette Ammons / Shrunken Elvis / Simon Hanes: GARGANTUA / SML / Sō Percussion / Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra / Sullivan Fortner Trio / Suss / Taper’s Choice / Tara Clerkin Trio / The Crossing / The Gladson Family Band / The Living Earth Show: Trust Me / Thurston Moore & Bonner Kramer / Thurston Moore & Shabaka Hutchings / Tim Berne / Tom Skinner / Tomas Fujiwara / Tsons of Tsunami / Tune-Yards / Turning Jewels into Water / Uhlmann Johnson Wilkes / Walt McClements / The Westerlies / wild Up / William Hooker / William Tyler & Yasmin Williams / WINGED WHEEL / Wu Fei’s Moon Hunter / Wu Fei & Shanir Blumenkranz / Yagódy / YHWH Nailgun / Zeena Parkins & William Winant / Knoxville Symphony Orchestra / Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Show all bands
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Big Ears Festival 2026 Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Nov 30, 2025
Laraaji Lovely Lane United Methodist Church Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Nov 16, 2025
Laraaji / Ana Roxanne Old Dutch Church Kingston, New York, United States
Nov 14, 2025
Laraaji / Ana Roxanne Marble Collegiate Church New York, New York, United States

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Apr 26, 2026
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Laraaji / Alma (CAN) on May 11, 2024 [871-small]

Laraaji / Alma (CAN)
May 11, 2024
 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Laraaji / Alma (CAN)
May 11, 2024
 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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May 11, 2024
 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Laraaji / Arji OceAnanda / New Chance Peaceful Mind on May 10, 2024 [110-small]

Laraaji / Arji OceAnanda / New Chance Peaceful Mind
May 10, 2024
 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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May 10, 2024
 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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May 10, 2024
 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Apr 26, 2026
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Ambient
Instrumental
Art Rock
Art Pop
Drone
New Age
Minimalism
Free Improvisation
Compositional Ambient
Chill
African
Ambient Pop
Fourth World
Ambient Dub
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Latest Setlist (08/29/2025):

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  1. The Dance #1
  2. The Dance #2
  3. The Dance #3
  4. Meditation #1
  5. Meditation #2

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 17 concerts
2025 31 concerts
2024 18 concerts
2023 17 concerts
2022 8 concerts
2021 3 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 17 concerts
2018 16 concerts
2017 7 concerts
2016 8 concerts
2015 4 concerts
2014 6 concerts
2013 1 concert
1987 3 concerts
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