Papa Mali Concert History

Malcolm Welbourne's personification "Papa Mali" is a salute to his home territory of north Louisiana. Malcolm was raised in Shreveport, where absorbing the blues along Bayou Pierre was just as much a matter of course as chasing the mosquito fogging truck with friends -- and equally intoxicating. He spent his summers with grandparents in New Orleans digging that city's rhythm (and blues) and after hearing the Wild Tchoupitoulas and the Meters on the streets of New Orleans at age eleven...

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Papa Mali Tours & Concerts (Updated for 2026) (Page 2)

Date Concert Venue Location
Apr 04, 2025
Joe Krown Trio / Papa Mali Mandeville Trailhead Amphitheater Mandeville, Louisiana, United States
Feb 08, 2025
Papa Mali Chickie Wah Wah New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dec 12, 2024
Joe Krown Trio / Papa Mali Sportsmens Tavern Buffalo, New York, United States
Aug 25, 2024
Joe Krown Trio / Papa Mali One World Brewing Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Aug 24, 2024
Papa Mali / Joe Krown Trio

Street Music On Paris Avenue

Paris Avenue Port Royal, South Carolina, United States
Jun 28, 2024
Papa Mali Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jun 22, 2024
Leo Nocentelli / Papa Mali / Alvin Youngblood Hart / Corey Glover / Eric Bolivar / Eric Vogel
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Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
May 04, 2024
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Neil Young & Crazy Horse / Greta Van Fleet / Queen Latifah / Rhiannon Giddens / Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen / Leo Nocentelli / Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers / Glen David Andrews / Cimarron / The Rumble featuring Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr. / James Rivers Movement / Johnny Sansone / Little Freddie King / Gregg Stafford's Jazz Hounds / Kinfolk Brass Band / Maggie Koerner / Alfred Banks / Joe Krown Trio / Papa Mali / Danilo Perez / John Patitucci / Brian Blade / Sonny Landreth / Palmetto Bug Stompers / Tab Benoit / Cowboy Mouth / PJ Morton / Samara Joy / Aurora Nealand Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 25, 2024
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Widespread Panic / The Beach Boys / Stephen Marley / Cimafunk / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Mokoomba / Papa Mali / Kenny Barron / Roy Rogers & The Delta Rhythm Kings / Lakecia Benjamin / Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots / Cha Wa / John Boutte / Mem Shannon & The Membership / Banu Gibson / New Orleans Nightcrawlers / Alexey Marti / Robert Finley / Louis Ford & His New Orleans Flairs / Brass-A-Holics / Brother Tyrone / Iceman Special / New Orleans Suspects / Tin Men / Kid Simmon's Local International Allstars / Billy Iuso Show all bands
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Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jan 11, 2024
Joe Krown / Papa Mali Antone's Austin, Texas, United States
Dec 17, 2023
Matt Schofield / Papa Mali The Funky Biscuit Boca Raton, Florida, United States
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Dec 16, 2023
Joe Krown / Papa Mali / Matt Schofield
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The Funky Biscuit Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Nov 24, 2023
Bonerama / Papa Mali / Erica Falls
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Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Nov 22, 2023
Papa Mali / Crazy Fingers
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The Funky Biscuit Boca Raton, Florida, United States
Oct 27, 2023
Lynn Drury / Papa Mali Maple Leaf Bar New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jul 28, 2023
Papa Mali

Li'l Queenie Day

Chickie Wah Wah New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jul 14, 2023
Papa Mali / Very Cherry Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 20, 2023
Billy Iuso / Papa Mali / Mike Doussan & Co / Camile Baudoin
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Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Jan 26, 2023
Billy Iuso / John "Papa" Gros / Big Chief Juan Pardo / Papa Mali
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Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Dec 21, 2022
Papa Mali Maple Leaf Bar New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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May 3, 2025
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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May 3, 2025
 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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Papa Mali
Mar 5, 2005
 Park City, Utah, United States
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Mar 5, 2005
 Park City, Utah, United States
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Mar 5, 2005
 Park City, Utah, United States
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Papa Mali
Mar 5, 2005
 Park City, Utah, United States
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Mar 5, 2005
 Park City, Utah, United States
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Genres:

Blues
Blues Rock
Funk
Southern Gothic
Swamp Rock
New Orleans
Louisiana
Contemporary Blues
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Latest Setlist (05/03/2025):

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  1. Tipitina
  2. Such a Night
  3. Classified
  4. Fortune Teller
  5. Don't You Just Know It
  6. Mardi Gras in New Orleans
  7. Under the Influence

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 8 concerts
2025 14 concerts
2024 8 concerts
2023 9 concerts
2022 6 concerts
2021 2 concerts
2020 2 concerts
2019 7 concerts
2018 16 concerts
2017 17 concerts
2016 15 concerts
2015 17 concerts
2014 19 concerts
2013 8 concerts
2012 21 concerts
2011 10 concerts
2010 22 concerts
2009 60 concerts
2008 100 concerts
2007 111 concerts
2006 67 concerts
2005 79 concerts
2004 7 concerts
2003 2 concerts
2002 5 concerts
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