Songhoy Blues at Le Poisson Rouge

Songhoy Blues announce new LP ft. Iggy Pop, share "Bamako," touring this fall

Malian band Songhoy Blues have announced their second album, Résistance which will be out June 16 via Fat Possum Records/Transgressive Records. They made the record in London with producer Neil Comber (MIA, Django Django) and it features guest appearances from Iggy Pop and Elf Kid. You can listen to “Bamako” from the LP below.

Songhoy Blues, who played NYC last month, will be on tour this fall, including a NYC show at Bowery Ballroom on September 29. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday, April 21 at noon.

All tour dates are listed, along with album art and tracklist, below.

Songhoy Blues – Résistance tracklist
1. Voter
2. Bamako
3. Sahara (featuring Iggy Pop)
4. Yersi Yadda
5. Hometown
6. Badji
7. Dabari
8. Ici Bas
9. Ir Ma Sobay
10. Mali Nord (featuring Elf Kid)
11. Alhakou
12. One Colour

Songhoy Blues – 2017 North American Tour Dates
September 28 – Washington, DC – U Street Music Hall
September 29 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
September 30 – Boston, MA – City Winery
October 1 – Montreal, QC – L’Astral
October 3 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
October 5 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
October 6 – Madison, WI – University of Wisconsin-Madison: The Sett
October 7 – Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
October 10 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East
October 11 – Atlanta, GA – City Winery Atlanta
October 12 – Oxford, MS – Proud Larry’s
October 13 – New Orleans, LA – Tipitina’s Uptown
October 18 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern
October 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom
October 20 – San Francisco, CA – Bimbo’s 365 Club
October 24 – Eugene, OR – WOW Hall
October 25 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
October 26 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile