The original outernational music label Sublime Frequencies brings Baba Commandant and the Mandigo Band from Burkina Faso to make their L.A. debut at Zebulon.

Baba Commandant (aka Mamadou Sanou, pictured here with his Ngoni) leads the Mandingo Band, whose trademark fusion of Mandingue and afro-beat styles sets the dance floor ablaze.

Sublime Frequencies on the band’s third LP for the label: “The Mandingo Band are a hit machine, sculpting seven new tracks of near Beefheart/Magic Band dynamics, Fela inspired groovers dusted out in the Sahel zone, rather than the humidity and sweat of Lagos, creating one of the most original and propulsive musical statements to come from the contemporary West African cultural juggernaut… The opposite of the banal trends of auto-tune that have pervaded most of West African popular music, Baba’s voice impresses with its gravel and grit, showcasing a range that is ancient and defiant in equal measure.”