Acoustic folk and rural West African music come together to make up the mellow rhythmic sound of the Palm Wine Boys. With intertwining guitars, catchy rhythms, and rich vocal harmonizing, this quartet offers beguiling songs about the simple pleasures the world has to offer, featuring selections from their new album, Up & Down (Wildplum).

Former members of the Bay Area world beat band Mud Hut, guitarists Tom Chandler and Richard Linley, vocalist Q.B. Williams, and multi-instrumentalist Eliyahu Sills perform the music originally played by early West African guitarists at gatherings where revelers drank palm wine. Inspired by the mellow natural high which such drinkers were said to enjoy, this "palm wine music" combined elements from Trinidadian calypso with local melodies and rhythms. No, the beverage itself will not be on hand tonight (could Triple Ginseng tea be an adequate substitute?) but come on over anyway, and be prepared to sit back, smile, tap your feet, and enjoy.

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