Will Calhoun's Mali Project
Collaborations Series
Friday, May 15, 2026
The Sultan Room – 234 Starr Street, Brooklyn
Doors: 7 PM | Show: 8 PM
Tickets: Advance – $27 | Day of Show – $35
Member Benefits Apply! Member prices: Advance $21.60 | Day of Show $28
Standing Room Only
Co-presented with The Sultan Room
The Will Calhoun Mali Project is a captivating musical endeavor spearheaded by the Grammy Award-winning artist, producer, and percussionist from Living Colour. Calhoun dedicated years to traveling, researching, and immersing himself in West African music, combining the traditional rhythms he studied with jazz, rock, and hip-hop. The exploration resulted in collaborations with esteemed Malian artists, such as Yacouba Sissoko and Oumou Sangaré — including a memorable moment when he opened for the Malian superstar at her Apollo Theater debut in 2022, presented by WMI. Vocalist Cheick Tidiane Seck will join the performance.
Full list of performers:
Will Calhoun – Drums, Electronic Percussion
Cheick Tidiane Seck – Keys, Vocals
Weedie Braimah – Djembe
Kandia Kouyaté – Vocals
Amadou Diabate – Bass
Dabadi Kouyaté – Guitar, Ngoni, Tama
The COLLABORATIONS series presents cross-cultural musical explorations and collaborations. The series often explores how the music of artists from one culture has influenced the music of another culture, or how the music of seemingly widely varying cultures can be strikingly similar or complementary.