Thione Diop Concert History

Thione Diop was born in 1978 to a Griot family in Senegal, West Africa. Griots are hereditary artists who carry the responsibility of preserving history, values, and cultural identity, dedicating their lives to art. His father already a renowned sabar drummer, Thione began playing the sabar and djembe at the age of five. After becoming an acclaimed performer, he moved to Seattle, Washington, where he began teaching in addition to performing, mostly in the northwest.

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 01, 2018 –
Jun 03, 2018
Upstream Music Festival 2018
Miguel / The Flaming Lips / Little Dragon / Cut Copy / Smino / BJ the Chicago Kid / Charlotte Day Wilson / Kamaiyah / Zola Jesus / Valerie June / Jean Deaux / Monsieur Perine / Mirah / Protomartyr / The Helio Sequence / Kari Faux / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Lusine / Maps & Atlases / Jawbreaker / Switch / Lena Raine / Walker & Royce / Pomo / Y La Bamba / Mood / Wild Ones / Overdo-z / Hot Snakes / Hibou / Yukon Blonde / Sol / Tacocat / Lo Moon / Colleen Green / Elise Trouw / Great Grandpa / Moving Pictures / Black Belt Eagle Scout / DJ Nu-Mark / Bill Laurance / Reva DeVito / The Funky Knuckles / Dear Rouge / Lifeformed / Otieno Terry / Yasha / Lakim / SO LOKI / Visible Cloaks / Strange Ranger / Tek.lun / The Seshen / Kyle Craft / Tiny Vipers / Ben Zaidi / NAVVI / Nsb / Steady Holiday / Pierre Kwenders / Parisalexa / Schwey / Hat / Snotty Nose Rez Kids / Five Alarm Funk / Party Nails / FORQ / MikeQ / Ural Thomas and The Pain / Nadus / Pezzner / Orphan / D. Tiffany / Equiknoxx / High Step Society / Samini / Seiho / MistaDC / Monroe / Special Explosion / Daysormay / Living Hour / High Pulp / Maiah Wynne / Ruler / Giants in the Trees / Calico / Nuela Charles / Jameson / alcordo / Genders / Ron Artis II / Jango / Anna Elizabeth Laube / So Pitted / Strawberry Mountain / Debit / Red Ribbon / Klein Zage / Aramis / Silver Torches / Slow Corpse / Terror/Cactus / Mr. Reed / Mother Marygold / Aaron J / Sassyblack / Brackets / Mehdi Nassouli / King Youngblood / Kyo-Ken / Little Star / Cynthia Alexander / Selector Dub Narcotic / Spesh / SuperDuperKyle / Dirty Revival / Whitney Ballen / Little Destroyer / DJ Firmeza / Cool Water / Grace Love / Tres Leches / Blakk Soul / Cold Comfort / Tobias the Owl / Drexler / Chanti Darling / Sun Blood Stories / RILLA / Ramonda Hammer / Moorea Masa / Lori Goldston / Kung Foo Grip / Aramide / Gold Casio / Alec Shaw / All Star Opera / Ftb / FKL / Mother Of Pearl / Lushloss / New Track City / The cell phones / Champagne Sunday / Royce the Choice / Nile Waters / Lavoy / dj100proof / Tekla Waterfield / Whitney Lyman / dreamcatchr / Mirrorgloss / Thione Diop / Dryland / Perry Porter / Debbie Miller / Amen Viana / Khris P / MADlines / Blood Drugs / Bakelite 78 / Khu.éex' / wristboi / Nazizi / Chase Henny / Bujemane / T.S The Solution / True Lovers / Global Heat / Daniel Pak / Heather Thomas / American Nudism / Aaron J. Shay / Kristen Marlo / Ralphy Davis / Micaiah Sawyer / Ben Townsend / Nairobi Horns Project / Champagne Honeybee / pat mchenry / Blueyedsoul / Noel Brass Jr. / Momo Pixel / Marina and the Dreamboats / Caela Bailey / Mr. Nicenice / Billy Brandt / Swatkins Positive Agenda / The Brodcast / MKB Ultra / star meets sea / Allison Preisinger / Christa Says Yay / Wesley Holmes / Sue Quigley / Sealth / Dig-dug / Misundvrstood / DGS Samurai Champs / David Guilbault / Katrina Charles / Judd Wasserman / Yung Futon / PHNK / Warren Dunes featuring Julia Massey / TreRoss / Supreme La Rock / Michael Trew / Allison Shirk / norman baker / Sean Majors / DJ Savvy Smith / Toya B / Torrey Pines / TA7J / Swoon(ish) / Storme Webber / DJ Zumba / No One Important / John Strayer / Jimmy the Pickpocket / Jim Marcotte / JENNGREEN / Javier Anderson / ItsTR3NT / Dune Butler / The Green (Reunion) / Found Sound Nation / emecks / DJ BTBeats / DJ Equis / Caleb Cunningham / Butterfly Launches From Spar Pole / Bradford King / Ben Mish / Asahi (Reunion) / Allie LaRoe / DJ Kween Kay$h / J Nasty (NY) / Fausto Bahia / DJ NHKGUY / The Sorority (Oakland) / Jon Yoon / Tony Snark / Karl Kamakahi / Abraham Neuwelt (ABRO) / Brian Lyons / The Murder City Devils Show all bands
  Setlists
Upstream Music Festival 2018 Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicate for Jun 01, 2018
Mar 28, 2015
Cumbieros / Publish the Quest / Thione Diop Nectar Lounge Seattle, Washington, United States
Show Duplicate for Mar 28, 2015
Mar 19, 2015
Evan Flory-Barnes / Andy Coe / Thione Diop / Tor Dietrichson / A Cedar Suede

Evan Flory-Barnes @ Nectar Lounge

Nectar Lounge Seattle, Washington, United States
Oct 14, 2014
Skerik's Bandalabra / Thione Diop Nectar Lounge Seattle, Washington, United States
Jun 11, 2014
Thomas Mapfumo & The Blacks Unlimited / Bongo Love / Thione Diop Nectar Lounge Seattle, Washington, United States
Aug 09, 2013 –
Aug 11, 2013
Summer Meltdown 2013
The Cave Singers / Minus the Bear / Jason Webley / Xavier Rudd / Mike Coykendall / Break Science / Geographer / Lotus / ODESZA / Shook Twins / Sound Remedy / Chali 2na / Fruition / The Horde and the Harem / Monophonics / Emancipator / MarchFourth / Led To Sea / Blue Sky Black Death / Briana Marela / Mts & Tunnels / Ayron Jones / Gabriel Mintz / Polecat / Acorn Project / Hillstomp / Shenandoah Davis / Juno What / The Quick & Easy Boys / Whitton / Pepper Proud / Learning Team / The True Spokes / Impossible Bird / Thione Diop / Fabulous Party Boys / Aaron Daniel / Miss Miniver Rose Show all bands
Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater Darrington, Washington, United States
Jul 25, 2013
African Showboyz / Cascadia 10 / Thione Diop

African Showboyz @ Nectar Lounge

Nectar Lounge Seattle, Washington, United States
Nov 15, 2012
Thione Diop The Triple Door Seattle, Washington, United States
May 18, 2012
Thione Diop / The Jefferson Rose Band

Thione Diop @ Nectar Lounge

Nectar Lounge Seattle, Washington, United States
Oct 06, 2011
Thione Diop The Triple Door Seattle, Washington, United States
Mbalax
African Percussion
Senegal
Djembe
2018 1 concert
2015 2 concerts
2014 2 concerts
2013 2 concerts
2012 2 concerts
2011 1 concert
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