Albino Mbie will perform at Salem Jazz and Soul Festival/Berklee Summer Series concert, July 13

SALEM, Mass. - July 1, 2013 - PRLog -- The free show will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. and will feature an educational Q&A at intermission.

Mbie was born in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, a country in southern Africa known for its rich cultural and musical heritage. Fueled by the resourcefulness and determination that has always characterized Mozambicans, he built his first guitar at 16 from a 5-liter oil can scarp wood and strings made out of electrical cords.

Drawn to the sound of neighborhood street musicians in Maputo, Mbie http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDvnCTDKUnA, began to play in a number of local bands. As with his homemade guitar, he wanted to combine styles and incorporate diverse elements in his music. For his talents to grow, he knew he needed to experience new places cultures and sounds.



Soon after, Mbie was one of the first students to receive a full scholarship to Berklee through the African Scholars Program, in 2009.

Salem Five Charitable Foundation will sponsor the performance.

One more SJSF/Berklee Summer Series concerts will take place this year: Nick Hakim on Aug. 10.

The seventh-annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival will follow the following weekend, Aug. 17-18, featuring 12 bands, a kids’ tent, music-education tent, artisan fair and 21-plus beer pavilion. The two day concert is free.

The festival is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization that produces free concerts and raises money for music education causes on the North Shore.

Check salemjazzsoul.org [http://www.salemjazzsoul.org/] for more information.

Photos available upon request.

SJSF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that produces free concerts for the public and raises money to support music education programs.

Salem Jazz and Soul

Festival

P.O. Box 4511

Salem, MA 01970

www.salemjazzsoul.org [http://www.salemjazzsoul.com/]