Next up on the docket for Come Hear NC Artist Profile treatment is Africa Unplugged (@africaunpluggedmusic), led by djem...

Next up on the docket for Come Hear NC Artist Profile treatment is Africa Unplugged (@africaunpluggedmusic), led by djembe master Atiba Rorie. Producers of a compelling fusion of West African rhythms with R&B and jazz song structures, the group is known for putting on barn burning live performances in the Triad, Triangle and beyond. Their music represents a meeting point for a number of world styles which their Instagram bio aptly tags "Mali-Blues." Recently, Atiba Rorie was kind enough to answer the CHNC questionnaire, and provided epigrammatic but telling responses. He honestly lists his own group as the most underrated in North Carolina: fortune favors the bold, no? Link in bio! Image: Africa Unplugged, pc: Phocused by Darryl Alt. text: Five band members of Africa Unplugged stand in a warehouse loft with their instruments, including a guitar and various pieces of percussion