The Neighborhood Story Project PRESENTS Alune Wade: A Family Affair
Thu, Oct 08
|Eldorado Ballroom
Presented by The Neighborhood Story Project, this one-night-only concert brings West Africa and New Orleans together at the Eldorado Ballroom. Senegalese musician and composer Alune Wade celebrates his new album, A Family Affair, alongside an extraordinary ensemble of musicians and legendary spoken-
Time & Location
Oct 08, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
Eldorado Ballroom, 2310 Elgin St, Houston, TX 77004, USA
About the event
The Neighborhood Story Project, based in New Orleans, presents a one-night only concert with Senegalese musician and composer Alune Wade in honor of the release of his new album, A Family Affair.
Building on the acclaimed New African Orleans (2025), which drew widespread praise for its fluid dialogue between West African traditions, contemporary jazz, and Louisiana heritage, Family Affair has the feel of a reunion. Alune’s band brings together a remarkable constellation of musicians: artists from Benin, French Guiana, and Réunion Island are joined on stage by musicians from New Orleans and legendary spoken-word poet Sunni Patterson. The concert at the Eldorado Ballroom is a rare opportunity to witness this musical family live — a genuine cultural event, not just a concert, but a living, breathing fusion—Africa and the bayou, side by side, equal and electric.
Rooted in both memory and contemporary dialogue, the concert also celebrates the release of the bilingual art book, A…