5PTS Outdoors presents Neomania – a Celebration of the New Moon. Night one features Toubab Krewe w. Bajah, and Joslyn & The Sweet Compression live on Maple Avenue, directly in front of The Sanctuary.

Regional favorites for many years, Toubab Krewe kicks off our return to the 5PTS Outdoors series, this time on Maple Ave. This vibrant Asheville, NC-based instrumental powerhouse, creates a sonic Pangaea that lustily swirls together rock, African traditions, jam sensibilities, international folk strains and more. Formed in 2005, Toubab Krewe has tenaciously honed their craft through relentless touring and a fierce dedication to carving out something they can truly call their own. This is a band that actively draws inspiration from whatever source floats into their purview, something they’ve exhibited in their decade and a half of heavy gigging.

To tell you a bit more about Bajah, he is a huge pop star in his home country of Sierra Leone. Known as “The voice of the voiceless” – he raps and sings about peace and reconciliation and speaks for the people’s needs, given the harsh civil war that ravaged Sierra Leone for 11 years. Since Bajah has come to the U.S., he and his band have garnered the full support of The Roots. He has played The Roots Picnic multiple years and they have opened for The Roots dozens of times and have ?uestlove and James Poyser on production for the upcoming album, which also features Talib Kweli, K’naan, Res and the Fyre Dept.

After growing up singing in the church choir, and cultivating her dynamic voice and performance skills in cover bands and stage plays, Joslyn Hampton teamed with her stepfather, Marty Charters (a touring guitarist and songwriter who has shared the stage with legends such as Junior Wells and Van Morrison), to compose a captivating set of tunes and assemble an ace band. Joslyn & The Sweet Compression (including Steve Holloman – keyboards, Smith Donaldson – bass, Rashawn Fleming – drums, Trevin Little – saxophone, and Chase Fleming – trombone and trumpet ) combine to deliver a hook-filled mix of funk and soul on their self-titled debut album, released in 2019.