Tour Itinerary (back to top)
Past itineraries - sorted by state and performance date (view)

8/08/08 11:00 AM Cedar Falls, IA University of Northern Iowa
8/25/08 12:00 PM Columbia, SC University of South Carolina - Columbia
10/4/08 8:45 PM Moorhead, MN Concordia College - MN
10/14/08 8:00 PM Appleton, WI Lawrence University
10/15/08 9:00 PM Dubuque, IA University of Dubuque
10/16/08 9:30 PM Cedar Rapids, IA Coe College

2/09/09 11:30 AM Creston, IA Southwestern Community College - IA
2/11/09 9:00 PM Saint Paul, MN College of Saint Catherine
2/16/09 10:00 PM Mitchell, SD Dakota Wesleyan University
2/17/09 9:00 PM Brookings, SD South Dakota State University
2/18/09 9:00 PM Sioux Falls, SD Augustana College - SD

Program Options: Ideas for presenting Soulfège on your campus (back to top)
Launched by Soulfège, a group of Harvard-educated musicians, the Sweet Mother Tour (SMT) is an internationally recognized project that uses the tools of popular culture (music, film, literature, and the Internet) to connect young people around the world in an international dialogue centered on global youth empowerment. Through a series of interactive workshops, exciting performances, and live virtual conferencing with youth from around the world, let the leaders of the SMT take your students on an unforgettable journey to discover the power and promise of their unique voice.

A) Workshops
SMT workshops engage students in interactive activities and discussions that examine critical issues in youth development, including but not limited to:
• leadership
• image and identity
• the influence of hip-hop culture on youth identity
• creating art for social change

SMT workshops encourage students to define their own unique voice and take a critical look at the current state of the international media industry and the role it plays in defining their identity.

B) SMT-Meet™
Engage international participants in your SMT Workshop online!

The SMT project is at the forefront of new video conferencing technology that enables clear and powerful international dialogue between students around the world. Give your students the opportunity to engage in a live dialogue with students from Ghana, S. Africa, France, Brazil, Jamaica, the UK and beyond. SMT-Meet™ Live Virtual Conferencing can provide an international perspective that will be an invaluable part of connecting your students to the world beyond their borders. The technology was a favorite highlight of the first annual SMT Conference at Harvard University in April 2006 and at the World Peace Forum in Vancouver in June 2006.

SMT launched a first-of-its-kind interactive online talk show using this technology at www.sweetmother.org, in August, 2006! The show featured up and coming hip-hop star Nadirah-X. Produced by multi-platinum pop legend Dave Stewart, of Eurythmics fame, "Nadz" has brought her conscious lyrics and authoritative delivery to recent collaborations with Joss Stone, Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart & Annie Lennox of the Eurythmics, and on the Grammy-nominated latest release from Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff. Nadz is back in the studio working on her debut album titled "Ink.”

Reviews and comments (back to top)

Soulfege was wonderful -- unfortunately though, it was supposed to thunderstorm all day so the building made the rain call in the morning and moved everything inside. It ended up not raining, but we couldn't move back outside because everything was already set up inside. The crowd wasn't ideal because of the rain location, but the band was great to work with and I enjoyed the show immensely.
Monica Hogan , Cultural Awareness Coordinator , Carolina Productions , University of South Carolina - Columbia


They were great-the students loved them. The students said they had great music and energy-so thanks!
Lindsay Kendall, Assistant Director of Student Activities, College of Saint Catherine – Saint Paul, MN

Soulfege show was awesome! They were great to work with, very friendly and personable, and they got the crowd really involved. I think everybody at our school really enjoyed the show and their style of music! We hope to get them back again for next year!
Emilie Nimmo, Student Services Advisor, Dunwoody College – Minneapolis, MN

They were great-the students loved them. The students said they had great music and energy-so thanks!
Lindsay Kendall, Assistant Director of Student Activities, College of Saint Catherine – Saint Paul, MN

They were AWESOME. Students loved them and so did members of the staff and community. Getting tons of requests to bring them back and do workshops etc.
Len Harmon, Cultural Institute Director - Nichols College, Dudley, MA

George, they were fantastic! Excellent showmanship! Thank you again for all of your hard work in making the program a success!
Kecia Brown, Asst. Director Multicultural Affairs, Columbia University, NYC

Soulfege, they sounded great! They received a lot of compliments, either directly to them or to me as individuals were passing by to class, or lunch. Very very pleased with that!
Kelly Lewis, Coordinator of Student Activities, Kankakee Community College - Kankakee, IL

“People broke off and danced, just to boogie with Soulfège's righteous sound. By the fourth song, members of previous bands were out on the floor getting down…the room was synched up, making it hard to tell where the band ended and the crowd began.”
Northeast Performer Magazine

“We reflect a positive vision of the world,” said Ashong. “As part of the Diaspora Funk Movement we want to make music that moves heart, body and soul and uplifts the spirit of people who hear it.”
Boston Herald

“The music of Soulfège spanned the spirit of the African Diaspora…gorgeous harmonies backed by a tight band lifted the crowd from its post-feast stupor for an hour of vigorous dancing.”
The Cornell Daily Sun

Interview (back to top)
(None currently available)