May 11: The Moers Festival, Moers, Germany, with Mulatu

June 27: Barbican, London: Ethiopiques, with Mahmoud Ahmed, Getachew Mekurya, Alemayehu Eshete, Mulatu Astatke

June 28: Glastonbury Festival: Ethiopiques, with Mahmoud Ahmed, Getachew Mekurya, Alemayehu Eshete, Mulatu Astatke

July 25 - Jazz and Ribs Festival, Columbus OH, with Mulatu, Hana Shenkute, Setegn Atanaw and Minale Dagnew

July 26 - Harbourfront Center, Toronto, w/Mulatu Astatke

August 20: Lincoln Center Out of Doors (NYC) with Mahmoud Ahmed and Alemayehu Eshete

August 22: The Festival of World Cultures, Dun Laoghaire, Ireland; Ethiopiques, with Mahmoud Ahmed, Alemayehu Eshete, Mulatu Astatke

September 14: Lake George (NY) Jazz Weekend

2009:

February 14: Denver University, with Mulatu, Hana, Setegn and Minale