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Catch us at the end of this video which highlights this great Kansas City music festival we had the opportunity to participate in this year:

The Diverse Trio will be performing at the R Bar on Friday, April 6th from 8:30-11:30 PM. This is a great restaurant with some amazing food that loves to support local music. It is located at 1617 Genessee St. Come check us out this weekend!

We’ve devoted a portion of our site to our “Diverse Plays Michael Jackson” project. Click here or on the menu above to access it and watch the brand new video trailer.

The Diverse Trio was just featured throughout the morning news program on Fox 4 this past Tuesday for Mardi Gras. Check out videos here: http://fox4kc.com/2012/02/21/sounds-of-mardi-gras/

Due to inquiries about the music we performed this Saturday, January 28th at the Kansas City Academy’s Grassroots Concert Series, we’ve decided to put our set list on the site. Along with the set list, there are Youtube links to the music that directly inspired each song.

Diverse Trio Set List from 1/28:
1. Original Song in C Major (“Mother”)
2. Music in the Gnawan Style

3. Music in the Eritrean Style

4. Benny’s Tune – Lionel Loueke (from Benin)

5. Original Song in Eb Major (“Happy Song”)
6. Ghana Blues – Richard Bona (from Cameroon)

7. Africa – D’ Angelo (w/ special guest Anthony Saunders on vocals and keys)

Encore: Fall in Love – Erykah Badu

The Diverse Trio will be playing the second concert of the brand new Grassroots Concert Series. The trio is Hermon Mehari (trumpet), Ben Leifer (bass), and Ryan Lee (drums).

The music will be a selection of originals and covers inspired by music from Africa. Special guest vocalist Anthony Saunders will be singing a selection with the group.

Do not miss a chance to see this music and support this brand new concert series! It will be at the Kansas City Academy, which is located at 7933 Main St. The concert starts at 7 PM with a set of music, followed by a Q&A, and an encore selection. General admission is $10, preferred seating is $15.

The Diverse Trio will be playing a set at the Brick in KC on Saturday, December 3rd at approximately 10:30 PM. Our next show will be at Take Five Coffee Bar on Friday, December 16th from 8-10 PM.

A local radio show recently played “Lost In Darkness” and did a brief feature on trumpeter Hermon Mehari. Check it out a few minutes into the show by clicking here.

Ink Magazine, the weekly publication put out by the Kansas City Star, did a feature this week on Hermon Mehari, the trumpeter of Diverse. Click here to read the article.