Cyril Neville & Donna The Buffalo in Boca Raton

Cyril Neville is an American singer, percussionist and songwriter born in New Orleans in 1948. He performed with the Meters and was a founding member of the Neville Brothers, placing his voice and percussion at the center of New Orleans funk, soul and rhythm and blues. His recorded work includes the Meters’ “Fire on the Bayou,” the Neville Brothers’ “Sister Rosa,” and the solo albums Brand New Blues and Magic Honey. The Neville Brothers played dates opening for the Rolling Stones during their 1981 American tour, introducing the family group to arena audiences. Decades later, Cyril Neville co-founded Royal Southern Brotherhood and returned to sustained club and festival touring after the group’s self-titled debut, led by Cyril Neville, Devon Allman and Mike Zito.

Donna the Buffalo is an American roots band formed in upstate New York in 1989. Their music covers folk, country, rock, reggae and zydeco, and their best-known recordings include the album Positive Friction and the song “No Place Like the Right Time.” Donna the Buffalo helped found the Finger Lakes GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance in Trumansburg in 1991 and has returned to perform at the festival throughout its history. The band has also appeared at MerleFest in Wilkesboro and FloydFest in Virginia while touring clubs and theatres around the United States. Donna the Buffalo performs as a full band led by founding songwriters Tara Nevins on vocals, fiddle and accordion, and Jeb Puryear on vocals and guitar, backed by bass, keyboards and drums.