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Afropop NYC Select Concerts and Events, November 2009
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THIS MONTH'S HOT PICKS! ! !
Compiled by Victor Marin
Events to List - Comments - Suggestions - Anything . . .
Contact us at: events@afropop.org
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Schedule At-A-Glance
November 4, 6 & 7: Itutu feat. Burkina Electric @Brooklyn Academy of Music
November 6th: Timbila @Sintir
November 7th: Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro @Hostos Community College
November 9th: Nneka @Joe's Pub
November 11th: Madiba Restaurant's 10th anniversary @Irondale Center
November 13th: Rupa and the April Fishes & Nation Beat @The Bell House
November 13th: The Hand of Fatima @ Anthology Film Archives
November 13th: Cuco Valoy @ S.O.B.'s
November 14th: Emeline Michel @Joe's Pub
November 17-22: Destination Guadeloupe New York Festival 2009
November 19th: Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro @S.O.B.'s
November 21st: Nollywood @Park Central Hotel
November 21st: Mariza @Carnegie Hall
November 28th: Los Amigos Invisibles @The Fillmore
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Regular Events
Every Monday: Monday Drums @ L’Orange Bleue
Every Tuesday: Tuff Tuesdays @ Bembe
Every Wednesday: Solar Heat Wednesdays @ Bembe
Que Bajo?! @ Rose Live Music
The Mandingo Ambassadors @ Barbes
Every Thursday:Toque Thursdays @ Bembe
Digable Brooklyn Thursday @ Amarachi lounge
Every Friday: Call To Drum Fridays @ Bembe
Every Saturday: Rhum Saturdays @ Bembe
African Night @ St. Nick's Pub
Afrokinetic @ The Royale
Every Sunday: Chris Washburne & S.Y.O.T.O.S.@ Smoke
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Tune in to Afropop Worldwide with Georges Collinet on
Radio New York
October/November 2009 PROGRAM CALENDAR
Saturday, November 7: The Pre-History of
New Orleans Music: Treasures from the Hogan (Available via ContentDepot)
Monday, November 9: Afropop Vignettes: SA, , , (Repeat 2)
Tuesday, November 10: The Mande in NYC, Part 1 (Repeat 2)
Wednesday, November 11: The Mande in NYC, Part 2 (Repeat 2)
Thursday, November 12: Youssou N’Dour’s : Senegal Looks East (Repeat 1)
Friday, November 13: Under the Radar Screen 2009 (Repeat 3)
Saturday, November 14: Baaba Maal Acoustic, Live in
New York City (Available via ContentDepot)
Monday, November 16: GlobalFEST 2008 (Repeat 4)
Tuesday, November 17: Living in
New Orleans , Part 1
Wednesday, November 18: Living in
New Orleans , Part 2
Thursday, November 19: ’s Neo-Tropicalia Movement (Repeat 3)
Friday, November 20: Afropop Road Show 2008 (Repeat 3)
Saturday, November 21: Afropop Worldwide Goes to
Copenhagen for WOMEX 2009, Part 1 (Available via ContentDepot)
Listen to Afropop every night, Mon-Sat 11pm!!!
CHECK BACK SOON FOR MORE PROGRAM LISTINGS
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Itutu feat. Burkina Electric
November 4, 6 & 7
Brooklyn Academy of Music
7:30PM
 Whether choreographing works for Mikhail Baryshnikov or Michael Jackson; for the Paris Opera Ballet or Broadway (Hair, Passing Strange), former “punk ballerina” Karole Armitage is known for her edgy, unbridled energy and hyper-kinetic take on the contemporary zeitgeist.
For the US premiere of Itutu, Armitage collaborates with African pop band Burkina Electric and band member/composer Lukas Ligeti to create a haunting yet unabashedly festive fusion of dance and live music. Club electronica and ancient Burkinabé rhythms combine with off-kilter ballet and traditional African dance as Burkina Electric performs onstage with the Armitage Gone! Dance company, creating a world in which the modern and the traditional, the pop and the spiritual co-exist in a celebratory meeting ground. With live music by Burkina Electric and band member Lukas Ligeti.
Itutu was created with lead commissioning support from the L’ E. A. R. Teatro Massimo Vincenzo Bellini di Catania in Catania, Italy. The work received its World Premiere with the title Summer of Love on May 21, 2009 at Teatro Bellini. Additional commissioning support was provided by the BAM 2009 Next Wave Festival and Lincoln Center for Lincoln Center Out of Doors.
Show details
Venue: Brooklyn Academy of Music
Address: 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn
Admission: $20, 30, 35, 45
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Timbila
November 6th
Sintir
8PM
TIMBILA is New York’s African rock band, musicians and dancers who perform traditional and modern music from and , with a distinct,
East
Village edge. This concert presents three members Nora Balaban (veteran mbira and timbila player, and rock ‘n’ roll singer/songwriter), Banning Eyre (guitarist, author and authority on African guitar styles) and vocalist Louise Bradshaw, interpreting the spiritually charged mbira (Shona thumb piano) music of Zimbabwe. The grooves are deep, the sounds entrancing, and the vocals richly harmonized. Art meets trance in the music of this totally unique ensemble.
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Venue: Sintir
Address: 424 E. 9th st (near 1st Avenue)
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Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro
November 7th
Hostos Community College
7:30PM
 Septeto Nacional, was formed in 1927 by the first superstar of Cuban son, Ignacio Piñeiro. Born and raised in the working class Havana neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo, Piñeiro epitomized the urban sonero. He started out as a brilliant rumbero, and he was a well-known akpón or lead vocalist of the santería chant tradition.
Many credit Piñeiro with being the first to introduce the trumpet to the traditional sexteto, thus creating the septeto format which endures to this day. He is also credited with making son music acceptable to all strata of Cuban society when he took Septeto Nacional to the World Exposition in Seville in 1928 where it created a sensation. Until then, son was the music of workers and peasants. Like jazz and tango, it was also the music most associated with houses of ill repute; it was even banned in Havana until the mid 1920’s. But the recognition son gained when Septeto Nacional visited the “Mother Country” was the seal of approval which paved the way for son to be played and danced at high society ballrooms and country clubs.
After Piñeiro’s death in 1968, the septet had a succession of leaders of renown, including guitarist/composer Rafael Ortiz, legendary rumbero Carlos Embale, and guitarist Richard Aymee Castro. In its current configuration, the Septeto Nacional is directed by bongo virtuoso Francisco Oropeza. Now more than eight decades after its founding, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Piñeiro is a national treasure interpreting a timeless repertoire to the delight of audiences and dancers throughout the world.
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Venue: Hostos Community College
Address: 450 Grand Concourse
Admission: $35
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Nneka
November 9th
Joe’s Pub
7:30PM
 Born in Nigeria, Nneka relocated to Hamburg, Germany, at the age of nineteen to pursue a career in music along side a degree in Anthropology. The singer hooked up with DJ and hip hop beatmaker DJ Farhot and ever since, their strong musical relationship has been the backbone of Nneka’s success.
After finishing her debut EP The Uncomfortable Truth she toured Europe, supporting the likes of Femi Kuti, Seeed, Sean Paul and Gnarls Barkley. Performing all over from her adopted hometown of Hamburg to Holloway Prison in London.
Nneka’s album Victim Of Truth was released in September 2006 to rave reviews from the music press. The songs on the album provide a range of sounds from deep soulful ballads like "Confession" to funky hip hop tracks like "Stand Strong" to "Changes," which is a modern reinvention of the 90s UK soul sound.
Now making her US debut tour with Concrete Jungle, slated for release on February 2nd, 2010. The digital EP will be available on November 3, and a vinyl 7” will be released in November, 2009.
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Venue: Joe’s Pub
Address: 425
Lafayette street
Admission: $12
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Madiba Restaurant’s 10th Anniversary
November 11th
Irondale Center
6PM
 Since 1999 Madiba Restaurant has been a labour of love. Opened as Nelson Mandela was completing his presidency, Madiba is a tribute to the man and a magnet of South Africans and fans of South Africa alike. Everything is authentic like Durban Bunny chow and fish flown in straight from Cape Town and not to mention all the products on sale. Madiba is a haven for live music as well as food and wine.
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Venue: Irondale Center
Address: 345 Dean Street, Brooklyn
Admission: $45
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Rupa and the April Fishes & Nation Beat
November 13th
The Bell House
8PM
 "Is America Part Of The World?" music series returns with its second installment and two genre-defying bands celebrating their American heritage from San Francisco to New York. Musical nomads Rupa & The April Fishes will be traveling to NY behind their new album "este mundo," due out on Cumbancha on Oct. 27.
The San Francisco-based musical agitators are specialists in crossing borders and building bridges, and on "este mundo" they effortlessly mix elements of Gypsy swing, Colombian cumbia, French chanson and Indian ragas to create a sound Time Out has called "global agit-pop."
Brooklyn based Nation Beat plays American music from both the North and South. They are rhythm gatherers, harvesting the fruit of 500 years of cultural cross-breeding from northeastern Brazil to the deep American South often breaking out into massive carnival parties at their live shows. Banning Eyre from Afropop Worldwide calls them "a revelation...the most original and alluring fusion band I've heard in years."
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Venue: The Bell House
Address: 149 7th Street, Brooklyn
Admission: $15
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The Hand of Fatima
November 13th
Anthology Film Archives
7:30PM
Anthology is thrilled to present the US Theatrical Premiere Run of THE HAND OF FATIMA, a double portrait of a rock critic and his favorite band. Robert Palmer was America’s pre-eminent music writer, best known for his book DEEP BLUES and his work for the NEW YORK TIMES. The Master Musicians of Jajouka are a hereditary Moroccan brotherhood who play music older than history, but have also jammed with Ornette Coleman and Sonic Youth. Using Robert Palmer’s writing about the band as her guide, Palmer’s daughter Augusta set out for Morocco in 2005 hoping to find out what happened when her father first met the Master Musicians of Jajouka on assignment for ROLLING STONE in 1971.
The film intercuts verite footage of the filmmaker’s journey with animations of Robert’s experiences in the 1970s, allowing the filmmaker (and the audience) to glean the truth between the lines of Robert’s mystical journey and to understand his all-consuming need for musical transcendence. That need was more than met by the Master Musicians, who were introduced to expatriate Tangiers society by the artist Brion Gysin in the 1950s, and then popularized by Rolling Stone Brian Jones, who recorded an album in their village which became a cult favorite upon its release shortly after his death. Encounters with Yoko Ono, Donovan, Anthony DeCurtis, and the elder Palmer’s four wives round out a journey that culminates with the Master Musicians’ indelible performance in their remote Moroccan village.
Show details
Venue: Anthology Film Archives
Address: 32 Second Avenue
Admission: $9
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Cuco Valoy
November 13th
S.O.B.’s
5PM
After 10 years "THE WITCH MASTER" is back... CUCO VALOY singer, composer, arranger, producer) and his guitarist brother, Martín, began working as a duo (Los Ahijados/The Godsons) in the late '50s. Their music was based on popular Cuban voice-guitar duos & trios of the time with many songs written by Cuco. UK disc jockey, Tomek, once proclaimed in 1991 that Cuco was a wizard due to 'his mastery of all elements of the Cuban-Dominican expression, ''merensalsa''.
Show details
Venue: S.O.B.’s
Address: 204 Varick Street
Admission: $10
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Emeline Michel
November 14th
Joe’s Pub
11:30PM
 Emeline Michel is the reigning queen of Haitian song. A captivating performer, versatile vocalist, accomplished dancer, songwriter and producer, Emeline has recorded and appeared on concert stages throughout the Caribbean, Europe, North & South America, and Africa for the past 15 years, including Joe's Pub in the Park and GlobalFEST.
Singing both in French and Haitian Creole, Emeline is a member of a new generation of Haitian musicians, beloved by Haitians for combining traditional rhythms with social, political and inspirational content. She has won numerous awards in her native country, including Haiti's Musique en Folie awards for Best Haitian Album and Best Production of the year 2000 for her last album, Cordes et Armes.
On her latest album Rasin Kreyol (Creole Roots), Emeline's compositions emphasize complex themes, conscious lyrics, and a broad array of musical styles, including the native Haitian "compas", "twoubadou" and "rara" along with contemporary Caribbean, North and South American influences. Her songs express her faith and hope that her people's roots are so strong that they will rise above the political turmoil in her country and together build a strong, peaceful and prosperous Nation of the Sun.
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Venue: Joe’s Pub
Address: 425 Lafayette Street
Admission: $15
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Destination Guadeloupe Festival 2009
November 17-22
Casa Frela Gallery, Zinc Bar & S.O.B.’s
 From November 18 - 22, a host of tastemaking venues focus their attentions on the wondrous French Caribbean islands that make up Guadeloupe, the inspiration for the 2nd Annual Destination Guadeloupe Festival.
Wednesday 18: An Wonn La (In The Circle), an exhibition of onetime political prisoner Joel Nankin's mixed-media paintings opens the Destination Guadeloupe Festival uptown at Casa Frela Gallery, one of the cultural bright spots in Harlem's Mount Morris Historic District.
Friday 20: The music portion of the festivities kicks off in two hot spots: master Gwo-ka drummer François Ladrezeau (also known for working with tenor sax titan David Murray) gets the party started at Zinc Bar, while soulful veteran Jeff Joseph hits S.O.B.'s, with the backing of Panik, a versatile Caribbean band whose skill at zouk, biguine, compas, reggae, salsa and much more promises to make them festival MVPs.
Saturday 21: The group Kriyolio debuts at Zinc Bar, offering the seamless blend of urban and island flavors that Guadeloupeans call Gwada Jazz.
Sunday 22: All of the aforementioned stars return to S.O.B.'s for the evening's sprawling MAIN EVENT, and to boost the energy level even higher, Luc Leandry, the King of Zouk, headlines along with the Divas of Zouk, Joëlle Ursull and the sultry Jocelyne Labylle, who has also taken France by storm.
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Venues: Casa Frela Gallery, Zinc Bar & S.O.B.’s
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Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro
November 19th
S.O.B.'s
8PM
 Founded by Havana-born bassist and vocalist Ignacio Piniero in 1927, Septeto Nacional has played an important role in
's music scene for more than seven decades.
Pioneers of Son, a rhythmic blend of African and Cuban music that evolved into Salsa, the Mambo, and Latin jazz, the group was the first Son band to incorporate trumpet as a lead instrument.
The group gained global recognition with their performance at the World Exposition in
Seville in 1928. Septeto also hold the honor of being the first band to mention "salsa" in a song.
The group returns to the after more than a decade; this is a historic event
Show details
Venue: S.O.B.’s
Address: 204 Varick Street
Admission: $25
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NollywoodNYC
November 21st
Park Central Hotel
8:30PM
 Few months after recording a resounding success with When The Heart Lies, leading female filmmaker and honcho of Purple Pine Productions, Vivian Ejike, is set again to hit the local and international movie scenes with another box office. Entitled Silent Scandal, the thought provoking flick, according to cerebral Vivian, would be released on VCD and DVD soon in Nigeria, Europe, US and the rest of Africa.
The dramatic love story that revolves around the hidden and triangular love lives of a strict mother, her spoilt daughter and an indigent 'playboy,' has top actress, Genevieve Nnaji, as the lead act. Uche Jombo, Ebele Okaro, Ghanaian import –Michael Majid and a host of other emerging acts.
Shedding more light, pretty Ejike, who just returned from the UK where she went to tidy up some movie-related deals, disclosed that Silent Scandal was painstakingly shot with hi-tech production equipment and thoroughly manned by tested professionals within and outside Nigeria.
“It's a contemporary movie that will blow away the minds of movie buffs. It's also an emotional story, where a mother and her only daughter, unknowingly, are torn apart by the true love and lust of an indigent young man. Silent Scandal is full of intrigues and suspense from start-to-finish. With all sense of modesty, it's another plus for Nollywood, especially now that the nation is preaching the gospel of re-branding.
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Venue:Park Central Hotel
Address:
870 Seventh Avenue
Mariza
November 21st
Carnegie Hall
8PM
Mariza began singing fado as a child, before she could read. Her father sketched out little cartoon stories to help her remember the lyrics. At the age of five, she would join in the spontaneous singing at her parent's restaurant in Mouraria, one of
Lisbon ’s most traditional neighborhoods. Mariza was born in Mozambique, but her family moved to Portugal when she was a baby, giving her plenty of time to get immersed directly in the "Fado Houses" where singing is part of everyday life. "They all stand on emotions", says Mariza, "Fado is an emotional kind of music full of passion, sorrow, jealousy, grief, and often satire."
Mariza walks the fine line necessary to both genuinely carry the fado's tradition and bring it freshness for today. Her performance style captures the raw emotion that characterizes the genre, but with her own personal twist. Mariza is a performer who has it all - charisma, stunning looks, a voice to die for and shows that deal in musical passion and drama. With her heart breaking voice, she performs with graceful, dramatic gestures, leaving slender wistful notes hanging in the air. If you cannot understand Portuguese, there is no problem. The way she sings fado communicates directly to the soul and the emotions, tugging at the heart with a performance that speaks of longing, love and nostalgia.
Supported by her impressive acoustic trio, her voice is a gorgeous, evocative instrument and Mariza sings with bravura and power. "This isn't an image! It's me! I like my hair like this... there's no rule that says all fadistas have to have black hair..." says Mariza, "And I like to see beautiful clothes and make-up on stage... I just do what I would like to see..."
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Venue: Carnegie Hall
Address: Admission: $25-95
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Los Amigos Invisibles
November 28th
The Fillmore
10PM
 Los Amigos Invisibles comes to New York for a concert at The Fillmore @
Iriving
Plaza on November 28th.
When Los Amigos Invisibles first began, they were comprised of six men (Mauricio Arcas, Julio Briceno, Armando Figueredo, Jose Luis Pardo, Juan Manuel Rora, and Jose Rafael Torres) taking over clubs in their hometown of Caracas, Venezuela.
In 1997, the band began to tour globally, exposing their music to the European and Asian countries. In the past decade, Los Amigos Invisibles has been successful in receiving Grammy nominations, performing on television shows and radio stations, and releasing several albums. Their latest album, "Commercial," continues to have the audience tuned into a fresh Venezuelan flavor. Even after going through the several hardships, Los Amigos Invisibles proves to stay true to their fans and deliver unique sounds.
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Venue: The Fillmore
Address: 17 Irving Place
Admission: $29.50
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REGULAR EVENTS
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Monday Drums
@L’Orange Bleue
8:30PM & 10PM
 With belly dancing and live musicians from North Africa, come enjoy the experience of a Moroccan "Fête à la Française" in the city.
Show details
Venue: L’Orange Bleue
Admission: No cover with dinner prix fixe $35
Address: 430 Broome Street - New York
More information
www.lorangebleue.com/agrume.php
BEMBE MUSIC NIGHTS
10PM-4AM
 
Tuff Tuesdays
Natural vibes and TRUE reggae all night long by the duo you know and love Selectors Chad Dubz and Jon Bless pull from the creates of 45's all night long.
Solar Heat Wednesdays
DJ BLT and DJ TEEN WOLF funk up this Wednesday night party, as they make Wednesdays a night to look forward to with a musical focus of Funk, Soul, Brazilian flavors, and everything in between.
Toque Thursdays
Latin Heat with DJ Captain Planet. bringing you Salsa classics as he mixes in funk from around the globe with rotating Live percussion.
Call To Drum Fridays
The hottest Brazilian/World DJ's in Brooklyn, NY spin at the Oasis under the bridge every Friday. Dj Adriano Fagundes, Dj Duda Amorosino, and Dj Stefan Andemicael mix Global/Brazilian old and new school selections, African, Salsa and much more. Hard hitting skin slapping LIVE percussion by rotating percussionist.
Rhum Saturdays
DJ David Medina, Dj Sabo, Dj Isa and Dj Moc E rotate every Saturday night as they blend Salsa, Cumbia, Merengue, Afro Brazilian, Tropical, Caribbean, African, Reggae, House, and Afro Beat. Live Slammin percussion all night long by rotating percussionist.
Show details
Venue: Bembe
Admission: Free!!!
Address: 81 South, 6th St, Corner of Berry St, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY
More information
www.bembe.us
Que Bajo?!
Afro-Colombian Heat, Tropical beats and bass
Every Wednesday
@Rose Live Music
10PM
 Resident DJ’s Geko Jones and Uproot Andy are putting Colombia on the musical map in a huge way with a night of fever-pitch tropical rhythms at Rose Live in Williamsburg. Exploring pre-fania era latin sounds like Gaita, Bullerengue and Palo and blending them with obscure latintronica sounds like Tribal Guarachero and Digital Cumbia you won’t hear this stuff anywhere else in New York. International guest DJ’s alternate with the live drum ensemble MariaCachanfa put together especially for the night, these guys will have up way past your bed time on a weeknight. Highly recommended!
Show Details
Venue: Rose Live Music
Admission: Free
Address: 345 Grand Street, Brooklyn (Williamsburg)
More information
www.myspace.com/gekojones
www.myspace.com/andygillis
www.myspace.com/liveatrose
Digable Brooklyn Thursday
With DJ W.E.
@Amarachi lounge
7PM
 Dig it every Thursday CNYC and Friends brings together the world of Reggae, Hip Hop, Soul and World Grooves to the Nigerian owned Amarachie Lounge. It's afterwork and it's free for all Dj W.E, DHL, & weekly guest will spin a marathon of well crafted Reggae, Soul, Conscious/Old School Hi-pHop and Afrobeat. Not only for the "connaisseur" but for the genuine music lover. Available are pool tables, Chess, dance floor and fully stock bar. Hosted by Bintou and Shandu.
Show details
Venue: Amarachi lounge
Admission: Free
Address: 325 Franklin street, bet Greene and Clifton Ave, Bed-Stuy Brooklyn, NY
More information
www.myspace.com/stakaproduction
www.myspace.com/amarachilounge
African Night
Every Saturday
@St. Nick's Jazz Pub
Midnight until 4AM
 St. Nick's Jazz Pub following in our established tradition of presenting great Jazz music also pre-sents great African music on Saturdays. Featuring Abdoulaye Alhassane former guirarist and mu-sical director for one of the most dazzling West African Roots bands ever, Mamar Kassey of Niger. The band members for our African Session who perform with Abdoulaye are from West Africa and The United States.
Show details
Venue: St Nick’s Jazz Pub
Admission: Free
Address: 773 Street Nicholas Ave, Harlem, NY
More information
www.stnicksjazzpub.net/pages/africanNight.html
www.myspace.com/abdoulayealhassane
Afrokinetic Brooklyn Bridges
Every Saturday
@The Royale
11PM-4AM
 Musically connected, socially inclusive and culturally diverse, Afrokinetic events explore afro-rhythms influence on dance music worldwide; binding one of New York City's most colorful and positively charged dancefloors. With a seemless mix of afrofunk, house, soul, broken beat, latin grooves, jazz, reggae, rock and classics; innovative music, art, dance and beautiful people come together in dynamic environments.
Show details
Venue: The Royale
Admission: Free
Adress: 506 5th Ave, ParkSlope, Brooklyn
More information
www.afrokinetic.com
www.royalebrooklyn.com
Every Sunday
Chris Washburne & S.Y.O.T.O.S.
Afro-Cuban / Latin Night
@Smoke
8, 10, 11:30 PM
 Chris Washburne (trombone)
John Walsh (trumpet)
Ole Mathisen (saxophones)
Barry Olsen (piano)
Leo Traversa (bass)
Vince Cherico (drums)
Show Details
Venue: Smoke Jazz & Supper Club-Lounge
Admission: $8 music charge, $20 minimum
Address: 2751 Broadway (between 105th and 106th Streets) NYC
More information
www.smokejazz.com
www.chriswashburne.com/syotos2.html
Havana Nights
Every 2nd Saturday of the month
@S.O.B.’s
12AM
Havana Nights returns for its second installment. Taste the forbidden fruit and come to SOBs '
Havana Nights’, the hottest new series from the founders of Salsa Groove & Bossa Nova Brunch. For years SOBs attendees have been asking for a Saturday night of heat…and the wait is finally over.
Every 2nd Saturday of the month, SOBs is opening its doors after midnight for a sizzling Cuban dance party, in the style of the world-famous
Havana clubs like The Tropicana & Diablo TunTun until well into the morning hours. In the vein of these great clubs, the music played will be Timba, the contemporary dance music of , similar to salsa with a little more heat. The style contains elements of son, mixed with rock, funk & reggae. Additionally timba is sensual and easy to learn especially with the
Havana Dancers showing the steps. Every
Havana Night party will feature a live band and the highlights of the series promise to be the music and dance.
has long represented the forbidden fruit of the Caribbean & Latin America. SOBs is giving NYC the chance to experience the culture and sizzling flavor of the isle. All night your friendly bartenders will be serving drink specials of Libre, Mojitos & Daiquiris. As if that weren’t enough the kitchen will be open providing Latin Fusion cuisine with some Cuban specials thrown in the mix.
Havana Nights is the perfect place for couples to come dance, drink and eat. For singles there will be plenty of unattached dancers; the professional Cuban dance troupe members will get even the shyest person on the dance floor after their demonstrations. Cuban timba is distinct and known for its vigorous moves and flavor everyone is invited and encouraged to take part in. The Home of Universal Music is bringing the heat and spice of
Havana to NYC; call it Salsa Picante.
Show details
Venue: S.O.B.’s
Address: 200 Varick street
Admission: $10
More information
www.sobs.com
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