African Music Nites

Mahonyera and Super Mokako May 3

African Music Nites — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:14:59 +0000

May 3: African Music Nites Double Bill with Mahonyera and Super Mokako
8:30 – 11:00 at The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S
Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble 8:30 pm
Seattle’s own Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble performs traditional Shona music of Zimbabwe on three or four mbiras accompanied by hosho (gourd shakers) and vocals. This is music to dance to and trance to.

Eckaman and Super Mokako 9:45 pm
Vocalist extraordinaire Eckaman and Super Mokako perform Congolese soukous music and original Afro-funk. If you haven’t heard them, you’re in for a real treat!

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April 11 at EMP: Rule of Law documentary and Thomas Mapfumo

African Music Nites — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:29:14 +0000

Greetings, Fans of Human Rights and and Music in Zimbabwe,
Experience Music Project will host a screening of the documentary “Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law,” followed by a discussion of the film and a Concert & Reception featuring Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited.

Beatrice Mtetwa is a prominent Harare attorney who has defended many members of the opposition in Zimbabwe. A discussion following the film screening will feature the film’s Director, Lorie Conway; an overview of the Rule of Law Index findings for Zimbabwe by Juan Botero, Executive Director of the WJP; the Honorable Lyna N. Sarapai, a UW School of Law Barer Fellow from Kenya who will speak to the common legal challenges that citizens face in sub-Saharan Africa; and globally-renowned musician Thomas Mapfumo, in exile from Zimbabwe.

Capping the evening will be a Concert & Reception featuring Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited. Thomas Tafirenyika Mapfumo is known as “The Lion of Zimbabwe” and “Mukanya” for his immense popularity and for the political influence he wields through his music which is heard throughout the documentary.

The Experience Music Project
325 5th Ave N Seattle, WA 98109
(206) 770-2700
Doors open at 5:30 p.m., Film Screening begins at 6:00 p.m.
Discussion at 7:00 p.m., Concert at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are available at Brown Paper Tickets here:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/351969

Advance ticket purchase required by April 8, 2013.
Students, Non-Profit Sector tickets $10.00
Public tickets $25.00

Upcoming Events

African Music Nites — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:08:42 +0000

African Spring Celebration
with Message From Guinea, Thione Diop and Yeke Yeke
Saturday March 30, 7:00 pm – 1:00 am

Great music, great dancing, great way to celebrate spring. Music by Message From Guinea, Thione Diop and Yeke Yeke, DJ Kwasee.
Your hosts: Laurie Sylla and Afua N’diaye
Location: Hiawatha Lofts, 843 Hiawatha Place South, Seattle , 98144
African cuisine, bar: $15 admission

Fatoumata Diawara at Jazz Alley April 2-3
One of the breakout stars from this year’s edition of New York City’s globalFEST, breakout Malian singer/songwriter Fatoumata Diawara mixes elements of jazz, pop and funk along with her ancestral Wassoulou tradition.
Jazz Alley 2033 6th Avenue, Seattle WA Ph: 206.441.9729 http://www.jazzalley.com/directions.asp

Kora music at Lucid Lounge March 22

African Music Nites — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:43:34 +0000

March 22: Sean Gaskell plays the Kora
9:00 – 11:00 pm at Lucid Lounge, 5241 University Way NE
Olympia resident Sean Gaskell performs traditional and contemporary tunes of the Mande peoples on the West African 21 string kora. Sean studied under the instruction of Malamini Jobarteh and Moriba Kuyateh over the course of two extended visits to Gambia. He has toured nationally in the US and has been awarded recognition in Gambia for his musical achievements. See www.reverbnation.com/seangaskell

http://lucidseattle.com
5241 University Way NE
206-402-3042

African Music Nite every fourth Friday at Lucid
Suggested donation $5-15
Produced by African Music Nites
Support live African music!

African Music Nites in March

African Music Nites — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 03:34:01 +0000

March 8: African Music Nites Double Bill with Denbaya and Spirit of Ojah
8:30 – 11:00 at The Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S
Denbaya is led by popular Guinean drummer and dancer Manimou Camara. This multi-ethnic dance and drum troupe presents an exuberant and joyful combination of rhythms, soul-soaring dance, and melodic melodies from the Susu, Malinke, Baga and K’pelle cultures of Guinea. http://www.douniadjembe.com/
The Spirit of Ojah Dance Band, led by legendary Ghanaian highlife drummer Roger Ocquaye, plays long harmonious waves of sound and rhythm: jungle rhythm, reggae and highlife from West Africa and America! http://www.myspace.com/spiritofojah

Denbaya and Spirit of Ojah March 8

African Music Nites — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:28:20 +0000

African Music Nites Double Bill Friday March 8
8:30 – 11:00 at The Royal Room
5000 Rainier Ave S http://theroyalroomseattle.com/

Denbaya and Spirit of Ojah
Denbaya is led by popular Guinean drummer and dancer Manimou Camara. This multi-ethnic dance and drum troupe presents an exuberant and joyful combination of rhythms, soul-soaring dance, and melodic melodies from the Susu, Malinke, Baga and K’pelle cultures of Guinea. http://www.douniadjembe.com/

The Spirit of Ojah Dance Band, led by legendary Ghanaian highlife drummer Roger Ocquaye, plays long harmonious waves of sound and rhythm: jungle rhythm, reggae and highlife from West Africa and America! http://www.myspace.com/spiritofojah

Suggested donation $5-15
Produced by African Music Nites
Support live African music!

Naby Camara and Lagni Sussu at Lucid Feb 22

African Music Nites — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:02:56 +0000

February 22, 9:00 – 11:00 pm: Naby Camara and Lagni Sussu
Lucid Lounge, 5241 University Way NE
Traditional and modern music of the griots of Guinea featuring balafon master Naby Camara. Lagni Sussu, in the Sussu dialect of Guinea, means people of all different races, classes, and background working together.
Lucid Lounge http://lucidseattle.com/
206-369-3248

AFRICAN MUSIC NITE EVERY FOURTH FRIDAY AT LUCID LOUNGE
SUGGESTED DONATION $5-15
SUPPORT LIVE AFRICAN MUSIC!

African Music Nites in February

African Music Nites — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:13:08 +0000

February 8, 8:30 – 10:30: Leni Stern
Royal Room, 5000 Rainier Ave S
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Leni Stern recorded her 2012 CD Smoke, No Fire with traditional musicians in Mali, just as the political situation was being transformed in the midst of a coup and a rebellion to the north. Because of the political upheaval, Leni will be donating all proceeds of this concert to the Fabric of Life Foundation In Bamako, Mali: fabricoflife.org. Listen for Leni’s adept interweaving of jazz and griot rhythms with Bambara and English vocals.
http://lenistern.com/home/

February 22, 9:00 – 11:00 pm: Naby Camara and Lagni Sussu
Lucid Lounge, 5241 University Way NE
Traditional and modern music of the griots of Guinea featuring balafon master Naby Camara. Lagni Sussu, in the Sussu dialect of Guinea, means people of all different races, classes, and background working together.
Lucid Lounge http://lucidseattle.com/
206-369-3248

AFRICAN MUSIC NITE EVERY FOURTH FRIDAY AT LUCID LOUNGE
SUGGESTED DONATION $5-15
SUPPORT LIVE AFRICAN MUSIC!

Mahonyera Mbira at Lucid Lounge January 25

African Music Nites — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:00:18 +0000

Please join us for our first African Music Nite at Lucid Lounge

Friday January 25 9:30 to 11:30 PM
Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble
Seattle’s own Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble performs traditional Shona music of Zimbabwe on three or four mbiras accompanied by hosho (gourd shakers) and vocals. This is music to dance to and trance to.

http://lucidseattle.com/
5241 University Way NE
206-402-3042
info@lucidseattle.com

African Music Nite every fourth Friday at Lucid
Suggested donation $5-15
Produced by African Music Nites
Support live African music!

African Music Nites in January

African Music Nites — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:18:33 +0000

Happy New Year everyone! African Music Nites has been invited to Lucid Lounge in the U District, and we initiate a trial last-Friday-of-the-month series there on January 25th with Zimbabwean music from Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble. Lucid is a classy, intimate club that I think people will enjoy, especially North-enders. Meanwhile, we continue with monthly shows at The Royal Room Columbia City. Hope to see you one place or another! Claire

January 5, 2013: Sounds of Brazil with Eduardo Mendonça
The Royal Room 9 – 11:30 PM
Spicy Brazilian rhythms will reverberate in the Royal Room with this internationally acclaimed Brazilian artist. Show Brazil leader Eduardo Mendonça, vocalist, composer, percussionist, guitarist, and musical arranger, was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, and traces his lineage to a royal African family bearing the hereditary title of Mama-beka (“prophet of the royal court”). http://www.showbrazil.com/
The Royal Room 5000 Rainier Ave S http://theroyalroomseattle.com/

Friday January 25: Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble
Lucid Lounge 9:30 to 11:30 PM
Seattle’s own Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble performs traditional Shona music of Zimbabwe on three or four mbiras accompanied by hosho (gourd shakers) and vocals. This is music to dance to and trance to.
Lucid Lounge 5241 University Way NE http://lucidseattle.com/

Suggested donation $5-15
Produced by African Music Nites
Support live African music!