“We like to mix it with different languages and different cultures, but everything is based in Mama Africa. Everything in America comes from Mama Africa.”
The message from bassist and lead vocalist of Eric S.B. of Quilombolas perfectly captured the mix the band achieved at the AfriFest Gala at the Cedar Culture Center along with four [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Quilombolas – Photos from AfriFest Gala
Posted in Minneapolis, afrifest, cedar cultural center, quilombolas, world music on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lojo Russo To Play Minnehaha Falls
Posted in Minneapolis Concert, lojo russo, minnehaha on August 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lojo Russo, who I first became aware of on my travels to Des Moines, is an exceptional voice offering the power of Ani and the grace of the Indigo Girls.
Originally from the Twin Cities, she’s playing Tuesday, August 28th, at the Minnehaha Falls Park Pavillion at 7:00 pm. The concert is free and the [...]
Wegegta – Afrifest Gala Photos
Posted in afrifest, cedar cultural center, ethiopia, ethiopian music, wegegta on August 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
On July 18th at the Cedar Cultural Center five bands performed all influenced by or hailing from Africa. Richard Ooga, a professional photographer with ePix Mobile Studios located in Lakeville and contributor to Mshale, was kind enough to provide me with images he took of the concerts.
Wegegta
Many of Wegegta’s band members come from Ethiopia but now reside in [...]
Shake and Bake Mondays
Posted in Minneapolis, kfai, nomad, world music on August 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Join DJ Nite Nurse and Tony Paul each and every Monday at the Nomad World Pub from 5-7 pm as they mix up a version of their KFAI show on the patio. If their sultry Afro-Beat, Reggae, Latin, Boogaloo, Soul, Arabesque, and Bhangra beats are not alluring enough, the Nomad offers 2 for 1 (8 [...]
Girls Rock – Saturday at the Ritz – 3:00, Aug. 25
Posted in Minneapolis, girls rock, ritz theater, sound unseen on August 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As a part of the Sound Unseen Music and Film Festival, there will be a showing of Girls Rock at the Ritz Theater followed by a discussion featuring several of the Twin Cities finest female rock artists, producers, and radio personalities, including the legendary Babes in Toyland drummer Lori Barbero, and band manager for Revolver [...]
Top 5: Favorite Five World Beat Albums from Antibalas
Posted in afrobeat, antibalas, world beat, world music, youtube on August 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not often when I’m surfing iTunes or looking through CD’s that I wonder, gosh, what would Antibalas listen to? But then I stumbled onto a post from Spinner that answered just that question. They asked Martin Perna, barry sax player for Antibalas, to run down his five favorite albums that fall under the vague [...]
Afrifest Gala Review – Maria Isa Brings Infectious Bomba Beat
Posted in afrifest, bomba, cedar cultural center, hip hop, isa, maria isa, salsa on August 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The bomba beat began and I was on my feet moving to the groove along with most of the crowd at the Cedar. Maria Isa combines hip-hop sounds with a full salsa band, politically-charged Spanglish lyrics that flow as seamlessly from English to Spanish as they do from rap to singing, and a body that [...]
Afrifest Gala Review – Melting Pot of African Sounds Rocks the Cedar
Posted in Minneapolis Concert, african music, afrifest, cedar cultural center, quilombolas, wegegta on August 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“We like to mix it with different languages and different cultures, but everything is based in Mama Africa. Everything in America comes from Mama Africa.”
The message from bassist and lead vocalist of Eric S.B. of Quilombolas perfectly describes the AfriFest Gala concert experience with bands hailing from Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Puerto Rico – the rhythms [...]
Ethiopia’s Rising Stars
Posted in addis ababa, african music, aster aweke, ethiopia, ethiopian music on August 18, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My main exposure to the Ethiopian music scene is through Ethiopiques, which covers many of the Ethiopian bands recording during the sixties. I have been paying more attention to the region since reading a post from Hans Hsu of Afropop Worldwide, a great resource covering music across the continent.
“Afropop Worldwide just returned from a stunning [...]
Incognita Set to Rock Afrifest Gala – Sat, Aug 18 @ 11:00 PM
Posted in african music, congo, incognita, nigeria, siama matuzungidi on August 17, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Unique, trippy Afro-based neo-soul…the sound of Incognita is hard to describe in a word or phrase, other than to say it just rocks. The band set to headline the Afrifest Gala at the Cedar Cultural Center have a unique background that spreads across multiple continents and cultural influences.
Taken from Incognita’s Bio and Band Description on [...]
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