Date: Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: Littlefield (622 Degraw St, Brooklyn, New York 11217)
Tickets: $8 – $10
Genre: singer-song writer
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2014
Time: 4pm to 3am
Venue: Art Cafe (884 Pacific Street, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, NY)
Ticket: $10 and $20
Genre: Indian music
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A Brooklyn Raga Massive All-Star marathon concert and party to usher in the New Year!! BRM’s Regal New Year’s Eve Bash will start with a family-friendly sing-a-along led by the popular children’s music educators from Raga Kids (http://ragakids.com/ ) at 4pm. From 4-5pm, Raga Kids will lead family music party featuring classic raga-inspired songs. $10 (separate ticket)
Date: December 19, 2014
Venue: Soapbox Gallery (NY)
Event review by Dawoud Kringle
New York City has a long and colorful history. While much of it was inspirational, much of it was also ugly. There was a time when New York City was the financial capital of the slave trade in North America. The Underground Railroad was a institution that resisted the industry and social convention of selling human beings as property.
Photo by Banning Eyre
Posted by Banning Eyre (Afropop Worldwide), December 22, 2014:
Mali’s pre-eminent singer/songwriter/bandleader came to New York this fall with an unusual act. In the past, he has brought blazing electric ensembles from Paris or New York, and, in recent years, a superb, mostly Malian band featuring acoustic African instruments. This time, the group was smaller still, even more acoustic, and they performed seated, like court musicians entertaining royalty. The music was transcendent, mixing Keita hits like “Tekere” and “Mandjou” with Mande traditional songs like “Sunjata,” the praise song for Salif’s 13th century ancestor, Sunjata Keita.
Venue: The Flat (Brooklyn)
Date: December 3, 2014
Event Review by Dante Mann
On Wednesday December 3rd at The Flat a gathering of musicians/performers (AF THE NAYSAYER, Holm., The Fantastic Plastics, Kidaudra, and The Grand Affair) created an energized yet intimate experience. The sense of community among this budding group of artists was truly inspiring but the most apparent commonality was their pertinent use of electronic assistance.
I decided to contact all of the acts and have a conversation about the utility and function of using electronics such as loop stations (live looping, samplers, midi-controllers, and drum machines) to assist in making a live show happen.
