UPCOMING LOCAL EVENTS:
February 25, 2012 YABA TV is having a celebration dinner in honor of Black History Month. Held at the Torrance Civic Center, there will be food dishes from Nigeria, Ghana, and Ethiopia, dancing, and a cultural fashion show. Call (562) 477 3939 for ticket information.
March 3, 2012, Buika Hailed as the "Flamenco Queen" by the New York Post, Guinean, Buika grew up the Spanish island of Mallorca. She performs on the Cal State LA campus at Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Get a taste of Buika at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQdGSa-x2rw
March 11, 2012 Nigerian-German, hip-hop/soul artist, Nneka brings her heart an soul to the Troubadour.
April 20, 2012 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 brings his "scorching rhythms and kinetic funk energy" to UCLA Live this Spring. This will be the show NOT to miss!
April 22, 2012 The Toure-Raichel Collective, featuring Malian super-musician, Vieux Farka Touré, and Israel's incredible singer-songwriter, Idan Raichel, along with Souleymane Kane and Amit Carmeli, brings us something very different as they merge talents and passions. Performing at the Echoplex, only a month after the release of their upcoming album, "The Tel Aviv Session," the Toure-Raichel Collective show will be hot.
April 13-15; April 20-22 Coachella always is a blast. This year Jimmy Cliff and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 join the party!
May 4th, 2012 Sayon Bamba is the former lead singer of Les Amazones de Guinée, an all-female band renowned for both their music and their political stance promoting women's emancipation in Africa. On her first solo tour, she performs at the Skirball Cultural Center.
June 16-17, 2012 The 34th Playboy Jazz Festival has an awesome line-up. Includes Richard Bona, Lionel Louke, KG Omulo, Sheila E., and Keb Mo with others. Kick your summer off with a bang! Get a taste of JG Omulo at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rflz6aTDNEw
July 1, 2012 Vieux Farka Toure joins Ben Harper at the Hollywood Bowl.Check out Toure at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEWoDIQ3baU&feature=fvsr
Every first Sunday of the month, the California African American Museum puts on Target Sundays, a cultural experience that celebrates the art, music and culture of the African Diaspora.
Keep Checking Back for Upcoming Events!
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Take a look back at 2011's Events in Los Angeles:
http://www.kpfk.org/programs/41-afrodicia.html
February 25, 2012 YABA TV is having a celebration dinner in honor of Black History Month. Held at the Torrance Civic Center, there will be food dishes from Nigeria, Ghana, and Ethiopia, dancing, and a cultural fashion show. Call (562) 477 3939 for ticket information.
March 3, 2012, Buika Hailed as the "Flamenco Queen" by the New York Post, Guinean, Buika grew up the Spanish island of Mallorca. She performs on the Cal State LA campus at Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Get a taste of Buika at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQdGSa-x2rw
March 11, 2012 Nigerian-German, hip-hop/soul artist, Nneka brings her heart an soul to the Troubadour.
April 20, 2012 Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 brings his "scorching rhythms and kinetic funk energy" to UCLA Live this Spring. This will be the show NOT to miss!
April 22, 2012 The Toure-Raichel Collective, featuring Malian super-musician, Vieux Farka Touré, and Israel's incredible singer-songwriter, Idan Raichel, along with Souleymane Kane and Amit Carmeli, brings us something very different as they merge talents and passions. Performing at the Echoplex, only a month after the release of their upcoming album, "The Tel Aviv Session," the Toure-Raichel Collective show will be hot.
April 13-15; April 20-22 Coachella always is a blast. This year Jimmy Cliff and Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 join the party!
May 4th, 2012 Sayon Bamba is the former lead singer of Les Amazones de Guinée, an all-female band renowned for both their music and their political stance promoting women's emancipation in Africa. On her first solo tour, she performs at the Skirball Cultural Center.
June 16-17, 2012 The 34th Playboy Jazz Festival has an awesome line-up. Includes Richard Bona, Lionel Louke, KG Omulo, Sheila E., and Keb Mo with others. Kick your summer off with a bang! Get a taste of JG Omulo at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rflz6aTDNEw
July 1, 2012 Vieux Farka Toure joins Ben Harper at the Hollywood Bowl.Check out Toure at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEWoDIQ3baU&feature=fvsr
Every first Sunday of the month, the California African American Museum puts on Target Sundays, a cultural experience that celebrates the art, music and culture of the African Diaspora.
Keep Checking Back for Upcoming Events!
Join us on : Facebook, Twitter, YouTube
Take a look back at 2011's Events in Los Angeles:
http://www.kpfk.org/programs/41-afrodicia.html
