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An Evening with The Persuasions

Saturday, May 18 8:00p

The Persuasions have gone on to sing in concert halls and nightclubs the world over...

AV Literary Awards honors Tony Medina & Shelley Nicole's blaKbüshe Performs

Thursday, Jun 20 6:00p

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York

African Voices Literary Awards Honors Award-winning author/poet Tony Medina Join us for an evening of poetry, music and conversation on Thursday, June 20, 2013 when African Voices presents the orga...

International African Arts Festival

Thursday, Jul 4 10:00a

Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn

Festival goers will gather each day to enjoy live music, dance, spoken word performances, African marketplace, showcase performances, fashion, and hair shows...

African Soul Jam Dance Party

Saturday, Jun 8 10:30p

The Five Spot, Brooklyn

Every second Saturday, DJ SM and DJ Fola spin the best mix of African club favorites in NYC: Afrobeat, Azonto, Coupe Decale, Soukous, Kwaito, and more. Special guest drummer Okai. Dress to impress.

You're Causing Quite A Disturbance

Saturday, Jun 8 7:30p

Bam Howard Gilman Opera House, Brooklyn

Four-time Grammy Award winner and "First Lady of Neo-Soul" Erykah Badu comes home to Brooklyn for a groundbreaking concert that redefines the scope and depth of hip-hop-orchestral fusion...

Bojan Vuletic: L'Écume des jours'

Saturday, Jun 1 8:00p

Issue Project Room, Brooklyn

Issue Project Room and Asphalt Festival present L'Écume des jours' (The foam of the days), compositions by Bojan Vuletic inspired by and dedicated to French polymath Boris Vian...

Josephine Foster + Victor Herrero

Thursday, Jun 13 8:00p

Issue Project Room, Brooklyn

ISSUE is pleased to present a duo performance by celebrated singer-songwriter Josephine Foster with her husband and collaborator, guitarist Victor Herrero...

Rooftop Films: Sundance Shorts

Friday, Jul 12 8:00p

The rooftops of Industry City, Brooklyn

Sundance Short Films Friday, July 12 On the rooftops of Industry City 220 36th Street (Sunset Park, Brooklyn) 8:00PM: Doors open8:30PM: Live music9:00PM: Films11:00PM-12:30AM: After-party courtesy ...

Garland Jeffreys

Saturday, Sep 28 6:00p

Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton

Since his debut in 1969, Brooklyn-born, African-American/Puerto Rican vocalist/songwriter Garland Jeffreys has been hard to define: Is he a racial protest singer who likes reggae, or a rocker who l...

Just For Fun: Jamal Jackson Kids

Friday, Jul 26 1:00p

Ps21, Chatham

Jamal Jackson and the young dancers participating in his week-long intensive workshop will present a program of African, African-American, and African-inspired dance accompanied by an African drum ...

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