REVIEW: Summer of ’84 (2018) dir. RKSS
It has been said time and time again: the ’80s are HOT in pulp culture at the moment. That is a fact….
Africa
Photography: Retrospective of Afro-Ethnographs with Reginald L. Jackson
“A visual retrospective of an artist-community worker’s travels within the African diaspora, from 1968 – to present. Dr. Jackson is a Professor…
Stitched in Memory with Stephen Hamilton & Artist Panel on 7/16
Textiles as Art objects and Cultural Artifacts
Group Doueh & Cheveu – DAKHLA – SAHARA – SESSION
Fated alchemy. Sisters/brothers from other mothers. Disparate roads leading to the same destination. French experimental garage rock cultists CHEVEU have been making…
Africa Express — Terry Riley’s In C Mali
Terry Riley’s “In C” is something of a standard in minimal and modern classical circles. The looping, ever-expanding nature of the piece…
Hama — Torodi
He is a driver for a wealthy businessman during the day, playing his Yamaha PSR-64 at night. He has had his music…
Top 7 of 2014 by DOUG TUTTLE
DOUG TUTTLE is a longtime friend of mine who I never see enough of, but what you really need to know is…
V/A – BALANI SHOW SUPER HITS: ELECTRONIC STREET PARTIES FROM MALI
This recent release from Sahel Sounds is a comprehensive document of the urban dance party trend known as Balani Show, including some…
GO TO: TONIGHT (7-20) ORCHESTRE POLY-RYTHMO de COTONOU
We are a very, very lucky city to be so beautifully graced by the mere presence of the afrobeat/funk/jazz/beyond-genred The T.P. Orchestre…
CHECK IT: ALKIBAR GIGNOR
ALKIBAR GIGNOR is an amazing garage rock band from Mali, Africa. LA PAIX is their most recent album and should probably be…
LISTEN TO: The Sway Machinery feat. Khaira Arby
Just in time for this bizarrely early shift into spring comes a fresh burst of afro-funk goodness in the form of a…
