Thione Diop & Yeke Yeke at Waid’s on Sunday, January 8, 2012

December 29, 2011
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Koo Nimo at Lucid Jazz Lounge on Monday, January 2, 2012

December 28, 2011

Internationally reknowned Ghanaian palm wine guitarist Koo Nimo performing with Yaw Amponsah and Manghis Khan, 8:00-10:00 p.m.

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Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band at Jazz Alley on Wed-Fri, Dec 28-30, 2011

December 12, 2011

The Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley welcomes the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band for three nights and five shows. Band members: Poncho Sanchez (Congas/Vocals), Joey De Leon (Timbales), Rene Camacho (Bass), Ron Blake (Trumpet), Robert Hardt (Alto and Tenor Saxophone), Francisco Torres (Trombone), Jose Rodriguez (Bongos) and Andy Langham (Piano). Set time Wednesday [...]

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Taj Mahal Trio at Jazz Alley, Tuesday-Sunday, December 13-18, 2011

December 11, 2011

KEXP 90.3FM and the Pacific Jazz Institute at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley presents the Taj Mahal Trio. Band members include Taj Mahal (vocals and piano), Bill Rich (bass) and Kester Smith (drums). Set times Tuesday 12/13 – Thursday 12/15 at 7:30pm only. Set times on Friday 12/16 and Saturday 12/17 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm and Sunday [...]

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Eduardo Mendonca Quartet at Triple Door Musiquarium on Wednesday, December 14, 2011

December 11, 2011

Eduardo Mendonça, Brazilian recording artist, vocalist, composer, percussionist, guitarist, and musical arranger, was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Mendonça traces his lineage to a royal African family bearing the hereditary title of Mamabeka (“prophet of the royal court”). His grandfather, who secretly maintained the Mambeka title, is pictured in a rare book, property of the [...]

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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

December 11, 2011

Tough night tonight. Three good shows to choose from: Bombino at Nectar ($16) Freestyle Candela at Lucy Ethiopian ($??) Spirit of Ojah at Waid’s (free, donation requested) Maybe see you at one of these?

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Bombino at Nectar on Sunday, December 11, 2011

December 11, 2011

Bombino is one of the great guitar players and performers in the Sahara and Sahel regions of Africa and he has a cult-like following. He was born in 1980 into a family of nomadic Tuareg herders living in the region of Agadez, Niger, a remote and storied city at the edge of the Sahara. His [...]

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Freestyle Candela at Lucy Ethiopian on Sunday, December 11, 2011

December 11, 2011

Soukous with Ricardo Guity Blanco, Mohammed Shaibu, and Leif Totusek. Special vocal guest from Congo Wawili Bonane and Eckaman Ngondo.

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Spirit of Ojah at Waid’s on Sunday, December 11, 2011

December 9, 2011

World music from West Africa and America. The Spirit of Ojah Dance Band, led by legendary Ghanaian highlife drummer Roger Ocquaye, plays long harmonious waves of sound and rhythm inspiring people to get up and dance: jungle rhythm, soukous and highlife.

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Message From Guinea at Waid’s on Sunday, December 18, 2011

December 9, 2011

Message From Guinea and other local West African musicians at Waid’s, presented by the Northwest Artists Collective and Roots! A Community Consortium. This is a special show featuring master Guinean drummer/dancers Manimou Camara and Abdoulaye Sylla and more.

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