Must-See Shows

  • Bassekou Kouyate at the Triple Door, March 16
  • Habib Koite at Jazz Alley, April 6 & 7
  • Honk Fest West, April 9-11
  • King Sunny Ade at the Triple Door, May 3 & 4

Details on the Shows & Concerts page calendar

Alseny Yansane Teaching This Weekend

Hey, there, dance nuts. You won’t want to miss this one. Alseny is one of the most dynamic and fun dance teachers you’ll ever see. He’s teaching two classes this weekend – Saturday afternoon in Fremont and Sunday evening at the Seattle Center.

Here’s the announcement (these classes are also listed on the African dance [...]

Dance for Haiti Fundraiser Tonight

This is last-minute, I know, but if you’re free tonight, make it over to Etienne’s class at Open Flight (4205 University Way NE) for his “Dance for Haiti” fundraiser.

Friday, Jan. 29, 7:00-8:30 pm
Open Flight Studio

African dancers Etienne Cakpo (Benin), Siya Manyakanyaka-Kelley (S.Africa) and special guest artists invite you to join them for a special [...]

Abdoulaye Sylla Now Teaching on Sundays

Abdoulaye Sylla, a master dancer and drummer from Guinea, West Africa, is teaching Guinea-style West African dance Sunday afternoon at 5:00 from now until Nov. 22.

The drummers turned out in force yesterday to welcome Abdoulaye to Seattle. Karim Koumbassa, Manimou Camara, Frenchy Lamont, and several other drummers filled the 4th-floor Center House Studio H with [...]