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#40

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Wed May 10, 2006 10:11 pm
Subject: May/June/July African Events

africakabisa

Emile Kangue, Kanda Bongo Man, and Baaba Maal are some of the big names coming to Boston in next few months. Samba Mapangala will be dropping by Africa Kabisa! And looking ahead to July, things will really be heating up. See the Calendar at www.africakabisa.org for complete info and updates.

MAY EVENTS

FRI 5/12 -- EMILE KANGUE (Cameroon) -- Club Waffu -- Holiday Inn's NightGames -- 30 Washington Street -- Somerville

Emile Kangue is famous Cameroonian singer whose career dates back to the Black Styl band of the 1970s. He's just released a new CD. He'll be doing a playback show at Club Waffu as fundraiser for Manyu Elements Cultural Association, New England Chapter.

SAT 5/13 -- RAMBAX MIT (Senegal / Boston) -- Kresge Auditorium -- MIT -- Cambridge

Senegalese drumming group led by Lamine Toure. Free admission.

SUN 5/14 -- BOSTON AFROBEAT SOCIETY (Nigeria / Boston) -- Matt Murphy's Pub -- Brookline

Local Fela-inspired group is doing several dates at Matt Murphy's in May and June. See their website for more info http://www.myspace.com/bostonafrobeat

WED 5/17 -- IMMIGRATION RALLY -- Boston Common 4pm -- Boston

For updates on immigration reform rallies and protests, see www.miracoalition.org

SAT 5/20 -- KANDA BONGO MAN (DRC) -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

Kwassa kwassa and all that! No one does soukous, or wears a pork pie hat (limbisa ngai, Lester Young), like Kanda Bongo Man. Voice, dance, and ambiance, KBM has still got it going on. Word is he'll be backed by NYC's Soukous Stars. More info: 781-632-3761.

SUN 5/21 -- WEST AFRICA BENEFIT JAM -- Milky Way -- Jamaica Plain

Featuring The Bantu West African Dance and Drum Ensemble, Foundation Movement, and emcee Hassan Bility. All proceeds to benefit International Institute for Justice and Development. More info www.iijd.org

WED 5/24 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal / Boston) -- Ryle's Jazz Club -- Cambridge

Mbalax and Afropop

SUN 5/28 -- SAMBA MAPANGALA (Kenya) will be special guest on Radio Africa Kabisa! I've been giving lots of airplay to his new release "Song and Dance" (Virunga Records) and look forward to chatting with him live on the air. Samba is not playing in Boston, but will be passing through on his way to Kenya for Nairobi's ECO-FEST.

JUNE EVENTS

SAT 6/3 -- CAMEROON NATIONAL DAY PARTY (Cameroon) -- Eritrean Community Center -- 590 Shawmut Ave -- Boston

Soccer match in afternoon. Party in evening from 8pm-1:30am with makossa and more.

FRI 6/30 -- BAABA MAAL (Senegal) -- Somerville Theatre -- Boston

Senegalese star comes to Boston in show presented by World Music. More info: www.worldmusic.org

JULY PREVIEW

FRI 7/14 -- AMADOU & MARIAM (Mali), DABY TOURE (Mauritania), DAARA J (Senegal) -- French Library Bastille Day Festival -- Boston

FRI 7/14 -- FELLYKO & SOUND7 (DRC / Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

WED 7/19 -- KONONO No. 1 (DRC) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

SAT-SUN 7/29-30 -- KEKELE (DRC) -- Lowell Folk Festival -- Lowell

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB SERENGETI -- Avenue C Lounge -- 166 Eastern Ave. -- Malden

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#41

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 6:43 pm
Subject: JUNE / JULY AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Boston's summer is looking a bit skimpy at present, but hopefully the action will pick up. See the Calendar at www.africakabisa.org for complete info and updates. And tune into Radio Africa Kabisa!

JUNE EVENTS

SAT 6/17 -- RAGGA DEE (Uganda) -- Best Western Hotel -- 477 Totten Pond Road -- Waltham

Popular Ugandan singer known for "Njagala Dance" and other hits.

SAT 6/24 -- AFRICAN FESTIVAL -- Sampus Pavilion -- Lowell

11am - 7pm. Rain date 6/25. More info: www.africanfestivallowell.org

SAT 6/24 -- SIERRA LEONE FUNDRAISING DANCE -- Roxbury Community College -- Boston

Presented by New England Chapter of Tegloma to support civil war victims in Sierra Leone.

FRI 6/30 -- BAABA MAAL (Senegal) -- Somerville Theatre -- Boston

Senegalese star comes to Boston in show presented by World Music. More info: www.worldmusic.org

FRI 6/30 -- TIMBA LOCA (Boston/Cuba) -- Sculler's Jazz Club -- Boston

Kicking off Sculler's dance club series.

JULY EVENTS

FRI 7/7 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Boston/Senegal) -- Lizard Lounge -- Cambridge

Mbalax and more.

FRI 7/14 -- AMADOU & MARIAM (Mali), DABY TOURE (Mauritania/Senegal), DAARA J (Senegal) -- French Library -- Boston

Annual Bastille Day street party. More info: www.frenchlibrary.org/

WED 7/19 -- KONONO No. 1 (DRC) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Part of the MFA's Concert in the Courtyard series. Traditional folkloric Congolese music featuring electrified likembes. www.mfa.org

SAT-SUN 7/29-30 -- KEKELE (DRC) -- Lowell Folk Festival -- Lowell

Congolese rumba with legends like Nyboma and Syran Mbenza. www.lowellfolkfestival.org

AUGUST PREVIEW

SUN 8/13 -- ANGELIQUE KIDJO (Benin) -- JVC Jazz Festival -- Newport, RI

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS
EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB SERENGETI -- Avenue C Lounge -- 166 Eastern Ave. -- Malden

Sad Note: Due to the vagaries of the nightclub business, Club Waffu is no longer happening at the Holiday Inn, Somerville. They are currently looking for a new location. Africa Kabisa will keep you posted when Club Waffu returns to the scene.

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#42

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:21 am
Subject: Congolese Oldies Reissues... Reissued!

africakabisa

If you're a Radio Africa Kabisa listener, you know I have a penchant for classic Congolese music. I unabashedly adore the music of Franco, Docteur Nico, Grand Kalle, Tabu Ley Rochereau and others. Many African music aficionados consider the 1950s - 1970s to be the Golden Age of Congolese music. And I know from the calls I receive from listeners, that this music brings back a lot of memories for a lot of people.

In the early 1990s, the Sonodisc record label began flooding the market with CD reissues of classic recordings that had only been available on LP. (I was in the right place at the right time, as I worked as the world music buyer for a record store where I spent all of my meager earnings on these CDs.) Unfortunately, when Sonodisc dissolved several years ago, most of this music went out of print and became very difficult to find.

So I'm happy to inform all you nostalgie lovers that this music is now becoming available again! (See note below for complete info.)

WHERE TO BUY

For US-based customers, you can order directly from Stern's Music in NJ by emailing infonyc@... or calling 973-447-2481. Stern's is charging $14.73 per CD plus $4.00 to ship 1 to 4 CDs and another dollar for each additional 4. If you're outside the US, you can order from the London-based Stern's music website http://www.sternsmusic.com . You can find the complete track listings on the website.

You can also order from Alpha-Si at www.panafricanallstars.com in Atlanta, GA. They are an on-line African music store that carries a lot of good music both old and new. If you're in the Boston area, Benoit at Boutique Comme a Paris (662 Salem Street, Malden, 781-321-2766) can probably special order them for you.

FOR PREMIUM SERVICE, BE SURE TO MENTION THAT JULIA FROM AFRICA KABISA SENT YOU!

Here's the official word from Ken Braun at Stern's USA:

For all of you who have been bewailing the loss of the marvelous Merveilles du Pass� series since Sonodisc collapsed two years ago, we have very good news. Our enterprising colleague Ibrahima Sylla has negotiated with the estate of the late great Congolese composer and bandleader Kall� Kabasele and directly with the still-active Tabu Ley Rochereau to reissue many of their classics under his Syllart label. The deal includes all of the surviving recordings of Kabasele's seminal band, Orchestre African Jazz, and those of his later project, African Team, plus Rochereau's entire catalogue. That means many good and great things, not least among them a prime selection of Dr. Nico's work with African Jazz and with the early 60s band, African Fiesta. It also means Rochereau's collaborations with Sam Mangwana, Mbilia Bel, Nyboma and, yes, Franco. So although Franco's heirs continue to squabble over his legacy, effectively keeping it off limits to all but vultures and pirates, and many of the recordings by other artists and bands represented in Merveilles du Pass� remain unavailable for now, this new series is really something to celebrate. It includes much of the best Congolese music of the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.

We're starting with 12 titles. By and large they are identical to Sonodisc's Merveilles du Pass� CDs, though several contain one or two different tracks (most notably Rochereau & Nyboma's previously unavailable "Sacramento"). Regretably, Syllart's cover illustrations and liner notes are no improvement over Sonodisc's, and Syllart has not found better source recordings of some of the lo-fi material, but with music this important, we can't complain. Most of it sounds fine. There will be 12 more titles next month, and yet more later.

CONGOLESE CLASSICS (AVAILABLE JUNE 13, 2006):
GRAND KALL� & L'AFRICAN JAZZ	MERVEILLES DU PASS�, VOL. 1 (1958-1960)	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823406	3430158234069	CD
GRAND KALL� & L'AFRICAN JAZZ	MERVEILLES DU PASS�, VOL. 2 (1961-1962)	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823407	3430158234076	CD
Grand Kall�, Dr. Nico, Dechaud, Mujos, Vicky Longomba, Rochereau, even (briefly) Manu Dibango: the first great modern Congolese band at its peak. Marvelous indeed and truly essential.
AFRICAN FIESTA	MAKILA EYINA NZOTO	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823417	3430158234175	CD
AFRICAN FIESTA	NICO, KWAMY, ROCHEREAU & L'AFRICAN FIESTA	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823416	3430158234168	CD
Singers Kwamy Munsi and Tabu Ley Rochereau fronting a band led by guitarist Nico Kassanda in 1962 and '63. Such a constellation couldn't hold for long, but while it did � nzambe!
ROCHEREAU, TABU LEY	ROCHEREAU & L'AFRICAN FIESTA NATIONAL, VOL. 1 (1964-1966)	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823426	3430158234267	CD
ROCHEREAU, TABU LEY	ROCHEREAU & L'AFRICAN FIESTA NATIONAL, VOL. 2 (1966-1969)	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823430	3430158234304	CD
When Dr. Nico went his separate way, Rochereau lost no time in hiring two good guitarists to replace him and carried on from strength to strength with African Fiesta National.
GRAND KALL� & L'AFRICAN JAZZ	MERVEILLES DU PASS�, VOL. 3 (1966-1967)	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823415	3430158234151	CD
A later configuration of Kinshasa's seminal band, with Jean Bombenga singing alongside Kall� Kabasele.
ROCHEREAU, TABU LEY	� L'OLYMPIA	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823419	3430158234199	CD
Rochereau's historic Paris debut at the famous Th�atre Olympia in Paris, 1970, for which occasion he renamed his band Afrisa International.
ROCHEREAU, TABU LEY	KAFUL MAYAY	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823427	3430158234274	CD
Not only neo-traditional "Kaful Mayay" but also gorgeous "Nzale," hypnotic "Aon-Aon" and 5 other tracks from the early 70s, including two making their first appearance on CD.
ROCHEREAU, TABU LEY	SOROZO	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823435	3430158234359	CD
Afrisa International in the late 70s, when Dino Vangu led the guitar section. Includes the original (and best) version of "Ponce Pilate."
ROCHEREAU & FRANCO	LISANGA YA BANGANGA	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823421	3430158234212	2 CDS
When Kall� Kabaselle died in 1983 his most succesful prot�g�, Rochereau, and his greatest rival, Franco, came together to honor him and ended up collaborating on two historic LPs.
ROCHEREAU, TABU LEY	SACRAMENTO	WORLD / AFRICA / CONGO	SYLLART	823424	3430158234243	CD
Rochereau recorded two of his biggest and most enduring hits in the mid 80s, a quarter-century into his career: the love lament "Sarah" and his duet with Nyboma, "Sacramento."

#43

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Wed Jul 12, 2006 1:53 pm
Subject: JULY/AUGUST AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/programs/artbeat/2006/schedule.html

Events list courtesy of Africa Kabisa, Boston's only African music radio show. For up to date info, check the Calendar at www.africakabisa.org .

JULY EVENTS

FRI 7/14 -- AMADOU & MARIAM (Mali), DABY TOURE (Mauritania/Senegal), DAARA J (Senegal) -- French Library -- Boston

Annual Bastille Day street party. More info: www.frenchlibrary.org/ or www.worldmusic.org

SAT 7/15 -- BOUBACAR DIABATE & SAMBA LOLO (Mali/Boston) -- ArtBeat Fest -- Somerville

Free outdoor performance at 4pm in Davis Square. Rain date Sunday 7/16.

SAT 7/15 -- FELLYKO & SOUND7 (DRC/Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Great local Congolese rumba & soukous band.

SAT 7/15 -- HARDSTONE (Kenya) -- Club Keys -- Saugus

Kenyan hip hop - ragga star.

WED 7/19 -- KONONO No. 1 (DRC) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Part of the MFA's Concert in the Courtyard series. Traditional folkloric Congolese music featuring electrified likembes. www.mfa.org

SAT 7/22 -- CLUB SAWA GRAND OPENING -- 76 Merrimack Street -- Lowell

Newest addition to Boston area African club scene featuring DJ Marcel. Opening night is free. Club will run every Saturday after that w/ $10 cover. This is supposed to be a very nice club so dress to impress.

SAT-SUN 7/29-30 -- KEKELE (DRC) -- Lowell Folk Festival -- Lowell

Congolese rumba with legends like Nyboma and Syran Mbenza. They will be performing two sets (afternoon and evening) both days plus vocal workshop. Free admission. For performance times and more info: www.lowellfolkfestival.org

AUGUST

SAT 8/5 -- DOULEUR (Cameroon) -- Club Keys -- Saugus

One of Cameroon's most popular makossa singers makes his first Boston appearance. Playback show.

SUN 8/13 -- ANGELIQUE KIDJO (Benin) -- JVC Jazz Festival -- Newport, RI

Afropop star is only African performer at this year's jazz festival.

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS
EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- AFRICA NUMBER SEVEN -- 22 Perkins Ave -- Brockton

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB SERENGETI -- Avenue C Lounge -- 166 Eastern Ave. -- Malden

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB SAWA -- 76 Merrimack Street -- Lowell (starting 7/22)

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#44

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Sun Aug 20, 2006 2:15 pm
Subject: AUGUST / SEPTEMBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

http://www.cambridgecarnival.com

AUGUST EVENTS

THU 8/24 -- OLIVER MTUKUDZI (Zimbabwe) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

"Tuku" always performs a first-class show. Here's a great chance to see him in a club setting. He will be performing 2 sets, at 8:30pm and 10:30pm. Separate admission charged for each set ($20).

THU 8/24 -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- Cambridge

The newest addition to the African music club scene features danceable music from Africa and the Diaspora: Soukous, Zouk, Rumba, Kwaito, African HipHop, Brazilian HipHop, MPB (Musica Popular Brasilien), Kompa, Samba, and more.

FRI 8/25 -- CLUB WAFFU RE-OPENING -- Casa del Sol -- Lynn

Club Waffu, Boston's longest-running and most persistent African club, returns to the scene with DJs Serge and Obain! Coupe decale and ndombolo guaranteed.

SAT 8/26 -- BOSTON CARNIVAL -- Franklin Park -- Boston

SUN 8/27 -- CAMBRIDGE CARNIVAL -- Kendall Square -- Cambridge

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

FRI 9/1 -- SAMBA LOLO (Mali / Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

SAT 9/30 -- ROYAL DRUMMERS (Burundi) & MOMBASA PARTY (Kenya) -- Sanders Theatre -- Cambridge

Mombasa Party, one of Kenya's premier taarab groups, will open the show. http://www.worldmusic.org

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- corner Mass Ave & Brookline St -- Cambridge

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB SAWA -- 76 Merrimack Street -- Lowell

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

Boston's African Music Radio Show
Sundays 4-6pm EST (1600-1800h)
Broadcasting at 88.1fm and streaming live at www.wmbr.org
Listener request line: 617-253-8810
Calendar, program archives, and playlists: http://www.africakabisa.org

#45

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:21 pm
Subject: SEPTEMBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

http://www.johnnyds.com/calendar.htm

Many new events just in, so here's a special September update.

SEPTEMBER EVENTS

FRI 9/1 -- SAMBA LOLO (Mali / Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

SAT 9/2 -- NEW ENGLAND CULTURE FEST -- Downtown Lowell

Fair trade extravaganza featuring many local world music groups including Balla Tounkara and Boston Afrobeat Society. 1pm-10pm in downtown Lowell (across from 172 Middle Street). More info: http://www.second-world.com/sw/index.php

SAT 9/2 -- CAMSOC SOCCER FINALS PARTY -- Club Sawa -- Lowell

Local Cameroonian organization celebrates the end of their summer soccer series with gala party at Club Sawa.

SAT 9/2 -- ABANTU EXTRAVAGANZA NYC '06 -- Club Speed -- New York City

Heading down to NYC this Labor Day weekend? Check out a great African party for a great cause (Ugandan HIV/AIDS organization) featuring Uganda's Ragga Dee and Mariam Ndagire plus some of NYC's hottest pan-African music dj's. More info: http://www.theabantugroup.com

SAT 9/9 -- FELLYKO & SOUND7 (DRC / Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Boston's favorite Congolese rumba -- and more -- band will be headlining.

SUN 9/10 -- GARDEN OF LIES (Sierra Leone film) -- Riverside Theatre Works -- Hyde Park

Boston premier of Sierra Leone-directed film from Lion Mountain Pictures. More info: 617-922-0616. (Tune into Africa Kabisa on 9/3 for interview with the director.)

WED 9/13 -- BRINGING IT HOME HIV/AIDS CONFERENCE -- UMass -- Boston

Conference to bring together health providers and people from local refugee and immigrant communities. More info: www.bihconference.org (Tune into Africa Kabisa on 9/10 for interview with Chioma Nnaji from Africans for Improved Access [AFIA].)

WED 9/20 - THU 9/21 -- RICHARD BONA (Cameroon) w/ Mike Stern Band -- Regattabar -- Cambridge

Cameroon's, and the world's, stellar bass player will be performing with Mike Stern jazz band at the Charles Hotel. Richard Bona also has a new release, Tiki. http://www.regattabarjazz.com

THU 9/21 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal / Boston) plus BOSTON AFROBEAT SOCIETY -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Double dose of West African sounds.

SAT 9/30 -- ROYAL DRUMMERS (Burundi) & MOMBASA PARTY (Kenya) -- Sanders Theatre -- Cambridge

Double dose of East African sounds. Taarab band Mombasa Party will open the show. http://www.worldmusic.org

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- corner Mass Ave & Brookline St -- Cambridge

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB SAWA -- 76 Merrimack Street -- Lowell

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#46

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:14 pm
Subject: OCTOBER / NOVEMBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

See the Calendar at www.africakabisa.org for complete info.

OCTOBER EVENTS

THU OCT 19 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal / Boston) -- Lizard Lounge -- Cambridge

Mbalax and Afro-pop

SUN OCT 22 -- TJOVI GINEN (Haiti / NYC) -- Bill's Bar -- Boston

Haitian roots. Ayibobo.

WED OCT 25 -- REFUGEE ALL STARS (Sierra Leone) -- Paradise Rock Club -- Boston

Quite a buzz about this group and their new release "Living like a Refugee" (Anti Records)

For more information: http://www.rosebudus.com/refugeeallstars/index.html.

Doors open at 7pm, there may be an opening band. Refugee All Stars will be on stage from 9:15 - 10:45pm

NOVEMBER EVENTS

WED NOV 8 -- MAMADOU (Senegal / Boston) -- Wonder Bar -- Boston

Highlife, juju, West African pop

FRI NOV 10 -- BA CISSOKO (Guinea) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Kora player Cissoko and his band fuse Manding songs with a modern vibe. Presented by World Music.

SUN NOV 12 -- AFRICA KABISA FUNDRAISER -- WMBR 88.1 FM

It's time for our annual fundraiser! Your contributions help support Africa Kabisa's radio station WMBR 88.1 FM. We'll have lots of cool premiums (including CDs, tix, and t-shirts). Tune in and make a pledge from 4-6pm. The fundraiser website for on-line pledges will also be active that week at http://www.wmbr.org

FRI NOV 17 -- ACOUSTIC AFRICA -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Triple bill with Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa), Habib Koite (Mali), and Dobet Gnahore (Cote d'Ivoire). Presented by World Music.

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- corner Mass Ave & Brookline St -- Cambridge

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#47

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Fri Nov 3, 2006 3:45 pm
Subject: NOVEMBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

The first half of November is filled with African music, film, art, lectures and more. (And the more includes our WMBR annual fundraiser!) I'll send out another update towards the end of the month.

NOVEMBER EVENTS

WED NOV 1 - MON NOV 27 -- CONTEMPORARY MALIAN PAINTING EXHIBITION -- Wellesley College -- Wellesley

Works by Malian painter Alfousseiny Kelly will be on exhibit at Wellesley College's Jewett Art Gallery through the month of November. Kelly has worked and exhibited widely in Bamako, Mali and Dakar, Senegal.

TUE NOV 7 -- CACHAO TRIBUTE CONCERT (Cuba) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

22-piece Berklee student band performs compositions from Cuban bass maestro Cachao. Cachao himself will be on hand to receive an honorary doctorate.

WED NOV 8 -- MAMADOU (Senegal / Boston) -- Wonder Bar -- Boston

Highlife, juju, West African pop

THU NOV 9 -- BANNING EYRE GUITAR LECTURE -- Boston University -- Boston

Banning Eyre performs, studies, records and teaches African music on guitar, specializing in the guitar styles of Mali, Zimbabwe, and Congo. He is also an author, music critic, and producer for the Afropop Worldwide radio program. His 4pm lecture at the College of Fine Arts Concert Hall is entitled, "A Guitar Tour of Africa".

FRI NOV 10 -- BA CISSOKO (Guinea) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Kora player Cissoko and his band fuse Manding songs with a modern vibe. Presented by World Music.

SAT NOV 11 -- ROY KAPALE (Uganda) -- Best Western Hotel -- Waltham

Popular Ugandan singer comes to the Best Western Hotel at Totten Pond Rd in Waltham. His hit songs include Ebitala Bbintadde, Mukyala Neighbour, and Ebisaanyi.

SUN NOV 12 -- AFRICA KABISA FUNDRAISER -- WMBR 88.1 FM

It's time for our annual fundraiser! Your contributions help support Africa Kabisa's radio station WMBR 88.1 FM. Tune in and make a pledge on Nov 12 from 4-6pm. Or pledge on-line at our fundraiser website, which will be active beginning Nov 8 at http://www.wmbr.org . We'll have lots of cool premiums including CDs and t-shirts. Check out our special premium for this year -- the "Oye!: WMBR World Music Sundays" t-shirt.

THU NOV 16 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal / Boston) -- Lizard Lounge -- Cambridge

Mbalax and Afropop

FRI NOV 17 -- ACOUSTIC AFRICA -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Triple bill with Vusi Mahlasela (South Africa), Habib Koite (Mali), and Dobet Gnahore (Cote d'Ivoire). Presented by World Music.

SAT NOV 18 - SUN NOV 19 -- UNITED NATIONS FILM FESTIVAL -- Harvard Kennedy School of Govt., Northeastern Univ, Boston Univ -- Cambridge and Boston

The Global Voices International Documentary Film Festival will present a number of short films from Africa (and the world) including DRC, Rwanda, Kenya, and South Africa. See http://www.bostonfilms.org/schedule.htm for schedule and film descriptions.

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- corner Mass Ave & Brookline St -- Cambridge

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#49

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:51 pm
Subject: REPOST: NOVEMBER/DECEMBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

A few new Haitian events got added for this week, so I am reposting this message.

A wrap-up for the end of November and a preview of December.

NOVEMBER

MON 11/20 -- MUSIC OF THE ASHANTI NATION (Ghana) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

The Berklee West African Drum and Dance Ensemble with special guests, Ewe master drummers Victor and Emmanuel Agbeli from the Dagbe Cultural Center in Ghana. Tickets $5.00 More info: http://www.berklee.edu/news/2006/11/1109.html

THU 11/23 -- CARIMI & KREYOL-LA (Haiti) -- The Roxy -- Boston

Thanksgiving night kompa style. http://www.1804productions.com/

THU 11/23 -- TABOU COMBO (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara Hotel -- Braintree

Another legendary Haitian band. Info: 617-852-0975 or 617-974-8695

SAT 11/25 -- TROPICANA D'HAITI (Haiti) -- Club Lido -- Revere

One of Haiti's most popular and classic kompa bands. More info: 617-678-3848

DECEMBER

SAT 12/9 -- LURA (Cape Verde) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

Dynamic Cape Verdean singer. Presented by World Music. http://www.worldmusic.org

THU 12/14 - SAT 12/16, THU 12/21, SAT 12/23 -- REFUGEE ALL-STARS FILM (Sierra Leone) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Riveting and powerful documentary about Sierra Leone's Refugee All-Stars band. Highly recommended. Screenings are at various times. Check the schedule at http://www.mfa.org . For more information on the band and film, see http://www.refugeeallstars.org

FRI 12/22 -- MAMADOU DIOP (Senegal/Boston) -- Community Church of Boston -- Boston

West African drum performance by Mamadou to benefit Through Barbed Wire (http://www.throughbarbedwire.com)

SAT 12/23 -- LARRY HARLOW & THE LATIN LEGENDS BAND -- Hyatt Hotel -- Cambridge

Salsa legend "El Judio Maravilloso". For more info, http://www.bostonsalsero.com

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- corner Mass Ave & Brookline St -- Cambridge

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

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A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who contributed this past week to WMBR's annual fundraiser. Once again, Africa Kabisa listeners helped make our program one of the most successful shows at the radio station. As an all-volunteer station, we truly appreciate your donations. WMBR benefits financially, (and I benefit emotionally!), from your support. If you did not get a chance to pledge and would like to, our fundraiser pledge page will still be up on-line for a little while more at http://www.wmbr.org .

For those who pledged, we will be mailing out your Oye! t-shirts and other premiums in December. Thanks to the record labels who contributed great CDs as special premiums for this year: Stern's, Virunga, World Music Network/Rough Guide, Nonesuch/World Circuit, Universal Music, Putumayo.

XXOO Julia

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#50

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Wed Nov 22, 2006 12:42 am
Subject: ANNUAL IMMIGRATION RADIO SPECIAL: NOVEMBER 26

africakabisa

http://www.miracoalition.org/services

On Sunday November 26, Africa Kabisa will broadcast its annual Immigration Special with Attorney Mark Pelosky. Attorney Pelosky will present in-depth information on the diversity visa (DV) lottery, recent changes in immigration law, and other valuable advice. He will be on the air from 4 - 5pm EST (so if you want to hear the music, tune in from 5 - 6 pm.)

Attorney Pelosky always does a stellar job in unraveling the arcana of immigration law, and presenting very practical information in a clear and understandable way. Our annual Immigration Special always receives a great deal of praise from listeners. So, get a pen and paper ready to take notes. This show will also be available for download following the broadcast at http://www.wmbr.org (see Schedule page) and http://www.africakabisa.org (see Files.)

If you have any topics that you'd like Attorney Pelosky to address, please email questions ahead of time to africakabisa@.... (Please put "Immigration" in the subject header.) All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential. We will not discuss specific individual cases on the air, but we can use your questions to address general concerns.

This year's deadline for the 2008 Diversity Visa Lottery is Sunday December 3 at noon. More information on the diversity visa lottery, and other immigration resources, can be found at:

http://travel.state.gov/visa/immigrants/types/types_1318.html
Official US State Department Instructions for the 2008 DV Lottery

http://www.dvlottery.state.gov/
Official DV Lottery Electronic Application

http://www.uscis.gov
US Citizenship and Immigration Services

http://www.nationalimmigrationproject.org
National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild

http://www.theimmigrantsattorney.com

mpelosky@...
Law offices of Mark Pelosky

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) -- list of local legal clinics

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Africa Kabisa

#51

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Thu Dec 7, 2006 10:08 pm
Subject: DECEMBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Here's December events so far. Hopefully more Christmas and New Year's show information will be arriving. I'll send out another update towards the end of the month.

DECEMBER

FRI 12/8 -- JORGE HUMBERTO (Cape Verde) -- Restaurant Laura -- Dorchester

Morna and coladeira

SAT 12/9 -- LURA (Cape Verde) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

Dynamic Cape Verdean singer. Presented by World Music. http://www.worldmusic.org

Lura will also be doing a free Cape Verdean dance and music workshop on Tuesday 12/12 from 3 - 5pm at Harvard University's Barker Center.

SAT 12/9 -- SEPTENTRIONAL (Haiti) -- Lido Ballroom -- Revere

Legendary kompa band

THU 12/14 - SAT 12/16, THU 12/21, SAT 12/23 -- REFUGEE ALL-STARS FILM (Sierra Leone) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

NOTE: There will be a Q&A discussion session with the film's director, following the 6pm screening on Friday 12/15.

FRI 12/22 -- MAMADOU DIOP (Senegal/Boston) -- Community Church of Boston -- Boston

West African drum performance by Mamadou to benefit Through Barbed Wire (http://www.throughbarbedwire.com)

SAT 12/23 -- LARRY HARLOW & THE LATIN LEGENDS BAND (NYC / Puerto Rico) -- Hyatt Hotel -- Cambridge

Salsa legend "El Judio Maravilloso". For more info, http://www.bostonsalsero.com

SUN 12/24 -- PHANTOMS (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara Hotel -- Braintree

New generation kompa

MON 12/25 -- T-VICE / KREYOLLA (Haiti) -- Roxy -- Boston

Two great bands on 2 stages

SAT 12/30 -- 509 (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara -- Braintree

Live album release party

MON 1/1 -- ZIN (Haiti) -- Vincent's -- Randolph

All I want is... kompa on New Year's day

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WORLD MUSIC ANNOUNCES 2007 WINTER/SPRING LINE-UP

Here's a list of African shows World Music will be presenting in first half of 2007. Tickets sell out quick for the big names (like Salif Keita), so best to buy in advance.

More info: www.worldmusic.org

SAT 1/20 -- SARA TAVARES (Cape Verde) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

SAT 3/17 -- LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO (South Africa) -- Sanders Theatre -- Cambridge

THU 3/29 -- TOUMANI DIABATE'S SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA (Mali / West Africa) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

SAT 4/21 -- SALIF KEITA (Mali) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

SAT 5/19 -- ANGELIQUE KIDJO (Benin) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

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WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- corner Mass Ave & Brookline St -- Cambridge

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#52

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Sat Dec 9, 2006 5:03 pm
Subject: AFRICA KABISA: BEST OF 2006

africakabisa

For the African music lover on your holiday shopping list, here are some recommendations for the best releases of 2006. If you're an Africa Kabisa listener, you're sure to have heard selections from these CDs featured many times on the program. I've included at the bottom of this message a list of sources for purchasing African music.

AFRICA KABISA'S BEST RELEASES OF 2006

Cheikh Lo (Senegal) -- Lamp Fall -- Nonesuch/World Circuit

Born in Burkina Faso, raised in Senegal, singer Cheikh Lo brilliantly combines mbalax, Cuban guajira, soukous, and Afro-Brazilian influences in this extraordinary and spiritual CD. The musical mix is so eclectic, there is something for everyone's liking. The icing on the cake is an inspired version of the Congolese classic "N'Galula".

Samba Mapangala (Kenya) -- Song and Dance -- Virunga

One of the sweetest voices in African music, Samba Mapangala delivers a knockout in Song and Dance. Samba has been on the scene since the 1970s, and has an extraordinary repertoire behind him, but this 2006 release is one of his finest. It's hard not to listen to every song on Song and Dance without experiencing pure joy. If you want to see the dance behind the song, check out the wonderful bootylicious video of "Nyama Choma" at http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoID=1399767946 .

Kekele (DRC) -- Kinavana -- Stern's

Kinshasa + Havana = Kinavana, and it all adds up very nicely on Congolese rumba stalwarts Kekele's third release. On Kinavana, Kekele take Cuban guajira-son classics (mostly from composer Guillermo Portabales) and reinterpret them with Lingala lyrics. Kekele's regular members include such ex-Les Quatre Etoiles greats as Nyboma, Syran M'Benza, Wuta Mayi; Kinavana features guest appearances by Madilu System, Mbilia Bel, and others.

Africando (Senegal) -- Ketakuba --- Stern's

Africando sound closer to Puerto Rico than Cuba these days, but hey, they still know how to do salsa right. Highlights include a salsa version of Franco's "Mario," sung by Madilu.

Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra (Mali) -- Boulevard de l'Independence -- Nonesuch/World Circuit

The Symmetric Orchestra is an audacious concept but kora genius Toumani Diabate pulls it off with amazing creativity and flair. This West African big band seamlessly fuses the traditional and modern, ranging from Mande folklore to Senegalese salsa. (Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra will be appearing 3/29 at the Somerville Theatre.)

Salif Keita (Mali) -- M'Bemba -- Decca/Universal

A phenomenal new release from Salif Keita. (Salif Keita will be appearing 4/21 at the Somerville Theatre.)

Big Joe (Sierra Leone) -- Hold Me Tight -- H&R Music

"Shake U Bam Bam" -- from this CD -- has been heavy on the Africa Kabisa playlist all year. This ultimate party song combines motifs from "Azda" to "Hot Hot Hot".

Oliver Ngoma (Gabon) -- Saga -- Lusafrica

Afrozouk maestro Ngoma returns with a new release.

Refugee All Stars (Sierra Leone) -- Living Like a Refugee -- Anti

The backstory of this band is more interesting than the CD, but understanding what the band went through to produce this release makes the music that much more inspiring. Musically, a nice mix of goombay and reggae with positive and powerful lyrics. (The documentary film about the Refugee All Stars will have several screenings at the Museum of Fine Arts this month.)

Pierre Akendengue (Gabon) -- Goree -- Lusafrica

A thoughtful concept album with songs exploring the painful legacy of Goree's slave-trading history. Akendengue is one of the great intellectuals of African music.

BEST REISSUES & COMPILATIONS

Golden Afrique Vol. 2 (DRC) -- Network

Highly recommended! (as is Vol. 1) A great introduction to some of the most famous tracks from the golden age of Congolese music. This 2-CD set is an essential collection for Congolese music lovers. (Tracks include "Cooperation," "Double Double," "Aon Aon" and many more.) Expensive but worth it.

Les Mangalepa (Kenya) -- Retroafric

Great 1970s East African rumba.

Rochereau (DRC) and Gran Kalle (DRC) -- Syllart

The 1950s-1970s catalogs of Tabu Ley Rochereau and Gran Kalle & African Jazz are now back in print and available through Stern's Music.

African Decale (Cote d'Ivoire) -- Available through Pan-African All Stars

Coupe decale is still ruling the African nightclubs but, astonishingly, it's very difficult to find collections to purchase. African Decale has a lot of great tracks.

Rough Guide to West African Gold (Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Sierra Leone) -- World Music Network

Includes classics such as Bembeya Jazz's "Whiskey Soda" and Super Sweet Talks' "The Lord's Prayer" as well as more obscure tracks.

WHERE TO BUY AFRICAN MUSIC IN THE U.S.A.

I personally get much of my music from Pan African All Stars (Alpha-Si), Simba Music (Joe), and Stern's (Ken). If you call these guys, tell them Julia from Africa Kabisa sent you.

Pan African All Stars (in Atlanta, Georgia) and Simba Music (in Takoma Park, MD) are the best African music retailers in the country. They have excellent stock and provide first-rate customer service. Please support them! They should have most of the CDs on this list, and also carry DVDs. You can also order the Stern's, Lusafrica, Retroafric, and Syllart titles directly from Stern's Music.

Pan African All Stars (www.panafricanallstars.com) -- order on-line or call 404-684-9955. Ask for Alpha-Si.

Simba Music -- call 301-445-1670. Ask for Joe.

Stern's Music -- infonyc@... or call 973-447-2481.

You can also find some African music at www.amazon.com , www.cdbaby.com, and other on-line sources. If you prefer downloaded tracks to physical CDs, www.calabashmusic.com has a good selection.

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#53

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:31 pm
Subject: DECEMBER / JANUARY AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Happy Holidays wherever you are! Wishing all Africa Kabisa supporters much joy and prosperity for the new year. Here are African events for end of December - January.

DECEMBER

SAT 12/23 -- ZOUK NIGHT ANTILLAISE GRAND OPENING -- Brandy Pete's -- Boston

Grand opening for new Saturday night zouk nightclub in Financial district, More info: 617-293-0685

SAT 12/23 -- LARRY HARLOW & THE LATIN LEGENDS BAND (NYC / Puerto Rico) -- Hyatt Hotel -- Cambridge

Salsa legend "El Judio Maravilloso". For more info, http://www.bostonsalsero.com

SUN 12/24 -- PHANTOMS (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara Hotel -- Braintree

Slightly old new generation kompa

MON 12/25 -- T-VICE / KREYOLLA (Haiti) -- Roxy -- Boston

Two great bands on 2 stages

TUE 12/26 -- SAMBA LOLO w/ BOUBACAR DIABATE (Mali / Boston) -- Matt Murphy's Pub -- Brookline

SAT 12/30 -- 509 (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara -- Braintree

Live album release party

SUN 12/31 -- SAMBA LOLO w/ BOUBACAR DIABATE (Mali/Boston) -- Matt Murphy's Pub -- Brookline

Free admission

SUN 12/31 -- DJAKOUT MIZIK (Haiti) -- Club Lido -- Revere

One of Haiti's most popular kompa groups

JANUARY

MON 1/1 -- ZIN (Haiti) -- Vincent's -- Randolph

All I want is... kompa on New Year's day

SAT 1/13 -- SKAH SHAH #1 (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara -- Braintree

A kompa institution since the 1970s

WED 1/17 - SUN 1/20 -- HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL -- MFA & PEM -- Boston & Salem

See below for more info and film descriptions

SAT 1/20 -- SARA TAVARES (Cape Verde) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

Presented by World Music www.worldmusic.org

WED 1/24 -- PLENA LIBRE (Puerto Rico) -- Sculler's Jazz Club -- Allston

Plena and bomba at the Doubletree Guest Quarters Suite Hotel

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- corner Mass Ave & Brookline St -- Cambridge

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- ZOUK NIGHT ANTILLAISE -- Brandy Pete's -- 247 Franklin Street -- Boston

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (formerly Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

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Human Rights Watch International Film Festival

The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston and the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem are hosting the Human Rights Watch International Film Festival from 1/17 - 1/22. For more info: www.mfa.org. Films with an African focus include:

Black Gold
Thu, Jan 18, 8:30 pm MFA -- BOSTON
Black Gold by Nick Francis and Marc Francis (UK, 2006, 78 min.). Multinational coffee companies dominate an industry worth over $80 billion, but while we buy our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced to abandon their fields. Nowhere is this paradox more evident than in Ethiopia, the birthplace of coffee. Tadesse Meskela is on a one-man mission to save his coffee cooperative's 75,000 farmers from bankruptcy. Against the backdrop of Tadesse's journey to London and Seattle searching for buyers willing to pay a fair price, the more powerful sides of the international trading system come into focus. New York coffee traders, auction houses, and the double dealings of trade ministers at the World Trade Organization reveal the enormity of Tadesse's task to find a long-term solution for his farmers. In Amharic, Oromiffa, and English with English subtitles.

Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon
Sat, Jan 21, 10:30 am MFA -- BOSTON
Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon by Khalo Matabane (South Africa, 2005, 80 min.). An artful blend of documentary and dramatic elements, Conversations on a Sunday Afternoon breaks with the South African tradition of hard-hitting historical dramas and charges into the world of ideas. In a Johannesburg park, Keniloe (Tony Kgoroge) meets Fatima (Fatima Hersi), a Somali woman seeking refuge in South Africa. Shaken by her story, Keniloe later looks for her in the city's migrant neighborhoods, but his quest soon takes on a life of its own as he asks further questions of the people he meets. Why did you leave Kenya? Can you ever go home to Congo? The struggle for reconciliation is nudged aside to reveal a country coming to terms with its new status as a promised land. What does a richer African nation owe to its poorer neighbors? How does political crisis shape personal identity? And is the war over now? In English, French, Zulu, and Swahili with English subtitles

The Refugee All Stars
Sat, Jan 21, 8:20 pm PEM -- SALEM
The Refugee All Stars by Zach Niles and Banker White (2005, 78 min.). For 3 years, 2 filmmakers from San Francisco followed a group of Sierra Leonian refugees as they turned to music in the face of severe adversity: murder, exile, and psychological trauma. "Easily the film's most powerful segment shows the conflicting emotions registering on the faces of the musicians during their homecoming, as they ride through the devastated streets of Freetown. The scene overshadows the film's upbeat ending in which the band goes into a recording studio to make a successful album" (The Globe and Mail)

Rain in a Dry Land
Sun, Jan 22, 1 pm PEM -- SALEM
Rain in a Dry Land by Anne Makepeace (USA/Kenya, 2006, 83 min) In 2004, 13,000 Somali Bantu refugees realized their dream of coming to America. They now live in 50 cities across the country and are part of the largest group from a single African community to settle in the United States at one time. Rain in a Dry Land chronicles two years in the lives of two extended families as they leave a 200-year legacy of oppression in Africa to face new challenges in a new land. Both of these war-torn families find ways to survive and create a safe haven in America. In English, Mai Mai and Somali with English subtitles

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Wishing you all the best in the new year... As Africa Kabisa enters its 15th year, I sincerely thank you for your support. Please keep tuning in!

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Africa Kabisa

#54

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:34 pm
Subject: JANUARY / FEBRUARY AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

As usual, check out the Calendar at www.africakabisa.org for complete info including addresses, ticket prices, and contact information.

JANUARY

SAT 1/13 -- SKAH SHAH #1 (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara -- Braintree

A kompa institution since the 1970s. Check out Africa Kabisa's interview with lead singer "Cubano" on the 1/7/07 program (located in the Files archives at www.africakabisa.org)

SUN 1/14 -- CARIMI (Haiti) -- Roxy -- Boston

One of the most popular nouvel jenerasyon kompa bands

FRI 1/19 -- SOULFEGE -- Bill's Bar -- Boston

Highlife/hip-hop/reggae band Soulfege has relocated to LA, but returns to Boston for this hometown bash

SAT 1/20 -- SARA TAVARES (Cape Verde) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

Presented by World Music www.worldmusic.org

WED 1/24 -- PLENA LIBRE (Puerto Rico) -- Sculler's Jazz Club -- Allston

Plena and bomba at the Doubletree Guest Quarters Suite Hotel

FEBRUARY

SAT 2/10 -- ABRHAM G MEDINE (Ethiopia) -- Middle East -- Cambridge

A rare opportunity to see an authentic Ethiopian band. Singer Edin will be opening.

SUN 2/11 -- T-VICE (Haiti) -- Vincent's -- Randolph

A Valentine's weekend show for all you romantics

SAT 2/17 -- SAMBA LOLO (Mali / Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Double bill with local reggae band Toussaint & the China Band

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- CONTINENTAL DRIFT -- Middle East -- corner Mass Ave & Brookline St -- Cambridge

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- Something Irresistable -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- ZOUK NIGHT ANTILLAISE -- Brandy Pete's -- 247 Franklin Street -- Boston

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (formerly Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#55

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Thu Jan 25, 2007 8:31 pm
Subject: EVEN MORE JAN / FEB AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Lots of new events to share with you for end of January through mid-February. As usual, check out the Calendar at www.africakabisa.org for complete info including addresses, ticket prices, and contact information.

JANUARY

SUN 1/28 -- NOMADS (Haiti/Boston) & NICKENSON PRUD'HOMME (Haiti) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- Boston

Nomads is local group comprised of members from Haiti, Guadeloupe, Cape Verde, and Dominica. They will be celebrating their CD release. Nickenson Prud'homme will be giving special guest performance.

SUN 1/28 -- SWEET MICKY (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara Hotel -- Braintree

TUE 1/30 -- BERES HAMMOND (Jamaica) -- Roxy -- Boston

Marcia Griffiths is also on bill.

FEBRUARY

SAT 2/10 -- ABRHAM G MEDINE (Ethiopia) -- Middle East -- Cambridge

A rare opportunity to see an authentic Ethiopian band. Singer Edin will be opening.

SAT 2/10 -- CAMSOC YOUTH DAY GALA (Cameroon) -- 31 Lenox Street -- Boston

DJ Marcel keeping the vibes nice (possibly until 3am)

SUN 2/11 -- T-VICE (Haiti) -- Vincent's -- Randolph

A Valentine's weekend show for all you romantics

SUN 2/11 -- NU-LOOK (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara -- Braintree

More nouvel jenerasyon kompa

THU 2/15 -- FELLYKO (DRC / Boston) -- Middle East Corner -- Cambridge

No cover charge

FRI 2/16 -- TEEYAH (Cote d'Ivoire) -- Club Waffu -- Lynn

Coupe decale and zouk sensation performs playback show

FRI 2/16 -- SUN 2/18 -- AFRICA BUSINESS CONFERENCE -- Harvard Business School -- Allston

Opening night party at Hyatt Hotel on Friday night; conference runs all day Saturday w/ party that night.

This year's conference theme: Open for Business: Integrating Africa into the Global Economy

More info: http://www.hbsafricaconference.org/2007

FRI 2/16 - SAT 2/24 -- AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Friday opening night screening kicks off with critically acclaimed film "Bamako." Producer (and Hollywood legend) Danny Glover will be on hand for Q&A session following film. More info: http://www.mfa.org

SAT 2/17 -- SAMBA LOLO (Mali / Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Double bill with local reggae band Toussaint & the China Band

SUN 2/18 -- ZIN (Haiti) -- Lombardo's -- Randolph

SUN 2/18 -- PRINCESS LOVER & NY ALL STARS (Martinique / Haiti) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- Boston

Zouk star Princess Lover will be backed by sensational New York All Stars band.

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

There have been some changes, so take note.

EVERY Friday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 151 Central Ave -- Lynn (NEW LOCATION)

EVERY Saturday -- ZOUK NIGHT ANTILLAISE -- Brandy Pete's -- 247 Franklin Street -- Boston

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (formerly Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#56

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Fri Feb 9, 2007 5:05 pm
Subject: FEBRUARY AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Kenyan/Congolese legend SAMBA MAPANGALA will be performing on 2/16 at HBS' Africa Business Conference opening night party, along with SOULFEGE and other acts. TEEYAH from Cote d'Ivoire will be appearing at Club Waffu on 2/16. Plus many more interesting events throughout the month of February. As usual, check out the Calendar at www.africakabisa.org for complete info including addresses, ticket prices, and contact information. And tune into AFRICA KABISA, Sundays 4-6pm EST on WMBR 88.1 FM, for the chance to win tickets.

FEBRUARY

SAT 2/10 -- ABRHAM G MEDINE (Ethiopia) -- Middle East -- Cambridge

A rare opportunity to see an authentic Ethiopian band live in concert. Singer Edin will be opening.

SAT 2/10 -- EAST AFRICAN COOPERATION FORUM DIASPORA -- Venu -- Boston

The EACF-D is a chapter of the East African Cooperation Forum, which is based on the model of the East African Federation (Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda). Mission: To facilitate the social, economic and cultural integration and the advancement of the East Africans in the diaspora. To be a lobby group for the East African Federation and the East Africans in the Diaspora.

This Boston event is one of many meetings being held around the country and world. Free admission. More info: http://www.eacfd.org

SAT 2/10 -- CAMSOC YOUTH DAY GALA (Cameroon) -- 31 Lenox Street -- Boston

DJ Marcel keeping the vibes nice

SUN 2/11 -- T-VICE (Haiti) -- Vincent's -- Randolph

A Valentine's weekend show for all you romantics

SUN 2/11 -- NU-LOOK (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara -- Braintree

More nouvel jenerasyon kompa

THU 2/15 -- FELLYKO (DRC / Boston) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

No cover charge

FRI 2/16 -- TEEYAH (Cote d'Ivoire) -- Club Waffu -- Lynn

Coupe decale and zouk sensation performs playback show

FRI 2/16 -- SUN 2/18 -- AFRICA BUSINESS CONFERENCE -- Harvard Business School -- Allston

Friday night entertainment at Burden Auditorium on HBS campus ($15 admission) will feature performances by SAMBA MAPANGALA, SOULFEGE, and others ; conference runs all day Saturday. This year's conference theme: Open for Business: Integrating Africa into the Global Economy

More info: http://www.hbsafricaconference.org/2007

FRI 2/16 - SAT 2/24 -- AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

SAT 2/17 -- SAMBA LOLO (Mali / Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Double bill with local reggae band Toussaint & the China Band

SUN 2/18 -- ZIN (Haiti) -- Lombardo's -- Randolph

Another great kompa band

SUN 2/18 -- PRINCESS LOVER & NY ALL STARS (Martinique / Haiti) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- Boston

Zouk star Princess Lover will be backed by sensational New York All Stars band.

THU 2/22 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal / Boston) -- Lizard Lounge -- Cambridge

Mbalax and Afropop

THU 2/22 -- AFRO-CARIBBEAN CROSSCURRENTS -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

Featuring the college's Bob Marley, Steel Pan, and Afro-Cuban ensembles

THU 2/22 -- MOHAMED KALIFA KAMARA & JOLIBA JAZZ -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

No cover charge

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

There have been some changes, so take note.

EVERY Friday THROUGH 2/16 -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday STARTING 2/24 -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 151 Central Ave -- Lynn (NEW LOCATION)

EVERY Saturday -- ZOUK NIGHT ANTILLAISE -- Brandy Pete's -- 247 Franklin Street -- Boston

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (formerly Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
Africa Kabisa

#57

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Mon Feb 26, 2007 3:23 pm
Subject: MARCH AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Lots of big-name African acts coming to the Boston area in March.

MARCH

THU 3/1 -- VIEUX FARKA TOURE (Mali) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Guitarist and son of Ali Farka Toure

SAT 3/3 -- AMAZONES: WOMEN MASTER DRUMMERS (Guinea) -- Brandeis Univ Spingold Theatre -- Waltham

This djembe ensemble is the first women's drumming group to emerge from West Africa

THU 3/8 -- JOH CAMARA & JAMA JIGI (Mali/Boston) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

SAT 3/10 -- BOURO MPELA (DRC) -- Club Waffu -- Lynn

Congolese ndombolo playback show with half of the Mortel Combat duo

SAT 3/10 -- SYSTEM BAND (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara -- Braintree

Founded in 1980 by ex-Freres Dejean members, System Band is a kompa favorite

THU 3/15 -- GIFRANTS (Haiti/Boston) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

SAT 3/17 -- 1st MASSACHUSETTS AFRICAN COMMUNITY SUMMIT -- Twelfth Baptist Church -- Roxbury

Free immigration counseling session, health screenings, and more. More info: 617-308-8290

SAT 3/17 -- LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO (South Africa) -- Sanders Theatre -- Cambridge

THU 3/22 -- FELLYKO (DRC/Boston) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

THU 3/29 -- TOUMANI DIABATE'S SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA (Mali / West Africa) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

The "Symmetric Orchestra" is a big band (incorporating both traditional and contemporary instrumentation) with musicians hailing from across West Africa. It is the brainchild of renowned Malian kora player and composer Toumani Diabate. The group's 2006 release "Boulevard de l'Independence" was stunningly innovative and one of Africa Kabisa's favorite releases of the year. More info: www.worldmusic.org

THU 3/29 -- KALIFA & KOLIBA (Guinea/Boston) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- Various local African acts (FREE ADMISSION) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 151 Central Ave -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
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Boston's African Music Radio Show

Sundays 4-6pm EST (1600-1800h)
Broadcasting at 88.1fm and streaming live at www.wmbr.org
Listener request line: 617-253-8810

Calendar, program archives, and playlists: http://www.africakabisa.org

#58

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:22 pm
Subject: MARCH / APRIL AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Weather is getting better so get out there and enjoy this spring bouquet of music and other events! For more info, see Calendar at http://www.africakabisa.org and tune into Africa Kabisa, Sundays 4-6pm on WMBR 88.1 FM and http://www.wmbr.org .

MARCH

FRI 3/16 -- SUZANNA LUBRANO (Cape Verde) -- Club Lido -- Revere

Cabo zouk star

FRI 3/16 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal/Boston) -- Lizard Lounge -- Cambridge

SAT 3/17 -- 1st MASSACHUSETTS AFRICAN COMMUNITY SUMMIT -- Twelfth Baptist Church -- Roxbury

Free immigration counseling session, health screenings, and more. An important opportunity for Africans in the area to come together and unite voices for advocacy and policy changes. More info: 617-308-8290

SAT 3/17 -- GHANA GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION (Ghana) -- Elks Lodge -- Lowell

Presented by Ghana Community of Greater Lowell

SAT 3/17 -- LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO (South Africa) -- Sanders Theatre -- Cambridge

SAT 3/17 -- TOP VICE (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara Hotel -- Braintree

Fredy, Tuco, & Martino live in concert

THU 3/22 -- FELLYKO (DRC/Boston) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

SAT 3/24 -- TABOU COMBO & SKAH SHAH #1 (Haiti) -- Club Lido -- Revere

Wow! Two of Haiti's most legendary bands (and friendly rivalries) together in concert. Featuring the return of Ralph Conde and Dany Le Beau to Tabou Combo. We hope to do a phone interview with Fan Fan from Tabou Combo this Sunday on Africa Kabisa.

SUN 3/25 -- KDANS & NICKENSON PRUD'HOMME (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara Hotel -- Braintree

Two acts featuring some of the best new generation Haitian musicians.

THU 3/29 -- TOUMANI DIABATE'S SYMMETRIC ORCHESTRA (Mali / West Africa) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

THU 3/29 -- KALIFA & KOLIBA (Guinea/Boston) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

APRIL

SATURDAY 4/7 -- PILI PILI (Kenya) -- Club Keys -- Saugus

Kenya's best "boomba rap" artist

SATURDAY 4/7 -- TROPICANA D'HAITI (Haiti) -- William E. Read Auditorium -- Dorchester

One of the most beloved and longstanding Haitian bands

SUNDAY 4/8 -- T-VICE (Haiti) -- Vincent's Night Club -- Randolph

THU 4/19 -- AFRICA ALIVE! -- Westfield State College -- Westfield

Western MA college hosts great African fete featuring Baba Ken Okulolo, the West African Highlife Band, and writer Sefi Atta

SAT 4/21 -- SALIF KEITA (Mali) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Salif Keita alert! Get your tickets early. Presented by World Music. www.worldmusic.org / (617) 876-4275

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- Various local African acts (FREE ADMISSION) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday and Sunday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 151 Central Ave -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

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#59

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Thu Apr 5, 2007 1:18 pm
Subject: APRIL AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Here's a look at April's African events.

APRIL

THU 4/5 -- BOUBA DIABATE (Mali / Boston) -- Middle East Corner -- Cambridge

Free admission

FRI 4/6 -- UGANDAN DANCE BONANZA w/ DJ Mufumba -- Kampala Club -- Waltham

SATURDAY 4/7 -- PILI PILI (Kenya) -- Club Keys -- Saugus

Kenya's best "boomba rap" artist

SATURDAY 4/7 -- TROPICANA D'HAITI (Haiti) -- William E. Read Auditorium -- Dorchester

One of the most beloved and longstanding Haitian bands

SATURDAY 4/7 -- AFRICA FIRST SATURDAYS -- Kay's Oasis -- Dorchester

9pm-11pm mingle and network; 11pm-2am party w/ DJ Charles Jr and others

SATURDAY 4/7 -- CLUB WAFFU SENEGALESE NIGHT -- Casa del Sol -- Lynn

SATURDAY 4/7 -- HARVARD AFRICAN STUDENTS ASSOC Pan-African Cultural Gala -- Harvard Univ -- Cambridge

SUNDAY 4/8 -- T-VICE (Haiti) -- Vincent's Night Club -- Randolph

SATURDAY 4/14 -- AFRICA NITE 'O7 -- UMass Boston Campus Center -- Boston

6 -9pm party / 10pm-1am after-party w/DJ Charles Jr. (Thank you very much UMass African Students Union -- they will be presenting me an award for Africa Kabisa's contributions and service to African culture in the Boston area!)

SATURDAY 4/14 -- CLUB WAFFU RWANDESE NIGHT -- Casa del Sol -- Lynn

WED 4/18 -- KHAKATAY WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING ENSEMBLE -- Ryle's -- Cambridge

THU 4/19 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal / Boston) -- Lizard Lounge -- Cambridge

THU 4/19 -- AFRICA ALIVE! -- Westfield State College -- Westfield

Western MA college hosts great African fete featuring Baba Ken Okulolo, the West African Highlife Band, and writer Sefi Atta

SAT 4/21 -- SALIF KEITA (Mali) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

At last word, tickets were nearly sold out. Presented by World Music. www.worldmusic.org / (617) 876-4275

SAT 4/28 -- CLUB WAFFU RED & WHITE CONGOLESE NIGHT -- Casa del Sol -- Lynn

MAY & JUNE PREVIEW

Presented by World Music:

5/19 -- ANGELIQUE KIDJO (Benin) -- Somerville Theater -- Somerville

6/23 -- CESARIA EVORA (Cape Verde) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday and Sunday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 151 Central Ave -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
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#60

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Fri Apr 20, 2007 4:13 pm
Subject: APRIL / MAY AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Here's what's up in April and May. Also, wanted to let you know that BOUTIQUE COMME A PARIS (662 Salem Street, Malden) now has in stock a huge selection of African music CDs including many beloved classics from Franco, Rochereau, Mbilia Bel, etc. So, all of you nostalgie fans should head down there or give them a call (781-321-2766) before these CDs disappear. Boutique Comme a Paris also carries a wide selection of music DVDs and Nigerian movies.

APRIL

FRI 4/20 -- SUN 4/23 -- RONALD MAYINJA / GEORGE MULINDWA / MESACH SEMAKULA (Uganda) -- Waltham / Burlington / Winchester

3-day Youth Empowement concert affair presented by UCCB. Friday night (10pm-1am) Dance with the Stars at Club Rendez-Vous in Waltham. Saturday night (8pm-1am) Live Performances at Hilton Garden Inn in Burlington. Sunday (6-11pm) Family Show at Son's of Italy in Winchester.

SAT 4/21 -- SALIF KEITA (Mali) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Sold out.

SUN 4/23 -- SYSTEM BAND (Haiti) -- Sheraton Tara -- Braintree

FRI 4/27 -- MOVEMENT (R)EVOLUTION AFRICA -- Film -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Film synopsis: Hailing from Senegal to South Africa, the perspectives and creative processes of these dancers and choreographers bring to life the continent's contemporary identity. Combining innovative narrative techniques and striking footage of dancers at work in the studio and on stage.

SUN 4/29 -- SIERRA LEONE INDEPENDENCE PARTY (Sierra Leone) -- Northeastern University -- Boston

Come celebrate Sierra Leone's Independence with Food, Drinks, Music, & Discussions of upcoming events. All are invited. Northeastern University's John O'Bryant Hall at the African-American Institute Amical Cabral Centre.

MAY

SAT 5/5 -- AFRICA FIRST SATURDAYS -- Kay's Oasis -- Dorchester

w/ DJ Charles Jr.

WED 5/9 -- AURELIO MARTINEZ (Honduras / Belize) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

This show is tentative, but we hope it happens as Aurelio Martinez is outstanding singer carrying on the vibrant African-based Garifuna tradition.

SAT 5/12 -- EMELINE MICHEL & MOZAYIK (Haiti) -- Tamboo -- Brockton

More info: www.tamboolife.com

SAT 5/19 -- CAMEROON NATIONAL DAY (Cameroon) -- Hilton Garden Inn -- Burlington

Family day activities with youth and sporting events starting at 10am at 372 South St, (South Common) Lowell.
Evening cultural night gala at Hilton Garden Inn, Burlington, starting at 7pm. More info: www.camsoc.net .

SAT 5/19 -- ANGELIQUE KIDJO (Benin) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Presented by World Music. www.worldmusic.org

SAT 5/26 -- NICKENSON PRUD'HOMME (Haiti) -- Tamboo -- Brockton

More info: www.tamboolife.com

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Thursday -- Various local African acts (FREE ADMISSION) -- Middle East (Corner) -- Cambridge

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday and Sunday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 151 Central Ave -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
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#61

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Fri May 4, 2007 3:45 pm
Subject: MAY AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

MAY

SAT 5/5 -- AFRICA FIRST SATURDAYS -- Club Waffu -- Lynn

Africa First Saturdays w/ DJ Charles Jr. are now happening first Saturday of every month at Club Waffu (not Kay's Oasis)

SUN 5/6 -- RAMBAX (Senegal/Boston) -- MIT Broad Institute Auditorium -- Cambridge

MIT Senegalese drumming ensemble led by Lamine Toure. Afternoon 3pm show.

SUN 5/6 -- BUILD A SCHOOL BENEFIT (Mali) -- Regent Theatre --- Arlington

Featuring Troupe Baden'ya drummers, led by master dancer Seydou Coulibaly and the Teriya Dancers. Proceeds go to help build a school in Kolondieba District in southern Mali. More info: www.buildaschoolinafrica.org

SUN 5/6 -- KONONO NO. 1 (DRC) -- Middle East Upstairs -- Cambridge

Konono No. 1 fuses traditional with electronica, including electrified likembes.

SAT 5/12 -- EMELINE MICHEL & MOZAYIK (Haiti) -- Tamboo -- Brockton

More info: www.tamboolife.com

SUN 5/13 -- MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL -- AFRICA KABISA -- WMBR 88.1FM & www.wmbr.org

Cameroonian DJ Marcel will join yours truly DJ Julia as we reminisce with some favorites from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s (and you know for sure we'll be spinning "Sweet Mother"!)

SAT 5/19 -- CAMEROON NATIONAL DAY (Cameroon) -- Hilton Garden Inn -- Burlington

SAT 5/19 -- ANGELIQUE KIDJO (Benin) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Presented by World Music. www.worldmusic.org

SAT 5/26 -- NICKENSON PRUD'HOMME (Haiti) -- Tamboo -- Brockton

More info: www.tamboolife.com

THU 5/31 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal/Boston) -- Lizard Lounge -- Cambridge

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday and Sunday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 151 Central Ave -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
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#62

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Thu May 24, 2007 11:37 am
Subject: MAY / JUNE AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Some events for the end of May and a look ahead to June. For more info, www.africakabisa.org or tune into Africa Kabisa, Sundays 4-6pm EST, WMBR 88.1FM and www.wmbr.org

MAY

FRI 5/25 -- EROL JOSUE (Haiti) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Haitian roots music

SAT 5/26 -- NICKENSON PRUD'HOMME (Haiti) -- Tamboo -- Brockton

More info: www.tamboolife.com

SAT 5/26 -- BAWOCK FUNDRAISER COOKOUT (Cameroon) -- 405 Parker Street -- Newton

Cookout from noon - 6:30pm to raise funds for the Bawock people who were displaced after their village was burned by the Bali Nyonga people. Contact Alex: 781 859 9878 and 617 916 9190

SUN 5/27 -- NU LOOK (Haiti) -- Hyatt Regency -- Cambridge

THU 5/31 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Senegal/Boston) -- Lizard Lounge -- Cambridge

JUNE

SAT 6/2 -- REDSAN (Kenya) -- Club Keys -- Saugus

www.clubserengeti.com or 781-608-0665

SAT 6/9 -- SOULFEGE (Los Angeles) -- Bill's Bar -- Boston

Soulfege returns for a Boston appearance

THU 6/14 -- OMAR SOSA AFREECANOS TRIO (Cuba) -- Regattabar -- Cambridge

Cuban jazz

FRI 6/22 -- BANA AFRIKA FREE CONCERT -- French Club -- Waltham

Free concert of African Artists Against HIV/AIDS featuring Lamine Toure & Group Saloum, Mande AfroBeats, Miriam Chemmoss, George Mulindwa & Bantu Band, DJ Kasenge, plus more.

SAT 6/23 -- CESARIA EVORA (Cape Verde) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

Queen of morna

SAT 6/30 -- NDAJE: IT TAKES A VILLAGE (Senegal) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Boston's 1st Annual African Dance Festival Concert featuring choreographer Pape N'Diaye from the National Ballet of Senegal, and master artists from various West African national ballets.

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday and Sunday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 151 Central Ave -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
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#63

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Wed Jun 20, 2007 3:38 pm
Subject: JUNE / JULY AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Lots happening. See Calendar at www.africakabisa.org for complete info, or tune into Africa Kabisa, Sundays 4-6pm on WMBR 88.1fm and www.wmbr.org .

JUNE

FRI 6/22 -- BANA AFRIKA FREE CONCERT -- French Club -- Waltham

Free concert of African Artists Against HIV/AIDS featuring Lamine Toure & Group Saloum, Mande AfroBeats, Miriam Chemmoss, George Mulindwa & Bantu Band, DJ Kasenge, plus more. Info: 617-238-2462

SAT 6/23 -- CESARIA EVORA (Cape Verde) -- Berklee Performance Center -- Boston

Queen of morna

SAT 6/23 -- HAITI ROOTS & RAGGA (Haiti) -- Franklin Park Zoo -- Boston

Featuring many bands including Azor, Wawa, Koujay, King Posse, and others

SUN 6/24 -- MAGNUM BAND & BLACK PARENTS (Haiti) -- Vincent's -- Randolph

WED 6/27 -- NAWAL (Comoros) -- Ryle's Jazz Club -- Cambridge

The "Voice of the Comoros" performs Indo-Arabian-Persian music meets Bantu polyphonies.

Nawal will also be appearing in an afternoon concert at Framingham's Amazing Things Arts Center on 7/1.

SAT 6/30 -- MATHY DOLLARS (Ivory Coast) -- Club Waffu -- Lynn

Queen of coupe decale

SAT 6/30 -- AFRICAN FESTIVAL -- Sampas Pavilion -- Lowell

Featuring JP Muiruri Ndungu, Rumbafrica, and others. Festival runs from 11am - 7pm.

SAT 6/30 -- NDAJE: IT TAKES A VILLAGE (Senegal) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Boston's 1st Annual African Dance Festival Concert featuring choreographer Pape N'Diaye from the National Ballet of Senegal, and master artists from various West African national ballets.

SAT 6/30 -- CONGOLESE INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY (DRC) -- St. Mary's -- Lynn

JULY

TUE 7/3 -- DJAKOUT MIZIK & KREZY MIZIK (Haiti) -- Lombardo's -- Randolph

FRI 7/13 -- RICARDO LEMVO (DRC), EMELINE MICHEL (HAITI), OUSMANE TOURE (SENEGAL) -- French Library Street Dance -- Boston

Come rendez-vous with The French Library Alliance Fran�aise to celebrate the 32nd Bastille Day Street Dance on Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets.

WED 7/25 -- VIEUX FARKA TOURE (Mali) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Son of Ali Farka Toure

FRI 7/27 - SAT 7/28 -- ABDULLAH IBRAHIM (South Africa) -- Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center -- Cambridge

Great South African jazz pianist

SUMMER FESTIVALS

Here are some festivals outside of Boston featuring African music:

6/28 - 7/08 -- FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE JAZZ DE MONTREAL -- Montreal, Canada

7/11 -- 7/22 -- FESTIVAL NUITS D'AFRIQUE -- Montreal, Canada

June - August -- CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE -- Central Park -- New York, NY

June - August -- CELEBRATE BROOKLYN -- Prospect Park Bandshell -- Brooklyn, NY

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn *** NEW DATES AND LOCATION***

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WEEKLY SUMMER AFRICAN SOCCER LEAGUE

EVERY Saturday from 1pm - 6pm -- Barry Field -- Lynn

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#64

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Thu Jul 12, 2007 7:47 pm
Subject: JULY / AUGUST AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

JULY

FRI 7/13 -- RICARDO LEMVO (DRC), EMELINE MICHEL (HAITI), LAMINE TOURE (SENEGAL / BOSTON) -- French Library Street Dance -- Boston

Come rendez-vous with The French Library Alliance Fran�aise to celebrate the 32nd Bastille Day Street Dance on Marlborough Street in Boston's Back Bay between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets. Music begins at 6:30pm, ends at 10pm. Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca will be headlining so put on your African salsa shoes.

SAT 7/14 -- JOSE CHAMELEON (Uganda) -- Hilton Gardens -- Burlington

One of Uganda's most popular stars. More info 617-974-1111

SAT 7/14 -- AFRICAN FASHION SHOW -- YMCA -- Cambridge

More info: 617-354-1416

FRI 7/20 -- PLENA LIBRE (Puerto Rico) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Plena Libre fuses folkloric rhythms such as bomba and plena with salsa and other Afro-Caribbean rhythms.

SAT 7/21 -- AFRICAN SOCCER FINALS GALA -- Club Waffu -- Lynn

Boston's African soccer season wraps up with nighttime gala party at Club Waffu. Final two matches of the season will be held from 1 - 6pm at Barry Field in Lynn. Info: 781-475-8911

SAT 7/21 -- PETIT PAYS (Cameroon) -- Lenox Street -- Boston

WED 7/25 -- VIEUX FARKA TOURE (Mali) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Son of Ali Farka Toure

FRI 7/27 - SAT 7/28 -- ABDULLAH IBRAHIM (South Africa) -- Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center -- Cambridge

Great South African jazz pianist

AUGUST

WED 8/1 -- ANDY PALACIO & GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE (Belize) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Andy Palacio is dedicating to preserving the Garifuna culture, derived from West African and indigenous Caribbean peoples.

WED 8/1 -- SPANISH HARLEM ORCHESTRA (NYC) -- Sculler's -- Boston

NYC-style salsa

THU 8/2 -- KASSAV (Martinique) -- Club Lido -- Revere

Legendary zouk giants. More info: 617-293-0685

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Friday and Saturday -- SAFARI CLUB -- 125 Oxford Street -- Lynn

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
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#65

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Mon Aug 20, 2007 7:52 pm
Subject: AUGUST / SEPTEMBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

AUGUST

FRI 8/24 -- SIERRA LEONE REFUGEE ALL STARS (Sierra Leone) -- Paradise Rock Club -- Boston

There's been very little promotion on this event, but according to the Paradise Rock Club website (www.thedise.com) SLRAS are coming to town. They are definitely worth supporting. For more info on the band, http://www.sierraleonesrefugeeallstars.com/ .

SAT 8/25 -- PRINCE EYANGO (Cameroon) -- 31 Lenox Street -- Boston

One of the most famous of all Cameroonian musicians, the master of makossa is finally coming to Boston! A playback show, but according to last Sunday's interview on Africa Kabisa, he may bring along his guitar. Prince Eyango is beloved for such classic hits as "Service Libre," "You Must Calculer," and "Les Problemes".

SAT 8/25 -- BOSTON CARIBBEAN CARNIVAL -- Franklin Park -- Boston

Wind your waist...

SUN 8/26 -- CAMBRIDGE CARNIVAL -- Kendall Square -- Cambridge

And wind it some more! New expanded parade route will kick off in Cambridgeport and wind up through Central Square to final destination in Kendall Square. Family-friendly carnival with a Kids Fest zone.

SEPTEMBER

WED 9/12 -- DOBET GNAHORE (Ivory Coast) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Ivoirian singer, dancer, and percussionist interpreting and transforming Bete music

FRI 9/28 -- ENSEMBLE TARTIT (Mali) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Music of the Tamashek (Tuareg) people from the Niger River basin region in northern Mali

SAT 9/29 -- EITHER ORCHESTRA w/ MULATU ASTATKE (Ethiopia) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Local big band jazz ensemble teams up with Ethiopia's most renowned musician and arranger. Mulatu Astatke is revered as father of Ethio-jazz. Show will also feature guest musicians Hana Shenkute, Setegn Atanaw, and Minale Dagnew

UPCOMING WORLD MUSIC PRODUCTIONS SHOWS

World Music / CRASHarts (www.worldmusic.org) has announced their fall 2007 line-up. In addition to the Mulatu Astatke show on 9/29, other upcoming African shows include:

10/19 -- OLIVER MTUKUDZI (Zimbabwe) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

11/24 -- YOUSSOU N'DOUR (Senegal) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville (Buy your tickets early for this one!)

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

WMBR 88.1 FM
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#66

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Fri Sep 7, 2007 4:20 pm
Subject: SEPTEMBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

First, a word to TABU LEY ROCHEREAU fans. Stern's music has just released a beautifully packaged 2-CD box set featuring a 44 page booklet and 29 tracks of Congo classics (both rare and famous) from the golden years of 1961 - 1977. Tabu Ley Rochereau -- "The Voice of Lightness" -- is available directly through Stern's music (973-447-2481) and retail outlets. We'll be doing a special on this release, Sunday 9/16 on Africa Kabisa.

Here are September's African events:

SEPTEMBER

FRI 9/7 -- AFRIGO BAND (Uganda) -- French Club -- Waltham

Rare, and long overdue, return of Uganda's legendary dance band.

FRI 9/7 -- TJOVI GINEN (Haiti) -- Middle East Cafe -- Cambridge

Haitian roots music

FRI 9/7 -- MON 9/10 -- OUSMANE SEMBENE FILM FESTIVAL (Senegal) -- Harvard Film Archive -- Cambridge

Tribute to one of Africa's most important filmmakers kicks off tonight with Moolade and short documentary on making of this film. Includes in-person presentation by Professor Samba Gadjigo.

WED 9/12 -- DOBET GNAHORE (Ivory Coast) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Ivoirian singer, dancer, and percussionist interpreting and transforming Bete music

WED 9/12 -- BU AFRICAN FILM NIGHT SERIES -- Boston University African Studies Center -- Boston

Every Wednesday at 6:30pm from 9/12 - 12/5, BU's African Studies Center presents an African film focusing on "Colonialism and it Discontents" at 270 Bay State Road, Room 416. For film schedule and descriptions: http://www.freewebs.com/africanfilmnight/index.htm

THU 9/13 -- ORCHESTRA TANGIERS (Morocco) -- Benjamin Franklin Institute -- Boston

First Boston appearance of premier Andalusian orchestra

FRI 9/14 -- OBBINI TUMBAO (Afro-Cuban) -- Regattabar -- Cambridge

SUN 9/16 -- TABU LEY ROCHEREAU SPECIAL (DRC) -- AFRICA KABISA -- WMBR 88.1FM / www.wmbr.org

We'll be talking with Ken Braun from Stern's music about the release of the new 2-CD Tabu Ley Rochereau retrospective ("The Voice of Lightness"), discussing Rochereau's importance in Congolese music and, of course, featuring classic Rochereau tracks! So, tune in all you nostalgie lovers.

SAT 9/29 -- EITHER ORCHESTRA w/ MULATU ASTATKE (Ethiopia) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

EVERY Saturday -- CLUB WAFFU -- Casa del Sol -- 126 Union Street -- Lynn

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

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#67

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Mon Oct 8, 2007 10:32 pm
Subject: OCTOBER AFRICAN EVENTS

africakabisa

Many interesting shows are happening this month!

OCTOBER

SAT 10/13 -- AFRIGO BAND (Uganda) -- Hilton Garden Inn -- Burlington

Last chance to see Uganda's greatest band before they return home. This is the full 12-piece band live in concert.

WED 10/17 -- LAMINE TOURE & GROUP SALOUM (Mali / Boston) -- Ryle's -- Cambridge

THU 10/18 -- BURKINA ELECTRIC (Burkina Faso) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

From Ougadougou, Burkina Electric fuses Burkinabe rhythms with techno/trip hop, and features a dynamic female lead vocalist

FRI 10/19 -- OLIVER MTUKUDZI (Zimbabwe) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

Zimbabwe's legendary Tuku returns for a World Music-presented show

SAT 10/20 -- SAMBO LOLO (Mali / Boston) -- Johnny D's -- Somerville

Guinea's guitarist/percussionist/singer ALPHA YAYA DIALLO may, or may not, be part of the bill for this show. Contact Johnny D's for information.

SUN 10/21 -- SKAH SHAH #1 (Haiti) -- Vincent's -- Randolph

One of Africa Kabisa's, and many others, favorite classic kompa bands

THU 10/25 -- NOCHE CUBANA -- Jorge Hernandez Cultural Center -- Boston

A celebration of Afro-Cuban music and dance highlighting everything from the sacred Lucumi, Abakua, and Palo traditions to rumba guaganco and columbia to son and changui to danzon, cha cha, and more. Directed by Reynaldo Gonzalez, formerly of Grupo Afrocuba de Matanzas, and featuring a stellar ensemble of some of the best performers from New York and New England.

SAT 10/27 -- MAHMOUD AHMED (Ethiopia) -- Sheraton Hotel Back Bay -- Boston

Singer Ahmed is a living legend of contemporary Ethiopian music

NOVEMBER PREVIEW

SUN 11/4 -- WMBR / AFRICA KABISA FUNDRAISER 4-6pm EST -- 88.1FM WMBR and www.wmbr.org -- Cambridge

TUE 11/6 -- ZAP MAMA (DRC / Belgium) -- Paradise Rock Club -- Boston

SAT 11/24 -- YOUSSOU N'DOUR (Senegal) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville

SUN 11/25 -- TINARIWEN (Mali) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

WEEKLY AFRICAN CLUBS

Very sad to say, but at the moment there are NO weekly African clubs happening!

EVERY Sunday -- CARIBBEAN NIGHT (kompa & zouk) -- Club Pure (Matrix) -- 279 Tremont Street -- Boston

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#68

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:12 pm
Subject: WMBR / Africa Kabisa Fall Fundraiser

africakabisa

The WMBR / Africa Kabisa radio station fundraiser will be held this Sunday, November 4. You can pledge during the show from 4 - 6pm EST by calling 617-253-8810. You can also pledge online at www.wmbr.org . We appreciate your support!

Here are other upcoming events:

Tue 11/6 -- Zap Mama (DRC / Belgium) -- Paradise Rock Club -- Boston

Sun 11/25 -- Tinariwen (Mali) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston

Mon 12/10* -- Youssou N'Dour (Senegal) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville -- (*Rescheduled from 11/24)

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#69

From: "africakabisa" <africakabisa@...>
Date: Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:30 pm
Subject: BENOIT MUDYMBA -- Boutique Comme a Paris --1961-2007

africakabisa

Boston's African community was devastated to learn of the tragic passing of Benoit Mudymba, proprietor of our local African music store Boutique Comme a Paris. Benoit, age 46, died suddenly last Wednesday October 24.

Benoit was a kind and gracious man, a loving husband and father, and an important leader in the Congolese community. Benoit was also a loyal friend and supporter of Africa Kabisa and we relied greatly on his wisdom and assistance. He will be greatly missed. Our thoughts, prayers, and love go out to his wife Francine and their children.

The wake will be held Wednesday October 31st and Thursday November 1st from 4 - 8 pm at Salvatore Rocco Funeral Home, 331 Main Street, Everett, MA 02149.

The Mass will be held on Friday November 2 at 10 am at St Mary Catholic Church at 8 Commons in Lynn MA. The funeral will be held after the Mass at the Holy Cross Cemetery at 175 Broadway in Malden MA 02148.

Donations may be sent to:

Francine Mudymba

47 Durso Avenue

Malden, MA 02148

For more information: http://www.congoboston.com/mudymba.htm

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