Ibeyi brings girl power to the Fillmore
Upon my first arrival at The Fillmore on April 13th, I noticed a “WOMEN RULE” t-shirt and listened as couples and groups around me spoke Spanish, French, and English. It seemed like a fitting way to start I...
Angélique Kidjo to premiere Philip Glass composition stateside with SF Symphony
From two internationally-respected artists proven limitless in both time and place comes Ifé, an orchestral illustration of the Yorùbán creation land and holy city. The collaboration between visionary co...
Lulacruza prove themselves architects of cultural dreamscapes on Orcas
Fusing the vibrations of South American spiritualism with sounds of contemporary folk and electronic music in a magnanimous tribute to Mother Earth, Lulacruza leaves us spellbound with their latest Orcas (2...
The Afrofuturistic Hues of Future Brown: exoticism and fusion on the quartet’s debut LP
It might be hazardous to make comparisons between Future Brown and Afrofuturism, but the DJ-quartet certainly strike a similar chord.
Dressed in neither sci-fi nor Egyptian garb, the producers have all mytho...
The Nile Project inspires longevity and unification
The Nile Project was conceived over a few beers at an Uptown Oakland café by two Bay Area locals: ethnomusicologist Mina Girgis from Egypt, and Meklit Hadero from Ethiopia. The vision served a dual purpos...
The Nile Project to bridge distances with residency events in Berkeley
photo by Nour Mohamed
“For thousands of years Egyptian farmers irrigated by simple diversions from the Nile and nothing went badly wrong;” writes American environmentalist Marc Reisner in his best-known...
Mali’s Tinariwen bring the Sahara and musical protest to The Chapel
Conjuring Saharan winds inside The Chapel Monday night, Mali’s Tinariwen (Tamasheq for deserts) delivered a synthesis of tribal African music and American blues that left devotees spellbound.
Belongin...
Populous goes around the world with Night Safari
Italian producer Populous (real name Andrea Mangia) specializes in world trade: the delicate balance of supply and demand between countries. His latest venture, Night Safari, out 9/29 on Bad Panda Records i...