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Weekend Live Music Preview: 9/17-9/19

The summer may have unofficially ended on Labor Day weekend, but with a delayed reopening to live music thanks to COVID, things are still going strong here in NYC into […]

Tags: afrobeat, beethoven, bluegrass, blues, brooklyn, chamber music, classical, country, django, folk, funk, governors island, guitar, gypsy, indie, jazz, messiaen, new music, new orleans, new york, orchestra, patti smith, philharmonic, quartet, rock, roots, Trombone shorty

“Africa Now!” at the Apollo Theater

by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) The sixth annual "Africa Now!" concert co-sponsored by the World Music Institute and the Apollo Theater was focused more on the electronic

Tags: Africa Now, afrobeat, Apollo Theater, Ayo, Black Coffee, Fela Kuti, house music, Jeff Mills, Mwenso & the Shakes, Pierre Kwenders, techno music, Tony Allen

Music Frees All Festival: A Benefit for the Scotty Hard Trust Tonight

by Brian Weidy One night, seven bands, two DJs, countless special guests, and terrific fried chicken. Those are just some of the things you can look forward to for Saturday

Tags: afrobeat, Antibalas, Billy Martin, brooklyn bowl, EMEFE, Miles Arntzen, Music Frees All Festival, Scotty Hard, Scotty Hard Trust, Superhuman Happiness

EMEFE to Play 92Y Tribeca on Feb. 17

by Brian Weidy EMEFE - which means "Music Frees All" – play 92Y Tribeca's Mainstage on Feb. 17, along with Mokaad and Ms. Lady. Created by drummer Miles Arntzen in 2009, EMEFE combines Afrobeat with funk, jazz and hip-hop

Tags: 92Y Tribeca, afrobeat, EMEFE, Fela Kuti, funk, Miles Arntzen, mokaad, ms. lady