November 24, 2024 7:00PM Not So Latin Concerts: Jake Kelberman and Friends with Alexa Barchini

 

JAKE KELBERMAN AND FRIENDS AT NOTSOLATIN!!!

Join us Sunday, November 24th as we close out the month of incredible music with an incredible large ensemble! Jake Kelberman and Friends ft. Alexa Barchini performs original compositions and arrangements for large ensemble featuring some incredible musicians! Come be a part of this live recording session.

Doors at 7, show at 730. See you then.

November 24, 2024 7:00PM A Tribute to TSOP 2 Live! Casino

 

JoJoin us in celebrating the music of TSOP. You will hear some of your favorite songs by some of your favorite artists: "Love Train"- The O'Jays

"Close the Door"-Teddy Pendergrass, "If Only You Knew"- Patti LaBelle,
"You Know How to Love Me"- Phyllis Hyman, and many more in tribute by UGO. Russell Thompkins and The New Stylistics and The Legendary Blue Notes featuring "Sugar Bear" will be performing their hits also.

"You Know How to Love Me"- Phyllis Hyman, and many more in tribute by UGO. Russell Thompkins and The New Stylistics and The Legendary Blue Notes featuring "Sugar Bear" will be performing their hits also.vorite artists: "Love Train"- The O'Jays

Tickets: $75

Live! Casino

900 Packer Ave.

Philadelphia, PA  19148

Doors: 6pm

Music: 7pm

November 24, 2024 7:00PM Seo Jungmin at Penn Live Arts

 

Korea’s Seo Jungmin pushes the boundaries between traditional and contemporary music with her exceptional skills on the 25-string Gayageum. A member of the renowned Korean music duo, Su:m, and acclaimed internationally for her innovative solo releases, Jungmin makes her Philadelphia debut with One, My Utopia!, a mesmerizing soundworld of Gayageum, shamanic vocals and percussion.

Tickets: $46

Penn Live Arts - Harold Prince Theater
Annenberg Center, 3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6219
For tickets, call 215.898.3900.

November 23, 2024 5:00-7:00PM Film Screening: Imaginary Lines with Live Music by Son Revoltura

 

Saturday, November 23, 5-7pm   Fleisher Art Memorial Sanctuary 719 Catherine Street, Philadelphia, PA Featuring food and music!

Imaginary Lines is an animated film directed by Nadia Hironaka, created in collaboration with artists, filmmakers, storytellers, and activists working with Philadelphia’s Latin American immigrant communities. Connecting the journeys of immigrants with the journeys of monarch butterflies, the film uplifts individual stories as well as the shared experiences that drive people across borders. The project was developed through a series of interviews, art workshops, and writing circles, hosted as part of Hironaka’s 2022 Leeway Foundation Media Artist + Activist Residency with the Philadelphia Folklore Project. The Imaginary Lines Collective includes Hironaka’s longtime collaborator Matthew Suib, artist and activist Ileana Doble Hernandez, and writer, storyteller, and interdisciplinary artist Eric César Morales. The Collective worked closely with animator Emily Kobert to produce the first chapter of this episodic film. Imaginary Lines would not be possible without the generous and creative contributions of documented and undocumented participants from Central and South America and the Caribbean.  Free and open to the public Fleisher Art Memorial Sanctuary 719 Catherine Street, Philadelphia, PA

November 23, 2024 12:00PM Gamelan Gita Santi Fall Concert & Food Pop-UP

 

1612 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA

November 23, 2024 6:00-10:00PM 3 Kings Parradon with Los Bomberos de la Calle at Taller Puertorriqueño

 

Oye mi gente check it out. Come to Taller Puertorriqueño November 23rd from 6-10pm just bring a toy for the entry fee we will be having a fundraiser to raise money and toys for our 3 kings parrandon that will be taking place January 5th at our new community cultural center coming soon January 2025 we will list our new address soon.

We will be providing after school and summer school enrichment programs of Bomba & Plena music and dance including art programs for students in the surrounding areas M-Fridays 3-6pm including classes on the weekends for adults and community Noche de Bomba & Plena events. We will also have a gift shop which will have custom- tshirts, hats and much more.
Lock in the date and come support our mission in preserving La cultura de Puerto Rico. Registration for our after school classes will be coming soon.

November 22, 2024 7:00PM Not So Latin concerts: Adam O'Farrill's Stranger Days

 

Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days

Join us Friday, November 22nd as we present Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days as part of their HUESO album release tour. “There’s little disagreement that Adam O’Farrill is among the leading trumpeters in jazz-

and perhaps the music’s next major improviser”

— THE NEW YORK TIMES

You don’t want to miss this!!

Featuring Xavier Del Castillo, Walter Stinson and Zack O’Farrill

November 21, 2024 7:00PM Concert/Crowdfunding Event to Launch the Global Orchestra

 

Join All Around This World LIVE IN PHILADELPHIA ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21st, 7pm at Trinity@22nd at 2212 Spruce, as we launch THE GLOBAL ORCHESTRA, an INSPIRING international network of musical teaching artists who will use singing, drumming and FUN to teach kids EVERYWHERE about the wealth of world cultures.

The concert on November 21st will feature global music performances by some of Philadelphia's most accomplished and dynamic musicians:

ALEX SHAW - percussion / vocals

PATRICIO ACEVEDO (Chile/Andes) - guitar / cavaco / cuatro / vocals

NATHALIE “TALIE” CERIN (Haiti) - guitar / vocals

YOUBA CISSOKHO (West Africa) - kora

QIN QIAN (China) - ehru

SENFU STONEY (rep. West Africa) - djembe / percussion

The event is free, though this is a FUNDRAISER for the Global Orchestra. Find out how to register for tickets and support this wonderful new project at TheGlobalOrchestra.org

November 20, 2024 7:00PM Not So Latin Concerts: Jazz Jam hosted by Chelsea Reed

 

THE JAZZ JAM!!! THANKSGIVING EDITION 🦃🦃

Come out to the 23rd edition of the Notsolatin Sessions on wednesday, November 20th! Hosted once again by the incredible Chelsea Reed, you’re always in for a great time.

It all starts at 7, $10 suggested donation. See you there

November 20, 2024 7:30-10:00PM Fabien Enger & Justin Griggs with Shakoor Hakeem at The Black Squirrel Club

 

On November 20th at 7:30 PM, French trumpeter and Fulbright scholar Fabien Enger and Philadelphia prodigy Justin Griggs will perform at the Black Squirrel to celebrate the release of their album Off the Seabed, out on Inner Urge Records. They’ll be joined by master percussionist Shakoor Hakeem, whose dynamic rhythms add an intense, energetic edge to the trio.

The performance will feature music from the album alongside fresh improvisations influenced by each artist’s roots: the exploratory spirit of European jazz, the soulful harmonies of gospel, West-African and Afro-Cuban rhythms, and the expressive freedom of avant-garde jazz. Fabien’s bold trumpet lines, Shakoor’s powerful percussion, and Justin’s inventive keyboard work create a richly layered, genre-blending soundscape.

Catch them live before their European tour next summer—don’t miss this chance to experience some of today’s top voices in Philadelphia and international jazz.

This project is supported by a CPCA Vice Provost for the Arts Student Grant from Temple University.

Black Squirrel Club

1049 Sarah St.

Philadelphia, PA  19125

Tickets: $11.50 students, $16.75 general admission ( includes fee)

November 19, 2024 7:00PM Not So Opera Concerts: Megnot and Friends

 

OPERA IS BACK AT NOTSOLATIN!!! TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH!!

Megnot and Friends return to grace our stage with some incredible Opera! Join Megnot, Gabriel and Sira as they perform Opera and Theatre classics by Puccini, Sondheim, Lehár and more!! You don’t want to miss it.

Doors at 7, show at 730. See you there.

November 19, 2024 6:30-8:00PM Youba Cisshokho Kora Player at Alliance Francaise

 

L'Alliance Française a le plaisir de présenter Youba Cissokho, joueur de kora professionnel

Join us for a unique evening with music and food from West Africa!

Discover a fabulous French-speaking musician, born in Senegal to a Jali storyteller family. Youba Cissokho is a 72nd generation kora player. The kora, or a type of harp made from a calabash gourd, was commissioned by West African kings to recount songs of folklore and love. Youba wil be accompanied by Paco Samb on the djembe.

The vibrancy of the Western African community can also be experienced on the food scene in Philadelphia with many well established restaurants. A newcomer on South St is Chateau Rouge - African essence, French finesse. For that special evening, they will propose a range of appetizers accompanied with Bissap, a drink made with hibiscus flowers. 

An event not to be missed!

Date: Tuesday, November 19th
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Alliance Française de Philadelphie
Language: French / English
Fee: $35 for AF members / $45 for non AF members
Included in the price: Appetizers and Bissap

Alliance Française de Philadelphie
1420 Walnut Street, Suite 700 Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 735-5283
alliance@afphila.com

November 18, 2024 8:00PM-12:00AM Noches de Fuego: Orquesta del Barrio at Live! Casino

 

Experience Noches de Fuego, a Latin Night full of live music, salsa dancing, and mucho fun in the heart of Live! Casino & Hotel - featuring a live performance from Orquesta Del Barrio. (& special guests!)

Presented by Siempre Salsa Philly.

No cover

Live! Casino and Hotel

900 Packer Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 

November 18, 2024 7:30PM Habib Koité, Aly Keita, Lamine Cissokho, Mandé Sila at City Winery Philly

 

City Winery Philadelphia presents Habib Koité, Aly Keita, Lamine Cissokho: Mandé Sila Live on Monday, November 18th at 7:30pm

Three standard-bearers of West African musical traditions come together to celebrate Mandé Sila: the way of the Mandingo empire, symbolizing languages, cultures, music, and the entire organology of West Africa. One of Africa’s most popular and recognized musicians, Habib Koité is a modern troubadour with extraordinary appeal due to his musicianship, wit, and wisdom. The Kora player Lamine Cissokho is the descendant of a famous griot family whose traditions date back to the 14th century, passing traditional pieces down from generation to generation. Aly Keïta gained worldwide recognition for his mastery of the balafon, impressive virtuosity, and unique sound. Three virtuoso artists linked by the same cultural heritage; a melting pot that inspires their compositions and sublimates the renewal of the genre.

Joining the trio onstage will be Habib’s longtime percussionist, Mama KONE (Djembe, Calabash, electronic pad) who has also performed with Eric Bibb. 

6:00PM Doors

7:30PM  Music

 Tickets: $35-$50 + fee

City Winery

990 Filbert St., Philadelphia, PA,

November 17, 2024 7:00PM Not So Big Band Concerts: Mervin Toussaint Nonet

 

THE TOUSSAINT NONET AT NOTSOLATIN!!! NOTSOBIGBAND 39!!!!

Bandleader Mervin Toussaint brings his soulful and intimate compositions to a new level with his big band. An extension of his debut album, Lakay, Mervin will bring you along on his journey of self-reflection, connection, and joy. You don’t want to miss what is to be an incredible night of music!

Doors at 7, show at 730. See you there

November 17, 2024 3:30-5:30PM The Drummer's Journey at Salzman Photography

 

On Sunday, November 17, Salzmann Photography Center will celebrate the opening of the exhibit Por El Mejor Mundo / For a Better World. Por El Mejor Mundo / For a Better World shares the work of Cuban artists, Luis el Estudiante, Luis el Maestro and Grupo Bayate from Mella, Cuba.

RSVP HERE or IN PROFILE: https://bit.ly/BaBDrumJourneyNov24

BuildaBridge's The Drummer's Journey will join in the celebration. The Drummer's Journey is world-class cadre of drummers who will perform and teach you to perform. Expect to join as an individual and leave as a valued member of a drumming community (and much more).

The session will be facilitated by:

- Robert Kenyatta, a Grammy-award winner and John Coltrane collaborator

- Bobby Conga, a percussionist for Grover Washington, Jr.

- Omomola Iyabunmi, one of the regions finest shekere instructors.

- Sam Zolten, life-long learner, sought-after and accomplished percussionist
as well as BuildaBridge teaching artists.

During the course of the program, participants learn about Kenyatta's arts-based metaphor and subsequent life lesson, "Being on Your One." This offering supports autonomy, resilience and hope and aligns with BuildaBridge's mission beautifully. Through the instructional process and percussion playing, participants get to experience what it "feels" like to be a part of a BuildaBridge program and are asked to recognize the value and need to share the experience with marginalized children and their communities.

Feel free to bring your own drum or borrow one from BuildaBridge. There's no obligation to play either. Come to play. Come to enjoy. Come as you are. A light food and beverage offering will be provided.

Donations are tax-deductible and will support future BuildaBridge programming! BuildaBridge provides hope-infused art-making to trauma-affected youth and their communities. ANY AMOUNT HELPS! Your gift keeps BuildaBridge going and supports the resilience, self-efficacy and hope-infused futures of Philadelphians.