June 5, 2021 New Session of Beginner Rumba Workshops with Raul Cisneros Begins June 5th

 

Starting a new BEGINNER RUMBA WORKSHOP on Saturday, June 5th. IF  INTERESTED, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH Raul Cisneros for details at 
215 870 0923 

June 5, 2021 12:00-6:00PM West Philly PorchFest

 PorchFest: An annual do-it-yourself music festival featuring musicians of all kinds playing free shows on porches throughout the neighborhood. Created by and for West Philadelphia residents, and to celebrate the community’s broad musical and cultural diversity. 

The map will be crowded this year as we are up to 118(!!!) porches and 245(!!!) different acts -- both are records. See you on Saturday, June 5th either on your porch, behind a mic or walking from show to show.

West Philly Porchfest schedule

June 3, 2021 7:30PM & June 6, 2021 7:00PM Revivals of Blackness Streamed from World Cafe Live

 

Revivals of Blackness is an artistic offering to our kindred, honoring the life-giving contributions of global Black folks by staying real and more than well as we navigate legacies of U.S. racial violence. This innovative multimedia performance centers and challenges the ways we think about how Blackness intersects with ancestry, archive, ritual, and tradition.

Created collaboratively by artists Lela Aisha Jones, Luke Carlos O’Reilly, Alex Shaw, and filmmaker Aidan Un, this dynamic virtual ceremony interweaves music, dance, poetry, interviews, and visuals to illustrate the collective lived experiences of diasporic Blackness as effervescent, fluid, infinite, wayward, and always right on time. It invites us all to question and reflect upon the multitude of luscious ways that Blackness shapes our lives.

This project is supported by a Special Projects Grant from The Presser Foundation.

Join us virtually for the world premiere of Revivals of Blackness on Thursday, June 3rd at 7:30pm ET or Sunday, June 6th at 7pm ET. The film screenings will be followed by a live Q&A with the creators. RSVP for free to receive an email with the premiere link on the day of the event.

June 1, 2021 7:00-9:00PM Greg Moore & Actual Proof with Geri Oliver at Edith's Place

 

June 1, 2021 8:00PM Not So Latin Concerts Returns!

 

Not So Latin house concerts returns from Covid lockdown!  Performances by Raul y su ClaveAché and Patricio Acevedo will kick off the series. Address is 1440 W. Ritner St. (SE corner of 15th and W. Ritner Sts.) $10 donation at the door. Concert is indoors; masks required. BYOB

May 30, 2021 3:30-5:00PM Afro-Brazilian Percussion Classes with Dende Macedo

 

Vernon Park

Sunday, May 30, 2021 at 3:30 PM EDT – 5 PM EDT

Tickets

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Classes will be held on Sundays from May 23 through June

Join master percussionist Dende for the next edition of this introductory class in Afro-Brazilian percussion.

Cost: $20 ($15 if you bring your own drum)

Since 2001 Dende has worked with his Arrastao in New York, performing at venues from the Brooklyn Academy of Music to Central Park Summerstage. Now that he is living in Philadelphia he is holding auditions for percussionists of all levels (beginner to advanced) to become members of the group.

Members will learn to play timbal, caixa, surdo, repique, xequere, tamborim, pandeiro and much more with a former member of Timbalada! Dendê will teach you proper technique, exercises, tuning and maintenance, improvisations and soloing, traditional rhythms from candomble and samba de roda as well as the original rhythms and breaks from bands like Timbalada, Ilê Aiyê and Olodum.

Dendê is a percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s been a professional musician since the age of 14, when he appeared in the frontline of Timbalada, Carlinhos Brown’s superstar percussion ensemble. With Timbalada, Dendê toured all over Brazil, Europe and Asia, appared on various television shows and has performed and recorded with such artists as Marisa Monte, Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown, Ivete Sangalo and Sepultura. Having left Brazil in 2001, Dendê lived in NYC until 2014 and now lives in Philadelphia, performing and recording with his groups Dendê & Band, Arrastão, Ologundê, and Samba de Três. With these groups he has toured all over the US and Europe. In addition to his own work, he has his performed and recorded with artists such as Dance Brazil, Melvin Gibbs, Graham Haynes, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, David Byrne and Vinicius Cantuária among many others. Register now to reserve your instrument.

Email mamadele@mamadele.com with questions.

Private lessons can also be arranged in person or via Skype. Email mamadele@mamadele.com for more info. 

May 23, 2021 3:30-5:00PM Afro-Brazilian Percussion Workshop Series with Dende Macedo

 

Vernon Park

Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 3:30 PM EDT – 5 PM EDT

61–86°F Partly Cloudy

Tickets

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Public  · Anyone on or off Facebook

Classes will be held on Sundays from May 23 through June

Join master percussionist Dende for the next edition of this introductory class in Afro-Brazilian percussion.

Cost: $20 ($15 if you bring your own drum)

Since 2001 Dende has worked with his Arrastao in New York, performing at venues from the Brooklyn Academy of Music to Central Park Summerstage. Now that he is living in Philadelphia he is holding auditions for percussionists of all levels (beginner to advanced) to become members of the group.

Members will learn to play timbal, caixa, surdo, repique, xequere, tamborim, pandeiro and much more with a former member of Timbalada! Dendê will teach you proper technique, exercises, tuning and maintenance, improvisations and soloing, traditional rhythms from candomble and samba de roda as well as the original rhythms and breaks from bands like Timbalada, Ilê Aiyê and Olodum.

Dendê is a percussionist, singer, composer, bandleader, teacher, and multi-instrumentalist. He’s been a professional musician since the age of 14, when he appeared in the frontline of Timbalada, Carlinhos Brown’s superstar percussion ensemble. With Timbalada, Dendê toured all over Brazil, Europe and Asia, appared on various television shows and has performed and recorded with such artists as Marisa Monte, Gilberto Gil, Carlinhos Brown, Ivete Sangalo and Sepultura. Having left Brazil in 2001, Dendê lived in NYC until 2014 and now lives in Philadelphia, performing and recording with his groups Dendê & Band, Arrastão, Ologundê, and Samba de Três. With these groups he has toured all over the US and Europe. In addition to his own work, he has his performed and recorded with artists such as Dance Brazil, Melvin Gibbs, Graham Haynes, Giovanni Hidalgo, Zakir Hussain, David Byrne and Vinicius Cantuária among many others. Register now to reserve your instrument.

Email mamadele@mamadele.com with questions.

Private lessons can also be arranged in person or via Skype. Email mamadele@mamadele.com for more info. 

May 18, 2021 7:00-10:00PM Live Concert: Tribute to Lee Morgan at IPaM Small Seeds Cafe

 

May 18, 2021 7:30-9:30PM Philly Drum Project presents: Virtual "Beats, Brews, and Banter" with Jason Gianni

 

PDP Virtual Beats, Brews and Banter Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 7:30 PM EST RSVP On Facebook Virtual Beats, Brews, & Banter gives drummers, percussionists, and rhythm enthusiasts a chance to network, share ideas, and learn from each other. Join us online for virtual drummer (and percussionist) fellowship, presented in an interactive Zoom format, including updates on our organization and a featured clinic from drummer/educator Jason Gianni! Drummer/Author Jason Gianni is an instructor at both the prestigious Drummers Collective and an adjunct instructor at the New School in New York City as well as the chairman of the drum department at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He holds a Master of Music degree from Pennsylvania State University, a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Delaware (both in Percussion Performance) as well as a Jazz minor degree.   A session drummer for countless television and radio commercials, he is most known for being the drummer for the theme song for the popular cartoon, 'Spongebob Squarepants’ He is the co-author of the popular drum book entitled 'The Drummers Bible' and is the featured drummer on the 2008 Hudson Music DVD called 'Set Up, Tune and Play Your Drums.'  Jason was the back up drummer for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and is a guest artist on their popular platinum selling CD entitled, 'Night Castle.'  He was a regular sub for drummer Mike Portnoy for progressive artist, Neal Morse, he had been an active drummer for the Broadway & touring hit musicals 'Rock of Ages' and ‘Little Shop of Horrors,’ is the drummer for the Mark Wood Band (original violinist of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra) and was the house band drummer for the Hispanic version of the TV show 'The Voice' entitled, 'La Voz, Kids' on the Telemundo network.  The past 3 years, he had been touring with Marc Martel (and the Ultimate Queen Experience) who was discovered by Roger Taylor of Queen & on American Idol for his perfect impression of Freddie Mercury.  Over the past few years, Jason has performed drum clinics throughout Italy, Switzerland, China, in Spain at the La Rioja Drum Festival, and was at both PASIC & Philly DrumPhest 2014.   He is proud to endorse drum companies such as Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Remo Heads, Vic Firth, Humes & Berg, Kickport Products, DrumTacs and Hudson Music. Philly Drum Project is a Percussive Collective, founded in 2011, dedicated to making drumming more accessible in the Philadelphia area by helping those in our region share lessons, beats, and gear in an environment where community, creativity, education, and diversity are valued. Beats, Brews, & Banter is a periodic free event that has featured such drummers as Eric Slick (Dr. Dog), Spanky McCurdy (Jill Scott, Lady Gaga), David Uosikkinen (The Hooters), Charlie Hall (War on Drugs), Fred Berman (Amos Lee), and most recently, David Garibaldi (Tower of Power). Register for the Zoom event here Donate to Philly Drum Project

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May 13, 2021 5:30-6:30PM Concert: Drum Like a Lady and Project Capoeira in "Breaking Down Barriers"

 

Have you purchased your tickets for our 43rd Annual Celebration: Breaking Down Barriers? On May 13, join us for a virtual celebration we honor women across the nation whose work reflects a commitment to the values of equity and justice!

One of our performers Drum Like A Lady @drumlikealady is non-profit collective, "led by Women and Governed by Percussion!" Get your tickets now to see them take the stage along with Project Capoeira during this celebration you don't want to miss!

Register now: givergy.us/womensway

May 13, 2021 8:00PM The Graceland Experience with Bakithi Kumalo at Ardmore Music Hall

 

The Graceland Experience featuring Bakithi Kumalo (bassist- Graceland / Paul Simon) & his band at Ardmore Music Hall
May 13th, 2021
6:45p Doors | 8p Show
21+ unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian
Tickets on sale now >> http://bit.ly/Graceland_Tribute_AMH

Limited Capacity x 100 Tickets Available

Each Pass / Table Ticket includes admission for Two (2). Groups larger than 2 people are encouraged to purchase tables adjacent to each other.

All attendees must agree to AMH's Covid policies.

#Tribute #SouthAfrican #SingerSongwriter

Bakithi Kumalo is a South African bassist, composer, and vocalist. He is most known for his fretless bass playing for Paul Simon for over 30 years and on the 1986 album Graceland, in particular the bass run on “You Can Call Me Al”. Mr. Kumalo is going on tour in 2020 performing with The Graceland Experience. This unique show will feature Bakithi performing the entire Graceland record, one of Paul Simon’s biggest, along with a selection of world music as well.