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Seattle's only World Music Weekly: AFROCENTRIC

Every Thursday in the Lounge at 9PM...Never a Cover Charge!

Featuring a rotating cast of live musicians and Djs with a focus on the riddims, beats and sonic scapes of Africa and beyond.

Red Stripe is $3.5 all night and $3-$5 Happy Hour Food available from 9pm-12am.

Schedule:

Sep 2nd: Khaira Arby & Her Band

Sep 9th: Msg From Guinea

Sep 16th: Thione Diop

Sep 23rd: Lagni Sussu

Sep 30th: Kane Mathis

About Message From Guinea:

United in their passion for sharing their culture on a global level, Message From Guinea is a group of extraordinary Seattle-based West African artists who have come together to spread a message of joy, unity, and transformation.   Employing powerful rhythms, hi-energy dances, and melodic songs steeped in the rich cultural heritage of their home country of Guinea, West Africa, Message From Guinea opens hearts, ignites passion, and enlivens audiences. These formidable artists grew up living their musical tradition, as Guinea is one of the few places left in Africa where indigenous drumming and dance traditions are still woven into everyday life. 

They began dancing competitively as children, received training from cultural luminaries such as Kemoko Sano, and grew into artists of the highest caliber, touring the world with top companies such as the internationally-renowned Les Ballets Africains, Guinea’s national company.  Their authenticity is evident in their art.

Guinea is the birthplace of many African percussive instruments, including the increasingly popular djembe from the Mande region, and the krin, or “African telephone” from Guinea’s forest region.  These instruments have historically served the role of calling people together for important occasions- births, deaths, planting and harvesting of crops, the arrival of kings, the initiation of battle and the launch of the hunt.  Message From Guinea fuses sacred tradition with modern sensibility; with virtuosity and charisma, they call their audience to join in the essence of Guinea’s cultural legacy.