BEATS. DRUMS. PASSION. SOUL. Feel the pulse of the world & tune in to DJ Meredith’s Afrobeat Show!
Seun Kuti
Mar 13 – L’Aeronef – Lille, France
Mar 14 – Vooruit – Ghent, Belgium
Mar 20 – Le Noumatrouff – Mulhouse, France
Mar 27 – Le Rocher De Palmer – Cenon, France
Mar 29 – Theatre Lino Ventura – Nice, France
Euforquestra
Dec 20 – Wooly’s – Des Moines, IA
Dec 21 – Gabe’s – Iowa City, IA
Dec 31 – Peforming Arts Center at Third (PAC 3) – Carbondale, CO
Feb 14 – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom – Denver, CO
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble
Dec 12 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 13 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 14 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 15 – The Sugar Club – Dublin, Ireland
Dec 31 – Arts Riot Studio – Burlington, VT
Jan 23 – New Morning – Paris, France
Jan 30 – North Sea Jazz Club – Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan 31 – Under The Bridge – Fulham, UK
Femi Kuti
Apr 17 – Cite de la Musique – Paris, France
Ben details his experience of contracting the coronavirus back in late February/early March of 2020, before lockdowns shut NYC down. He also shares how the city and local indie rock scene he’s a part of reacted to the pandemic. | watch
The March edition of Spotlight on the City features bands and musicians from Birmingham, Alabama. | listen
The Helen Keller hoax possesses the toxicity of a traditional conspiracy theory even if it doesn't quite fit the definition. | read
Aliah Sheffield is the singer/songwriter also known as Nikkie Aliah. Her song, “Earth is Ghetto,” recently went viral and she chatted with Nikkiesha about what led her to her viral moment, her musical inspirations, and what she hopes and plans to do next… oh, and tequila. This podcast is… | listen
Bartees Cox is a songwriter and producer who spent years playing in bands in Brooklyn before making the move to Washington, DC, where his solo project, Bartees Strange, took focus and grew - from an album of reinterpretations of The National’s music to his stunning full-length, genre-bending… | watch
Whether you're a metalhead or not, this NYC trio will have you wrapped up in its soothing dark thrashers. | read