Put on your boogie shoes and embrace the resurgence of disco from the Manila Sound era, the next wave of global groove music. Manila Sound was a catch all moniker during the 70’s describing Philippine popular music that embraced its American soul/folk/pop/jazz influences, combined it with Filipino modern aesthetics and polished it off with the musical […]
Disco and Funk from Africa to the Philippines and many points in between. DJ’s Joel Quizon (Disco Manila) and Rani de Leon (Dublab, Radio Afrique) spinning an all vinyl international set to funk up your happy hour. 4:30pm-6:30pm Grand Performances 300 S. Grand Ave. Los Angeles 90071 more info: HERE
CHURCH LA Summer Sessions vol.2 Tickets: http://wepresentchurch0721.eventbrite.com/ THURSDAY 21 JULY @ OSSO 901 E 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012 MARK de CLIVE-LOWE vs ETHIO CALI – Ethio Cali Remixed! TE’AMIR – live production set DJs B+ (Mochilla) and RADIO AFRIQUE Co-produced by SEANO Mark de Clive-Lowe’s CHURCH continues the Summer Sessions parties at OSSO – […]
The clued-in DJ duo present a whirlwind audio tour of the African continent, sharing Sahel desert blues, Angola soul and Nigerian disco… READ MORE. We’re playing a set of Radio Afrique favorites LIVE on RBMA Radio. Thanks for the invite!
Please join ACTA for our 2016-17 Traditional Arts Roundtable Series in Los Angeles County. The Series is designed to strengthen intercultural arts networks and to offer opportunities for traditional and tradition-based artists and arts advocates to learn from one another through intimate discussion, technical assistance, skill-building, networking, and sharing community-based arts and culture. The Traditional […]
THIS SUMMER, JACCC PRESENTS FOUR, INTIMATE OUTDOOR CONCERTS INSIDE DOWNTOWN’S JAMES IRVINE JAPANESE GARDEN IN LITTLE TOKYO. SUNDAYS: JULY 10 | JULY 17 | JULY 24 | JULY 31 $12 PRESALE, $15 DOOR | LIMITED ADMISSION | 5-9PM | 21+ Returning for its second season, the Little Tokyo Concert Series honors the intimate, outdoor and […]
I’m doing a DJ set at LA’s new marketplace, by way of Brooklyn. Smorgasburg is launching a market for food, design, vintage, and events every Sunday starting June 19, 2016, on the five-acre site of the weekday Alameda Produce Market in Downtown Los Angeles. Smorgasburg will bring together dozens of exciting food vendors, plus sophisticated shopping […]
Transportive, complex rhythms and lilting guitars —all West African trademarks —meld with familiar Latin sounds to bring you a spirited evening exploring new territory in diasporic connections. Soy Africano highlights the overlooked history and widespread influence of latin music in West Africa by showcasing the ways in which clave-based Cuban music and New York Salsa […]
In 1961, shortly after Senegal declared its independence from France, Ousmane Sembène, a self-educated dockworker, assigned himself an impossible task: to create a true African cinema as a “night school” for his people. His explosive debut—a film described as the first African feature (true in spirit, if not in fact)—inspired a form of fearless, socially […]
(Photos courtesy of The Music Center.) Big thanks to LA Weekly for the acknowledgement. “For this Sleepless event, in addition to more traditional hip-hop DJ sets, Dublab DJ and veteran promoter Rani de Leon is putting together a showcase of international hip-hop sounds from countries as far-flung as Brazil, Kenya and the Philippines, featuring DJ […]
SLEEPLESS: THE MUSIC CENTER AFTER HOURS/HIP-HOP SPECIAL EDITION (Photos courtesy of The Music Center) Flip the concert hall experience as Sleepless: The Music Center After Hours/Hip-Hop Special Edition takes over Walt Disney Concert Hall in a never-before-seen use of the iconic venue. Part of a four-day Hip-Hop dance experience at The Music Center, this special […]
Tickets: ticketfly.com/event/1173219 Radio Afrique and Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock are proud to present a special limited engagement screening of the award winning film “The Case of the Three Sided Dream”. A documentary that tells the story of seminal multi-instrumentalist Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Kirk’s life’s work was exploring sound and making music. Beyond that, he was an […]
Celebrate the opening of the Metro Expo Line to Santa Monica. Enjoy free rides all day, special activities, and family fun. DJ Sets by: PEAKING LIGHTS & RANI DE LEON 10am – 4pm more info: HERE 26th St/Bergamot Station 2602 Olympic Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404 >art galleries >cafes and food trucks >live music >entertainment […]
Brainstory is proud to announce our PREMIERE SCREENING of OLDE VALLEY directed by Lorena Endara of Producciones Con Sal at Espacio 1839 in Boyle Heights! Accompanying the video will be a live special arrangement of the song for 4 voice choir!! We’re also giving a SNEAK PEAK of our new self titled record BRAINSTORY produced […]
Radio Afrique presents: Imarhan (featuring Sadam of Tinariwen) Imarhan, meaning ‘the ones I care about’, began in 2008 – a loose collection of friends who began to play together under the watchful eye of Eyadou Ag Leche, bass guitarist of Tinariwen. Eyadou would go on to help them produce and co-write a handful of songs […]
dublab is a community supported web radio station and creative collective dedicated to the growth of progressive music, arts and culture. Since 1999 dublab has been exploring the wide spectrum of Future Roots music. dublab DJs dig deep to share music that blurs boundaries and elevates ears. Each Sunday at Vibing Time, a rotating posse of dublab DJs share sun-soaked […]
Co-presented by Radio Afrique Followed by a Q&A with director Chris Kirkley and an after party with DJ sets by Radio Afrique and Chris Kirkley for more info: CLICK HERE
It was an honor to DJ the countdown set at Los Angeles’ biggest New Year’s Eve Party at Grand Park. LA WEEKLY catches some of the fun that happened. It’s great to see friends in the crowd. WATCH VIDEO HERE
February 6th: End up with us this first Friday of the month where we make you move and play anything and everything from… BRASILIAN TO DISCO ————————–—– FIRST FRIDAYS AT FOOTSIE’S DJ: RANI D [Soul in the Park, Radio Afrique, Circle Up, dublab] FREE / 21+ / 10pm-2am Footsie’s Bar 2640 N Figueroa St Los […]
GRAND PARK + THE MUSIC CENTER’S N.Y.E.L.A. Welcome 2016 with best friends, sweeties, friendly neighbors, and those cousins from out-of-town at the West Coast flagship New Year’s Eve countdown. Grand Park + The Music Center’s N.Y.E.L.A. is THE PLACE to say hello to the New Year alongside the world’s capitals with live music, food, photo booths, and huge […]
Radio Afrique returns with a special live performance by Dexter Story & Wondem. Presenting new music from the recent Soundway Records release. Happening upstairs at General Lee’s in Chinatown. Yene Konjo. Percussion: Carlos Niño Drums: Te’Amir Sweeney Bass: Patrick Bailey Guitar: Michael McTaggart Keys: Mark de Clive-Lowe Tenor Saxophone: Randal Fisher Trumpet: Todd Simon Keys / […]