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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.

New Belgium Beer specials and $3-$5 Happy Hour Food from 9-12



The Triple Door Musicquarium welcomes back Maya Soleil, with their Traditions ensemble presenting the best of African music and dance from Zimbabwe, Ghana, and Guinea. 

These multi-talented performers use mbira, kora, balon, and a variety of African drums to weave complex rhythms and beautiful melodies. Original and traditional songs combine with high-energy dance to thrill audiences wherever this pan-African group performs. Members of Maya Soleil Traditions have toured the world, performing and recording with many of the greats in African music and dance.  This show will feature Lora Chiorah-Dye from Zimbabwe, Karim Koumbassa and Naby Camara from Guinea, and Yaw Amponsah from Ghana.  Come out and dance!!!



Schedule:

August 19th: Ijo Anyanmo

August 26th: Thione Diop

Sep 2nd: Khaira Arby & Her Band

Sep 9th: Msg From Guinea

Sep 16th: TBA

Sep 23rd: TBA

Sep 30th: Kane Mathis



AFROCENTRIC is proud to announce that Rob Pastorok and Maya Soleil will be curating the 4th Thursday of every month, bringing something unique for each performance:

Maya Soleil: an electric Afro-World fusion ensemble with 6-9 performers and:vocals, costumed African dancers, saxophones, flutes, keyboards, balafon, mbira, MIDI wind controller, electric bass, ngoma, congas, djembe, talking drum, shekere, bells, world drum kit....and more

Maya Soleil Afro-World Fusion Music & Dance presents world-class performing artists from Africa, Asia, Jamaica, and the USA in a multi-cultural program featuring African costumed dancers and traditional music blended with contemporary sounds

For more info: http://www.mayasoleil.com/home.html



From our Press Release:

The goal of this weekly is to foster a sense of community in the World music scene here in Seattle and to offer a weekly gathering place for those involved in or fans of World music in the region.  We believe that Seattle has a thriving World community and are excited to bring the Musicquarium into the fold.  The Triple Door itself has long-since been an avid supporter of African music, culminating in King Sunny (& his African Beats) joining with KEXP last June to deliver the very first live-radio broadcast from our stage, a smashing success.

Often AFROCENTRIC will partner up with appropriate Triple Door main stage acts to offer a pre and post lounge component to the evening. The first such event took place on Tuesday, March 16th with Bassekou Kouyate in conjunction with his, and the very first, release on Sub Pop’s new imprint “Next Ambiance,” a world-focused label that takes its name as a transmutation of Jon Kertzer’s pioneering show on KEXP, “Best Ambiance.”