https://www.sahagnawa.com/

SAHA GNAWA brings North African futurism to the U.S., uniting the founders of Innov Gnawa with leading figures from New York City's jazz and contemporary music scenes to reimagine modern Gnawa music.

Often referred to as “Sufi Blues,” Gnawa is rooted in Morocco’s ancient history. Over centuries, infectious rhythms and polytheistic spiritual beliefs originating from West African slaves integrated with Islam and the indigenous culture of Morocco, giving birth to a hybrid spiritual sect and musical community. The lyrics of Gnawa songs are prayers invoking saints and spirits for freedom and liberation. Gnawa music is revered and treasured throughout Morocco for its soulfulness and healing power.

DOORS 5:00

Opening set from NONO FINGER 5:30

SAHA GNAWA 7:00

DJ afterparty with LES FREQS 9:00

Glen David Andrews, a native son and a beloved musician of New Orleans, is a warrior for cultural preservation at a time when indigenous traditions are being threatened in the city.

His commanding voice and fierce trombone sound – both a powerful, emotional, and resonant blend of smoothness and grit – as well as his disarmingly honest manner provide a musical experience that never fails to meet the moment.

Glen’s music is packed with beauty, hard-earned truths, compassion, humor, anger, joy, and – most of all – hope.

Glen comes from a storied and extended family of musicians. He was born in New Orleans’ historic Tremé neighborhood, which many consider to be the oldest Black community in the United States. Transfixed by the magic and mystery of the city’s second-line parades, Andrews and his older brother, Derrick Tabb of the Rebirth Brass Band, along with their younger cousin Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, learned the history of the brass band tradition firsthand from iconic figures like Tuba Fats.

Glen has been touring since the age of 14, performing in cities around the world. He has played in New Birth, Lil Rascals, and Tremé brass bands, bringing equal measures of musicianship and showmanship to each.

He now fronts his own high-powered ensemble that expertly fuses traditions ranging from jazz to gospel to rock to blues and to funk, all in the same show, sometimes in the same song!

DOORS 5:00

DINNER, DRINKS, DANCING & FUN

tix $15 at the door

Yeison Landero, from San Jacinto on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, is called “el heredero de la cumbia” – the heir to cumbia.  He’s from the birthplace of that style of music, a style that’s now enormously popular all across Latin America and increasingly in the USA as well.

Yeison is the grandson of Andrés Landero, known throughout Latin America as “el rey de la cumbia” (the king of cumbia). Andrés is the man who arguably invented what we know today as cumbia when he translated the indigenous melodies of San Jacinto’s gaitas (flutes) to the accordion, hitched them to propulsive African-derived rhythms played on a trio of percussion instruments, added electric bass to fill out the bottom, and wrote and sang lyrics that championed the lives of rural Native and Black campesinos.  This mix of musical and cultural elements spread like wildfire across Latin America starting in the 1960s and continuing until today.

DOORS 5:00

OPENING SET FROM SAUCE BAND 5:30- (POP & FUNK)

YEISON LANDERO 6:30

DINNER, DRINKS, DANCING & FUN

tix $15 at the door

Lakou Mizik is a powerhouse collective of Haitian roots music with a soulful energy and a mix of styles that feels mystical and familiar at the same time. In the wake of Haiti’s devastating earthquake the band came together to show the world that their country was much more than the sum of headlines that were being shot around the globe.

Today with their positive messages and roots revival music, they have become one of Haiti’s hottest exports and have gained an international following with their critically acclaimed debut album “Wa Di Yo” and their mystical, soulful, dance party inducing live shows.

Doors 5:00

Music starts at 5:15

Lineup:

Pablo & Bill

Wild Leek River

Saints & Liars

Pizza, Salads, French Fries, Popcorn, and Ice Cream Available

Cash Bar with Beer, Wine, and Soft Drinks

Tickets $15 at the door, Kids Free

Traditionalists or progressives? Fronted by the charismatic Jamaican-born singer and songwriter Nee Nee Rushie, the seven-piece New York band The Big Takeover plays original music that is rooted in and reverent toward the genres and rhythms of Jamaican pop: reggae, rocksteady, ska. They are devotees of Desmond Dekker and the way the old school did it.  At the same time, The Big Takeover crosses lines and blends traditions like global pop fusionists. Their deceptively complex arrangements and big hooks connect with the spirit of Motown and the uptown sophistication of the 21st century retro soul and R&B revival scene.

Reggae Rockers THE BIG TAKEOVER return to Earth Sky Time for the first show of the season. Featuring an opening set from the ANDRIS BERRY BAND, and a drag show after party with live music from the TART POPS.

Tickets $15 at the door - Pizza, Salads, Beer & Wine available - Rain or Shine