---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Afropop Worldwide <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:56 PM Subject: Afropop Bulletin: For NYers--Afropop Dance Party on Sunday in Harlem's Creole Restaurant To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[image: Afropop Worldwide eNewsletter]<http://www.afropop.org/friends.php> <http://www.afropop.org> October 21, 2008 [image: On Air & Listen Live] <#11d21e33dece9cb2_onair> [image: Afropop Reviews] <#11d21e33dece9cb2_review> [image: Features] <#11d21e33dece9cb2_feature> [image: Interviews] <#11d21e33dece9cb2_interview> [image: Newsflash] <#11d21e33dece9cb2_newsflash> [image: Free Stuff] <#11d21e33dece9cb2_freestuff> [image: Afropop City Hotpicks] <#11d21e33dece9cb2_citypicks> Advertising Links [image: Chiwoniso eNewsletter]<http://www.cumbancha.com/albums/rebel_woman/> [image: Zanzibar Newsletter Ad] <http://afropop.org/news_flash.php?ID=555> I realize that this is a last minute notice, but a great opportunity to enjoy an *Afropop Dance Party* featuring a show by a hot Zimbabwean band that just came to our attention—*Alick Macheso* *& Orchestra Mberikwazvo.*This is the real deal—a 9 man band featuring a multiple guitar sound. Acclaimed as one of the most popular musicians in Zimbabwe today. Highly recommended! You'll learn the Razorwire, Borrowdale & Kangaroo dances and you'll have a great time. Hokoyo!! Sunday October 26th 9 pm Creole Restaurant <http://www.creolenyc.com/> (Louisiana cuisine) 2167 Third Ave. at 118th St. (three blocks from the 116th St. stop of the 6 train) TICKETS: $25 For Tickets and Info: (978) 790-3461 | (646) 721-4600 | (212) 876-8838 *Afropop.org's Senior Editor, Banning Eyre*, writes "It might come as a surprise to many, but Alick Macheso is just about the most popular musician in Zimbabwe these days, and that's been true for some years. Macheso is the reigning king of 's incomparable guitar boogie style, known as sungura. Sungura emerged in the years directly after the liberation war, when guerilla fighters returned with melodies and dances picked up in places like and . Sungura contains a faint echo of Congolese rumba, but it quickly evolved into a distinctly Zimbabwean sound, characterized by prickly guitar interplay, leaping bass lines, sweetly harmonized Shona vocals. This is the sound of rural in happier times. Macheso's New York appearance is a first, and something not to miss for fans of African dance music." Hope to See You There! --Sean Barlow and the Afropop.org Team [image: On-air and Listen Live] Afropop Worldwide Celebrates 20 Years on Public Radio!!<http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/721/Afropop%20Worldwide%20Celebrates%2020%20Years%20on%20Public%20Radio%21%21> It is almost exactly 20 years ago that the very first Afropop program, "Music from South Africa", hit the air on public radio stations all across the country. In celebration, we've put together some of our favorite moments from over the past 20 years, including special appearances by artists who have gone on to internationally acclaimed careers! Zambia - Rumba Roots to R&B Renaissance<http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/647/Zambia%20-%20Rumba%20Roots%20to%20R&B%20Renaissance> >From rootsy, copperbelt guitarists to electric guitar dance styles like kalindula, to roadside skiffle, and now, a powerful new wave of R&B, Zam-raga, and rap, Zambia offers a rich and generally overlooked world of popular music. This program will delve deeply into the history with hot combos of the past like The Big Gold Six and Emmanuel Mulemena, as well as sample the fruits of Zambia's current musical renaissance with acts like Black Muntu, JK and Danny. We'll get the inside line from Chisha Folotiya our man at the country's top pop label, Mondo Music. Also insights from producer and Zambian music compiler, Michael Baird. A Capella Night - Live from the Melkweg<http://www.afropop.org/radio/radio_program/ID/241/A%20Capella%20Night%20-%20Live%20from%20the%20Melkweg> Zap Mama, led by Marie Daulne, is a force to be reckoned with. Their fierce vocal power and poise is always delivered with a sense of theatrical whimsy. Zap Mama deliver a brilliant set at the Melkweg Club in Amsterdam followed by Black Umfolosi, the powerful 12-man group from Zimbabwe. Other a capela wonders include Cuba's Vocal Sampling with an impressive percussion sound, all done through vocals. [image: Afropman] Afropop e-Newsletter staff: Banning Eyre, Senior Editor, Afropop.org Sean Barlow, Senior Producer Matt Payne, Managing Editor, Afropop.org Marc Amigone, NYC Events Editor Contributors: Karima Daoudi, Chicago Events Editor; RaShonda Reeves; Santiago Felipe; Eva Peskin; Spencer Orey; Amadeus Junqueira Please become a Friend of Afropop <http://www.afropop.org/friends.php>. Your donations help keep Afropop.org a vital public service promoting African music. 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