First, a word to TABU LEY ROCHEREAU fans. Stern's music has just released a beautifully packaged 2-CD box set featuring a 44 page booklet and 29 tracks of...
Many interesting shows are happening this month! OCTOBER SAT 10/13 -- AFRIGO BAND (Uganda) -- Hilton Garden Inn -- Burlington Last chance to see Uganda's...
Boston's African community was devastated to learn of the tragic passing of Benoit Mudymba, proprietor of our local African music store Boutique Comme a Paris....
Africa Kabisa Annual Immigration Special Africa Kabisa invites you to tune in this Sunday, November 18, for our annual immigration special with Attorney Mark...
Here's a list of recommended CDs that were released in 2007. Stern's Music is offering a special exclusive discount to Africa Kabisa listeners for titles on...
Happy Holidays from Africa Kabisa! Here are events scheduled for December and January. DECEMBER SUN 12/23 -- NOEL LAKOU w/ GRAN PAN PAN (Haiti) -- Holiday...
Here's a few more events to share with you -- SAT 2/2 -- VUMA KENYA! KENYAN RED CROSS BENEFIT CONCERT -- The Roxy -- Boston VUMA KENYA! CONCERT TO BENEFIT...
African music, film, and dance for the month of March! MARCH THU 3/6 -- JEAN-MARIE TENO (Cameroon) -- Museum of Fine Arts -- Boston Screening (at 2pm) of...
Uganda's Impala Band are included in new listings for March. MARCH FRI 3/21 - SAT 3/22 -- ANGELIQUE KIDJO (Benin) -- Somerville Theatre -- Somerville Benin...
I highly recommend the Garifuna Collective show on 4/5! Many other interesting April events as well. APRIL SAT 4/5 -- GARIFUNA COLLECTIVE w/ UMALALI &...
Here are May African events, plus some announcements on new club openings (hopefully, the way things change around here, they have not already become new club...
Berklee College of Music, the world-renowned music school based in Boston, has announced the establishment of the Africa Scholars fund to provide full...
We have some interesting exclusive Africa Kabisa radio interviews happening this months, as well as some great shows in the Boston area. JUNE SUN 6/1 --...
Here's a list of events for June and July. Also a reminder for those in the Boston area to keep on supporting our local African music store -- Boutique Comme a...
WHAT: RALLY FOR THE RETURN OF OBAIN ATTOUOMAN WHEN: WED 6/18 from 3:30 - 4:00pm WHERE: FANEUIL HALL / SAMUEL ADAMS PARK, BOSTON Fenway High School's...
Lots of events happening in July including big-name shows by Seun Kuti (son of Fela Kuti) and Awilo Longomba (son of Vicky Longomba). Also, we did a very nice...
Dominican-born conga player Vicente Lebron has been an important part of Boston's Latin, African, and jazz scene for many years, and has been living in the US...
Kassav and some possible Congolese shows are on the agenda for this month. There are an incredible number of events happening, or maybe happening, in the next...
AUGUST FRI 8/15 -- AFRIGO BAND (Uganda) -- Hilton Garden Inn -- Burlington Uganda's most beloved musical institution, AFRIGO BAND, returns to the Boston...
SEPTEMBER Sat 9/13 -- VILLAGE HELP FOR SUDAN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER (Sudan) -- First Lutheran Church -- Lynn Come see the progress made in building Wunlang...
THURSDAY, Sept. 18th, 3:30PM MIT Compton Lecture "Imperative of Science and Technology in Accelerating African and Rwandan Development" Speaker: His Excellency...
Veteran Cameroonian journalist, ADAMU MUSA, will be a special guest this Sunday 9/28 on Africa Kabisa starting at 4pm. The topic of discussion will be the...
October is a star-filled and event-filled month featuring such performers as Zimbabwe's ALICK MACHESO and Uganda's AFRIGO BAND. OCTOBER FRI & SAT 10/3 - 10/4...
Samba Mapangala's song "Obama Ubarikiwe" (Obama Be Blessed) seems to be a hit on Africa Kabisa! When I played it last Sunday, the phones went wild with...
JB MPIANA and the 25-member WENGE MUSICA BCBG are coming to the Boston area on Friday November 7. They will be performing at Memorial Auditorium (at City...
In November, Wenge Musica is coming, Toumani Diabate is coming, we have the WMBR fundraiser and, of course, election day! Plus some very interesting and...
Sunday November 9 is WMBR Fundraiser day on Africa Kabisa. We will begin the show with some reflections on the momentously historic event of this past week....
