World Arts West Dances in the Park is a free, family-friendly celebration showcasing performances by culturally diverse Bay Area dance companies. From World.
On Thursday, Nov. 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Reflections Dance Festival returns as a ray of light during the dark times of fall and winter amid the pandemic.
Drums come to the fore in this debut album from Congolese-American artist Kiazi Malonga
In the Bantu languages spoken throughout Central, Eastern and Southern Africa, ‘ngoma’ represents an important part of musical and social culture. The literal translation is usually given as ‘drum’, but it more accurately refers to a unified concept of drum-dance-song-music. You can beat the ngoma, or sing it, or dance it, and in doing so, create ngoma. Ngoma is at once playing, moving and listening – it is by nature reciprocal and collaborative.
Tembo kia Ngoma explores the drum and its wider meanings in sound in an impressive and considered debut from Congolese-American artist Kiazi Malonga.
New Music Reviews (3/15) KEXP
Each week, KEXP’s Music Director Don Yates (joined this week by DJ Alex) shares brief insights on new and upcoming releases. See what s coming up this week below, including reviews for new releases from
Marinah,
Heroínas (Nacional)
This impressive fourth solo album from the former frontwoman for the Catalon band Ojos De Brujo is a seamless blend of traditional folk elements with hip hop and electronic beats and textures. DY
Arab Strap –
As Days Get Dark (Rock Action)
This Scottish duo’s seventh album (and first in 16 years) is a strong set of bleak post-punk with atmospheric guitars, occasional synths, violin and sax, hypnotic drum-machine beats, spoken/sung vocals and sordid, unflinchingly honest lyrics revolving around addiction, sex, aging and death. DY
New visuals from Congo s Kiazi Malonga voice-online.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from voice-online.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.