Brown Butterfly “Moving clockwise, continuing that famed shuffle of his, Clay–with his hands down…looks like a dancer up there, the way he bobs and weaves, for a man of 212 pounds.” Announcer Les Keiter at the start of the Ali- Cleveland Williams fight. The music in this two-CD collection is a tribute to the genius […]
Elombe Brath Book Launch
Get flyer The December 12th Movement and The Elombe Brath Foundation present an evening with Elombe. Be among the first people to get the Elombe Brath Selected Writings and Essays book, and at a reduced rate before its official release on July 27, 2018. Editor Herb Boyd will discuss the book with Elombe’s son Cinque […]
“Last Day in Lagos” Book Signing with Marilyn Nance
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 3 – 5 p.m., 456 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY (see map) A focused study on a singular African American photographer, through an archival encounter with her documentation of the landmark FESTAC’77 festival. From January 15 to February 12, 1977, more than 15,000 artists, intellectuals and performers from 55 nations worldwide gathered […]
“A Strange Celestial Road: My Time with the Sun Ra Arkestra” Book Release Party!
Sun., July 23, 2023, 4 pm, Sistas’ Place, 456 Nostrand Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11216 Book Signing of A Strange Celestial Road: My Time with the Sun Ra Arkestra, a memoir by Ahmed Abdullah Purchase at https://www.blankforms.org/publications/ahmed-abdullah-a-strange-celestial-road Release Date: July 25, 2023. In this captivating memoir, the first full-length account of life in the Arkestra by […]
Frederick Douglas Speech: What to the American Slave is Your Fourth of July
Extended interview: Randy Weston
Posted By Mike Shanley Oct 23, 2013 Pittsburgh City Paper Randy Weston grew up in Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, becoming friends with musicians like jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. In his late 20s, Weston decided to devote himself to playing the same instrument.. He has traveled throughout the world, incorporating numerous influences into his playing. He comes […]