On Saturday, February 25 from 6 to 10 p.m., the YMI Cultural Center at 39 S. Market St. sets the stage for Asheville’s first Soumu, or in West African lingo, a celebration of dancing, singing, food, and music. The evening will offer a dinner of flavors from West Africa, including seafood soupe kandia and chicken [...]
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SOUMU: A Celebration of West African Music, Food & Dance…featuring Zansa
Posted in Afromotive, Asheville, zansa, tagged adama, Adama Dembele, Afrobeat, Afromotive, Asheville, Belle Afrique, Chef Abdoul, dancing, Djembe, entertainment, food, Ivorian afropop, ivory coast, LEAF in Schools and Streets, Music, pisgah brewing, Ryan Reardon, singing, Soumu, soupe kandia, vegetable mafé, wedge beer, West Africa, West African Music, YMI Cultural Center on February 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Afromotive performs at The Abella Café in Blacksburg ~ October 29th ~ West African Rhythms, Funk & Dance
Posted in Afromotive, tagged Abella Café, Adama Dembele, Afrobeat, Afromotive, Asheville, blacksburg, concert, Cote d‘Ivoire, dance, Djembe, entertainment, funk, Ryan Reardon, SCARE TACTICS, SIMBO, Virginia, West African Music on October 12, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Based in Asheville, NC, Afromotive is helping to start a new wave of uptempo afrobeat music- fusing West African rhythms, song forms, and instrumentation with funk, improvisation, and straight-ahead dance beats. Adding to the experience is thirty-third generation djembe player Adama Dembele from Cote d‘Ivoire. He has toured several continents, performing with various major acts [...]
Afromotive & Josh Blake’s Jukebox play the Lab for the World Cup Celebration!
Posted in Afromotive, Asheville, tagged Adama Dembele, afromobeat, Afromotive, Asheville, Asheville Manding, brewery, Djembe, entertainment, event, Josh Blake, Josh Blake's Jukebox, Jukebox, Lab, lexington Ave, Music, Ryan Reardon, Soccer, Sports, world beat, worls cup on May 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
For more info visit: http://dreamspider.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/funk-and-world-beats-at-the-lab-for-the-world-cup-kickoff-on-saturday-june-12th/ You can also find this event on Facebook
Funk and World Beats at the LAB for the World Cup Kickoff on Saturday, June 12th
Posted in Afromotive, Asheville, tagged Adama Dembele, Africa, Afromotive, Asheville, Asheville Manding, Asheville music, AVL, Benefit, Big Money Band, big screen soccer, funk, Jack Brown, Josh Blake, Jukebox, kick-off, Lab, Lexington, Lexington Ave Brewery, Manding, Music, north carolina, Ryan Reardon, Tasana Camara, USA Vs. England, West African Music, world beat, world cup on May 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Daytime Big Screen airing of the USA v. England game Late night dance-party with Afromotive and Josh Blake’s Jukebox It’s time to get excited for the worlds biggest sporting event! Come and celebrate the kickoff of the World Cup at the Lexington Ave Brewery, the LAB, in Asheville on Saturday, June 12th. There is a [...]
Get on the LaZoom bus to the Afromotive
Posted in Afromotive, Asheville, tagged Adama Dembel, Afrobeat, Asheville, Bands, Black Mountain, concert, dreamspider, entertainment, events, LaZoom, Music, Ryan Reardon, Samba, Zabumba on December 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
by Rebecca Sulock on 12/03/2009 click for the original article in Asheville’s Mountain Xpress Related topics: music, Music, LaZoom, Afromotive Looking for a way to warm up this weekend? Get on the bus and ride out to Black Mountain for an Afromotive show on Saturday, Dec. 5. The LaZoom bus will be picking riders up [...]
Funkin’ around with Afromotive
Posted in Afromotive, tagged Afrobeat, Afromotive, Asheville, Bands, concert, dance music, entertainment, events, funk, Music, publicity, State College, tour publicity on September 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
By Dan Kunz Center Daily Times- State College Pennsylvania Friday September 18, 2009 Perhaps it was the complementary barbecue food. Maybe it was the crowd’s response. Whatever the reason, North Carolina’s Afromotive is back at Zeno’s Pub less than two months after their July gig. Electric bassist Ryan Reardon couldn’t be more pleased with State [...]
Live Performance Spotlight: The Afromotive @ KDHX
Posted in Afromotive, tagged Afrobeat, Afromotive, Asheville, Bands, concert, entertainment, National, publicity, tour publicity on August 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Click here to visit the KDHX Blog and listen to the audio stream of Afromotive… North Carolina Afrobeat band the Afromotive performed live at the Magnolia Avenue Studios this past July, and Ebony Hairston, the KDHX Blog’s newest contributor, was in attendance. Photos by Chabel Caler Jiménez. “Music is universal. I played with different bands, [...]
THEY’VE GOT THE BEAT
Posted in Afromotive, tagged Afrobeat, Afromotive, concert, dreamspider, Music, State College, zeno's on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Afromotive, a fusion of West African and funk musical elements, will bring its beats downtown.
