jah baba — live event
***TWO SETS: 9PM & 10:15PM*** ***$10 (CASH) SUGGESTED DONATION*** ***LUNATICO HAS A FULL DINNER AND COCKTAIL MENU SO COME EARLY TO EAT!*** Jah Baba makes a rare stateside appearance you don’t wanna miss! Jah Baba ~ Vocals, Bata, Talking Drums Olorundju Abiala ~ Keys Folashade Abiala ~ Drums Kayode Kuti ~ Bass Originally from Nigeria, JAH BABA has been part of Benin’s thriving jazz scene for many years, interspersing gigs in the capital, Lagos, with world tours and performances at jazz festivals. Jah features a staple collection of drums in his music, including a Gangan, also known as a “talking drum”, and bata, a “family” of three drums of decreasing size – the father, mother and little baby drums. The musician describes how the musical connection he is seeking, through combining traditional rhythms and jazz is really about sharing something universal, a love that is recognisable no matter where a person is or where they come from: “I’m focusing my mind, and my energies on how to share love, how to bring peace around myself, people around me and in Africa and maybe even all over the world. Because I think for me, the most important thing in this life is love. When you can share love with the person next to you or the person near to you, you do some very great thing. You do something that has no price. The main way I can share this thing is through music.”
Starts: 2024-07-20T21:00:57Z
Ends: 2024-07-20T23:30:57Z
Where: 486 Halsey Street, New York 11233, United States
Price: $0.0