Niroga Events 
Niroga World Music Series - Afro Roots Hop
Akwerius (kwe) with Bantu Connection
Friday November 20th
8 - 10pm
at the Niroga Center
$10 suggested donation
Printable Flyer (PDF)
As a ten-year old youth, kwe left his home country of Cameroon to
study at the renowned Ecole Saint-Martin de France, a boarding school
for boys, where he wrote his first song in French after finishing high
school in 1996.
A teacher and music organizer with a Masters in Humanities from the
University of Chicago, kwe has travelled extensively across the
continental United States to conduct readings, attend conferences,
teach or perform.
Since coming to the US, kwe has recorded a catalog of over 100 works
of music and spoken word poetry. Afro Roots Hop is a fusion of
conscious hip hop and roots reggae chanting over electro-acoustic
Afro-Rock vibes. For this special benefit concert held at Niroga Yoga,
kwe will be reading from his first collection of poems – Dirges of
Becoming (Scroll One).
Musicians who will be accompanying kwe include
Gabriel Bata on percussion, Christopher Brown on guitar and Finbar
Lamontagne on bass.
* Proceeds from this benefit event go to Niroga's community programs. |
