Africa Alive! — Free African Music Concert in Long Island City

This Saturday the Queens Council on the Arts is sponsoring an evening of free African music.

• The program begins at 7 p.m. with Super Manden and the Abdoulaye Diabate Ensemble (pictured) performing traditional griot songs from Mali, Guinea, and Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
• At 7:45 p.m. Balozi Dola takes the stage with contemporary Tanzanian Hip Hop.
• Coco Sukali follows with Congolese Soukous and Rumba.

The Museum exhibit Looking Both Ways, which highlights the art of the contemporary African Diaspora, will be open during the performances.

Date and Time: Saturday, January 10, 7 p.m.
Location: Museum for African Art
36-01 43rd Avenue, 3rd Floor, Long Island City, Queens
For information call Bradley Shope at the Queens Council on the Arts:
(718) 647-3377 ext. 16