Featuring:

Amai Kuda and Y Josephine

Where: Poetry Jazz Cafe, 224 Augusta Ave, Kensington Market

When: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2014

Showtime: 7:30pm open mic sign up starts at 7pm!

$5-10 sliding scale, and nobody turned away for lack of funds

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Bio:

Amai Kuda and Y Josephine are singer/songwriters, percussionists, community activists and educators who live in a caravan and farm part-time. They believe in the power of music to heal and change the world, and towards this end they have created their own brand of music called AfroSoul. Each having established themselves as musicians separately, they came together for a tour in the spring of 2013 and have since developed their sound while performing on the street and at local farmer's markets, as well as on concert stages.

Over the past year, 'Y n' Amai' have also given workshops utilizing music as a tool to teach about world history, women's issues, environmentalism, decolonization, and African cultures.

They are currently recording their first album as a duo, which is a follow-up to Amai Kuda's 'Sand From the Sea.' Whether on the street, the stage or in the studio, for these two, music is about healing the healing of ancestors, the land, the self, the community and society

www.ynamai.com

Kande Mbeu means throw the seed, an imperative to farm, to grow something, to feed our people, to raise revolutionary consciousness.

Join us at our monthly night of Kande Mbeu featuring amazing spoken word poetry and storytelling backed by talented musicians. All performers featured artists and open mic participants alike will have the opportunity to perform your poetry with the backing of our Mbira band.

So come check out our featured performers, and sign up for the open mic!