Ashkenaz Information and Event Guide

Berkeley's home for world music and dance since 1973.

1317 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley, California 94702

Events:

Sambada
SambaDa is an exuberant musical group out of Santa Cruz performing a unique brand of samba, funky Latin grooves, hip-hop riffs, bossa nova and salsa. The group delivers a polished show guaranteed to i...
Category: Music, 21:00:00, 2007-04-27 21:00:00

MOTHER BRAIN PRODUCTIONS Blast-Off Benefit Concert @ Ashkena...
For immediate release: April 27th, 2007 16-year old producing and promoting benefit concerts geared toward youth in the Bay Area blast-off show launching Mother Brain Productions benefiting La Famili...
Category: Music, 00:00:00, 2007-05-03 00:00:00

Asheba
Asheba – the Trinidad-born veteran of several reggae bands – brings children and families into his joyful world of Caribbean music. Playing guitar and steel pans and singing, Asheba performs an in...
Category: Music, 15:00:00, 2007-05-13 15:00:00

Tamsen Donner Band
Originally called the Tamsen Donner Memorial Blues Band, this hard-rocking blues and swing dance quartet has added new songs that stylistically go beyond its foundation of classic blues tunes, so it j...
Category: Music, 20:30:00, 2007-05-23 20:30:00

Woman Fronted Roots
Agent Double E - Renee Asteria (virb.com/agentdoublee) "Faces of Agent DOuble E" CD Release & Naomi & the Courteous RudeBoys (myspace.com/naomiandthecourteousrudeboys...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-07-11 20:00:00

The Phenomenauts
FRI JULY 13 ASHKENAZ BERKELEY, CA The Phenomenauts Maldroid The Struts The Del Lames ALL AGES doors 8pm $10 adv/students $10 students/$12 dos Beer and Wine 21+ W/ID 1317 San Pablo Ave Berkeley, ...
Category: Music, 20:00:00, 2007-07-13 20:00:00

The Abyssinians
Abyssinians features Bernard Collins, Donald Manning and Linford Manning. The band's music has influenced nearly every reggae artist, because of the deeply spiritual lyrics Bernard Collins and...
Category: , 00:00:00, 2007-08-10 00:00:00

Cafe Bellie Belly Dance Showcase
This event features dozens of belly dancers from an array of Bay Area companies and schools, combined with a belly dance boutique for shopping.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-08-12 19:30:00

Brave Combo
The pride of Denton, TX is making a West Coast swing in their peripatetic wanderings. If you've never seen them before, Brave Combo is a dance band and proudly so. You'll be able to po...
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-08-24 20:00:00

Baba Ken and Kotoja
The Bay Area's leader in the World Beat and Afrobeat scene, Kotoja was created by Nigerian singer-bassist Baba Ken Okulolo and features bandmembers from West Africa and America playing a bubbl...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-08-25 21:30:00

Memorial for Del-Rickie Carter
The evening features a jam session and memorial in honor of Del-Rickie Carter, guitarist from Mystic Tribe and former member of Strictly Roots.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-26 21:00:00

The Zydeco Flames
The Sydeco Flames features Lloyd Meadows, Frank Bohan, Timm Walker and William Allums, Jr.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-08-28 20:30:00

JGB Featuring Melvin Seals
Melvin Seals, whose musical roots seep deep into gospel soil, has always been seeking that point where music merges with spirit -- what he calls "church vibe." He found it with Jerry...
Category: , 00:00:00, 2007-08-29 00:00:00

Swingthing
A party dance band recently formed from long-time Bay Area swing players, SwingThing features two singers trading vocal leads and harmonizing with each other. Lisa Gonick and Cheryl McBride mix sizzli...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-08-29 20:30:00

Temple of Roots
Temple of Roots is an experimental dub outfit from San Francisco and the East Bay. While extremely inspired and motivated by the sounds and spirituality of reggae music, Temple of Roots remains truly ...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-08-30 21:00:00

M'Balou Kante

Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-09-01 21:30:00

Lakay
Lakay is eight-piece band that focuses on kompa, a social music of Haiti. The band incorporates reggae, calypso and zouk into its funky, original sound.
Category: , 17:00:00, 2007-09-02 17:00:00

Gerard Landry and the Lariats
Gerald Landry and the Lariats is the incarnation of a number of bands put together to backup accordionist Gerald Landry. Collectively, the band represents more than a hundred years of musical creativi...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-04 20:30:00

The Mighty Diamonds
Vocal trio the Mighty Diamonds are one of the most internationally acclaimed reggae groups to emerge from the '70s roots era.
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-09-05 21:30:00

Erik Yates and Friends

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-06 21:00:00

Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums Featuring Carmen Getit
Steve Lucky and the Rhumba Bums are a five-piece band, playing popular revivals from the '40s and '50s, including boogie, blues, R&B and jazz rhythms. Carmen Getit adds her gui...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-09-07 21:30:00

Sukhawat Ali Khan

Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-09-08 21:30:00

Evening for the Buffalo
This evening features performances by Mike Mease, Phoenix and Afterbuffalo.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-09 20:30:00

Courtableu
Bay Area cajun/zydeco scene veterans Richard Chon, Maureen Karpan, Billy Wilson, Elaine Herrick and Dave Hymowitz perform classic Cajun dance hall music in the style of Aldus Roger and Walter Mouton.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-09-11 20:30:00

Obeyjah

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-12 21:00:00

Razorblade
RazorBlade was born and raised in Westmoreland, Jamaica. While growing up, he and other youth from the area would get together and play music. He later immigrated to the United States and found that d...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-09-14 21:30:00

Berkeley Old Time Music Convention
This concert features performances by Tallboys, Dram County, Knuckle Knockers, Callers Evie Ladin, Michael Ismerio and Caroline Oakley.
Category: , 19:00:00, 2007-09-15 19:00:00

Flamenco Open Stage
This regular feature at Ashkenaz presents flamenco in an intimate, cabaret setting. Dancers, guitarists and singers are featured, with a costume exhibit and sale of flamenco items.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-16 19:30:00

Ashkenaz Board of Directors Meeting
The public is invited to attend.
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-09-17 19:30:00

Balkan Folkdance
The evening is devoted to a revival of '70s style Berkeley folkdancing -- Balkan with some international request dancing to recorded music.
Category: , 20:00:00, 2007-09-19 20:00:00

Dubconscious
Dubconscious takes the universally loved sound of reggae and modifies it toward progressive goodness that bends the knees and broaden the listener's idea of modern music. Few current reggae ac...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-09-20 21:30:00

The Flux

Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-09-21 21:30:00

West African Highlife Band
Featuring Ken Okulolo, formerly with King Sunny Ade, these West African music vets use rich vocal harmonies, intertwining guitars and exciting percussion to fuse Highlife classics with African and wor...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-09-22 21:30:00

Wailing Junk Symphony
This is one symphony in which the audience can join in, provided patrons bring instruments!
Category: , 16:30:00, 2007-09-23 16:30:00

Vowel Movement: A Beatbox Showcase
The frequent, moveable party and beatbox showcase -- the Vowel Movement -- becomes a Beatbox Battle this time, with prizes and vocal pyrotechnics that would embarrass the most talented of American Ido...
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-28 21:00:00

UC Berkeley Folkdancers' Reunion
This afternoon of folkdancing to recorded music and vegetarian potluck-ing is sponsored by the International Order of Aging But Still Game Folkdancers.
Category: , 13:30:00, 2007-09-30 13:30:00

All the King's Men Tour
This concert features performances by David Morrison, Army, Tuff Lion, Luv Fyah, Celebrity Horns and many more.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-09-30 21:00:00

Junior Reid
Junior Reid has a gift for collaboration and the ability to present his talents in a manner that reaches an audience beyond that of the grassroots reggae aficionado.
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-11-13 21:30:00

Aumnibus

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-11-15 21:00:00

Mamadou
Mamadou performs West-African dance music. Walter Strauss features himself, Sam Bevan and Kendrick Freeman.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-11-16 21:00:00

Koko De La Isla

Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-18 19:30:00

The Tri Tip Trio
Lloyd and Bruce's Tri Tip Trio (T.T.T.) is a new band steeped in Louisiana and New Orleans zydeco and swamp blues. But it comes with a vision and more than a decade of its members playing toge...
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-11-20 20:30:00

Marimba Pacifica
Marimba Pacifica plays music traditions from around the world -- from Latin and African dance music to classical, rock, reggae and contemporary jazz. Los Bros' brand of Latin fusion combines b...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-11-24 21:30:00

Eliyahu and Qadim
The ensemble has quickly built a standing-room-only following throughout the Bay Area and beyond by bringing together Indian, Iranian, Jewish, Moroccan and Arabic musicians to celebrate the common mus...
Category: , 19:30:00, 2007-11-25 19:30:00

Culann's Hounds
The Culann's Hounds features Scott Marshall, Steve Gardner, Mike Kelleher and Alan Kaufman.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-11-29 21:00:00

Nick Gravenites
Nicholas George Gravenites is a blues, rock and folk singer/songwriter. He is best known for his work with Janis Joplin and several other greats of the era. Having played together since the early 1980...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-11-30 21:30:00

Music Night in Africa
This concert features performances by West African Highlife Band, Baba Ken, Afro-Groove Connexion, Nigerian Brothers and much more.
Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-01 21:00:00

The Savoy Family Band
This band plays a special brand of honed-down, hard-core Cajun music featuring knock-your-socks off rhythms that are straight from the prairies of Southwestern Louisiana.
Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-02 20:30:00

Zoyres

Category: , 20:30:00, 2007-12-05 20:30:00

Billy C Farlow and Krich
David Gans hosts the weekly radio show 'Dead To The World' on KPFA in Berkeley. David also plays the role of troubadour, regularly hitting the road to bring his unique musical vision t...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-12-14 21:30:00

Lutsinga
High energy South African dance rhythms form the foundation of Lutsinga. The core band members come from different walks of life, united in their music, performing original songs influenced by South A...
Category: , 21:30:00, 2007-12-20 21:30:00

Albany Arts Collective
This benefit show features two musical acts and an art exhibit, all by young people. Proceeds from this show will be utilised for Albany Music Fund.
Category: , 18:30:00, 2007-12-21 18:30:00

Jack Sprat

Category: , 21:00:00, 2007-12-27 21:00:00