EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT - Free & all ages
8pm - 10pm
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November 16
Mahonyera Mbira Ensemble
In the Shona language of Zimbabwe, "Mahonyera" refers to a low-pitched singing style, and the sound of distant voices. This Seattle-based group performs songs associated with the ancestral spirits on three mbiras, accompanied by gourd shakers (hosho). This is music to dance and trance to.
November 23
Thione Diop and Yeke Yeke
Hot young percussionist Thione Diop from Senegal with his high-energy percussion group. This is some of the best traditional African music in the Northwest. Be prepared to dance! http://www.thionediop.com/
November 30
Maurice Rouman &
George Sadak
Egyptian Oud Master Maurice Rouman returns to Hidmo. Accompanied by son George Sadak on Egyptian tabla and an ensemble of friends, Rouman plays Middle Eastern music, with an emphasis on ancient Egyptian, or "Pharaoh" music. www.mauricerouman.com
LANGSTON HUGHES PERFORMING ARTS CENTER UNDERGROUND RAILROAD FILM SERIES Films and Panel Discussion
Hip Hop Films at Hidmo
Date: November 20, 2008
Time: 7PM
AKIRA'S HIP HOP SHOP (Director's Cut)
AKIRA'S HIP-HOP SHOP
Written and directed by Joe Doughrity
Akira's Hip Hop Shop stars James Kyson Lee ("Heroes") and Emayatzy Corinealdi ("The Young & the Restless"). An interracial love story about a Japanese immigrant in love with hip hop who meets a young Black woman with a passion for Asian cuisine and culture. Winner - Best Director, Director's Guild of America Awards 2007
...SCREENS WITH
Written and directed by Arnold Chun and Alonzo Jones . Co-produced by Yealee Song and Joseph H. Shim.
A poignant story set in Los Angeles' Koreatown circa 1999. It's the story of Elijah Gooden, a 43-year-old African-American man from Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Georgia Tech University and worked in corporate America before moving his family to Los Angeles to start his own business. He and his family experience culture shock and adversity as they struggle to build their livelihood in an area dominated by Asian-American business owners.
Post screening discussion featuring Julie Chang Schulman
Northwest Regional Coordinator for Hip Hop Congress
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Sammy Drain - Live At Hidmo November 22nd 8pm
Infinity Night w/206 Zulu: Chess, Music & Fun
Free and All Ages - 2nd Thursdays / 9pm
Sponsored by Hidmo Eritrean Cuisine
2000 South Jackson Street
206-329-1534 / www.hidmo.org