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Join us as we use live performance and dj beats to connect Salvador da Bahia, Afro-Brazil’s capital in Northeastern Brazil (Salvador da Bahia) with West African’s megalopolis of Lagos, Nigeria ///

/// Featuring Special Guests ///

// Dokum Oke (Nigeria) Berklee College of Music student who has toured with Femi Kuti and many others. 
Video of Dokum performing with Femi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8pVyGggZ2M

// Joe Pompo (Ghana) one of the most distinguished West African guitarists in the Metro-DC region.

// Livaldi “Baba Jan” da Cruz (Salvador da Bahia, Brasil) percussion master Baba Jan is the musical director of “Bloco Afro” Samba Trovao and leader capoeira Angola group “FICA Maryland”. While in Brazil he was a performer with world famous samba reggae group Olodum’s youth orchestra and was a member of Grammy-nominated capoeira group Grupo de Capoeira Angola Pelourinho (GCAP).

// Michel Nirenberg (Rio de Janeiro) This young carioca saxophonist's new latin-jazz album "Retrato/Portrait" is currently currently #11 on the CMJ charts 

// Max do Surdo (El Salvador / Brazil) - Multi-instrumentalist and member of Samba Trovao among many other local groups.

// Regan Carver (Ithaca, NY) Saxophonist and Bassist and member of Kino Musica and Bemba Sonico. Sambao Trovao alumnus.

// Juan Rivera (Honduras), Conguero and percussionist in Kino Musica, KanKuran and many other local groups.

Many other invited guests