First Friday Pics – From Blackberries to Cafe Nuba
As most Denverites should know by now, the first Friday of the month is the night to get out and experience some great art - and music - for free.
Our night started at Blackberries in Five Points for some Ghanaian Adinkra art and live drumming.
The work of Nii Noi will be on exhibit at Blackberries throughout the month of February, so stop in some time and check it out.
The drummers entertained the crowd. See more of these guys at the Baobao Festival in March.
Adjei Abankwah doing his thing.
Apparently Blackberries has won The Points Cup two years running. I don't know what that is, but there's a trophy, so it must be prestigious.
From Blackberries we headed to Denver Open Media/KGNU for Cafe Nuba's First Friday party.
The Wil Key Band got the place funked up.
Lady Speech making sure everybody can feel her poetry.
Lady Speech on stage with Ashara Ekundayo, host of Cafe Nuba and founder of the Pan African Arts Society.
The event was being broadcast live on Channel 56/57 and KGNU.
Nubia performs. Look for Nubia hosting "She Said" poetry at tHERe.
Podslam TV premiered on the broadcast. Check out podslam.org.
So two great parties, and all it cost us was the few bucks we tipped the bar tender as he handed us our FREE vodka and cranberries. Not a bad night.
Related posts:
- metroAfrican on KGNU
- Exhibit Darfur Extended To This Friday
- metroAfrican on KGNU's African Roots
- A Taste of Africa at University of Colorado at Boulder
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