BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – The Fatback Band
This seminal New York City funk and disco band, now in its fourth decade of performing, is responsible for driving hits like “Backstrokin’,” “Gotta Get... Read More
Rhythm & Blues
BAM – Shining Star: A Tribute to Maurice White
Seven-time Grammy Award winner Maurice White was the mastermind behind multi-platinum funk band Earth, Wind & Fire. BAMcinématek pays tribute to the late bandleader with two phenomenal vintage shows from the height of their powers: a live-in-the-studio performance on January 1973 on Channel 13's black variety show Soul!... Read More
Cymande / KING / Deva Mahal / DJ Parler
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Cymande Cymande emerged as innovators of the funk music scene during early 1970s. Influenced by their Caribbean heritage, Cymande combined reggae and Rastafarian rhythms with rare... Read More
BAM R&B Festival Summer Concert – Zapp
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The members of Zapp have been playing boisterous, bass-soaked funk together for over four decades, rising to prominence after they were discovered by the legendary... Read More
Meet Melba Moore
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Join Tony Award winner and 4x Grammy nominee, Melba Moore for an intimate discussion about life and healthy aging. Throughout her career Moore has received... Read More
Millie Jackson & Isaac Hayes
Mille Jackson is not the performer for the ears of “Ladies & Gentlemen”—proper folks didn’t go to see her or if they did, they went... Read More
SOUL! Ellis Haizlip, Bill Withers, McCoy Tyner
Ellis Haizlip, the host of “SOUL!” and many other endeavors in the 1960s, 1970s & 1980s, was one of the staunchest supporters of African-American culture. Radio... Read More
Friday Freshen Up with Wordsmith
Friday, August 28, 2015, 6:00pm–7:00pm West Harlem Piers Park West 125 Street Manhattan Hip Hop artist and songwriter, Wordsmith has outgrown and overcome the negative... Read More