Tag Archives: Apollo Music Café

Walter’s World: Dance and Music- March 15, 2013

By Walter Rutledge

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This weekend dance and music dominates the artistic landscapes. We have a modern dance master at Lincoln Center, a brilliant dance repertory company in midtown and music that bridges the diaspora in Harlem. Here are a few of the many events taking place in our city and around our community. Continue reading

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Walter’s World: B. Slade at the Apollo Music Cafe

By Walter Rutledge

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The Apollo Music Café has become one of Harlem’s premiere venues for introducing new and innovative artists. On February 2 the Apollo Music Café presented B. Slade, an artist who has had an interesting and diverse career, marked by controversy, and reinvention. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Apollo Theater Celebrates Black History Month

By Walter Rutledge

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Harlem’s world famous Apollo Theater celebrates Black History Month with a series of special programs presented throughout the month of February. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Weekend Picks Dance, Music and Dance in Film – Feb. 1, 2013

By Walter Rutledge

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This weekend dance is front and center.We have dance and dance cinema downtown, we also music in the nightclub Harlem tradition at the Apollo. These are a few of the events happening around the city and in our community. Continue reading

HW Pick: Apollo Music Cafe: Maya Azucena in Harlem

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The Village Voice calls Brooklyn songstress Maya Azucena “the most impressive of the current hip-hop/soul/R&B diva crop.” Her four-octave, powerhouse pipes and ability to croon intimate, slow ballads and pounding hypno beats with equal finesse make her an in-demand performer. Continue reading

HW Pick: Apollo Music Café: Tre Williams and the Revelations (video)

 

Tre Williams and the Revelations represent a renewed dawning in soul music – one that marries the concrete jungle grit of the streets with the midnight blues of the rural South. Continue reading

HW Pick: Apollo Music Café : Hosted by Amanda Seales

This special edition of the Apollo Music Café will showcase groundbreaking performances by a cadre of energetic new voices ranging from alternative hip hop to soulful R&B! Continue reading

The Billie Holiday Project at the Apollo

A blast from the past with a modern twist defines the Billie Holiday Project, featuring Queen Esther, brings together the work of two iconic women through song, spoken word, and of course, jazz. Continue reading

Walter’s World: Dance, Dance, Dance and more!

By Walter Rutledge

This weekend dance dominates the arts scene. Two dance titans are presenting their 2012 seasons downtown in the most prestigious performance venues in the city, while a new and innovative dance company will present works uptown in Harlem. Continue reading

Celebrate Black History Month at the World Famous Apollo Theater

This February, the world famous Apollo Theater will host a series of wide-ranging artistic and community programming to celebrate Black History Month. Continue reading