VIDEO: First of two West Seattle Junction world-music concerts this week

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Happening at the Senior Center of West Seattle (4217 SW Oregon) until 10 pm, it’s the first part of a two-part world-music festival in The Junction. Yogi and The Yoginis (pic above, video below) are onstage until 7:30 pm, followed at 8 by The Pazific Band.

The event is “Sounds from Around the World Festál,” produced by Janean Wyvold of Urgent Africa, one of several special events planned in The Junction thanks to city neighborhood-recovery grant funding. Tonight’s show is a prelude to an all-day festival Saturday (June 3rd) at Junction Plaza Park (42nd/Alaska), which will feature four bands, 11 am-7 pm. Both events are free of charge and all ages.

Janean Wjvold VP Urgent Africa June 1, 2023 (2:08 pm)

(1) Boka Kouyate and The
Djeliyah Band (Orchestrated by the multi-talented Djely Aboubacar “Boka”
Kouyaté from Guinea, West Africa. Boka
connects rich traditional music to Global music; a harmonic fusion between the
traditional Griot music, the afro beat and the modern Guinea music. Performance
includes music, drum and dance.)

(2) Deseo Carmin (Sultry
fusion of Latin, Jazz-Funk & passionate Flamenco. Stella is a professional
dancer, singer/songwriter, guitarist and percussionist.)

(3) Comfort Food (named
‘best alternative jazz band in 2019’ by Earshot Jazz. They play jazz, African
rhythms and soul with lots of percussion, improvisation, blues, and traditional
dance music and often host International guests.)

(4) The Lion of Judah
Band (consists of a group of singers and players from the Virgin Islands,
Ethiopia, Hawaii, and the local Puget Sound region. Their music consists of a
blend of classic ska, dance hall, roots reggae, and calypso fused in a uniquely
modern style.)

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