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Friday June 11th — Akoya Returns To Southpaw

nikhil — Sun, 09 May 2010 17:43:29 +0000

In a few short weeks, Akoya is returning to Southpaw to headline a great night of music. Our friends Ikebe Shakedown and King Expressers are opening up, DJ Afro-Marc will be keeping things fresh throughout and we will be closing out the night with the classic Akoya sound you love to get down with (and some new stuff we know you’ll love too).

Doors 8pm
Showtime 9:30
$10 admission

Tickets available here

LIVE at Southpaw (map)
125 5th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Back at Southpaw January 8th, 2010!

nikhil — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:17:23 +0000

Akoya At Southpaw

Yes yes y’all. Things come and go in this life, but Akoya Afrobeat will always be a part of Brooklyn. We will be reuniting at our favorite club in town, Southpaw, on Friday, January 8th 2010. Our good friends The Revelations featuring Tre Williams will be joining us; they a great soul band from the same part of town and you need to check them out. We look forward to seeing you as we continue celebrating the New Year with music.

125 5th Avenue(map)
Brooklyn, NY
$10 admission
Doors 9pm, Show 9:30pm
Tickets available here

Akoya Back In Brooklyn, Saturday Sept. 26 ‘09

nikhil — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:13:36 +0000

That’s right. It’s been a long time coming but… we’re back.

New Languages Festival
McCarren Hall
98 Bayard Street (map)
$10 admission, 11:30
with Shaikh, Peterson & Formanek

newlanguages.org

We’ll see you out there!

Thursday, WKCR. Friday, Southpaw.

nikhil — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:24:35 +0000

Check us out playing some exclusive live material and discussing how we do what we do on Lawrence Nii Nartey’s African Show from 10pm-12am this Thursday on WKCR, 89.9FM in the NYC tri-state area and streaming live on the internet worldwide here.

And of course don’t forget to check our massive show at Southpaw this Friday (details here). The new jams sound hotter and hotter each time we play them and we can’t wait to see you enjoying them. Advance tickets are still available at ticketweb.com.

More Radio Love For Akoya

nikhil — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 22:01:14 +0000

Looks like world-renowned African music expert and journalist Banning Eyre has put his stamp of approval on our new album, P.D.P. (President Dey Pass). You can see Akoya featured on NPR’s website in a piece called “Africa In America,” and this Saturday April 5th, New Yorkers can hear us on Radio New York, 91.5 FM at 11pm in Afropop Worldwide’s radio program, “Africa In America.” For those outside of the NY area, you can visit the Afropop site to see how to check out their feature on new African music on your local radio station, or as a podcast. Many thanks to the Afropop family for digging our music– onwards and upwards, y’all…

Our New Album: P.D.P. (President Dey Pass) On Sale Now!

nikhil — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:01:04 +0000

It is with great pride that we present to you our latest release: our sophomore album, P.D.P. (President Dey Pass), released on Afrobomb records.

You can pick up CD copies at:

Or, to purchase digital downloads, you can visit:

…as well as many other fine online and face-to-face retailers. To read what people are saying about the record, you can check All Music Guide and Blogcritics. We hope you enjoy this album; we are all very proud of what we have accomplished and are excited to share it with you all.

Live, Direct, etc.

nikhil — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:29:09 +0000

(photo courtesy of Matt aka Mr. Spreetaper. For more of his pics from our recent show at Southpaw, click here)

Next Up: Friday, March 14th at Southpaw

nikhil — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:12:19 +0000

Akoya’s next jam is at one of our favorite venues in New York City, Southpaw, and we’re sharing the night with an incredible band, Meta & The Cornerstones. Like Akoya, M&TC is a band featuring members from all over the world (Senegal, Ivory Coast, Trinidad, Israel and the United States), and they’ve got an upbeat, soulful roots reggae flavor that we love. We also have our compadre DJ Concerned on the wheels of steel to keep the dancefloor hot. Come one, come all!

Southpaw is located at 125 5th Avenue between Sterling & St. John’s Place (map) in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The closest trains are the M/R at Union St., the 2/3 at Bergen St or the B/Q at 7th Avenue. Doors at 8pm, showtime is 9pm. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased in advance at the Southpaw website.

Good Times At The Album Release Jumpoff

nikhil — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:28:35 +0000

Lord, what a great show last night! For their wonderful contributions to our celebration, we must thank all the good people at S.O.B.’s, Rich Medina on the zigga-zigga, Jared Tankel (Budos Band/baritone sax), Cedric “Im” Brooks (Skatalites/tenor sax), Amayo (Antibalas/vocals), Marcos Garcia (Antibalas/vocals), Eric Biondo (Antibalas/trumpet), Dave Smith (Who Put The Bad Mouth On Me?/trombone), Paula Henderson (Moisturizer/baritone sax), our magnificent stage manager Tomoko Inoue, our merch czar Ryoma Hashimoto and, of course, everybody in the crowd that kept it hot with us. Photos coming soon.

Hope to see you at our next show which is going to be Friday, March 14th at Southpaw in Brooklyn. And remember: Tomorrow is the album drop. We will have links for you to purchase P.D.P. from any and all our favorite online retailers. Thanks for the love!

Akoya CD Release Party @ S.O.B.s! Thursday, February 28

felix — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 18:46:54 +0000

Thursday, February 28
Akoya Afrobeat CD Release Party
w/DJ Rich Medina
“P.D.P.” (President Dey Pass)
Special Guests include:
Cedric “Im” Brooks of the Skatalites
Amayo and other members of Antibalas and The Budos Band
SOB’s
204 Varick Street (map)
New York, NY
Doors 7pm
Shows @ 9pm and 11pm
$10 advance, $12 day of show