Peoples,

First and foremost, thank y’all so much last night for a record turnout at Southpaw. A better vibe could not be asked for. We gave it to you, but you earned it!

But it gets better. In our home burg, at the hippest new club in Brooklyn, the legendary Knitting Factory, presents a midnight set of Akoya’s finest.

12:00 AM (midnight)
$ TBA
361 Metropolitan Avenue @ Havemeyer (map)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211

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

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!

Akoya returns to Southpaw, Brooklyn’s Premiere Music Venue this Friday, July 11th. We will be rocking with DJ Concerned and will be performing some scorching new material.

Doors 8:30
Showtime 9:30
$10 Admission

Southpaw is located at 125 5th Avenue (map), close to the M/R at Union Street, the 2/3 to Bergen Street and the B/Q at 7th Avenue. Hope to see you there!

Akoya is honored to be a part of the Brooklyn Museum’s First Saturday party this week (June 7th). For those who don’t know, First Saturday’s are a NYC institution, bringing people together from all walks of city life to enjoy free music, art, lectures, booze (well, the booze isn’t free), etc. Akoya will be kicking the event off at 5pm with a heavy, heavy performance in the museum’s Sculpture Garden. We hope to see you there!

(The Brooklyn Museum is located at 200 Eastern Parkway, right by the 2/3 train to Eastern Parkway/Brooklyn Museum. Click here for detailed directions.)