Caribbean Celebration
Honor Caribbean-American Heritage Month with a party! Enjoy Caribbean cuisine, vendors, clothing, music, dance, and more! Music schedule: 12:00 pm – Elovated Roots 1:15 pm – Boomroots Collective 2:30 pm – Dre Z Melodi 3:45 pm – Vibestrong 5:00 pm – DaJerney Plus between set tunes from: DJ Selector RootzRocka DJ La Ruda
Hillary Smith and Chillhouse free outdoor concert
Hobbs NM native Hillary Smith’s rollicking blues-funk has been popular in the Land of Enchantment for almost 40 years. The Winrock Park open space is brand new. Enjoy them together at this FREE concert, part of AMP Concerts’ series every Friday in May and June. Feel free to bring chairs, but no glass. Food trucks […]
AfroMundo Festival: Spellbound featuring Riva Nyri Précil
Don’t miss the closer of AfroMundo’s FREE festival! Riva Nyri Précil will bring her famed fusion of Haïtian music with African roots, American R&B, Soul, and Jazz to Albuquerque. She will be joined by Racine Kreyol and Friends—a New Mexican ensemble that promotes Afro-Haitian Roots music! Members of the Friends include Haitian-Americans Duke Germain, Adolphe […]
Etran de L’Aïr w/ Maya Ongaku
Etran is a band of brothers and cousins, all born and raised in the shadow of the grand mosque. Sons of nomadic families that settled here in the 1970s fleeing the droughts, they all grew up in Agadez. The band was formed in 1995, when current band leader Moussa “Abindi” Ibra was only 9 years […]
EarthFest at La Montanita
Come celebrate sustainability, community, and local food! Honor our planet with a day of fun, learning, local vendors, plants for your garden, live entertainment, and more!
AfroMundo Festival: Elio Villafranca – At the Crossroads
Grammy-nominated Elio Villafranca is a Cuban-born composer and brilliant jazz pianist. His latest album, Standing at the Crossroads, explores the different religions woven into Cuba’s cultural fabric. Tickets are free, but reservations are required.
Albuquerque’s 319th Birthday Celebration
Celebrate Albuquerque’s 319th Birthday with local flair! Live performances on the plaza will feature flamenco mariachis, and the sounds of salsa. Don’t miss the face painting, shopping, and specials at a variety of Old Town stores. Plus local food trucks with tempting treats!
Luciane Dom and Elovated Roots at Winrock Park
Enjoy a FREE outdoor concert from contemporary Brazilian singer-songwriter-produce Luciane Dom! Dom mixes Afrobeat, urban jazz, reggae and ijexá in her unique sound. The reggae of Elovated Roots will get the night started in this installment of AMP Concerts’ new Winrock Park concert series! More info HERE. Food trucks, water stations, and Santa Fe Brewing will […]
Talib Kweli
Don’t miss this chance to see famed, lyrically gifted MC Talib Kweli on the intimate stage at Sister Bar. Brooklyn-based Kweli has been releasing his socially aware jams for almost 20 years – and brings them to Albuquerque this March!
Sign Me Up! – Spirituals and Gospel Songs
Coro Lux auditioned choir collaborates with the El Faro Youth Chorus and UNM Gospel Choir to present this exciting afternoon of gospel songs and spirituals. This afternoon of African American Spirituals and Gospel Music will be sponsored in part by Ken Carson, owner of Nexus Brewing and Restaurant and Nexus Blue Smokehouse.