NYC: Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang Live In Fort Greene

NYC: Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang Live In Fort Greene


Tomorrow night, Sierra Leone's bubu king Janka Nabay and his group The Bubu Gang — now signed to David Byrne's Luaka Bop imprint — will be playing a free concert at the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, opening for BK's own Lee Fields & The Expressions. See the flyer above and head here for more info on the show. Watch our Okayafrica TVinterview with Janka and listen/download his latest single "Feba" below.

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