A movie screening of Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It) followed by a live performance from Mdou Moctar.
Mdou Moctar:
An exhilarating desert blues singer/songwriter who pushes the boundaries of the genre, Mdou Moctar and his trio have shaped an unconventional style that has won them worldwide accolades. The evening opens with a screening of the now cult film Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai, a Saharan homage to Prince’s Purple Rain. Starring Moctar (with purple guitar strapped to his back as he rides through the desert on his motorcycle), the movie is a testament to Prince’s global influence and the universal nature of a vanguard musician fighting for his place in the sun.
“Moctar is a miraculous Tuareg guitarist and singer from Niger, a master of hypnotic Saharan electro-drone blues… fresh and vital guitar music unique to this millennium.” —Village Voice
Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai (Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It):
"In 1984, Prince was on top of the world, with a No. 1 album and later a No. 1 movie, both named Purple Rain.
Little did Prince know then how widely his projects' influence would spread, or the ways in which they might translate — literally. Three decades after the film first premiered, it got a remake filmed in Niger, featuring members of a nomadic group of people known as the Tuareg.
It's called Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai — which translates to "Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It." That's because there's no word for "purple" in Tamajeq, the language spoken by the Tuareg." — NPR
Time | Venue | Age | |
---|---|---|---|
JWAR Fest Day1: Mspaint / Draag / Bedridden / Glaring Orchid / A Night of Arrogance / Boo Boo Spoiler / Dry Talker | 4:00pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
James McKain & James Paul Nadien & Evan Palmer / Cartoon / Nomad War Machine | 7:00pm | Nikki Lopez | 21+ |
Hallelujah The Hills / The Tisburys / Dan Spenser | 7:30pm | Kung Fu Necktie | 21+ |
Thus Love / Rentboy / Lahnah | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |
Highfield / The Ditches / The Koosmans | 8:00pm | Tin Can Bar | 21+ |
Alvilda / Mopar Stars / Brower / The Slads | 8:00pm | Foto Club | 21+ |
Karl Evangelista, Andrew Cyrille, Bobby Bradford, Rei Scampavia, Luke Stewart (Night #1) | 8:00pm | Solar Myth | 21+ |
Griffin House | 8:30pm | The Lounge at World Cafe Live | All Ages |
Time | Venue | Age | |
---|---|---|---|
Lancaster Avenue Jazz & Arts Festival (Feat. V.Shayne Frederick / Ursula Rucker / Nazir Ebo / Chris Oatts and the Pretty Big Band) | 12:00pm - 7:00pm | Saunders Park Greene | All Ages |
1910 Chainsaw / A Very Special Episode / The Bank | 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Ortlieb's | 21+ |
JWAR Fest Day 2: NAH! / Fib / Sun Organ / Snoozer / Jwalking / Guitar / Ruth in the Bardo | 4:30pm | Ukie Club | All Ages |
Mekons / Johnny Dowd | 8:00pm | Philadelphia Ethical Society | All Ages |
Pelican / Porcelain | 8:00pm | Underground Arts | 21+ |
Luna Honey / Drivel (ex-Psychic Teens!) / Layer Meat / Arms & Armour (Cleveland) | 8:00pm | Upstairs at Abyssinia | 21+ |
Popadelphia feat. Log Flume / The Jette Planes / John Faye / The No Good Crowd / Polaroid Fade | 8:00pm | PhilaMOCA | All Ages |