Presented by Julian Manzara as part of The Cedar Artist Collective
LINEAGE BLACK MUSIC SERIES: Carolyne Naomi and Niles
Friday, December 6th, 2019 / Doors: 6:30 PM / Show: 7:00 PM
All Ages
Mixed Seated and Standing
$5, $10, $15, or $20
This event will take place at Pimento Rumbar, 2524 Nicollet Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404.
This is both a standing and seated show with general admission, first-come-first-served seating. The Cedar is happy to reserve seats for patrons who require special seating accommodations. To request seating or other access accommodations, please go to our Access page.
General Admission tickets are available online and by phone. Tickets will be available by cash only at the door.
At the door, no one will be turned away due to lack of funds.
About The Series
Lineage: Black Music Series is a live music series held monthly at Pimento Jamaican Kitchen. The series seeks to honor the Black Heritage of several American musical forms, hold space for Black artists, and make this music more widely accessible. Previous nights of the series have featured Babatunde Lea, Mankwe Ndosi, and Davu Seru, Lila Ammons Jazz Group, Lifeforce, Kashimana, Seaberg and the Black Velvet Punks, and Sarah M. Greer.
The December night of the series features the talents of Carolyne Naomi and and Niles.
The series is a project by Julian Manzara with support from The Cedar Cultural Center and the Cedar Artist Collective.
About Carolyne Naomi
Carolyne Naomi’s music is a tapestry of culture and music, which encompasses love and light through guitar, voice and soul.
The Nigerian-born guitarist realized her love for music at an early age. At 9 years old, she penned her first original composition. As a teenager, the guitar became her instrument of choice. With her new instrument, she wrote more songs, performed on different stages, becoming a contestant on the premier edition of MTN Project Fame West Africa, a music competition/reality TV show that aired in various parts of the African continent. Her nickname during the show was “the Guitar Girl”.
She fine-tuned her writing skills by writing jingles for Beat 99.9 FM, and other urban radio stations in Lagos. She also wrote one for renowned on-air personality, IK Osakioduwa, host of Big Brother Nigeria and The Voice Nigeria.
Over the years, she has cultivated her own sound, which embraces many genres. Naomi describes her style as a “culmination of different music I grew up listening to over the years: R&B and soul from the ’80s era to present, pop, jazz, gospel, and Afro-beats.” Naomi currently calls Minneapolis home.
VISIT CAROLYNE NAOMI’S FACEBOOK PAGE
Carolyne Naomi’s lyric video for “No Be Me” courtesy of Carolyne Naomi’s YouTube channel.
About Niles
Chadwick "Niles" Phillips was born and raised in Lansing, MI as the son of legendary jazz and symphony orchestra bassist Sam Gill. Being a renaissance man within the world of the arts, he is a hip-hop artist, producer, director, event host, motivational speaker, teacher of his own curriculum entitled Hip-Hop, History and The Arts, and the CEO/Founder of The Avant Garde, LLC. Upon graduating from Michigan State University in 2006, Niles moved to New York City to pursue a career in music, film, and education.
While in NYC, the following was accomplished: Won the "Who's Next"/ HOT 97 Talent Search in 2006, released a single on the major label Koch Records, won the Harlem Rapathon contest, performed at HOT 97 Summer Jam (07', 08'), opened bills for artists Talib Kweli, KRS-One, DJ Premier vs. DJ Scratch (Summer Jam 08'), Raekwon of Wu-Tang Clan, and many more.
After switching gears and moving to the Twin Cities in 2010, Niles hosted the legendary Poet’s Groove Open Mic in Minneapolis for 2 ½ years strong along with many high profile events throughout the Twin Cities. Such events included hosting and performing in a show with Jay Electronica at Cabooze. His Hip-Hop, History and The Arts curriculum has released two youth music recording projects (The Next Move album with the High School for Recording Arts, and the My Generation EP with FAIR School Downtown). With The Avant Garde, he has presented a multitude of successful events at the Bedlam Lowertown, Como Dockside Pavilion, Dakota Jazz Club, and The State Theater to name a few. Niles released his highly anticipated debut album entitled To Remain in Fall 2016.
Niles performing “The Time is Now” featuring Carolyne Naomi, courtesy of cphillips35’s YouTube channel.
ABOUT THE ARTIST COLLECTIVE
The Cedar’s Artist Collective is a group of curatorial artists and cultural liaisons from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities who are advising efforts at The Cedar Cultural Center to expand access and diversify programming. The group is comprised of of artists associated with Midnimo and the Cedar Commissions: Ritika Ganguly, Julian Manzara, Dameun Strange, Harbi, Ifrah Mansour, and Greg Grease.
These innovative artists have spent 2019 curating their own shows at The Cedar, developing initiatives to increase access to the arts at The Cedar, and advising our staff and programming. This is The Cedar’s first-ever multicultural, multi-genre music collective in the organization’s 30-year history.
VISIT THE ARTIST COLLECTIVE WEBSITE PAGE
The ARTIST COLLECTIVE IS SUPPORTED BY:
