Through an evening that is part musical performance & part sing-a-long, artist-activist Lydia Violet takes us into the realms of Singing the Bones, a program she has spent these past years working on, encouraging the reconnection to ancestral cultures through music and story. Many of us grow up disconnected from our ancestral cultures, requiring us to consciously turn towards our histories and study to learn the foods, festivities, folklore, and songs that lay there. Tonight is a celebration of three American artists who have pursued this path of connection, sharing some of the bounties of what they have found.

Lydia will share songs from her Iranian and Armenian heritages, rich with poetry and longing. M'Gilvry Allen will share fiddle tunes and ballads from his Scottish, Irish, and Scandinavian ancestries, luring us in with rhythm and strings. And Kele Nitoto will share music from Haiti, Congo, and West Africa, drawing from his multiple generations of a musical family from Oakland itself. And once again, these three artists will collaborate together on some songs!

You're invited to come and enjoy the sounds, and learn some tunes as well! We will also teach you some songs throughout the night, summoning the joy of singing together. We hope to weave a soulful thread for that which feels tattered and longs for peace and reconnection.

This event sells out, so please consider buying your tickets early!

Doors at 7:00: Show at 7:30

Hosted at Grizzly House, Berkeley

1241 Grizzly Peak Ave, Berkeley, CA 94708

Tickets: $25

From Grizzly House:

"Park on Grizzly Peak and walk up the long, steep driveway until you reach the very end.

Accessibility note: this house is not 100% accessible, but there are a couple of stairs between the driveway and the house level.

Covid: Please take a Covid test the day of the show. Covid is rampant right now and we want our home to be open, welcoming and safe 🖤"