First Fridays! - High Water in the Bronx
A Squeeze Radio Show Case.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 6:00 to 10:00 pm
South Wing – Lower Gallery
Admission: Free

This special First Fridays! program will feature the entire roster of talent plus special guests from High Water – an independent Hip Hop record label run by Sucio Smash. Be there as they record a live radio show for later broadcast. 

Hosted by Timm See (Squeeze Radio Show) with music by DJ Sucio Smash (Squeeze Radio Show). And featuring High Water artists: Sadat X, Fresh Daily, P. Casso, Sputnik Brown and much more.

First Fridays! – Africa2K: The Griots Invazion
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 6:00 to 10:00pm
South Building—Lower Gallery
Admission: Free

Emerging from the Y2K concept, this Bronx Museum First Fridays! program is a metaphorical expression of modern African culture in the new millennium.
Featuring the screening of “African Underground: Democracy on Dakar”, directed by Ben Herson, the film will be followed by a panel discussion with filmmakers and African artists. There will also be a live music performance by African Underground All Stars - the world's premier African GLOBAL HIP-HOP group featuring MCs from Africa and the Diaspora.

First Fridays! – Cabiosile pa’ Shango!
A Musical Tribute to the Forces of Fire and Healing
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 6:00 to 10:00pm
South Wing – Lower Gallery
Admission: Free

Join the Bronx Museum’s First Fridays! musical tribute to the forces of fire and healing.  Hosted by Marinieves Alba/ The Zol Lab and featuring live music by Afro-Caribbean group Illu Aye with DJ Laylo, this event will have you on your feet and inspired. 

Illu Aye’s dedication to promoting the rich cultural legacy of Africa in the Americas and the Caribbean through performance since 2004 celebrates the connections between the peoples and cultures of the African diaspora.  Trained by master musicians and versed in sacred and popular rythms such as bata, guiro, rumba (Cuba); bomba and plena (Puerto Rico); and palos, salves, and kongos (Dominican Republic), Illu Aye will be bursting with all of your favorite music.