Take Two is an immersive deep-listening night consisting of two elements: an uninterrupted, high-quality playback of a seminal jazz album, followed by a live, modern-day reinterpretation by New York City’s finest musicians.

Our thirteenth edition will feature the West African heavyweight Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou and their 1973 psychedelic afro funk debut: The 1st Album.

The live reinterpretation will be performed by The Yambateers, a quintet fronted by afrobeat and juju veteran Kaleta who played alongside Fela Kuti and King Sunny Adé.

> Leon Ligan-Majek a.k.a Kaleta // guitar, vocals

> Prince Amu // bass

> Eric Burns // guitar

> Walter Fancourt // sax, keys

> Daniel Yount // drums 

Take Two will be held in a private loft in Bushwick featuring vintage Klipsch loudspeakers and comfortable seating arrangements.