Name: KOKOROKO + Jada Imani
Start: 2024-10-26T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-10-26T15:30:00-07:00
Location: Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens

May 2024

Pedrito Martinez smiling, behind microphone stands, playing a set of bata drums with his hands

Sat, May 4, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

Pedrito Martinez – Season Kick-Off!

Free

5 Members of Neblinas Del Pacifico smiling, front-facing, standing in front of a part of a painted mural wall.

Thu, May 9, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Neblinas del Pacífico

Free

9 members of Kitka, front-facing, wearing black outfits and gold necklaces, standing in front of a green and gold patterned wall

Sat, May 11, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Kitka in Concert

Free

Thu, May 16, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

QWANQWA

Free

A photo from behind a music band playing on a outdoor stone stage, in front of a large audience sitting on the Yerba Buena Gardens lawn

Sat, May 18, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

CAAMFest: Directions in Sound

Free

Thu, May 23, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

PHER

Free

Members of CO-LLAB Choir each dressed in different, vibrant solid colors, singing passionately on an outdoors stage.

Sat, May 25, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

CO-LLAB Choir directed by Cava Menzies

Free

A choir group sitting and singing, each wearing a teal stole, choir director standing in front of them.

Thu, May 30, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Community Music Center Neighborhood Choirs

June 2024

Aaron Kierbel, enthusiastically playing the congo drum in front of a few smiling audiences.

Fri, Jun 7, 11:00am – 11:30am

RhythmALLogy (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jun 7, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

RhythmALLogy (Kids’ Show)

Free

Black and white photo of a person wearing a cap, sitting at and playing the piano, behind them another person playing the saxophone.

Sat, Jun 8, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Dyertribe: Steve & Bokani Dyer + Izithunywa feat. Ndabo Zulu & Linda Sikhakhane

Free

Darrell Grant smiling, front-facing, wearing a floral patterned red jacket

Thu, Jun 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Darrell Grant & MJ New

Free

Adults and children of René y Familia holding instruments, smiling and standing in front of a garden fence.

Fri, Jun 14, 11:00am – 11:30am

René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jun 14, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

René y Familia (Kids’ Show)

Free

Close-up photo of Christelle Durandy smiling, wearing a black top and her hands together in front of her

Thu, Jun 20, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Christelle Durandy SankTET

Free

Alaya Project musicians playing around a large tree, under it's branches.

Thu, Jun 27, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

The Alaya Project

Free

Cynthia Lin and Ukulenny leaning on each other back-to-back, wearing orange sunglasses and joyfully playing ukuleles in front of a color YBG Festival banner.

Sat, Jun 29, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

SF Uke Jam’s Summer Uke-splosion

Free

July 2024

Chelle! & Friends band members wearing Mardi Gras bead necklaces, playing music outside

Fri, Jul 5, 11:00am – 11:30am

Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 5, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Chelle! & Friends (Kids’ Show)

Free

Ka-Hon band members each playing on a cajon, outdoors

Fri, Jul 12, 11:00am – 11:30am

Ka-Hon (Kids’ Show)

Free

Fri, Jul 12, 12:00pm – 12:30pm

Ka-Hon (Kids’ Show)

Free

Thu, Jul 18, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Batey Tambó

Free

Thu, Jul 25, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Destani Wolf

Free

Photo collage of Sameer Gupta holding a drum, Alam Khan holding and Sarode and Roopa Mahadevan singing into a microphone

Sat, Jul 27, 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Color Your Mind Festival

Free

August 2024

Thu, Aug 1, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

AfroSolo Arts Festival presents Charles Unger

Free

Thu, Aug 1, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Orquesta La Moderna Tradición

Free

Ana Tijoux, front-facing, holding a billowing red fabric near her face with 1 hand, in front of a vibrant orange backdrop

Sat, Aug 3, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Ana Tijoux + J Noa

Free

Thu, Aug 8, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Audiopharmacy

Free

black and white collage photo of Monica Salmaso, Guinga and Teco Cardozo

Thu, Aug 15, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Brazil in the Gardens: Monica Salmaso, Guinga and Teco Cardoso

Free

photo collage of artists Alleluia Panis, Mahealani Uchiyama, Vân-Ánh Võ , Esotérica Tropical, Rocky Rivera, Lalin St. Juste, Kev Choice and RyanNicole.

Sat, Aug 17, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

YBGF Seed Festival

Free

Thu, Aug 22, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Mae Powell

Free

Thu, Aug 29, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Foleada

Free

Sat, Aug 31, 1:00pm – 2:30pm

Meklit’s Movement Immigrant Orchestra

Free

September 2024

Thu, Sep 5, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Quinteto Latino

Free

Jesús Díaz smiling, front-facing, smiling, wearing a bright red and black collared shirt leaning in front of a weathered wood panel wall

Thu, Sep 5, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Jesús Díaz y su QBA

Free

Sat, Sep 7, 11:00am – 4:00pm

African Arts Festival

Free

Taiko drummers and bon dancers performing and leading the crowd of people behind them outdoors on a lawn

Sun, Sep 8, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

American Bon Dancing

Free

Michael Spiro, front-facing, wearing an off-white top, holding up drum sticks, a green outdoor space behind him

Thu, Sep 26, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Spirology

Free

October 2024

Close-up photo of Chris Trinidad wearing headphones and playing bass guitar

Thu, Oct 3, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

The Chris Trinidad Collective

Free

Thu, Oct 3, 6:00pm – 7:30pm

Agua Pura

Free

Close-up photo of Ouida wearing a brown beret, her hands raised wearing orange suede gloves

Sat, Oct 5, 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Ouida + Ian Santillano

Free

Members of Rojai And The Pocket, all wearing sunglasses, standing in front of an urban art mural

Thu, Oct 10, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Rojai & The Pocket

Free

Thu, Oct 17, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Amihan

Free

Thu, Oct 24, 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Michelle Jacques – Daughters of the Delta Project

Members of Kokoroko each wearing black and white attire, front facing in front of a white-grey backdrop

Sat, Oct 26, 1:00pm – 3:30pm

KOKOROKO + Jada Imani

Free