Avotcja, poet and percussionist, dj, musicologist and historian, is the very soul of Bay Area culture. We say that without fear of contradiction. And Modúpue, a flexible ensemble of amazing musicians converging from multiple cultural and musical directions, is her vehicle to transcendence.

Tune into her radio shows on KPFA and KPOO for the musical truth! And tell everybody to tell everybody, then get down here to Bird & Beckett to hear them work!

This evening, Sandi Poindexter, violin; Francis Wong, saxophone; Heshima Mark Williams, bass; and Myron Cohen, drums, join Avotcja in Modúpue to bring the fire of Wordsong to Bird & Beckett.

$25 cash cover charge; sliding scale available. BYOB.
To reserve seats, call the bookshop at 415-586-3733.

Catch the live stream on our YouTube channel or Facebook page if you can’t make it to the shop.

But if the stream is where you’re taking it all in, be sure to donate to help us pay these five fine professional musicians. There’s a donate link in the navigation bar above and off to the right to take you to the Bird & Beckett Cultural Legacy Project, where you can put your two cents or twenty bucks in. Two hundred and two thousand work too, and you wouldn’t be the first! Folks have been great, and are what makes it all work.

Just remember, culture will make you free, but artists need to eat! Thanks for doing your part!