Meklit’s Movement Immigrant Orchestra at Yerba Buena Gardens Festival (SF)

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12 musicians. 10 countries. 1 concert. The Movement Immigrant Orchestra is a 90 minute constellation of immigrant musicians in a collaborative experiment of creation, curiosity, truth-telling and joy. Experience Ethio-jazz, next to Mexican ranchera, Malian folk intertwined with Indian classical rhythms and more!

Meklit’s Movement Immigrant Orchestra
Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission St. between 3rd & 4th Sts., SF
FREE

Co-founded by Ethiopian-American singer-composer Meklit Hadero, Movement Immigrant Orchestra is a multi-platform storytelling initiative that explores the dynamic intersection of migration and music. Movement centers the voices, stories and songs of immigrant, migrant and refugee musicians, claiming public space for these artists to sing and speak their stories with complexity and nuance. Since debuting in 2020 as a nationally syndicated public radio broadcast on PRX’s The World, where its segments regularly air to 2.5 million listeners, Movement has expanded to include a podcast and stage production, and the Movement Immigrant Orchestra is the most ambitious manifestation. The program includes Mexican singer/songwriter Diana Gameros, Iranian composer Sahba Aminikia, Italian percussionist extraordinaire Marco Peris, Malian virtuoso Mamdou Sidibe, Carnatic percussionist Rohan Krishnamurthy, Barrio Manoucheguitarist Javi Jimenez, Iranian-American bassist/composer Safa Shokrai and Meklit herself.

Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 2024

May 4 – November 2, 2024
Yerba Buena Gardens, Mission btwn Third and Fourth, SoMa, SF
FREE

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2024 Yerba Buena Gardens Festival Programming Highlights

All events are free and take place outdoors in Yerba Buena Gardens, off Mission Street between 3rd and 4th Streets, and the Yerba Buena Children’s Garden located at Howard & Fourth Street.

AUGUST 2024

• San Francisco Mime Troupe – August 4
• Pistahan – August 10-11
• Brazil in the Gardens – August 15

SEPTEMBER 2024

• 5th Annual African Arts Festival – September 7
• YBG Dance Day – September 28

OCTOBER 2024

• San Francisco Indigenous Peoples Day – October 14

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.