Hot off a national tour and an acclaimed performance at Hulaween, Toubab Krewe will perform a special, intimate engagement Friday, November 30th to benefit arts education in New York City. The concert, Music For Progress, will take place at NYC’s famed Rockwood Music Hall and proceeds will go to Art For Progress, a local 501(c)3 non-profit arts organization committed to bringing arts education to NYC’s public schools in underserved communities. In a city that boasts world-class music and art programming every hour of every day, many public schools throughout the five boroughs lack the budget, funding and personnel for robust programs to empower young artists and musicians. Through the work of Art for Progress, even the most disenfranchised have an opportunity to learn and engage with music!

With a strong track record in partnering with mission-based cultural organizations, Toubab Krewe is thrilled to be working with AFP to share a message of global community and empowerment.

Special VIP donor tickets with be offered, which will include a private viewing platform, a signed vinyl copy of the band’s recent album ‘Stylo,’ as well as a box of fruit and vegetable seeds which the band released in conjunction with the album to promote sustainability, and other surprise merch gifts!

Support will be provided by Bad Faces, a local power quintet as deeply rooted in traditional roots music as they are reaching for stratospheric heights in their improvisational explorations. The group has amassed a strong local following on the heels of successful shows at Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn Night Bazaar and more. The band is excited to unveil a new group lineup, and to perform a triumphant return concert following a hiatus earlier this year.

Hitting the decks to close the night is DJ / producer Gatto, who has been an integral character in NYC’s underground house music scene for nearly 20 years. You can find Gatto spinning at fashion shows, top night clubs, and beyond, while his eclectic music productions are dropping on European and U.S. record labels.

Music For Progress will take place Friday, November 30th at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 at 196 Allen St. in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Tickets are available now.