Were you Aware of Chicagohenge? It is like Stonehenge, except that the alignment takes place in Chicago!
from timeout.com/chicago Half-natural, half- man-made, Chicagohenge refers to the phenomenon that occurs twice a year during the spring and fall equinoxes (the official start of each respective season), when the sun rises and sets directly east and west. Because Chicago’s streets are aligned on a north-south grid system, that allows for gorgeous views of the sun hanging low between the buildings on the city’s east-west streets—especially in the Loop, where towering skyscrapers offer the perfect frame for sunrise and sunset. You can typically view Chicagohenge for a few days after the equinox, too.
Big arterial streets in the Loop (like Madison, Kinzie, Randolph or Lake Streets) usually offer picturesque set-ups. Try not to fret if you miss this one, though—there’s always next time!
LIVE AND LIVESTREAM!
LIVE at The Katalyst 13257 S. Baltimore Ave on Chicago’s Southside in Hegewisch or, you can watch the concert right here on YouTube or tiktok: Livestream or the Replay
This Event Is BY DONATION.
You can donate at the door, You can send your donation via CashApp,
Putting on events that coincide with the Spiral Dance, the 8 points around the Wheel of Life, brings me joy, alignment, breakthroughs. MUSIC! I love it! I have been doing Medicine Wheel Circles at these points for many years now. Excited to add a trip downtown for #Chicagohenge, for another great Equinox experience. Perhaps I will see you there! I will probably choose Lake Street, then head Straight to the Lake!
Then just a few days later, we will meet up at the KATALYST for a Night of Original Reggae. 13257 S. Baltimore and bring in the Autumnal Equinox with Music.
We are so grateful to announce that Tchiya Amet and Band will be performing at the African festival of the Arts on the World Music Stage Saturday 9-3 at around 3pm. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Since 1989. This event is the flagship of the Africa International House. This 4 day event has stayed perfectly true to its mission: to promote, preserve and propagate African American culture. The AFA is a series of festivals within a festival built around African culture: art, music, dance, history and current interests and pursuits. Stimulation is the operative word used to describe the African Festival of the Arts (AFA). The visitor’s first rush of sights, sounds and sweet and savory smells are almost overwhelming. The senses can barely take it all in. The event site spans more than twelve acres and each one of them is jam packed with cultural entertainment, education, shopping, food, drink and fun including: • A Fine Arts Pavilion where more than $1M in art sales are exchanged. • An African Market. • A Drum Village. • Three entertainment stages. • National music headliners. • Sponsorable pavilions that focus on African Heritage, literature, automotive, family and children, technology, spirituality, business/finance, green/energy, wellness/fitness, dance, education, film, fashion and others. • An international food court.
Come join us, Live or LiVESTREAM for the Mid-Summer SIRIUS RISING Reggae Music Experience PLUS Eat and Greet @LAX Energy Worx July 31st from 5-9pm. Hotep!
This event is Rain for Shine! either Inside the Studio at 9911 S. Walden Pkwy in Beverly, OR, if it is Sunshiney and Warm, we will be Outside at the Yard at Tranquility Salon 9908 S. Walden Pkwy in Beverly! RAIN OR SHINE, WE WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME! Bring chairs, bring refreshments, bring good vibez….
Sprinquinox was indeed a success. Now it is time to celebrate the Middle of Spring, with MID SPRING REGGAE MUSIC EXPERIENCE. We are gonna keep flowing with Natural Time: the next event is scheduled for MAY 17, 7-10 pm ct, Live and Live Stream. This event will be OUTDOORS, at the Lovely Stage for the Joplin Marley Studio.9908 Walden Pkwy I Beverly, Chicago.
This event will carry on the tradition of Live, LIVESTREAM & Replay. And of course, Name Your Price! Suggested Donation for Live Concert is $22 Livestream and Replays Suggested Price remains at $11 However, even $1 is appreciated….
More #live#reggaemusic coming your way in May! For more info visit tchiya.com/mid-spring-music Live & Livestream plus this will be an outdoor concert! #livemusicisback#tchiyaamet @tchiyaamet
Suggested Donation is $11, however, you can NAME YOUR PRICE! Your Contribution will cover expenses such as venue rental, paying the band, transportation, etc. Many Thanks from:
AstMaataJi Temple of Divine Light, Healing and Sweet Sounds Light Being Wellness Center, and of course, Milky Way Records & Productions, where it all began….
Show will begin at 7pm with Kemetic DUB: Kemetic Chants and Guided Meditation withLIVE DUB Music. Followed by the Original Reggae, Native Reggae, World Music of TCHIYA AMET
Good Rising and Great Awakenings! Now streaming live on YouTube, tiktok, and various other platforms such as twitter, LinkedIn, telegram, and Melanated People. Soon will be on Pinterest as well. Here is the Schedule for March 2022 plus links and highlights of past transmissions. Currently, the series is following the Neterian Calendar of Holy Days presented by TempleofAmun.com For more information on the Kemetic Wisdom teachings, visit EgyptianYoga.com
And for the Reggae fans, I am sure you must be wondering what caused this Spiritual Direction and Intense Focus of this Music! Well it was my personal musical healing journey. To be honest, there is waaaaaaaaaayyyyyy too much toxic masculinity and colonialism for me to continue as exclusively a Reggae Artist. Too much religious oppression and spiritual enslavement. Too. much Caucasity involved in the Reggae Music Industry. I needed to get more in touch with Divinity, with the Divine Feminine, and not be involved in a movement that required me to remain silent.
So, after decades of exploring other Indigenous Practices and Spiritual technologies, I landed in Ancient Kemet. These are the teachings that allowed me to literally CHANGE NY MIND. To transform myself into My Higher Self.
If you notice, all of my music has been about putting teachings of the Four Directions to Music. I stayed in Kemet for 12 years so far, Moree to come.
During the Ancient African Adorations sessions, we dive deep into the teachings offered for the Holy day, then towards the end, the Song Writing Enchantress appears, and creates new music on the spot, based on the Scriptures or reflections of the Teachings. Sometimes, the teachings and writings of Sebai Maa (Dr. Muata Ashby) & Seba Dja (Dr. Karen “Dja” Ashby) are presented. Sometimes, just the personal reflections of the Chantress and Overseer of AstMaataJi Temple of Divine Light Healing and Sweet Sounds, Arit Neter S Mery Maati, aka Tchiya Amet.
This Music is a reflection of my spiritual journey, and is being shared to enhance your own journey as well.
And, now it is time for …..MORE GREAT ORIGINAL REGGAE MUSIC!!! SPRINQUINOX 2022
“Her music is rooted in Roots Reggae, Traditional Native American, Afro Brazilian and Afro Cuban music, a blend of Indigenous and Contemporary world rhythms I call “Reggae Fusion Jazz”- says Sirron Kyles, General Manager at HousTone Records.
Tchiya is a student of several languages, “I can order dinner and get around town in many places!”-she jokes. Many different languages are featured in songs on this CD. “Often referred to as the Island’s Robert Flack because of her soft vocal style, but similarities to Sade and Esperanza Spalding, a mild Erykah Badu, Sun Ra because of Tchiya’s fondness for unique instrumental arrangements, and of course Bob Marley because of her oneness messages which are always featured in her song lyrics”- says Marc Gordon Entertainment Editor, Waiting Room, USA Magazine. (read more)
Join us for an afternoon of Live Music during the Merry Month of May, with Chanting, Singing, Spiritual Teachings, Reflection, Sound Healing, and plenty of room for Dancing. We begin with Ancient African Adorations featuring Chanting andMusic based on Kemetic (Ancient African Egyptian) Teachings. Songs of Devotion, Songs for Transformation. Songs for Healing, and Songs for Purification. Presented by Arit Neter S Mery Maati (aka Tchiya Amet). KemeTones Cosmic Sound Healing will present a short workshop on Healing with Sound. There will be time for demonstrations. Next, a visual tribute To Malcom X, because May 19 is his Birthday.
We close out the afternoon with the Music of Tchiya Amet original Native Reggae Fusion Jazz, World Music, including a Musical Tribute to Malcolm X.There will also be activities for the Youth, and Light Vegan Snacks will be available for purchase. This is an event for All Ages. For more information, visit tchiya.com and lightbeingwellnes.com
Be sure to mark your calendar for FEBRUARY 23, 2019 for a night of Live SPIRITUAL Music. A Night of LIVE Music that is Created to Raise Awareness, Raise Vibrations, Promote Wellness, and Lead Us All to Enlightenment. Original Organic Music.
The Evening begins with Ancient African Adorations, Devotional World Music from Kemet. Based on Scriptures and Teachings from the Pert M Heru (Book of Coming Forth By Day also known as Egyptian Book of the Dead) and the Temple of Aset. Arit uses mostly tradtitional or hand held instruments, along with chanting and singing. A few songs will be performed with her Band.
Celebrated artist and master drummer Sura Dupart leads an eclectic free ensemble focusing on healing and deepening our relationship with the Creator.
Sura (pronounced Soo-Rah) Dupart is one of Chicago’s most accomplished sculptors and has been performing musica for over 50 years. Dupart joined the AACM in mid 1960s and deepened his practice with Atu Harold Murray’s Sun Drummer. Since then, Dupart has studied drumming practices and traditions from Africa, the Diaspora, and the south side of Chicago. He currently performs with his SidePocket Experience as well as the Participatory Music Coalition. Joining him are the legendary Soji Adebayo on keys; the unstoppable Santez on t. sax and saxello; trumpeter Curtis Black; Dr. Adam Zanolini on double bass, flute, and s. sax; Tchiya Amet vocalist; and dancer Althea Teamer.
“Before Music was used for entertainment it was used as a primary source of healing and a sublime connection to the divine. My strongest desire is to continue to perfect my art as well as my music and to become more of a spiritual link to god.” – Sura Dupart
Sura Dupart – Drums
Soji Adebayo – Keyboard
Curtis Black – Trumpet
Arit aka Tchiya Amet – Voice
Althea Teamer – Dance
Santez – Saxophone
Dr. Adam Zanolini – bass, sax flute
SPIRITUAL MUSIC LIVE!
Set 3 will feature the Original Reggae Fiusion Jazz of Tchiya Amet: Roots Reggae, Cosmic, Celestial, Native, Jazzy, Soulful, Spiritual, Global, Multicultural, Sirius, Galactic. Edutainment. All of the Above.
Tchiya Amet has been a Reggae and World Music Performing Artist for over 30 years. During this time, her musical expressions have reflected her Spiritual Journey: first gaining knowledge of both her Native Ancestral Roots and knowledge of the Self, documented with the release of Rise Again Truth. With her second release, Black Turtle Island, she shared her experience as a Black Indigenous Woman of Turtle Island, ie, the Americas. With Celestial Folk Music, Tchiya was able to combine her love of the Star Nation Culture of Sirius with rhythms, and teachings of the Four Directions. She lovingly calls this collection her Cultural Astronomy PhD Dissertation! Recorded in Rio de Janeiro, with this album, Tchiya became known as a World Music Artist, reaching beyond the limitations of the Reggae scene. Her 2015 release Blue Lotus Speaks vol 1 Anpu The Opening, Tchiya introduces the spiritual world of Ancient Egyptian Yoga of Devotion to her fans. In the genre of Devotional World Music, her Ancient African Adorations are known to bring about Healing, Increase one’s Connection to Higher Self, cAlignment with Cosmic Forces, ie the Neteru, Ancestral Forces, as well as Powerful Transformations, leading all to Enlightenment. For more information, visit tchiya.com
The Haji Healing Salon is a wonderful space for healing and bringing forth enlightenment, and just may be the perfect home for this vibration of Sweet Sounds coming forth from Light Being Wellness and Milky Way Records and Productions. 746 E. 79th Street just west of Cottage Grove on 79th, on Chicago’s infamous South Side. Check out their awesome calendar of events. We love the Black Power Yoga Class on Saturday Risings, and can be seen there every 4th Saturday. KemeTones Mobile Clinic is there every Third Sunday performing Cosmic Sound Healing Sessions from 12-4 pm….
PLEASE NOTE: There will be NO CASH ON PREMISES. There is limited seating, so get your ticket in advance. Lite Vegan Snacks will be served by the lovely and talented Via Rosa: again, no cash on site: CARD SALES ONLY!
Tchiya Amet aka Arit moved back to Chicago almost one year ago. This will her first Musical event in Chicago since making that move. At the Summer Solstice, Tchiya Amet Band traveled to Standing Rock for a Summer Solstice festival. In August, she began playing with SuRa and the Side Pocket Experience. Tchiya has performed her Reggae Music in Chicago a few times in the past, and this will be the first time presenting Ancient African Adorations in her Hometown. COME JOIN US!
Brought to you by Milky Way Records & Productions and the Light Being Wellness Center.
Good Rising and Great Awakenings. Greetings. OSIYO.
Standing Rock Medicine Wheel Living Park is hosting the first Summer Solstice Celebration June 22-24. They invited Tchiya Amet and Band to bring Native Reggae to the event. When I first learned of the event, I figured it was a fundraiser for Standing Rock. But, it is not like you are probably thinking. Beth and Robert White Mountain are Lakota People with a vision to bring people together in honor of the Summer Solstice. Yes, they live at Standing Rock in South Dakota.
The festival organizers are able to compensate, however, it is not enough to cover transportation costs. So, rather than cancel the appearance, we chose to reach out to community and raise funds. I started a patreon page, but so many people had problems figuring out how to use it, and so, even though this page is “homemade”, it works the same way. You can still go the patreon page and make an offering.
Or, you can go to PayPal.me/medicineband and make a donation. If you want the downloads or songbooks, that are offered at patreon.com, just let me know.
Drummi Bigga
Bassi Hiram on left and Guitar Timuel on the right
