Friday, October 15^th, 2021

Talib Kweli LIVE with Full Band!

DJ Niara Sterling, Dudley Music

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Doors: 6:00 PM / Show: 8:00 PM 21+ Years

Event Info

Venue Information:
Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11249

Due to circumstances outside of our control, Talib Kweli at Brooklyn Bowl originally scheduled for 11/25/20 has officially been rescheduled to October 15, 2021. Thank you for your patience with all of this. Your ticket will be honored for the rescheduled date and refunds will be available until August 18th.

In accordance with the New York City “Key to NYC” vaccination mandate, Brooklyn Bowl has updated its COVID-19 Policy, effective immediately:

VACCINES

All guests must present a matching photo ID along with proof of vaccination in the form of:

Excelsior Pass
NYC COVID Safe App
CDC Vaccination Card (or photo)
Physical NYC Vaccination Record
Official immunization record from outside the U.S

Acceptable vaccines include:

Pfizer
Moderna
Johnson & Johnson
Vaccines authorized by the WHO (if vaccinated outside of the U.S.)

Any guests, including ticket holders, unable to provide adequate proof of vaccination will not be granted entry into the venue.

MASKS

Guests under 12 are required to wear masks except while eating or drinking.

All guests are strongly encouraged to wear masks.

All Brooklyn Bowl staff are fully vaccinated and must wear masks while inside the venue.

Our COVID-19 policies are subject to change at any time. Please refer to your show’s event page for show-specific vaccine and mask requirements, and continue to check prior to visiting Brooklyn Bowl.

The health of our guests, staff, and performers remains our highest priority, and we appreciate your understanding as we continue to navigate this continually-evolving situation.

at boxoffice@brooklynbowl.com and provide your Ticketweb confirmation number.

Artist Info

Talib Kweli

The Brooklyn-based MC earned his stripes as one of the most lyrically-gifted, socially aware and politically insightful rappers to emerge in the last 20 years.

“I’m a touring artist. I’m an artist that’s internationally known. I’m not just a local artist at this point in my career. I’m cognizant of the fact that what I do is beyond where it started. I’m trying to reach the apex of where I am now, but without turning my back on or dismissing what I’ve done before.”

After nearly 20 years of releasing mesmerizing music, Talib Kweli stands as one of the world’s most talented and most accomplished Hip Hop artists. Whether working with Mos Def as one-half of Black Star, partnering with producer Hi-Tek for Reflection Eternal, releasing landmark solo material or collaborating with Kanye West, Pharrell Williams, Just Blaze, J Dilla, or Madlib, Kweli commands attention by delivering top-tier lyricism, crafting captivating stories and showing the ability to rhyme over virtually any type of instrumental.

In 2011, Kweli founded Javotti Media, which is self-defined as “a platform for independent thinkers and doers.” Kweli has set out to make Javotti Media (which released his 2011 album, Gutter Rainbows, and is named after his paternal grandmother) into a media powerhouse that releases music, films and books.

DJ Niara Sterling

Niara Sterling is a multifaceted artist who is known as a DJ and Music Supervisor. Originally from Springfield, Virginia, she began her music career in 2016. quickly realizing that music is one of her passions, Niara relocated her career from Washington D.C. to Brooklyn, New York.

In the span of this budding career, Niara has become an integral leader in the renaissance of community, style, and expression.

Niara’s sound is in continual evolution. Her musical style embodies rhythm, blues, soul, jazz, funk, gospel, hip-hop, house, and afro. While maintaining a decorated DJ portfolio, Niara has worked with Ari Lennox, Easy Mo Bee, Masego, and Moses Sumney. She has toured internationally with Talib Kweli as his DJ as well as participating in international EDM festivals.

Dudley Music

Dudley Music is a Long Island-based Hip-Hop artist, producer, and Jazz musician, playing saxophone, keys, guitar, drums, flute, clarinet and MPC. He performs, curates and hosts events around Long Island, NYC and neighboring east coast cities.

When he is not creating or performing, Dudley is contributing to the growth of Long Island’s community of musicians and visual artists. Dudley is a regular at Rockwood Music Hall and recently performed at The Blue Note and Brooklyn Bowl, two of NYC’s premier live music venues. Dudley spent the Summer of 2019 on stage supporting artists like Talib Kweli, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Sublime with Rome, Slightly Stooped, Gladys Knight, and Patti Labelle.

His debut EP, On My Way, was released in the Spring of 2016. With support from Hip Hop legend Talib Kweli, an extended version of the project was made available at Talib's online store, KweliClub.com. Dudley's sophomore EP, Rely On Me, was released December 20, 2019.

New music coming soon!