Sign This | afrogrooves presents

Jazz & blues

Sign This | afrogrooves presents

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Cinetol, Amsterdam

About

What to expect

A conductor uses hand signs to guide a full Afrobeat formation through grooves, breaks, improvisations and musical surprises.

The previous edition was led by Santiago Vázquez, the Argentine creator of Rhythm and Percussion with Signs.

Afrogrooves, La Maquina and audience musicians followed the same sign language, and the edition sold out with a full room and a dancing floor.

  • Afrobeat, funk, jazz and percussion
  • Collective improvisation
  • Music created on the spot
  • No setlist or fixed compositions
  • No predetermined outcome
  • Musicians can join with basic sign knowledge
  • Workshops in Huize Lydia prepare players

Dates

Questions

When does Sign This | afrogrooves presents start and end?

Sign This | afrogrooves presents runs Sunday, 15 November 2026, 20:00.

Where is Sign This | afrogrooves presents?

Sign This | afrogrooves presents takes place at Cinetol, Tolstraat 182, Amsterdam.

What happens at the concert?

A conductor guides a full Afrobeat formation with hand signs through grooves, breaks, improvisations and musical surprises. Afrobeat, funk, jazz, percussion and collective improvisation come together, with no setlist or fixed composition; the music is composed on the spot.

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Getting there

Cinetol, Tolstraat 182, 1074 VM Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, NL

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