The ZYG 808 News

BLUES & SOUL @ POSTunderground will present ORDER of SONANCE, The ZYG 808 Experience, and the MWALIM Trio at 386 Washington St in Brookline. Admission is free.

WAMPTRONICA, a New England underground dance music collective, will present the THUMP & SOUL SESSION at The Gallery Bar in New Bedford, MA, featuring Deep Afro Jazz House Music from core members The ZYG 808, GM Slim-One, and DaPhunkee Professor.

WAMPTRONICA will present LEVEL XXXI, an immersive house music fundraiser at Syria Temple #31 on May 2, 2026, benefiting scholarship funds for Paul Laurence Dunbar Lodge #19 and Syria Temple #31.

The THUMP & SOUL SESSION, a monthly underground dance lounge, returns to the MAJA CAPEK Room at First Unitarian Church of New Bedford on April 18, featuring DJs GM Slim-One, The ZYG 808, and DaPhunkee Professor.

Multi-award-winning artist Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor will return to the Massachusetts stage this October with two performances of his acclaimed Blues Storytelling Theatre works: THUNDERCHILD and A PARTY at the CROSSROADS.

Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor will perform THUNDERCHILD at a one-night only event at Wellfleet Preservation Hall on Friday, October 10 at 7 p.m., with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

The legendary Lizard Lounge in Cambridge will open its doors for a singular performance that blurs the lines between concert, cabaret, and confessional. Learn how to attend!

On Saturday, July 19, 2025, the FORGOTTEN ROOTS FESTIVAL will bring an evening of acoustic music and storytelling to Interwoven Artist Studio in New Bedford, MA.

Music lovers and community supporters alike won't want to miss the upcoming Forgotten Roots Festival, happening at the Interwoven Artist Studio. Learn more here!

Cape Cod's Juneteenth celebrations will resonate with the rhythms of freedom, resistance, and solidarity as two celebrated Wampanoag artists-Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor and The ZYG 808-headline a pair of events.

Experience an immersive sonic journey with the THUMP & SOUL SESSION, a monthly event celebrating diverse underground dance genres. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Experience the revival of Gallery X with The THUMP & SOUL SESSION on November 25th. DJ The ZYG 808 will spin a mix of House music, Afrobeats, Rare Groove, Dancehall, and EDM. Monthly event starting January 2024.

Among the offerings at the November 4th presentation of the Poly-Groove Records Revue, at Cotuit Center for the Arts will be WAMPTRONICA, an electronic dance music group, comprised of Wampanoag and other native musical creatives; blending traditional elements of music of the First Nation people with House, jazz, breakbeats, and funk.