FEATURING MOLIY

Not 97 & Cafe Erzulie are back with a very special episode of Live From The Flower Shop featuring rapidly rising Ghanaian - American artist Moliy. Moliy has been making waves across the world through her collaboration with Amaarae "Sad Girls Luv Money," as well as dance-ready deliveries like "Ghana Bop," "Wondergirl," and her latest "Deja Vu." Her sound crosses genres and cultural influences from afrobeat, to RnB, pop, and more. Moliy joined us Live From The Flower Shop for an intimate performance of her hometown anthem "Ghana Bop," as well as the global smash "Sad Girlz Luv Money."

FEATURING DEEM SPENCER

This week Live From The Flower Shop series features Queens, NY native Deem Spencer. Deem is an introspective artist. He takes his time with his music, evident in his measured & meditative approach to songwriting. His music makes you think and it makes you feel. He paints scenes that are at first familial but reveal layers of depth the longer you listen. We're blessed to welcome Deem to the Flower Shop for an intimate performance of "Prayed For More" and "One Hundred Seasons," two standout tracks from his latest release "Deem's Tape." Enjoy!

FEATURING ARAYA

The latest installment of Live From The Flower Shop features a young visionary who goes by the name of Araya. The Brooklyn-based, Long Island-native is somewhat of a creative polyglot. Having studied fashion and design at FIT, Araya’s art reaches far beyond his sound. But his destiny as a songwriter is undeniable. “Atlas,” his debut released earlier this year, introduced a fearless talent, ever eager to push boundaries, with a clear knack for ear-catching hooks and melodies.

Araya came through with his full band to debut his new single “Archon” that will be released later this week, as well as “Blue” and “Favorite Sin.” Watch the full video on IGTV and Youtube. Look out for Araya’s newest single, and sophomore record coming soon!

FEATURING KOFI HUNTER

For the third installment of Live From The Flower Shop we welcome Queens' own Kofi Hunter. The multi-percussionist is no stranger to Erzulie, known to rock many a Soul Session & Jazz Night pre-Covid in the backyard. Kofi pulled up with his trio — Paul "BaeBro" Wilson on Keys & Parker McAllister on Bass — to perform an original jazz arrangement of Mos Def's quintessential 1999 cut "Umi Says."

Performed by Kofi Hunter Bass: Parker McAllister Keys: Paul “BaeBro” Wilson

FEATURING AJRADICO

We’re back with episode two of our live performance series in partnership with our friends at Not97. Today’s episode features AJRADICO, a rising New York born & bred rapper, singer, and producer. AJ is known for his range in sound and energy. Watch as he bounces through the dynamic single “Ballhog,” & then produces & performs the introspective cut “Brownstone.”

FEATURING COURTNIE

We're excited to announce our new series Live from the Flower Shop with our friends at Cafe Erzulie. We've been yearning for live music more than ever these days, so we set out to create a digital space to bring you back into our favorite New York venue. The debut episode features Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Courtnie, performing her single "What's Up," previously featured on Not 97 7.6, as well as a cover of Anita Baker's unforgettable hit "Caught Up in the Rapture." Thank you to Footaction for making this possible through your #No1WaySeeingBlack campaign.

Featuring Halle alice

On the second episode of Not 97's quarantine edition of Breakfast Sessions we linked up with multidimensional artist and creative Halle Alice. Tapping in from her home in LA, Halle walks us through her own Soyrizo Hash & Eggs breakfast recipe, as well as a daily healing respiratory steam. After cooking, she treats us to an intimate, at-home performance of her song "Boy Crazy."

Shot by Walter W. Brady, Edited by Halle Alice

Featuring Antihana

For our first breakfast sessions of 2021, we linked up with Cali-bred, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter AntiHana for a quarantine edition of Not 97's Breakfast Sessions. The episode was filmed and edited at home by her brother, Tao Antrim — who also accompanies her on guitar for her live at-home performance. Hana walks us through her classic stacked breakfast bagel recipe & performs her single "Bad Bad Luv."

Featuring Gabe ‘nandez

Gabe 'Nandez has been through a lot. The Brooklyn-based hip-hop artist spent his childhood moving around the world from country to country with his family. He battled with addiction for years and found an outlet for his struggle through music. Now—more clear-headed than ever before—'Nandez is gearing up to release his debut album "Diplomacy" on POW Recordings later next month.

We caught up with the multi-lingual artist at his Brooklyn home to share his go-to breakfast of steel-cut oats, discuss why his upcoming record is his most personal, introspective project to date, and hear a live performance of an unreleased track titled "Dar."