‘Me and You,’ A Concert With Mozambican Musician Albino Mbie

Mozambican musician Albino Mbie is returning to The Church. Mbie performed last summer for Hampton’s Jazz Fest, and now he’s back, this time as an artist-in-residence at The Church where he will perform on Friday, March 17, at 6 p.m. A multi-award-winning musician, guitarist, singer, composer, sound engineer, music producer and a Berklee College of Music professor, Mbie is a musical force that has played all over the world. As a part of his residency, Mbie will perform his latest work in a concert titled “Me and You,” inspired by a song on his new album. The evening will include a concert peppered with anecdotes and comments from Mbie on his new work and conclude with a Q&A.

While in residence at The Church Albino plans to continue the development of his unique sound, combining and capturing the energy of different musical traditions to create a unified and original musical style.

Mbie moved to the U.S. in 2009 to attend Berklee, and was among the first Africans awarded a full tuition scholarship via the Berklee African Scholars Program. In 2013, he graduated with a dual major in music production and sound engineering along with guitar performance, and dual minors in acoustics and electronics. Since then, he has shared his Mozambican roots — music, dance, culture and native languages — enriched by the experience of living and studying in the U.S. with the rest of the world, combining rhythmic patterns and musical concepts to create a unique Marrabenta, Nikatche, Afro-Pop, and Moz-Jazz sound.

Tickets for Albino Mbie are $25 at thechurchsagharbor.org. The Church is at 48 Madison Street, Sag Harbor.