“The Annex Sessions” will continue our music series held at The Annex (El Cerrito Natural Grocery Company Prepared Food Annex), 10387 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, 6-8:30pm with
Os Cocos Reggae Afro & Jahomi
Marcos Odara – sing & drum kit
Manny San Gabriel – Bass
GUI Hope – leader guitar & vocals
Omi Bahari – sing & keyboard)
The show will be pure reggae!! With small touches of jazz and Latin beats.
JahOmi is the Birth of a Nu movement unifying sound integrally in circulation. We are celestial Souljahs vibrating on the sacred love and freedom of music. Roots Jazz Fusion mixing with Ethereal tones of Soul psychedelic. Feelings of Spirit forever evolving. Alchemy of the elements The North, South, West and East we have the musicianship and kinship of Gui Hoppe on Guitar, Manny San Gabriel on Bass, Marcos Odara on Drums and JahniahOmi Bahari on Lead Vocals and Keys. JahOmi We Are. Music.
OS COCOS (The Cocos)
Inspired by the documentary THE COCONUT WAR, The Cocos (or Os Cocos) Roots Reggae band was first formed by Marcos Odara (band leader, vocals, guitar, percussion) in the city of Rio de Janeiro Brazil advocating equality and justice throughout his music. In continuum his adventures and message rises in Oakland, CA.
Marcos has enlisted band members and family JahniahOmi Bahari (keyboards, vocals, dance), Elandis Brooks (trumpet), Dawood (saxophone), Gui (guitar), Manny San Gabriel (bass), Tico Santos (percussion), Sawblue (drums). Together we are OS COCOS.
OS Cocos is a driving musical/spiritual force in the Oakland Community. The sound frequencies consist of a Roots Reggae, Samba, Jazz and Soul fusion influence along with Revolutionary lyrics in English, Yoruba and Portuguese. Guaranteed to provide irie vibes in your life. Praises to the Most High. Asè
Find Os Cocos:
https://m.facebook.com/oscocosreggae
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The Natural Grocery Company is proud to present this series in partnership with SunJams and Javier Navarrette Music Productions.
SunJams is committed to funding children’s music education in underserved public elementary schools. Your donation will help support this ongoing program.
All of the proceeds will go directly to our network of local musicians, each of whom have been severely impacted by the lack of events during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Whether you donate $10, $100, or $1000 – any amount helps and will allow us to keep bringing music to our community! As always, your donation to SunJams 501(c)3 may qualify as tax exempt.
Javier Navarrette Music Productions continues to bring live music to several venues around the Bay Area. Javier has been a professional musician and music educator in the Oakland Unified School District for the past 20 years. Over the past few years Navarrette has produced outdoors events that have proven instrumental in enabling musicians to deal with some of the fallout of the pandemic and shutdown that followed.
COVID RELATED SAFETY MEASURES
Please be safe. Feel free to wear a mask if you prefer.
TICKETS
Tickets are NOT required for this venue, you can simply come in, order food and beverages at the Annex counter and pay at the registers.