Afro Funke Thursdays at Zanzibar

Afro Funke' Thursdays
Zanzibar
1301 5th Street
@ Arizona
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.451.2221 / 21+ / $7
www.zanzibarlive.com
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
www.rockydawuni.com/afrofunke.html
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THIS WEEK! August 7, 2008

live performance:
SABA SABA & BABALUKU
Saba Saba, Ugandan hip hop artist & cultural activist, has been performing since 1994. Performing as Krazy Native he was a founding member of the Bataka Squad, a Ugandan hip hop group that originated the use of the Luganda language in hip hop music (Lugaflow). Saba Sabaestablished himself as a solo artist with 2005 release of Tujja-Babya, a song on his album by the same name. Tujja-babya, meaning to breakthrough in Luganda, earned him a nomination forbest hip hop artist and song in the 2006 Pearl of Africa Music Awards. His music addresses daily struggles and triumphs of African life, while honoring his African culture through the use of hisnative language and musical references to traditional music and drumming. He co-founded the Ugandan Hip Hop Foundation and since 2003 has organized a yearly hip hop summit in Kampala Uganda.

He has been a guest artist and speaker at numerous events in Africa and the United States representing Uganda through his music and lectures on African culture and music. Highlights include his 2005 participation as a representative of Uganda at the UN’s first African Global Hip Hop Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, his 2007 performance alongside Michael Franti and acrowd of 70,000 at the Power to the Peaceful festival in San Francisco. His current music projectsinclude a solo album titled “Cup of Coffee” and a collaboration with the internationally recognized artist DJ Spooky.
www.myspace.com/bataka

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After Party for ROCKY DAWUNI Ghana's international music sensation, Rocky Dawuni returns to the United States this summer for string of high profile live concerts. Rocky is one of Africa’s most popular musicians whose live performances have often been called “legendary” and he is scheduled to appear at the Twilight Dance Series at Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles on August 7th, renowned Reggae On the Rocks in Colorado on August 16th, Malibu Inn in Malibu on August 24th. Please don’t miss the opportunity to catch this amazing live performer!!

ROCKY DAWUNI& the REVELATION PROJECT@ Twilight Dance Series
with Oliver Mtukudzi
Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica, CA
7pm / all ages / FREE!
www.twilightdance.org/
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UPCOMING:
August 14, 2008
live performance by
KATIA MORAES & PURE SAMBA!
www.myspace.com/katiamoraes

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For more information please contact:
Cary Sullivan
afrofunke@yahoo.com