Afro Funke Thursdays at Zanzibar

Afro Funke' Thursdays
Zanzibar
1301 5th Street @ Arizona
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.451.2221 / 21+ / 9pm - 2am
$10 PRE-SALE TICKETS!!
http://templetickets.musictoday.com/TempleBar/calendar.aspx
www.zanzibarlive.com
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
www.rockydawuni.com/afrofunke.html
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THIS WEEK! September 18, 2008

very special guest deejay:
QUANTIC (Tru Thoughts / Ubiquity - Columbia)
It's become pretty well known and by now, and indeed is often remarked upon, that Will Holland works damn hard. Works damn hard, has put a lot of records out, and is still damn young. We all know though, that quantity does not equal quality, so what really astonishes is the fact that every single release is a winner. Every single release is worth your time and sees him trying something different, exploring sound, andtranslating his own huge thirst for new sound into his own work. It's a talent that has seen him work with some of the finest names around. Remixing Charlie Parker and Breakestra, collaborating with Sharon Jones and Mr. Scruff, sharing a live stage with De La Soul, toproducing and writing with Spanky Wilson, Quantic's is a talent that is admired by producers, vocalists, and musicians of all the ages. And naturally, clubbers around the world have felt the Quantic pressure too.

From the festival stages of The Big Chill, Glastonbury, and Roskilde, super smooth clubs in Europe and Japan, hard core road trips around the USA and Australia, tiny Muscovite basement sessions and Puerto Rican Candela sweat boxes, where there's the music love Quantic will go. Literally, where there's a Will, there's a way.Recent releases have been The 'One Offs, Remixes, and B Sides' collection on Tru Thoughts, his limited edition collection of rumba, plena, and cumbia music 'Mofongo Para El Alma' , and the Quantic album'An Announcement To Answer'.

Time for a rest perhaps? Never. Believe it or not there are still countries he hasn't DJ’d or dug for records in, still sounds he hasn't experienced, and still so many great records to make. Onwards and upwards my friends,onwards and upwards...
www.quantic.org

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after party for:
ROCKY DAWUNI (@ KEY CLUB)
Fresh off his AMAZING show at the Twilight Dance Series on the Santa Monica Pier last month for thousands, Ghana’s Afro Roots sensation, ROCKY DAWUNI joins SLIGHTLY STOOPID’S C-MONEY and special guest MONEY MARK at Key Club on Thursday, September 18 at 9pm!! The show will be followed by an after party at ROCKY’S legendary AFRO FUNKE’ club at Zanzibar!!

As one of Africa’s most prominent musicians, Rocky Dawuni continues to make a powerful mark both on and off the stage. His innovative and progressive fusion of Reggae, Afro Beat, and traditional African sounds has been featured on major network hits including Weeds, ER, and Dexter, to name a few. But what truly makes Rocky Dawuni one of the most important musicians of his time, is his use of music as a tool for social development. He is the founder of “Rocky Dawuni Independence Splash,” an annual music festival that takes place in his native Ghana, bringing together 30,000+ people each year to raise awareness about Africa’s water sanitation issues, the AIDS/HIV dilemma and youth development. Rocky is also a personality for Product (RED) led by U2’s front man Bono and Bobby Shriver, dedicated to The Global Fund’s initiativeson HIV/ AIDs in Africa.
www.rockydawuni.com
www.myspace.com/rockydawunimusic

$10 AFRO FUNKE' PRE-SALE TICKETS!!http://templetickets.musictoday.com/TempleBar/calendar.aspx
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UPCOMING:
September 25, 2008
guest deejay:MAGA BO (Soot Records / Rio de Janeiro)
www.myspace.com/magabo
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For more information please contact:
Cary Sullivan
afrofunke@yahoo.com