Afro Funke Thursdays at Zanzibar

Afro Funké
WEEKLY FUNK INVOCATION

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Afrobeat, Brazilian, Dub, Reggae, Cumbia, Samba Disco, Batucada, Afro-Latin House, Indian Beats, Makossa & other deep-rooted Funk music from around the world
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May 6, 2010

AFRO FUNKE' LIVE PRESENTS

live performance: SABA SABA (Uganda)

Saba Saba, Ugandan hip hop artist and cultural activist, has been performing since 1994. Performing as Krazy Native he began as a founding member of the Bataka Squad, a Ugandan hip hop group that originated the use of the Luganda language in hip hop music, called Lugaflow.

Saba Saba established himself as a solo artist with the 2005 release of Tujja-Babya, a song on his album by the same name. Tujja-babya, meaning to breakthroughin Luganda, earned him a nomination for best 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 his native 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.

Saba Saba 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 participationas a Ugandan representative at the UN's first African Global Hip Hop Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, his 2007 performance alongside Michael Franti and a crowd of 20,000 at the Power to the Peaceful festival inSan Francisco, and most recently he performed and served as a panelist for Harvard University's Conference "African Youth Development through Art and Technology - The Role of African Hip Hop."

His current music projects include a solo album titled "Cup of Coffee" and a collaboration with theinternationally recognized artist DJ Spooky.And just released a new single called "Harambe"which means (togetherness.)
myspace.com/sabasaba45
www.facebook.com/kirya.alex

art show by:
EMMANUEL AMISSAH

A versatile artist who works in several mediums, Amis portrays a soothing array of colorful piecesfocused on the harmony and splendor of nature. As a world traveler and son of Africa, his compositions have been influenced not only by his upbringing in Ghana but by his spiritual experiences with human’s worldwide making for rich subject matter that subtly mesmerizes the observer. Amis uses fine lines to portray form and movement with such power and individualism that even the leastkeen observer is subconsciously beckoned. Amis allows one to live vicariously through his work and taste true beauty through his eyes. As he continues his journey of self-expression and awareness, you are humbly invited to walk alongside…

More info at: artbyamis@gmail.com

listening party 9-10pm w/ giveaways:

SIERRA LEONE'S REFUGEE ALLSTARS
"RISE & SHINE"

On their new album, Rise & Shine, the All Stars’ sound, as well as their biography, evolves further; the music finds them “establishing an identity based as much on skill, imagination and charisma as on their undeniably touching story” (The Los Angeles Times). Cumbanchareleased the album March 23, 2010. Sierra Leone's Refugee Allstars will be performing live at The Roxy on Wednesday, May 12 with DJ Jeremy Sole (Afro Funke')
www.refugeeallstars.org

resident deejay
JEREMY SOLE
www.kcrw.com/jeremysole
www.myspace.com/musaics
www.twitter.com/jeremysole
www.blip.fm/jeremysole

resident deejay:
GLENN RED
www.myspace.com/glenn_red

hosted by:
ROCKY DAWUNI
*NEW album "Hymns for the Rebel Soul"
www.rockydawuni.com
www.rockpaperscissors.biz/go/rocky

afro funke' booking, photography & production:
CARY SULLIVAN
afrofunke@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/carysullivan
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Afro Funke' Thursdays
Zanzibar
1301 5th Street @ Arizona
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.451.2221 / 21+ (EVERYONE must have ID)
9pm - 2am / $10
www.zanzibarlive.com
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
www.afrofunke.com

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www.twitter.com/afrofunke
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UPCOMING:May 13, 2010
AFRO FUNKE' LIVE PRESENTS
WUNMI(Nigeria)
www.wunmi.com
**Presale tickets at: www.zanzibarlive.com
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For additional Afro Funke' information please contact:
afrofunke@yahoo.com