Tuesday, May 18, 2010

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 20, 2010

guest deejay:
MARLON FUENTES

MARLON FUENTES is an Ethnomusicologist, Dance floor party rocker, curator and tastemakerscouring the globe for funktastic music. Coming up in a global city like Los Angeles, Fuentes spent the last decade studying people and music to build a diverse collection of sounds sought after by a variety of audiences. Catering to dancefloors with a thirst for high energy, percussion, and funky dance grooves, Fuentes cultivated his talents at some of the most celebrated underground parties in L.A. spinning everything from Samba to Bhangra and has performed at shows with artists such as Azymuth, Gilberto Gil, Los Amigos Invisibles, DJ Dolores, and Caetano Veloso. Most recently he performed on a bill with Erykah Badu and De La Soul at the 23rd Jazz Reggae Festival at UCLA in front of asold out audience of 13,000 people.

Following a memorable all vinyl set at last years festival, he has been invited back to bless the thousands in attendance with another musical feast. Catch Marlon spinning on Jam Day (May 30th) at this years Jazz and Reggae Festival presented by Scion, featuring Raphael Saadiq and Damian Marley.
www.jazzreggaefest.com
www.facebook.com/DJMarlonFuentes

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 / $7 before 10pm - $10 after
www.zanzibarlive.com
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
www.afrofunke.com

*AFRO FUNKE' is now on Twitter! Please follow us!!
www.twitter.com/afrofunke
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UPCOMING:
May 27, 2010
AFRO FUNKE' SOUND SYSTEM

+listening party 9 to 10pm for:
ROCKY DAWUNI
"HYMNS FOR THE REBEL SOUL"
www.rockydawuni.com

+digital paintings by:
JOSHUA ABARBANEL
www.joshuaabarbanel.com
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For additional Afro Funke' information please contact:
afrofunke@yahoo.com

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