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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JULY 8, 2010

guest deejay:
BENNETT
(AMOEBA)
A lifelong music lover, Bennett began digging for records and DJing in 2001. A strong ear for beats and a passion for the craft of mixing have led to opening slots for the Skatalites, Mad Professor, Barrington Levy, the B Side Players, DJ Sabo, Benjamin LeBrave, DJ Magneto and more. Since movingto Los Angeles in 2009, Bennett has made a home at Amoeba Music in Hollywood where he continuesto find songs to inspire the heart and soul.
www.facebook.com/bennett.schmid

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listening party w/ giveaways 9-10pm
FELA! THE ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING
This phenomenally produced album documents the magic of FELA!, the electrifying new Broadwaymusical that the New York Times, Time Magazine, Time Out NY and New York Magazine called the“Best of 2009!”

FELA! tells the true story of groundbreaking Nigerian composer and performer, Fela Kuti, whose soulful and stirring Afrobeat rhythms ignited a generation. Featuring Fela Kuti’s captivating music, the visionary direction and choreography of Tony-Award winner Bill T. Jones, and arrangements by Aaron Johnson and Antibalas, FELA! is a provocative hybrid of concert, dance and musical theatre, and a triumphant tale of courage, passion and love.

Backed by the irrepressibly funky Antibalas, FELA! The Original Broadway Cast Recording features the incomparable Sahr Ngaujah as Fela, Lilias White as Funmilayo (Fela’s mother), and Saycon Sengbloh as Sandra Izadore (Fela’s American girlfriend) singing all 16 of the Fela compositions that are performed on stage. This recording captures the electricity and joy that thousands have experienced at the Eugene O’Neill Theater every night since the play opened on November 23, 2009, and is not only a document of that experience, but also a musical statement in its own right
www.knittingfactoryrecords.com

hosted by:
ROCKY DAWUNI
**ROCKY will do his ONLY So Cal summer show with his full band on Wednesday, June 30 at the Waterfront Concert Theatre in Marina del Rey!**
Check out the brand new remix video for “African Soccer Fever”*
NEW album "Hymns for the Rebel Soul" on ITunes!
www.rockydawuni.com
www.rockpaperscissors.biz/go/rocky
www.giantstep.net/releases/2551
www.facebook.com/rockydawuni

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

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 10:30pm - $10 after
www.zanzibarlive.com
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
www.afrofunke.com
www.facebook.com/afrofunke

*AFRO FUNKE' is now on Twitter! Please follow us!!
www.twitter.com/afrofunke
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UPCOMING:
JULY 15, 2010

guest deejay:
TOM THUMP
www.tomthump.com
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dance class 9-10pm:
CLUB ZUMBA
www.clubzumba.com
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For additional Afro Funke' information please contact:
afrofunke@yahoo.com