Afro Funke Thursdays in Santa Monica

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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August 5 , 2010
AFRO FUNKE' LIVE PRESENTS

MR. VALLENATO
Jorge Villarreal (accordion), AKA Mr. Vallenato, is a Mexican American from Edinburg, Texas, who has played Colombian Folk Accordion Music (Cumbia & Vallenato) since he was 12 years old. He was introduced to typical Colombian Cumbia and Vallenato music when he was 8, listening to records of Colombia’s most acclaimed masters of folk accordion music with his father.
In 1995, Villarreal played for three years with the legendary Colombian Cumbia master, Aniceto Molina in San Antonio, Texas. With Molina, he toured New York, Mexico and Central America; he also recorded ontwo of Molina’s albums.

In 1997, Mr. Vallenato moved to Los Angeles to further develop his musical career. During 2000 and 2001,he traveled to Valledupar, Colombia, the city in which Vallenato music was born, to see with his own eyes Colombia’s most important accordion festival, “Accordion Legends Music Festival”. These trips helped him tofocus on his accordion playing, learn and experience Colombia and its culture and play a more roots authentic Colombian Vallenato.

In 2007, Villarreal was invited to play with Colombian Grammy winner rock/Alternative icons Aterciopeladosat the Bacardi Live Music Festival at Olvera Street in Downtown L.A, for a crowd of more than 7,000 people, sharing the stage with Maldita Vecindad, Calle 13 and Alejandra Guzman.

In Los Angeles, he has also collaborated with Colombian Cumbia singer Lucho Campillo y La Potencia,as well as Electronic/Afro-Colombian rhythms band Palenke Soultribe whose latest album “Oro” (2009) features Mr. Vallenato. La Sonora Show, Amandititita, La Sonora Meliyará, Venezuelan singer-songwriter Tania Sáenz, Colombian Jazz guitarist Juan Carlos Quintero, Peruvian rock/pop artist Santino and Sonoclip have been other of his collaborations. www.myspace.com/mrvallenato

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" on ITunes!
www.rockydawuni.com
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www.giantstep.net/releases/2551
www.facebook.com/rockydawuni

afro funke' booking, photography & production:
CARY SULLIVAN
afrofunke@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/carysullivan
www.facebook.com/afrofunke

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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
*AFRO FUNKE' is now on Twitter! Please follow us!!
www.twitter.com/afrofunke
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UPCOMING:
August 12, 2010
ROOT DOWN INVASION
featuring
DJ MUSIC MAN MILES, LOSLITO, SLOE POKE & ERVIN
www.rootdownclub.com
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BREAKESTRA SANTA MONICA PIER AFTER PARTY
www.breakestra.com
www.santamonicapier.org/twighlight
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For additional Afro Funke' information please contact:
afrofunke@yahoo.com