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 12, 2010

ROOTDOWN INVASION
featuring
DJ MUSIC MAN MILES, JEDI & LOSLITO
Been along time, 12 years in fact! Rootdown's origins go back to a legendary party called the Breaks formed by Music Man Miles of Breakestra in 1996. The Breakestra was formed as the Breaks house band & immediatelly Miles enlisted future Rootdown co- founder Loslito (of the Rebirth) on the keys. After 1 year of legendary LA funking, the Breaks was retired but Loslito & Miles knew that LA still needed some place to get that raw flavor every week.

Adding hip hop/beats (whereas the breaks had been intentionally only old rare groove funk sounds) and eventually more world rhythms courtesy of Rootdown resident DJ DUSK (RIP) the Rootdown was born. It became the new home for many guest djs, live funk bands & mcs. Rootdown is where Miles & Los first cut theirteeth as djs. Folks like Z trip, Antibalas, Peanut Butter Wolf & even Afro Funke founder Jeremy Sole had some oftheir first LA appearances at Rootdown. As well it was at Rootdown that Dusk & Miles put on L.A.'s very first drum machine exhibition, the Rootdown Soundclash which was filmed by B+ & Eric Coleman and is available on dvd at www.mochilla.com

Sadly 9 years after Rootdown was sparked our brother DJ Dusk passed on from this world & though it wasimpossible to ever be the same, Rootdown continued on his name adding Djs Sloe Poke, Ervin Arana, Jedi, Burt Blackarach & Expo into the mix. Recently Rootdown decided to pause as a weekly but are making appearances around town at some of our friends & families jams & will continue to do one off events as long as there are turntables & folks ready to move to funky sounds from all around.
www.rootdownclub.com

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BREAKESTRA SANTA MONICA PIER AFTER PARTY
www.breakestra.com
www.santamonicapier.org/twighlight

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
www.rockpaperscissors.biz/go/rocky
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 / $7 before 10:30pm - $10 after
www.zanzibarlive.com
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
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