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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December 2 , 2010

AFRO FUNKE' & NEXTAID PRESENT World AIDS Day Fundraiser
NextAid is a dance music based nonprofit organization that harnesses the power of music tosupport sustainable development projects that serve vulnerable children, youth and women in Africa. Through music events and public education initiatives, NextAid provides empowering opportunitiesfor concerned individuals to make a difference. Proceeds from the 10+ World AIDS Day Eventswill support NextAid’s current projects in Africa, which include constructing an eco-friendlymicro-enterprise facility for a street youth project, education of orphaned children and youth in South Africa, and establishing critical maternal health programs for girls and women. If you cannot attend an event, please consider making a donation or spreading the word online. Every email, tweet, and beat makes a difference!
www.nextaid.org

featuring:

guest deejay:
WISEACRE (TheLIFT)
born into the lovely environs of suburban lands lying to the east of los angeles, and raised on frozen food, meat and the religious right, eric tucker, aka wiseacre, currently finds himself happily free yetequally inspired by it all. living in the seaside republic of venice for 19 years, wiseacre initially established a successful career as a commercial/fine art photgrapher. in 2003, he decided to pick up some vinyl,a couple of turntables, a mixer, two speakers and a few friends in order to begin the labor of lovewe call “throwin’ parties”. since this time, wiseacre has put his love for photography on hold andco-created three very successful LA parties, FUNKY IN THE MIDDLE, CUSTOM SUNDAZE and now an underground affair theLIFT. he has hosted and played along side such talents as NICKODEMUS, LOUIE VEGA, OSUNLADE, BLACK COFFEE, MARK FARINA, ZEB, NAPPY G,MR. SCRUFF, QUANTIC, MARQUES WYATT, KING BRITT, MAD MATS, SIMBAD, FORT KNOX FIVE, NICK CURLY, DOMU, KARIZMA, J BOOGIE, IAN FRIDAY, RECLOOSE, MAKOSSA + MEGABLAST, J ROCC, MARK RAE, FEDERICO AUBELE, DJ DAY, SABO, THE PIMPS OF JOYTIME, DJ VADIM, MARK DE CLIVE LOWE, VIKTER DUPLAIX, 7 SAMURAI, SCOTT K, EDUARDO CASTILLO, RAUL CAMPOS, ED ROYAL, CULVER CITY DUB COLLECTIVE, SAKE ONE, DAZ-I-KUE, AFROKINETIC, DJ DRM, MUSIC MAN MILES, GARTH TRINIDAD, DJ DAY, TAL M KLEIN, YOSAKU, INKA ONE and the one and only JEREMY SOLE. currently, wiseacre is designing and building a restaurant/club in NYC where he will be able to continue his quest to bridge genres of music and people and build a scene that is not exclusive or segmented,but rather one that simply appreciates “good music”. the tunes wiseacre chooses to share is deep and wide…. from brooklyn to the balkans, from south america to sweden, from house,to disco, to afro-latin broken beat and dub… in short, wiseacre loves life and adores his daughter zoe.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/djwiseacre/277948522965?ref=ts
www.myspace.com/onewiseacre

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live percussion:
NAPPY G (Turntables on the Hudson)
As 1 of NYC's top percussionists for years, specializes in layering Afro-Cuban,Haitian & Brazilianrhythms over loops.dj-selections & samples to create a modern blend of Ancient Roots with FutureDance sounds. Over the years he's toured/performed on a regular basis with Groove Collective,Turntables On The Hudson,Quantic y Su Combo Barbaro,Jody Watley,Dengue Fever,Madrid de Los Austrias,Jaffa,DJ VADIM, & many others. He has been a fixture on the NYC party & live event scene since the early 90's,and continues to excite & electrify crowds here & all over the world! Nappy G utilizes congas, bongos, timbales, shekere, cowbells, claves,djembe,kalimba & talkingdrum in his drumming. Nappy G's song 'Haba Na Haba' was featured on NextAid's recent compilation "Funk Aid for Africa".“Nappy G has been at the heart and soul of New York nightlife for almost 20 years."Maurice Bernstein/Co-founder and CEO of Giant Step(NYC).
www.nappyg.com

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Surprise special guests!!

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

++Plus special surprise guests each week!++
Plus drink specials every Thursday!

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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 suggested donation
www.zanzibarlive.com
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
www.afrofunke.com
www.knittingfactoryrecords.com/artists/fela-kuti

*AFRO FUNKE' is now on Twitter! Please follow us!!
www.twitter.com/afrofunke

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UPCOMING:
December 9, 2010
AFRO FUNKE' LIVE PRESENTS
live performance by:QUETZAL GUERRORO (Yoruba Records)
www.qviolin.com/
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listening party w/ giveaways 9-10pm:
EBO TAYLOR
"Love & Death"
www.strut-records.com