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 23 , 2010

BODEGA INVADES AFRO FUNKE'! featuring
DJs Cee Brown & Panamami
Los Angeles is the best known and least understood megacity on Earth. Behind the airbrushed images Hollywood broadcasts lies a place at the juncture of the first world, third world, and thousands of miles of water that definesand defies every notion of what constitutes a city. For the last century, go-getters have flocked to the town at the edge of the world to chase their dreams, and the result is maybe the most concentrated, ethnically diverse collection of forward thinkers in history.

Named after the urban corner stores where people of all cultures come to findsomething familiar and something different without breaking their pockets or skipping a smile, BODEGA’s missionis much the same: to unite the many sounds and peoples of the world under one roof, and represent thetrue face of L.A. in the process.Held every other Sunday in the Little Tokyo section of downtown Los Angeles, La Bodega has swiftly amassed a cult following thanks to its broad appeal, warm vibe and come one-come all attitude. Resident DJs and L.A. natives Cee Brown, Panamami and Melaaza form a gumbo of Latin, African and Caribbeaninfluences that consistently shines through in the Bodega musical format, which Cid describes as “alive.”

After a six year stint on the East coast, DJ Panamami returned to her hometown of Los Angeles to quickly becomeone of Southern California’s most sought-after DJ’s. Panamami's sharp turntable skills and broad taste in music hasresulted in gigs across California, from San Francisco to San Diego. She is also one of the few American Dj's who havehad the pleasure of spinning for crowds in South Korea. It is in L.A., however, that Dj Panamami continues to trulymake her mark. She has held several residencies, including a rotating Dj position for The Grasshopper at Little Temple in Silverlake, alongside hosts Badru Umi and famed, LA rapper Aceyalone. You can currently findPanamami spinning world music–from Brazilian beats to dancehall and cumbia–at Bodega, the fastest growing party in the city of Los Angeles.

DJ CeeBrown (L.A.) started his DJ career in 1995 as the DJ for the B.L.X. crew. He later went on to DJ for I AM OMNI, then the Pharcyde Touring across the globe. In 2009 he along with some DJ friends started BODEGA Sundays, a celebration of world music and DJ culture accompanied with live drummers and other instrumentation.Known for his Soulful selections and & Rhythmic Mixing Skills Cee Brown is known to rock the party.
www.bodegasundays.blogspot.com
http://djceebrown.blogspot.com/

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.glennred.com

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 / $7 before 10:30pm - $10 after
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 30, 2010
AFRO FUNKE' SOUND SYSTEM+
"KCRW's BEST of 2010"
with very special KCRW guests DJ Aaron Byrd DJ Tom Schnabel DJ Jeremy Sole & more suprises!!
+ LONNIE MARSHALL'S "RUBBaBOX"
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lil-Big-Ups/109077125798656