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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January 20, 2010
AFRO FUNKE' PRESENTS

THE THREE J'S- Jun, Jedi & Jeremy - guest deejay:

JUN(UMOJA)
A resident Deejay around Los Angeles, JUN has deejayed consistently on a weekly basis at such spotsas the Standard Hotels and at Amoeba Records in Hollywood. The music he plays is a mixture of all sounds new and old played lovingly, mixed with diversity and knowledge from downtempo dubbygrooves to upbeat deep cosmic disco riddims with a touch of electronic tones having a worldly perspective influenced by funk, house and hip hop. He can play a spectrum of sound from dark to light with soul in mind as music flows thru. Having deejayed for the past decade JUN has the experiencefrom opening up for well known live acts with Goldenvoice, and deejaying along side famous deejays with Bossa: Nova. Part of the Umoja SoundSystem Deejay crew who's mission is unity through music. Check www.umojahifi.blogspot.com for mixes and info. Also part of ProjectButterfly.org wherethey present events about spirituality and natural awareness. For more info please contact junbug9@gmail.com. Thanks for your time and being hear...
www.djun.com

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very special birthday set from:DJ JEDI(Digable Planets / Rootdown / Peanut Gallery Network)
JEDI is an Emmy Award-winning Los Angeles-based DJ, admired for his eclectic style of mixing, song-selection, and turntablism. Over the past decade, he has toured the globe as the resident musicmaestro for Russell Simmons’ Tony Award-winning Def Poetry Jam, and later, with Grammy Award-winning hip hop pioneers, DIGABLE PLANETS.He holds down a myriad number of residencies and nights in the Los Angeles area. On any givennight of the week, Jedi can be seen spinning high-energy, multiple-genre-spanning sets with the Rootdown Soundsystem, the Modern Audio Collective, Peanut Gallery Network and many moreof the city’s unsung DJ elites. He also contributes to Downbeat 720, a bi-weekly Santa Monica-based performance workshop for high school students.
www.facebook.com/pages/DJ-Jedi/44191809751www.myspace.com/djjedi1www.twitter.com/DJJedi

resident deejay:
JEREMY SOLE (KCRW)
www.kcrw.com/jeremysole
www.facebook.com/jeremysolefamily
www.twitter.com/jeremysole
www.soundcloud.com/jeremysole

resident deejay:
GLENN RED (Afro Funke' / Eclectica)
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
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

*AFRO FUNKE' is now on Twitter! Please follow us!!
www.twitter.com/afrofunke
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UPCOMING:
January 27, 2011
guest deejay:
TOM SCHNABEL (KCRW)
www.kcrw.com
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live African dance by:
NADRA