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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Thursday August 11, 2011


AFRO FUNKE' LIVE PRESENTS


ZILI MISIK
Reconnecting Haitian mizik rasin, Jamaican roots reggae, Afro-Brazilian samba, Afro-Cuban son, and African American spirituals,
blues, jazz, R&B and neo soul, Zili Misik honors its influences while creating a sound that is uniquely its own: New World Soul!
Powerful Haitian, Brazilian and West African rhythms infuse Zili's original creations and traditional folksongs. Zili retraces routes of
forcedexile and cultural resistance through diasporic rhythm and song; their captivating sounds evoke the African continent. The women
of this group trace their roots to 5 countries and 3 continents, and have been bridging cultures, generations, and continents for 11 years.

ALL FEMALE, "Zili" is named for Haitian spiritual entity, "Ezili" who is envisaged as mother, lover, and warrior. Zili Misik's
songs are sensual, political, self-reflective, positive, and invoke love. Zili's lyrics glide seamlessly from English to Kreyol to
Portuguese to Spanish, spinning tales and visions of lives lived and yet to be.

Zili Misik has won a Boston Music Award for Outstanding International Music, and has been nominated every year from 2007! In 2010,
Zili Misik received a Commendation from the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for their continued
fundraising efforts on behalf of the survivors of the earthquake in Haiti. Zili Misik won the Boston Phoenix and FNX's Boston Best World
Music Band, 2008 & 2009!! Zili is featured on an episode of PBS' nationally syndicated program, "Design Squad" (Check it out at
www.pbskids.org/designsquad )! Zili has been featured by the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, the Boston Banner, TimeOut, and was
chosen as one of the Boston Globe's 25 Most Stylish People of 2009. In January 2011, Zili was interviewed on the NPR show "Here & Now"
(http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2011/01/20/haiti-zili-misik). Zili Misik has performed at the inauguration of Boston's Mayor and at
NYC's Lincoln Center. Zili is featured on the BBC's and NPR's Afro Pop Worldwide, April 2008. Zili is featured in the March/April
2008 issue of national Color Lines Magazine -- www.colorlines.com ! Zili is 2007 winner of ROCKRGRL's and Berklee College of
Music's BATTLE of the All-FEMALE BANDS.

Zili has toured with Queen Omega (T&T), State Radio and Tony Brown (US), performed with Queen Ifrica (Jamaica) and
Emeline Michel (Haiti), opened for Shaggy, Boukman Eksperyans, Les Nubians, and Zap Mama (twice!); and performs regularly
at colleges, schools, festivals, and performing arts venues throughout the country. Zili has an ongoing "Project Misik," which
collects donated musical instruments for a school in Mirebalais, Haiti (to which members of Zili brought donated
instruments and funds in, August 2010).
www.sonicbids.com/zili

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guest deejay:
DJ GAZOO
(LB FUNK FEST / LA BOA)
Gazoo, rthythm driven turntablist combines world music genres leaving you wanting more!
DJ'n, blowing his signature whistle & live instruments the energy is always ALIVE!
soundcloud.com/djgazoo
http://mixcrate.com/search/results/q:dj%20gazoo


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
*Current album "Hymns for the Rebel Soul" on ITunes!
www.rockydawuni.com
www.rockpaperscissors.biz/go/rocky
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 /$10
(NO CREDIT CARDS FOR COVER !!
Please bring cash or there is ATM in building)

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:

Thursday August 25, 2011


guest deejay:
NNAMDI MOWETA
(KPFK)
www.afrodicia.com

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fashion show by:
KENTE FASHIONS OF GHANA