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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Baaba Maal and Amadou & Mariam: Coming to Southern California in Jun
From: Afrodicia E-Blast
2. Ashley Maher - opening for BAABA MAAL this Sat. 6/17 + 2 upcoming sh
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
3. Aha! Spirit of Art event and Retreat in redwoods...
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
4. MLM w/FJM live in LA-LA land
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
5. Save the Dates! International artists at UCLA's APPEX. July-Aug
From: UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance
6. Camp Merveilles 2006
From: Shara Brun
7. Congolese Conference.....Thanks!
From: L Golden
8. Camp Fareta w Youssouf Koumbassa: central CA: 2-9 July 2006
From: ncdcdancer
9. The Cotton Club West presents...
From: lucumiyque2006
10. URGENT: OUR FRIEND EZEKIEL MOBLEY
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
11. Salif Keita is Coming!!! Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series 200
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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1. Baaba Maal and Amadou & Mariam: Coming to Southern California in Jun
Posted by: "Afrodicia E-Blast" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:21 pm (PDT)
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Senegalese superstar Baaba Maal headlines an all-
night dance party with drummers, dancers and DJs
plus the L.A. debut of intense Dakar via New York
live groove SEEDS OF BAOBAB.
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 @ THE KNITTING FACTORY
BUY TICKETS HERE -
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The L.A. Times says Amadou & Mariam's music is
a "unique, incandescent, blend of Afro-pop, which
has long weaved together threads of American rock,
blues and funk with haunting, kaleidoscopic results."
AMADOU & MARIAM
SATURDAY, JUNE 24 @ THE EL REY
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2. Ashley Maher - opening for BAABA MAAL this Sat. 6/17 + 2 upcoming sh
Posted by: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:26 pm (PDT)
Dearest Friends!
Rum and Humble just invited me to open for BAABA MAAL this Saturday!
Order a ticket and come along! Three great acts for one price!
It's going to be an amazing night!
Much love, Ashley
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also: info about upcoming shows @ CineSpace and The ROXY below, too!
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THIS SATURDAY! - JUNE 17
All Night African Dance Party
featuring Senegalese superstar
BAABA MAAL
8pm doors open
9pm Ashley Maher - acoustic w/ dancers
10pm Aziz Faye & Khaley NGuewel
11pm BAABA MAAL
The Knitting Factory
7021 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, 90028
crosstreet: Sycamore
323 463 0204
www.theknittingfactory.com
$40 presale
$50 at the door
www.ticketweb.com
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Celebrate la Musique is hosting a full evening of top LA world music artists to
mirror France's annual celebration of its love for music. I am appearing with
my brilliant musicians.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21
Celebrate la Musique!
@ CineSpace
2nd Floor
6356 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, 90028
crosstreet: Ivar
$10 presale
$12 at the door
for details and tickets
www.celebratelamusique.com
doors open at 7pm
Ashley is on at 10:30
Also featured:
Lysa Flores rock/latino
MC Rai rai music
Ashley Maher world/folk/jazz
Maylin vintage French music
Los Pinguos Argentinian roots music
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Megan Jacobs at the world famous ROXY has invited me to open for a
Native American blues/rock band called Indigenous with an acoustic set.
TUESDAY, JUNE 27
@ THE ROXY
9009 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood 90069
(just east of Doheny)
$10 presale
$12 at the door
7pm doors open
8:30 Ashley's set
www.ticketmaster.com
www.theroxyonsunset.com
See you there! Love, Ashley
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3. Aha! Spirit of Art event and Retreat in redwoods...
Posted by: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] aharep
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:41 pm (PDT)
Artists Helping Artists (Aha!) www.ArtistsHelpingArtists.org is honored to
share the following.
1) The Spirit of Art - An Aha! Reunion Day in Southern California (near
Pasadena) at on Sunday June 25, 2006 from 2pm to 7pm. See details at
http://www.artistshelpingartists.org/roundtables.htm FREE for artists
(display), performers
(perform), cultural creatives, arts buyers, educators, all creative spirits,
designers, architects, philosophers, etc. COME CONNECT, SHARE VISION,
COLLABORATE...
2) REDWOODS RETREAT GUEST ROOM available at Aha! Center in the majestic
redwood mountains of Santa Cruz. Only $90 per night includes two persons in
the
room). Only $420 for a full private retreat. SEE SLIDE SHOW of the location
(guest room is in the slide show) at:
http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/DQ2YK7mc
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4. MLM w/FJM live in LA-LA land
Posted by: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:42 pm (PDT)
Attention Music Fans:
Coming soon, as in next week soon, is your chance to see a couple of rare live
performances by Marcus L. Miller. Marcus will perform with his ensemble
Freedom Jazz Movement featuring an all star cast of musicians: Earl "Big Juicy"
Johnson (keyboards), Rodney T. Kimble (Bass), and Ben Thompson (traps).
Special guests including percussionists Justin Porre (Ozomatli), the former
"Innocent Criminal" himself David Leach, & (PAWS) angel Figueroa, vocalist
Carla Drew, and Bassist Mark Sims. Venue: CLUB FAIS DO-DO on Saturday June 10,
2006 at 9:00pm. Go to http://www.faisdodo.com for more info.
For those of you familiar with Marcus' music, Please note that this NOT THE
JAZZ SET! This is the URBAN MUSIC/GROOVE SET. If you like to dance, love drums
and bass, and some fiery vocals, then DON'T MISS THIS!!!!
If you can't make Saturday night, then you can still join them for a late
Sunday set at the TEMPLE BAR in Santa Monica. Go to www.templebar live.com for
more info.
And if you still haven't seen them or simply want more, then join us at
ZANZIBAR on Monday June 12, 2006 for SESAC's urban music showcase. Show time
8pm.
For more info, call the clubs directly or drop us a line on our message board
at
www.marcusmillerdrums.com.
Hope to see you there. Thank you for supporting live music and the arts!
Respect,
MLM
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5. Save the Dates! International artists at UCLA's APPEX. July-Aug
Posted by: "UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:42 pm (PDT)
Coming this summer!
At Home in this World?
18 artists, 6 countries & 4 evenings
of exceptional works that speak of tradition, innovation and the role of the
artist in these extraordinary times
India
Indonesia
Philippines
Malaysia
Thailand
USA
MUSIC
Dance
Theater
LeonardCruz <http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip/appex/2006/images/LCruz.jpg>
Grace Nono <http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip/appex/2006/images/GNono.jpg>
Anusha Kedhar <http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip/appex/2006/images/AKedhar.jpg>
18 artists come together for the first time for the sixth Asia Pacific
Performance Exchange (APPEX) residency program at UCLA. Join us to witness
the vision and virtuosity of the APPEX artists and consider the benefits of
international exchange and collaboration. A project of UCLA Center for
<http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip> Intercultural Performance.
APPEX Artists' Bios <http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip/appex/2006>
Individual works
July 19, Wednesday
July 21, Friday
Collaborative works
August 9, Wednesday
August 11, Friday
Time: 7:00 pm
Glorya Kaufman Dance Theater UCLA 120 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles
www.wac.ucla.edu/cip <http://www.wac.ucla.edu/cip>
Tickets:
$12; $10 students & seniors
$36 to attend all 4 shows. Limted offer.
www.tickets.ucla.edu <http://www.tickets.ucla.edu> ; 310-825-2101
Funded by U.S Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural
Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, Ford Foundation, Ford
Foundation-Jakarta and National Commission for Culture and Arts-Philippines.
Co sponsor: UCLA School of the Arts <http://www.arts.ucla.edu> and
Architecture, UCLA <http://www.wac.ucla.edu> Department of World Arts &
Cultures and UCLA Center <http://www.international.ucla.edu/cseas/> for
South East Asian Studies.
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6. Camp Merveilles 2006
Posted by: "Shara Brun" [EMAIL PROTECTED] sharabrun
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:43 pm (PDT)
> Greetings!
>
> Join us for Camp Merveilles 2006!
> August 3rd - 6th
Dancing, Drumming, Singing and Playing at the 4th
Annual Camp Merveilles West African Dance and Drum
Conference.
Come and get your groove on in the beautiful
mountains of
Nederland, CO.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Check out this years outstanding faculty!
> This years camp features faculty from Guinea, Mali,
> Ghana and Senegal including:
Youssouf Koumbassa, Mouminatou Camara,
> Mohammed Camara, Djeneba Sacko,
Abdoul Doumbia, Alseny Soumah,
Maputo Mensah, Muawenyega Mensah,
Mamady Sano, Fara Tolno, Malang Diatta,
Onye Ozuzu, Ismael Bangoura,
Fode Camara, and more!
>
Plus: Les Merveilles, Percussion de Kissidougou &
> Fenye perform at the Boulder Theater
> August 6, 8pm
> call 303-786-7030 for tickets!
>
>
Come be a part of this energizing community. Learn
> about West African culture through it's sacred
artforms.
>
This years event is dedicated to of one of Guinea's
greatest cultural ambassadors, Kemoko Sano, whos passing
marks a time where we as a community need to come together to
keep these great traditions of artistry and cultural
heritage alive.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please visit www.faratolno.com to download the 2006
registration form and schedule of classes and events
Camp Merveilles
> 1025 Rex St. Apt B
> Louisville, CO
> 303 402-1066
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Hope to see you here soon! Best Wishes,
>
> Fara Tolno and the Camp Merveilles staff
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7. Congolese Conference.....Thanks!
Posted by: "L Golden" [EMAIL PROTECTED] kongobrazza05
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:45 pm (PDT)
Greetings,
I would like to personally say, THANK YOU VERY MUCH to all those who
supported the CONGOLESE DANCE AND DRUM CONFERENCE 2006 at the Malonga Center
this past weekend. It was a total success! Everyones spirits were lifted,
positive energy was spread throughout the conference, and everyone seemed to
have a good time regardless of the wristbands and the Saturdays sauna. For
those who attended the Lecture, thank you for getting out of your beds on
Sunday morning to just sit and listen, it was very necessary. I am going to
ask if Professor Nkanga wants to begin an online chat for the purposes of
those that had more questions when the lecture was finished. Also, I will
probably try to put together some of the photos taken during the weekend and
post them in yahoo or my space for all to view but, I will keep you posted.
There will probably be workshops that take place with a couple of the
teachers from the conference a couple of times between now and next year so,
be on look out for that information at well. In the mean time, dont forget
about the 3rd annual SPIRIT OF THE CONGO Camp in Michigan, June 27 July 2,
2006. I will upload the brochure for your viewing on the yahoo groups which
have this option, meanwhile if you need more information about this camp,
contact Titos Sompa at (734)761-7071 or by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Tickets from San Francisco to Detroit are
running about $290 on Spirit Airlines right now! Lastly, I have included a
questionnaire d send it back. The tn and he composes music as well as sings
and plays some instruments, I believe keyboard nowfor you to respond and
comment on, in regards to the Congolese Conference. Please take a few
minutes to complete the questionnaire and send it back. Again, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
:-) LaKiesha
QUESTIONNAIRE
CONGOLESE DANCE ANDDRUM CONFERENCE 2006, June 2 - 4
Malonga CasquelourdCenter for the Arts
1. What did you like least about the conference?
2. What did you like most about the conference?
3. Which teacher(s) would you like to see more of in the future? (Circle
all that apply)
MBAYERO BIZA WANUKE TITOS ALAIN
4. Would you prefer a venue besides the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the
Arts?
YES
.Where?
NO
5. Would you attend this conference again? (Circle your answer)
DEFINITELY MAYBE NO
6. If anything, what would you change about the Congolese Dance & Drum
Conference?
7. How would you rate this conference overall? (Circle the number that
applies best)
(poor) (average) (excellent)
1 2 3 4 5
8. Any other comments, requests, or suggestions?
Name
Email
Phone
(please return by email at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or mail at L Golden, 3105 High Street #4,Oakland,
CA 94619
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!
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8. Camp Fareta w Youssouf Koumbassa: central CA: 2-9 July 2006
Posted by: "ncdcdancer" [EMAIL PROTECTED] ncdcdancer
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:49 pm (PDT)
hey there --
I just want to make sure no one misses out on this great event --
Youssouf Koumbassa is hosting his own West African drum and dance camp
for the first time this summer, in a beautiful central California
location, with many other master drummers and dancers from Guinea,
Mali, and Senegal. It's happening July 2-9 -- check Youssouf's
website at westafricandance.com for more details, or write to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] if you'd like to receive a flyer.
peace --
christina
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9. The Cotton Club West presents...
Posted by: "lucumiyque2006" [EMAIL PROTECTED] lucumiyque2006
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:49 pm (PDT)
THE "COTTON CLUB WEST" - AN INTIMATE LIVE JAZZ LOUNGE LOCATED IN LONG BEACH!
The Cotton Club West is adjacent to the famous Roscoes Chicken & Waffles, where
you can
enjoy your favorite plate of food, and then walk across the lobby to grab a
drink and catch
the most current, top notch players in Jazz, Latin Jazz, Salsa, Top 40 and RnB!
The Cotton Club West presents a tasty variety of Live World Class Musical
Entertainment!
JUNE CALENDAR
Friday June 16, 2006
Afro Cuban Jazz
Afro Cuban Latin Jazz Project
Featuring Grammy Award winning Afro Cuban Drummer and
bandleader Raul Pineda and some of L.A.s top notch Latin Jazz musicians!
Showtimes: 9:00 & 10:30PM
Saturday June 17, 2006
Contemporary Jazz
Saxophonist Aaron Fletcher
(Branford Marsalis/Los Hombres Calientes)
Aaron Fletcher has performed with many well known artists;
Branford Marsalis and Los Hombres Calientes, to name a few...
Showtines: 9:00PM & 10:30PM
Sunday June 23, 2006
Afro Latin Jazz
Bobby Matos' Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble
Featuring some of the best musicians L.A. has to offer!
Showtimes: 9:00 & 10:30PM
Saturday June 24, 2006
Contemporary Jazz
Saxophonist Aaron Fletcher
(Branford Marsalis/Los Hombres Calientes)
Aaron Fletcher has performed with many well known artists;
Branford Marsalis and Los Hombres Calientes, to name a few...
Showtines: 9:00PM & 10:30PM
Friday June 30, 2006
Afro Cuban Jazz
Francisco Aguabella
Afro Cuban Master Percussionist brings his flavorful
Afro Cuban Jazz to the Cotton Club West!
Showtimes: 9:00PM & 10:30PM
Doors open at 8PM
Show times 9:00PM & 10:30PM
$15 Cover Charge at the door!
You must be 21 & over
PLENTY OF FREE PARKING!
(across the street but "cross at the green, not in between)
Call: (310) 654-1116 to hear a list of our ongoing calendar of events
Reserve Cotton Club for Private Functions
Rogers Jackson: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To Join the Cotton Club West Mailing List:
PJ Oliva: Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To Book your Group at Cotton Club:
Rogers Jackson: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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10. URGENT: OUR FRIEND EZEKIEL MOBLEY
Posted by: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:49 pm (PDT)
Dear Friends,
As some of you may have learned, our dear friend Dr. Ezekiel Mobley passed
away Saturday, June 10th in Pittsburgh, PA. This is a shock to all of us, as
we remember Dr. Mobley as a vibrant, dynamic and energetic man. He had just
undergone surgery for appendicitis and developed pneumonia which became
critical and he did not make it.
You may remember that Dr. Mobley produced a cable television show, "Africa
at the Millennium," which featured news about African history and current
events, the African immigrant community, and collaborations between Africans
and African-Americans.
Let us comfort his dear mother, Mrs. Ora Sweeting, at this most difficult
time. We know her as a leader, an example to us all, a loving and warm
friend. She needs us at this time.
Please join Mrs. Sweeting and the Mobley family at the memorial service for
Dr. Ezekiel Mobley this Tuesday, June 20th at 12 pm at West Angeles Church
of God in Christ.
The address is 3045 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016 (323) 733-8300
(near Jefferson). Do not go to the new cathedral, but to the one story tan
building which is 2 blocks north, and previously served as the main
sanctuary.
I will be joining you -- feel free to call my cell (310) 993-0029 if you get
lost.
Peace,
Muadi
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11. Salif Keita is Coming!!! Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series 200
Posted by: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:51 pm (PDT)
There's some great music coming this summer and it's all for FREE at the Santa
Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series 2006, beginning at 7:30pm every Thursday
throughout the summer.
***for African music please note***
** July 27 The Senegalese hip-hop trio DAARA J
** August 10 - African pop and traditional music with Malian SALIF KEITA, and
local fave ASHLEY MAHER & HER BIG GLOBAL BAND
This year the Twilight Dance Series also includes music not only from Africa,
but also Afro-Cuban, Indian, Chilean, Reggae, American Roots, Soul and Gospel.
Come early and bring a chair - and remember to bring a jacket becasue it can
get chilly on the Pier!
Here's the full schedule
June 29 - PONCHO SANCHEZ
Grammy-winning artist Poncho Sanchez is the undisputed champion of conga and a
musician at the forefront of Latin rock. His imaginative rhythms have made him
one of the most influential conga players and percussionists in Afro-Cuban jazz.
July 6 - INDIGO GIRLS, MICHELE MALONE
Masters of harmony and vanguards of the late-'80s folky singer/songwriter
revival, the Indigo Girls had staying power where other artists from the same
era quickly faded.
July 13 - DICK DALE, Killer Surf Guitar
A Pier favorite returns to the Twilight Dance Series stage! Dick Dale invented
the wild, wicked surf guitar music featured in many films including Pulp
Fiction.
July 20 - MAVIS STAPLES, RICK HOLMSTROM, Soul, Gospel and Groove
A 40-year-plus veteran of the music scene - a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and
one of VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll - Staples (both with The
Staple Singers and on her own) is responsible for blazing a rhythm & blues
trail while never relinquishing her gospel roots.
July 27 - LYRICS BORN, DAARA J, Club-style Hip-Hop
A double feature of unusual hip-hop with a worldly twist: Born in Tokyo and
raised in the East Bay, Tom Shimura, or "Lyrics Born", makes the kind of
robust, freewheeling hip-hop that followers of Outkast and Jurassic 5 will find
appealing.
The Senegalese trio Daara J plays a new brand of hip-hop, a mixture of French
or American rap, reggae, roots, soul funk and Cuban music. Ancient African
rhythmic poetry tasso influences both the content and style.
August 3 - THE AGGROLITES, JOEY ALTRUDA'S CLASSIC RIDDIMS, CHRIS MURRAY COMBO,
LA REGGAE
The Reggae trifecta: three great LA-area Reggae groups in one great night! The
Aggrolites came together rather by accident when five musicians from two
different groups were backing the great Jamaican ska singer Derrick Morgan on
an album. Reflecting the love for rocksteady, ska and Reggae in Southern
California, this new fusion of two bands hits on something truly authentic,
with classic keyboard riffing and swinging horn-filled rhythms.
August 10 - SALIF KEITA, ASHLEY MAHER & HER BIG GLOBAL BAND, African pop and
traditional music
Known as the "Golden Voice of Mali", multiple Grammy-nominee Salif Keita
successfully fuses traditional African music with contemporary Western styles -
funk, rap and pop. Delighting audiences from New York to Paris since his humble
beginnings in Djoliba, Salif now stands solidly in the center of the Afro-pop
music scene.
Ashley Maher is a true new global diva. Following in the footsteps of pioneers
like Peter Gabriel and Paul Simon, and sounding like Joni Mitchell meets
Youssou NDour, Ashley has recorded four world class albums. Stellar
songwriting, her extraordinary voice, and heavenly world grooves put Ashley in
a class all her own: sublime world/folk/jazz.
August 17 - INTI-ILLIMANI, Chilean Super Group
For four decades, Inti-Illimani's music has intoxicated audiences around the
globe. Wedded in traditional Latin American roots and playing on more than 30
wind, string and percussion instruments, Inti-Illimani's compositions are a
treasure for the human spirit.
August 24 - KIRAN AHLUWALIA, w/ DJ didJital and eccodek and visuals by Amanda
Boggs, The Sound of India, today!
Kiran Ahluwalia is an Indo-Canadian singer who has devoted much of her life to
learning the art of Indian vocal music and in particular gazhal, a poetic song
form that arrived in India since the fourteenth century. Trained in classical
Indian singing, she found herself drawn to the ghazal form and folk songs of
Punjab, her family's home region. The ghazal is a challenging form featuring
both structure and improvisation. Accompanied by tabla, guitar and harmonium,
Kiran adds the drone of the tanpura to her voice to fill out an ensemble
capable of both delicacy and power. She is likely one of the only composers and
performers of gahzal in the Western Hemisphere.
August 31 - DAVID GRISMAN, STEPHANE WREMBEL, Dawg Music and Gypsy Jazz!
For more than 40 years, mandolinist/composer David Grisman has been busy
creating "dawg" music, a blend of many stylistic influences (including swing,
bluegrass, latin, jazz and gypsy) so unique he gave it its own name. Known
widely for his work with Jerry Garcia and many other artists, David has
inspired a whole new genre of acoustic string instrumental music with style and
virtuosity while creating a unique niche for himself in the world of
contemporary music.
French guitarist Stephane Wrembel may not be a gypsy by definition, but his
music has all the nostalgia, joy and jangle of a true gypsy musician; an
impressionist landscape of the Bohemian lifestyle. The rhythmic, jazzy music of
Stephane Wrembel takes us to the gypsy camp to dance around the campfire with
the same sense of freedom, abandon and vitality as the gypsies.
About the Twilight Dance Series
The Twilight Dance Series has been a Southern California tradition for
twenty-two years. After severe storms damaged the Pier in 1983, the newly
formed Santa Monica Pier Restoration Corporation and the Santa Monica Arts
Commission decided to put together a series of concerts to raise awareness
about the restoration project and build community spirit.
Putting together a small amount of seed money to start the event, the City
staged the first concerts under a large blue and white tent dubbed "The
LaMonica" after the ballroom that graced the Pier from the late 1930s to the
early 1960s. Long-time friend of the Pier Katharine King named the concerts the
Twilight Dance Series and the moniker stuck.
The 22nd Annual Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series presented by Amoeba
Records begins on June 29 and will run through August 31, 2006. For ten
Thursday evenings during the summer starting at 7:30 p.m., prepare to sing,
dance, or just rock out to the best in Reggae, folk, rock and eclectic world
music.
Admission is and has always been free!
Directions
Parking on the Pier is limited on Thursday nights, so walk, ride a bike, or
take the Big Blue Bus to the Pier and avoid delays while keeping you and our
planet healthy! If you drive, parking is available in the 2030 Barnard Way lot,
a four to six-minute walk from the concert. To reach the lot from the 10
Freeway, take the 4th/5th Street Exit and stay to the left. Turn left onto 4th
Street. Turn right on Pico and head west past Main Street to the second signal.
Make a diagonal left turn onto Ocean Avenue and watch for the blue parking
signs.
For more information on the Twilight Dance Series, call 310-458-8900
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kick off your shoes and come dance to the beat of the African music and Drum &
Dance communities all around Southern California!
http://africanbeat.com
ON the RADIO:
> DJ Nnamdi's Afrodicia KPFK 90.7FM, Sat 2-4p, or listen online: Afrodicia.com.
> Big Red's GrooveTime KXLU 88.9FM, Sat 6-8p
> Simeon Pillich 's GlobalVillage KPFK 90.7FM, Tues 10a-1p
> Yatrika Shah-Rais's GlobalVillage KPFK 90.7FM, Wed 10a-1p
> John Schneider's GlobalVillage KPFK 90.7FM, Thurs 10a-1p
> Sergio Mielnichenko's GlobalVillage KPFK 90.7FM, Fri 10a-1p
> Eric Kohler's CaribbeanJazz KLON 88.1FM, Fri 11p-1am
> Chuck Foster's ReggaeCentral KPFK 90.7FM, Sun 3-6p
> Makeda's Reggae Makossa 91.1FM, SUN 8-10p
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