There are 12 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Adam Topol
From: amy silverstein
2. 21st Annual 2006 African Marketplace & Cultural Faire returns to
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
3. Drumcircle Finder Update & Free mp3 from the Ultimate Live DrumCircl
From: shannon
4. AUGUST is AFRICA Month! Events at the Dancing Drum Rhythm & Art Cent
From: linzmarie11
5. HAITIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
From: Zara Zeitountsian
6. Happy Birthday Stella Chiweshe, Caversham, Reading, UK: SUN 30 July
From: Piranha Musik
7. WEST AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOP with Laila Abdullah
From: Zara Zeitountsian
8. Brasil Brazil/ Shows in August
From: yellowgreen
9. AFRO CUBAN JAZZ PROJECT at Cotton Club West TONIGHT!
From: lucumiyque2006
10. Great Black History Website!! - www.yenoba.com
From: web_sb_mail
11. Mandingue drumming at Motherland Music
From: fredjonesla1
12. Salif Keita & Ashley Maher @ Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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1. Adam Topol
Posted by: "amy silverstein" [EMAIL PROTECTED] amysamazingprofile
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:00 pm (PDT)
hey guys looks like the Jack Johnson drummer Adam Topol is going on
Culver City Dub Collective Tour in August, his ritmo y canto album has
a lot of African beats check it out @
www.myspace.com/culvercitydubcollective. touring with french artist
piers faccini too www.myspace.com/piersfaccini
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2. 21st Annual 2006 African Marketplace & Cultural Faire returns to
Posted by: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:01 pm (PDT)
21st 2006 Annual African Marketplace & Cultural Faire returns to Rancho Cienega
Park this summer!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: AMP Publicist
(323) 293-1612
2006 21ST ANNUAL AFRICAN MARKETPLACE & CULTURAL FAIRE
RETURNS TO RANCHO CIENEGA PARK
(LOS ANGELES, July 2006) --- The Los Angeles African Marketplace & Cultural
Faire (Cultural Faire) will return to its former location of Rancho Cienega
Park, the location that has been a big part of the history and success of this
internationally recognized celebration of African Diaspora themed cultural and
commercial enterprises showcasing art and culture, travel and trade. Through
the collective purpose of Africans, African Americans, Caribbeans, Latin,
Native Americans, Mexicans, Pacific Islanders and Asians whose roots are of
Africa descent, the Cultural Faire restores vibrancy to urban communities and
fosters the appreciation of cultures that are connected to the Diaspora.
Cultural Faire organizers have announced the 2006 three-weekend schedule with
the annual opening Gala African Ball and kickoff event on Friday, August 18th ,
to be held at Rancho Cienega; followed by three consecutive weekends of the
Cultural Faire: August 19-20, August 25-27 and September 4-6. A special Youth
Day Celebration will be held on Friday, August 25th with a special focus on
Foster Children.
"We are delighted to have the support Councilman Herb Wesson, and Councilman
Bernard Parks and Councilwoman Jan Perry, along with the support of the
Department of Recreation and Parks and the Department of Cultural Affairs as
our partners in presenting the 2006 edition of the Cultural Faire" said Meta
Williams, Chief Operating Officer of f African Marketplace Inc. "Without the
support of the city along with our loyal vendors, performers and participants
from over fifty countries this production would not be possible and certainly
would not have lasted for 21 years."
The 2006 Celebration of African Diaspora Cultures will continue to highlight
diverse cultures including the Brazilian Festival; Doo Wop and Big Band Swing,
Square Dance and African Dance workshops; the Ugandan Festival; Blues, Funk,
Hip Hop and Reggae; Festivals for Belize, Haiti and the Cameroon; the
Gospelfest; a Salsa Festival; the Wholistic Village; South African music and
dance; Literary Village; Ethiopian Day; Nation's Cup Tennis Tournament; and
Wearable Art Shows. Cultural Faire visitors will be able to choose from a
dynamic group of merchants selling fine art, crafts, clothing and other unique
products from around the world while the signature food court will offer the
best international cuisine from exciting caterers and local restaurants.
"With the opening of new offices in Leimert Park and our return to Rancho
Cienega Park, this is an exciting time for the African Marketplace" says
founder and board member James Burks, also an executive with the Department of
Cultural Affairs. "After more than 20 years of creating strategic alliances and
developing the African Marketplace brand, it is now in a position to expand its
presence as one of the premier cultural organizations in California."
The African Marketplace, Inc. has partnered with the City of San Francisco and
Lennar Communities in preparation for the construction of the first permanent
Pan African World Trade, Entertainment and Cultural Center in the United
States. It will be constructed as part of revitalization of Bayview Hunters
Point, a traditionally African American community in San Francisco, and the
salvage of the 540 acre Naval Shipyard that lies next to the community but has
been dormant since 1964.
"The design and development of the African Marketplace over the past 20 years
is the result of this Bay Area project. We are pleased that cities around the
world are beginning to recognize the value of Pan African Cultures and the
economic potential in the global African Diaspora community."
The Annual Los Angeles African Marketplace & Cultural Faire was selected by the
American Bus Association (ABA) as one of the "Top 100 Events in North America
in 1996 and 2003." It is a nonprofit cultural event and is produced by the
African Marketplace, Inc. Corporations and businesses that are interested in
participating as sponsors as well as arts & crafts vendors, and volunteers
should contact the office of the African Marketplace, Inc. at (323) 293-1612 or
send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Africa
.Not A Continent Away
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www.africanmarketplace.org / www.africanamericanla.com
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3. Drumcircle Finder Update & Free mp3 from the Ultimate Live DrumCircl
Posted by: "shannon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] n0jams
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:04 pm (PDT)
Hi All, Any drumcircle updates for my drum circle finder, please let
me know.
Also, there is a free 6 minute mp3 from the 2 CD set you can listen
to from The Ultimate Live Drum Circle. If you like it enough and wish
to buy them and hear it all, the double CD set is $10.
Here is the url to hear it and check it out:
http://www.drumcircles.net/ultimate%20drum%20circle.html
Here's a description:
At long last, after two years in the making, the ultimate drum circle
2 CD set is completed. This is truly the best of the best. Each CD is
filled to the brim, at over 70 minutes long each. There is over two
and a half hours total to listen to in all. All are separate tracks
averaging about 8 minutes each. Plenty of time so you can relax, and
settle into a good groove.
These live recordings vary from grooving, meditative, and passionate,
right on up to riveting, rocking, and exciting. They are some of the
most enjoyable drum circle musical pieces I have ever participated
in, in my life, and I have been attending drum circles for some 20
years now. They are all here in one massive collection. You will hear
some drummers doing call and response, and many other magical things
going on. You can hear and feel how much fun, and excitement everyone
is having. I promise you, you're going to love this drum circle
double CD set. None of it was planned out. It is just the way it
happened, and it all sounds great. You can hear a 6 minute sample by
clicking on the link above. It's compressed to an mp3 (96kbs) so it
will load faster. It's 4MB in size.
There is real variety of drumming on these 2 CD's. And, lot's of
different kinds of drums as well. Probably every kind of drum I think
I've ever seen, talking drums, djembes, doumbeks, ashikos, and taiko
drums just to name a few, and all kinds of smaller percussion items.
Many of the typical things like claves, tambourines, a-gogo & salsa
bells, shakers, rainsticks, pangi nuts, finger cymbals, guiros,
maracas, and wind chimes. Also unusual smaller percussion items, like
a jingle cane, vibra slaps, thunder tubes, vibra tones, flex a tones,
triangles, gongs, frottoirs, finger pianos, washboards, and all kinds
of other crazy things accompanying the hand drumming.
As to the rhythms themselves, there's all different kinds of them.
African, and Afro-Cuban, Latin, Funk, Taiko, Greek, Egyptian, 6/8
shuffles, and many more that were just made up on the spot. There is
lots of variety, and with many different musicians taking the
spotlight and soloing here and there. Some of them are simply
scintillating to witness. If you enjoy hand drumming at drum circles,
I think you will find these most entertaining. It's hard to stop
listening once you pop one of these CD's in. These are the kind of
drum circle jams that make you want to pick up a drum and jam along,
or get on out to a drum circle toot sweet.
On 5 or 6 of the tracks there's wood flutes and didgeridoos in there
with the drumming. The light sounding wood flute adds a hint of
melody floating over the drum beat, and the didgeridoo adds a sort of
a bass to the bottom. It really sounds great. On a couple of tracks
there is an electric flute in there doing some amazing echoing
sounds. There's a few chants, some hoots and hollers, plus a few
jungle calls in there for good measure. People did that because they
were just having a good time, and wanted to express themselves. There
was a number of dancers on each occasion driving the drummersto
heightened levels of excitement, and vice versa.
All these musical pieces were done by myself, and a number of top
notch hand drummers and percussionists using professional recording
equipment. These CD's capture the unplanned spontaneity one
experiences at a drum circle. Many have said, these are indeed the
ultimate drum circle double CD set.
Give the clip a listen, and I think you'll see what I mean.
Thanks,
www.drumcircles.net
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4. AUGUST is AFRICA Month! Events at the Dancing Drum Rhythm & Art Cent
Posted by: "linzmarie11" [EMAIL PROTECTED] linzmarie11
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:06 pm (PDT)
AUGUST is AFRICA month at Santa Barbara's Dancing Drum Rhythm & Art Center!
We have a bunch of exciting events coming up, created especially for YOU! Hope
you can make it to check out one or two. All levels of experience are always
welcome.
Play our drums, or bring your own.
Download a PDF of the new calendar by clicking this link:
http://www.dancingdrum.com/ddrac/calendars/AugustCalendar2006.pdf
Here are the highlights:
Saturday, August 12th
WEST AFRICAN DRUM WORKSHOP with DRAMANE KONE
noon-2:00pm
Dramane is a griot from the famous Kone family of Burkina Faso and Mali, West
Africa. The National Ballet of Burkina Faso recruited him as their lead djembe
soloist at the age of 17. Join us for a special 2-hour workshop devoted to
djembe and djun-djun rhythms of Mali and Burkina Faso. This is an adult-level
class.
Cost: $20
Sunday, August 20th
FAMILY ART WORKSHOP:
PAINTING with ABBEY ONIKOYI
noon-2:00pm
Abbey Onikoyi, a native of Nigeria, grew up in a family rooted in the arts and
culture of the Yoruba people. He regularly teaches painting workshops for all
ages at the Esalen Institute
in Big Sur, and features his colorful paintings at his San Luis Obispo gallery,
Spirits of Africa. Join us for this special family art experience to create a
collaborative masterpiece with your child!
For ages 5 and up + parent(s). Cost: Call for details, (805)682.8250
Friday, August 18th
WOMEN'S DRUM CIRCLE
7:00-8:15pm
Explore your inner rhythm with a Friday evening, women-only drum circle
facilitated by Lindsay Rust. All levels of experience are welcome! Improve your
drumming technique, learn a variety of rhythms from around the world in a
supportive and positive drum circle
setting, and connect with a great group of drumming women! Drums provided, or
bring your own.
Cost: $10
Friday, August 25th
FOCUS ON: BURKINA FASO
Drumming, Balafon, and Masks
7:30-9:00pm
Experience Dancing Drum's recent trip to Burkina Faso through audio/video
recordings. See a film on the mask dances of the Bobo, Bwa, and Mossi people.
Learn and play Burkina rhythms on the balafon, djembe, and djun-djuns. This is
an adult-level class.
Cost: $15
Saturday, August 19th
DANCING DRUM COMMUNITY ENSEMBLE
Performance at the SB Multi-Cultural Festival FREE!
4:00-4:30pm
Come see the show at Santa Barbara's Oak Park! This will be the culmination of
the current community ensemble session, featuring four hot West African
rhythms: Yogwi, Djaa, Sula, & Soli. The next series of rehearsals begins August
23rd for a public performance on
September 16th. Anybody is welcome to join, you just need to commit to
attending Wednesday practices and learning the arrangements and rhythms. Come
on down and be part of a jamming drum ensemble!
SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR KIDS
FOCUS ON THE CARIBBEAN
August 7th-11th, 9:30am-noon
Pre-Register by this Friday, August 4th, noon.
Learn to play Caribbean rhythms on African drums! Join Dancing Drum as we
travel through the music of Belize to Trinidad, Cuba, and beyond...Learn about
steel drum, congas, and Garifuna drums. See a movie about Garifuna music in
Belize. Make your own Caribbean-style Carnival mask from a colorful variety of
materials. This is a
half-day program for ages 5-12.
COMING IN SEPTEMBER:
CONGA WORKSHOPS!
Need more info? Check out our new look...
http://www.dancingdrum.com/homepg/homepg.html
Thanks for your patience while we finish building our new website.
Take care & we'll hope to see you drumming soon!
Cheers,
Lindsay & Steve
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DANCING DRUM
Rhythm & Art Center
810 E. Gutierrez Street, Studio A
Santa Barbara, CA 93103
http://www.dancingdrum.com
Office (805) 682.8250
Mobile (805) 729.0243
Fax (805) 456.0326
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5. HAITIAN DANCE WORKSHOP
Posted by: "Zara Zeitountsian" [EMAIL PROTECTED] heartbeathouse
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:06 pm (PDT)
Thursdays at 7:30pm, July 20th - August 17th
taught by guest instructor Laila Abdullah.
In this workshop, Laila Abdullah will focus on HAITIAN DANCE, which
combines traditional songs and dance from the Congo and Dahomey regions of
Africa, with elements of Haiti's indigenous Arawak and colonial French cultures
to form a unique style that is at once subtle, dynamic, graceful and rugged.
Accompanied by live percussion, and fused with elements of Dunham
technique, Laila teaches the fundamentals of this powerful music and
movement experience.
Students of all levels are encouraged and welcomed.
For more information call 323.669.2821 or email
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Heartbeat House
Dance Workout Studio
3141 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
************** *************** ************** **************
Heartbeat House is home for people of all ages, abilities, and
backgrounds looking for creative self-expression and to achieve physical
fitness through the joy of dance. We welcome beginners and challenge advanced
students.
Heartbeat House invites you to explore the rhythms and fundamental moves of
various dance styles to your favorite music and release the dancer within you.
Our beautiful East-Side location is close to Silver Lake, Echo Park, and Los
Feliz, right in the heart of Atwater Village.
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6. Happy Birthday Stella Chiweshe, Caversham, Reading, UK: SUN 30 July
Posted by: "Piranha Musik" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:06 pm (PDT)
STELLA CHIWESHE CELEBRATES HER 60th BIRTHDAY WITH HER WOMAD READING CONCERT
Piranha Musik is proud and happy to wish Stella
Chiweshe, the Queen of Mbira, all the best for her 60th birthday!
Safe and sound, she is proud of her age: "I am so
happy that I have reached 60 years. I waited and
could not believe it when it finally happened.
Why? Because when I was a teenager 30 years were
as far as heaven to reach and now I'm 60."
And she is definitely alive and kicking, right
now on tour in the UK, with the Grande Finale at
WOMAD Reading on 30 July. For this special
occasion her live band of 6 will include Colin
Bass aka Sabah of 3 Mustaphas 3 on bass guitar.
"When you hear Stella Chiweshe perform, you are
swept away. Swept away by the majesty of the
striking otherworldly figure onstage, by the
mesmeric power of her mbira and by her voice -
now a whisper, now full-throated and soaring -
welling up from deep within her Shona soul." (Songlines June 2006)
Stella was the first Piranha recording artist way
back in 1987. And just in time for Piranha's
100th release Stella's first double album
appeared early this year: In her Trance Hits she
journeys through the world of her ancestors,
preserving their traditions. With her Classic
Hits she revisits the urban streets in Harare and
calls on the younger, westernized generation to
take pride in their own culture, including
productions of John Peel, Ben Mandelson, Colin
Bass and a special guest appearance of the rhythm section of the 3 Mustaphas 3.
"It's trance music, but in the oldest sense of
the word, setting up hypnotic rhythms that lull." (Sing Out!)
"An ideal introduction or summary-to-date from a singular artist." (The Beat)
BIOGRAPHY
Born 1946 in Mujumhi, a village in Mhondoro
Zimbabwe, the woman now known by her people as
Ambuya Chinyakare (Grandmother of Traditional
Music) has had to struggle hard every step of the
way to becoming her true self, the Queen of
Mbira. The colonial power, Britain, had banned
the mbira during the first war of liberation, the
Church told her that it was the work of the
Devil, even her own people told her that it was
taboo, an instrument that a woman could never
play. Yet by the mid-sixties, she had become
recognised as a gifted maridzambira, playing at
healing ceremonies, weddings, funerals, concerts
and parties and her debut single, Kasahwa, had
gone gold. After Zimbabwean independence in 1980,
she joined the National Dance Company and toured
throughout Zimbabwe, Mozambique and then
Australia, India, North Korea and Europe.
Since 1987 she has been on a continual tour of
Europe, North America and Zimbabwe. So far she's
recorded 22 local singles and 7 international
albums, became the first Zimbabwean female mbira
player to gain international recognition, been
awarded an MA from Harare University, won two
ZIMA Awards in 2005 plus the National Arts Merit
Awards from the National Arts Council in Zimbabwe
early this year and healed countless troubled souls. (Max Reinhard)
DISCOGRAPHY
2006 "Double Check: Two Sides of Zimbabwe's Mbira Queen" - DCD-PIR1900
2002 "Talking Mbira. Spirits of Liberation" - CD-PIR 1681
1994 "Shungu" - CD-PIR 47
1991 "Kumusha" - CD-PIR 42
1990 "Chisi" - CD-PIR 27
1987 "Ambuya?" - CD-PIR 7
Stella Chiweshe's own website: http://www.stellachiweshe.co.zw
more on the web:
http://www.afropop.org/explore/album_review/ID/3025/Double%20Check
http://www.africanmusiciansprofiles.com/stella.htm
http://www.fly.co.uk/fly/archives/2006/02/stella_chiweshe_mystic_sounds_from_inner_space.html
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=21920#3
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PIRANHA artists now ON TOUR:
Bantu & Afrobeat Academy / Boban i Marko Markovic Orkestar /
Cabruera / Fanfare Ciocarlia / Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars /
Maurice El Medioni / Stella Chiweshe / The Klezmatics
For a regularly updated calendar of all PIRANHA Recording Artists ON TOUR,
don't forget to reload your bookmark on:
http://www.piranha.de/records/files/PiranhaArtistsOnTour.pdf
Or get it in xls to sort by country, artist or date:
http://www.piranha.de/records/files/PiranhaArtistsOnTour.xls
For regularly updated booking details, reload your bookmark on:
http://www.piranha.de/records/files/booking_piranha.pdf
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Cheers from PIRANHA Musik's hot-spot at Bergmannstraße, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Your PIRANHA Musik team
Bettina Schasse de Araujo, Christoph Borkowsky Akbar, Jörg Allrath,
Marianne Ernsting, Marit Ringeis, Michael Waltinger, Paola Dessi
Swim: http://www.piranha.de/records
Shop: http://www.piranhashop.de
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7. WEST AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOP with Laila Abdullah
Posted by: "Zara Zeitountsian" [EMAIL PROTECTED] heartbeathouse
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:07 pm (PDT)
WEST AFRICAN DANCE WORKSHOP with Laila Abdullah
Wednesdays @ 7:30 PM, July 19th - August 16th
Come and learn traditional dances from West Africa from world-class
instructor Laila Abdullah in our beautiful East-Side location. Close to Echo
Park, Silver Lake, and Los Feliz, right in the heart of Atwater Village.
Heartbeat House
Dance Workout Studio
3141 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Laila Abdullah began dancing at age nine with the Katherine Dunham Youth
Company at Southern Illinois University. She has studied with Lady Walquer and
with Diane De Franco Brown at Los Angeles Trade Technical College and considers
Diane her mentor. She received her BA in Dance at Loyola Marymount University,
is trained as a dance instructor with the National Dance Institute. She danced
with Winifred Harris Modern Dance Company and MizeranyDance! And is currently a
member of Viver Brasil Dance Company. Her diverse background West-African
Dance, and the African Diasporic dance styles of Haitian Dance, Dunham
Technique, Afro-Brazilian, Silvestre Technique make this workshop a unique dance
experience.
For more information call 323.669.2821 or email
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8. Brasil Brazil/ Shows in August
Posted by: "yellowgreen" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:08 pm (PDT)
Monday - August 7 - Sherman Oaks/ CA
SPAZIO - Jazz club <http://www.spazio.la/jazz.php>
14755 Ventura Blvd., Suite D. Sherman Oaks, CA 91403 -
Phone ((818)728-8400
Show time @ 8:30 PM & 11:00 PM
Saturday - August 12 - Studio City/ CA.
LA VE LEE - Jazz club <http://www.laveleejazzclub.com/>
12514 Ventura Blvd/ Studio City/ CA 91604 - Phone (818)980-8158
Show time @ 8:30 PM & 11:00 PM
Saturday - August - 19 - San Jose/ CA.
SAN JOSE JAZZ FESTIVAL <http://www.sanjosejazz.org/home.html>
Salsa Stage
Downtown San Jose
Time 4:00 PM
Special invitation to the Brazilian Community in San Jose and also to the
Portuguese Community
Sunday - August - 20 - Canoga Park/ CA.
Sonia Santos & Ana Gazzola
BRASIL BRAZIL
MADRID THEATER
<http://search.netscape.com/ns/boomframe.jsp?query=Madrid+Theater&page=1&offset=1&result_url=redir%3Fsrc%3Dwebsearch%26requestId%3Dbd81eca091bda9da%26clickedItemRank%3D2%26userQuery%3DMadrid%2BTheater%26clickedItemURN%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.madridtheatre.org%252Fcontact.html%26invocationType%3D-%26fromPage%3DNSCPTop%26amp%3BampTest%3D1&remove_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.madridtheatre.org%2Fcontact.html>
21622 Sherman Way. Canoga Park 91303 - (818) 347-9419
Time: 6:00 PM
"Combining phenomenal energy and technique with a deep and abiding
respect for tradition" The Mendocino Beacon/ CA<>
http://www.brasilbrazilshow.com/
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9. AFRO CUBAN JAZZ PROJECT at Cotton Club West TONIGHT!
Posted by: "lucumiyque2006" [EMAIL PROTECTED] lucumiyque2006
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:10 pm (PDT)
TONIGHT Friday August 4, 2006
AFRO CUBAN JAZZ PROJECT
Cuban Jazz with a Tinge of Salsa
Afro Cuban Jazz Project
aka (AC Timba Jazz)
Nominated as 2003-2004 Latin Jazz Artists by 88.1FM KJZZ! The Afro Cuban Jazz
Project,
features... "Grammy Award Winning drummer Raul Pineda (Chucho Valdés,
Sintesis), Brian
Velasco on Piano, Juan Carlos Portillo on Bass and more!
The Cotton Club offers a full bar with all your favorite drinks, in a nice
intimate setting.
· Doors open at 7pm
· $5 Cover Charge at the Door
· EAT AT ROSCOES AND GET IN FREE!
· Plenty of free parking (across the street)
· Showtime 9:30pm - 12:30am
· You must be 21 and over
· For More Information Call (310) 654-1116
The Cotton Club West is located at:
730 E. Broadway,
in Long Beach California, 90802
(1/2 block West of Alamitos); adjacent to the famous "Roscoe's Chicken &
Waffles", where
you can enjoy your favorite plate of fooD
DIRECTIONS: From Los Angeles: 710 Long Beach Fwy (south) exit downtown Broadway
Street on (one way street) (East) to 730 E. Broadway (1/2 block West of
Alamitos) on the
right hand side
>From Orange County: Take 405 Fwy (North), exit 7th street (west),to Atlantic
>Blvd. (left), to
Broadway (left), (1/2 block West of Alamitos) on the righthand side
>From All Other Areas: Take 605 South,exit 7th Street (west) to Atlantic Blvd.
>(follow same
directions as Orange County)
To join Cotton Club Mailing List, to book your group, or a private function:
Contact: PJ
Oliva - Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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10. Great Black History Website!! - www.yenoba.com
Posted by: "web_sb_mail" [EMAIL PROTECTED] web_sb_mail
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:13 pm (PDT)
Thought I'd pass this along. Black History Facts Calendar website
containing over 2,000 entries from "ON THIS DATE IN BLACK HISTORY: A
CALENDAR OF EVENTS." http://www.yenoba.com
Spread the word!
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11. Mandingue drumming at Motherland Music
Posted by: "fredjonesla1" [EMAIL PROTECTED] fredjonesla1
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 3:19 pm (PDT)
All students are invited to an introduction to djembe class, held at
Motherland Music Center, 2921 LaCienega Blvd in Culver City. The class
meets on Sunday from 3-4:30pm, and is led by Fred Jones, a certified
teacher from Tam Tam Mandingue. We are currently working on Djansa, a
celebration rhythm from Mali, and Dunun Gbe, a dance/rhythm of strength
from Guinea. For more information, please call 310-903-7367.
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12. Salif Keita & Ashley Maher @ Santa Monica Pier Twilight Dance Series
Posted by: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] african.beat
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 4:17 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.
** 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 schedule for the rest of the summer
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.
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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