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DJ EXPO showed up last Thursday and brought the HEAT!
much love to HUNDREDS of you who donated to NextAid for
World AIDS Orphans Day, AFRO FUNKE' matched your donations
and together we made a large contribution toward the
construction of NextAid's orphanage in South Africa!

This coming Thursday is the one we have been planning for
months; live Afrobeat-Cuban-Electro featuring
members of ANTIBALAS, THE DAP KINGS and AMY WINEHOUSE,
plus two legendary NYC deejays!

Pre-Sale tickets HIGHLY
recommended, and come early for this one...

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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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THIS WEEK!

MAY 8
AFRO FUNKE' LIVE PRESENTS

CHICO MANN
Chico Mann is a project born out of the heart and mind of Marcos Garcia. The music exists and thrives in a world where Jersey City is a short train ride away from Havana and where Casios and vintage drum machines collide with Afro-Cuban coros, freestyle keyboards, and Afrobeat sensibilities.

With the goal of assembling a solid crew to help him bring the Chico Mann sound to life, Garcia turned to two of his earliest supporters. Victor Axelrod was the first on board and promptly traded in his usual organ, piano, and clavinet for an old Casio and a Roland Juno. Axelrod is a well respected musician whose credits run as deep as the music scenes that he has been instrumental in nurturing throughout the last decade. He is better known as Ticklah, a reggae producer and remixer who has three full-length albums out and co-produced Dub Side of the Moon on Easy Star records. He is also the keyboardist for Antibalas, one of the original members of Sharon Jones' backing group The Dap-Kings, and one of Mark Ronson's go to session musicians which has recently had him playing on tracks with Amy Winehouse, Lilly Allen, Mary J. Blige, Nas, and Jay-Z among others.

Next up was David Azzoni aka Telekinetic Kat aka Catman from Brooklyn based online DJ shop Turntablelab.com. To round out the live ensemble, New York legend Vinia Mojica came aboard as a perfect fit and added the final voice to Garcia's rich harmonies. Although Mojica is most known for her prolific and distinct contributions to "golden era" hip hop classics from A Tribe Caled Quest, De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Mos Def and Talib Kweli, she is also known within New York to always be at the forefront of what's happening creatively in music.

Now with the crew complete, what had started as Marcos Garcia's personal Casio Afrobeat experiment has blossomed into a genre-defying, life-affirming, sweaty, politicized dance party that is evolving at an exponential rate. If you haven't experienced Chico Mann yet,
you will soon.
www.myspace.com/chicomann

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DJ SABO
DJ SABO is one of the most versatile DJ's out there. From Hip Hop to Reggae, Miami Bass to House, Sabo is known to be locked into each style as if it were the only thing he's been spinning for the past 10 years. He's been a special guest at Turntables on the Hudson parties alongside percussionist Nappy G for the past 5 years, dj's in Spain and Europe on the regular, works at Turntable Lab store, and has residencies at Sushi Samba and Bembe in NYC. He Dj'ed the infamous PS-1 Warmup Party in 2003 and was just nominated to URB magazine's 2006 Annual 'Next 100'. He's opened up for the bands Yerba Buena,Brazilian Girls, Antibalas, and Si*Se, and has remixed tracks for Nickodemus, Kokolo Afrobeat Orhcestra, and Balkan Beatbox. His recent production work with Zeb is out now on WonderWheel Recordings, as well his own solo work on his bootleg label Sol*Selectas.
www.myspace.com/djsabo

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DJ OBAH
DJ OBaH turned a family legacy into a profession, becoming a rising industry music producer and highly sought after NYC DJ. OBaH stands for OldskoolBeatsAndHarmonies for a very good reason... the son of veteran NYC DJ/Record Dealer, Baba Chico, DJ OBaH had the world's best funk, jazz & soul records at his fingertips. Armed with his father's epic record collection, OBaH quickly made his mark on the NYC club scene, becoming the resident DJ at several nightclubs in his native Brooklyn. Quickly gaining respect and a solid fan base, his first big break came courtesy of world-renowned producer Rich Medina, who invited OBaH to spin at his weekly party at APT in the meatpacking district of NYC. Since then, OBaH has spun in well over 50 venues in NYC and Europe and has DJ'd private parties for Alicia Keys, Lenny Kravitz, Donna Karan and many other A-list celebrities. His talents have also been commissioned by such companies as Louis Vuitton, Vogue magazine, DKNY Jeans, Yahoo, Getty Images. Live performances by hip hop legends Krs-one, Brand Nubian and an impressive list of international bands and DJ’s. DJ OBaH continues to spin in NYC and produce artist remixes as well as original compositions for television and film. He can also be heard on the Giant Step jukebox radio, as host of his own show, Recycled Funk. He is also employed as a DJ instuctor at Dubspot, a dj/production school based in NYC.
www.myspace.com/djobah

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For more information please contact:
Cary Sullivan
afrofunke@yahoo.com

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