Universal Rhythm

1.20.08 BODY & SOUL Annual MLK Party - NYC   

BODY & SOUL kicks off the New Year with it’s now traditional MLK weekend party.

featuring the body and soul sound system

JOAQUIN “JOE” CLAUSSELL

DANNY KRIVIT

FRANCOIS - K

with Ariel on Lights

at the famous 11th street club which has undergone a musical transformation in the past few months.

See You On The Dance Floor!
 
info@bodyandsoul-nyc.com

SATURDAY JANUARY 19TH

FUNKY-IN-THE-MIDDLE 1 YEAR PARTY presents
TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON

In the FUNKY ROOM

featuring

NICKODEMUS wonderwheel - NYC

MARIANO wonderwheel - NYC

SABO sol selectas,wonderwheel - NYC

NAPPY G - Live on percussion - wonderwheel - NYC

ZEB live on oud and guitar! - wonderwheel - NYC

+ MR. CAPARRO & WISECARE funkyinthemiddle, LA

SOUL ROOM presents:

SOUL SESSIONS SOUNDSYSTEM

featuring

BABY BUBBA | THE REMITCH | PLANN B. 
LUCKY JACKSON | NINJA SIMONE | B NASTY

LOCATION TBA
RSVP to info@funkyinthemiddle-la.com
for more info visit:
www.myspace.com/funkyinthemiddle
9PM - 5AM | $10 BE4 10:30 & $20 | 21+

FUNKFIELD RECORDINGS and HAWT MUSIC present
 
“FUNKFIELD FFV005 INLAND KNIGHTS - SOUNDSYSTEM” RELEASE PARTY
 
with

INLAND KNIGTHS (Drop, Raise, Apt, Nottingham, UK)
  

EASILY INFLUENCED (Hawt Music, LA)
NEIL G (Streetlight, LA)
DAVE PARKER (Werkit, LA)
  

The official release party for Funkfield FFV005 Inland Knights
Soundsystem with remixes from Jay West, Easily Influenced & Discouraged
Ones.
  

Infoline: 310-405-6930
Hawtline: 818-970-4172
Call after 8pm for location info.
  

10PM until sunrise
$20 ($15 before 11pm)

DNM Presents “GO Ape Sh!t”

CHOICE 37

THE EARL

NAGA

K-6

SOURCE

TAYA
2nd Street Jazz 366 East 2nd St.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90012
FREE | 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. | 21+

Soul/funk/reggae/breaks/hip hop

Saturday, January 12th - 11pm

LIVE

ROCKY DAWUNI
& the Revelation Project

+ IRATION
Ghanaian Afro Roots ambassador, Rocky Dawuni is setto take the stage at The Roxy on Saturday, January 12th in a special L.A. concertm performance. Having blazed trails around the world throughout 2007 Dawuni will bring his incredible Revelation Project band to Hollywood before heading back to Ghana for his annual concert festival celebrating his native country’s independence.

Dawuni is one of Africa’s most popular musicians and activists. Fans of his progressive
fusion of Reggae, Afro Beat, traditional African sounds, and Hip Hop neo-griotism span theglobe and tastemakers from KCRW to the BBC and Radio call his sound “infectious” and“classic.” His most recent CD release Book of Changes has spawned hits such as
“Jammin Nation” and “Wake the Town” and many tracks have been licensed by smash
series such as Showtime’s “Weeds” and “Dexter,” as well as NBC’s “ER.”
 

AZIZ FAYE
TRADITIONAL WEST AFRICAN DANCE from SENEGAL  

Aziz Faye, the Artistic Director and featured performer of Khaleye Nguewel Thi Keur Gui, comes from a long line of master Sabar drummers and dancers. He is nguewel, which means he was born into drumming. They say nguewel children are nursed from the drum. He grew up in a village called Medina, the nguewel suburb of Dakar, learning from his father, grandfather, and his uncles, the secret of the drum. After mastering Sabar, Aziz went on to master Djembe drumming as well. From a young age he stood out as one of the most talented of his generation. As a young boy he was a premiere performer in Le Ballet Sing Sing Rhythm, both dancing and drumming, and has performed with the National Ballet of Senegal. Aziz has also played (drumming, singing, and/or dancing) for many world renowned mbalax bands such as Yousou N’Dour, Fallou Diene, Baba Mal, Ismiel Lo and Mbaye Dieye Faye, as well as European artist Peter Gabriel. In 1999 Aziz was commissioned to play for Ike Quartay in his fight against Oscar de la Hoya. He is truly an artists artist.

Besides being exquisitely beautiful and exciting to watch, Sabar, it’s music, dance, and song, is used as a vehicle to communicate the oral tradition of the Wolof. Legends, myths, fables, riddles, and proverbs have been transmitted from generation to generation by nguewels through Sabar.

Sabar and the nguewel people are an integral part of the Wolof ritual and social life. The ballets depict scenes from daily life such as childbirth celebrations, harvest festivals, marriage celebrations, healing ceremonies, ritual combat, possession dances, traditional dance and drum parties and rites for the king. Khaleye Nguewel Thi Keur Gui attempts to share the wealth and beauty of the nguewel culture and bring appreciation and understanding of this tradition to its audiences. They feature an exciting collage of traditional Senegalese dance and drum forms including Djembe and Sabar. The ballet also features the music and song form of Kora, a 21 stringed harp-like instrument. The ballets reflect Senegal’s rich and varied cultures. Its members come direct from the homeland and have all performed with Le Ballet Nacional du Senegal, the country’s leading traditional dance and drum group, as well as other renowned traditional troops such as Le Ballet Sing Song Rhythm, Ballet Raka Djou, and Ballet Doudou N’diaye Rose. Khaleye Nguewel Thi Keur Gui is an explosion of colorful costumes, high energy dancing, song, and spine-tingling rhythms that come strait from the heart of Africa.

WEST AFRICAN DANCE  & DRUMMING CLASSES

Instructor

AZIZ FAYE - Dakar, Senegal

Day:Sunday’s

Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Level: GEN
 
DANCE ARTS ACADEMY
731 South La Brea Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: (323) 932-6230

http://www.danceartsacademy.com/ethnic/west-african.html