SATURDAY, JULY 11 at 9:30 PM
AFROBEAT DANCE PARTY with
BABÁ KEN OKULOLO
and KOTOJA
Hot horns, bubbling strings and percussion, a heady brew of juju, jazz, and
Afrobeat
with Nigeria's Favorite Bassist, first seen in the U.S. with King Sunny Ade
PLUS Fela Kuti's Egypt 80 Guitarist SOJI ODUKOGBE
AND Hugh Masekela's NII ARMAH HAMMOND
at ASHKENAZ (_www.ashkenaz.com_ (
http://www.ashkenaz.com) )
in Berkeley
Come as you are--all ages welcome. Free African Dance Lesson at 9 PM
Student ticket discount with ID.
* * * * *
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOUR 7/15-7/18
BABÁ KEN & the Original
WEST AFRICAN HIGHLIFE BAND
JULY 15 - 6pm Victoria Gardens, Rancho Cucamonga
(
http://www.vgculturalcenter.com/events/view.php?eventid=0000001304)
JULY 16 - 7:30pm Levitt Pavilion-MacArthur Park, Los Angeles
(
http://www.levittpavilionlosangeles.org/en/worldmusic.html#westafrican)
JULY 17 - 8pm Levitt Pavilion, Pasadena
(
http://www.levittpavilionpasadena.org/wed-children-s-hour/world-rhythms/)
JULY 18 - 7pm SLOFOLKS FESTIVAL, Castoro Cellars Winery, Templeton
(
http://www.castorocellars.com/events.php)
featuring BABÁ KEN OKULOLO,
SOJI ODUKOGBE, NII ARMAH HAMMOND,
POPE FLYNE, LEMI BARROW
Visit www.AfricanMusicSource.com
Call or write BABA KEN for
PERFORMANCES, PRIVATE LESSONS, CLASSES
for all ages, levels, and instruments.
Baba Ken is an instructor at UCB and UCLA Music Depts.
"African music was created to help us rise above all the pain and
suffering."
510-922-9124
kaokulolo@... [mailto:
kaokulolo@...]
CHECK OUT the new jazz album "EASY TO LOVE"
from Baba Ken's son Kalil Wilson
at _www.KalilWilson.com_ (
http://www.KalilWilson.com)
For FREE podcasts of RARE, VINTAGE
African, Caribbean, Latin, Jazz & Hawaiian recordings visit
_www.WorldMusicPassport.com_ (
http://www.WorldMusicPassport.com)
**************Summer concert season is here! Find your favorite artists on
tour at TourTracker.com.
(
http://www.tourtracker.com/?ncid=emlcntusmusi00000006)
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