Afro Funke Thursdays in Santa Monica

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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October 21, 2010
AFRO FUNKE' LIVE PRESENTS

live performance:
NURIYA
VOCALIST*COMPOSER*DANCER
It's not just the curious force of her presence. It's not just that the intensity of her voice and singing is matched equally by the presence of her raw, sultry dance. Nor is it the whirling flavors of the Latin, Oriental and Gypsy traditions that find the audience screaming and the critics applauding. No - more than anything else, it's the far-reaching allure of her soul that leaves journalists from the Sud Ouest Journal proclaiming Nuriya's performances "bewitch the public!" And anyone who's experienced Nuriya live, on stage, will be hard-pressed to deny that claim.

Not surprisingly, Nuriya's journey to the music you hear today is just as unique. From her travels abroad and from her Middle-Eastern and Latin heritage, Nuriya has somehow fused her early classical training, her study at New York's New School Jazz Conservatory, with the her immersion into the sounds of Afro-Cuban culture, and the music of her people into compositions, dance, and vocal styles that simply defy a convenient label. Her talent has not gone unnoticed.

She has attracted mentors like Jane Getz, Grammy winningLos Munequitos de Matanzas, BBC Radio 3 award winner Yair Dalal, and Grammy nonminee David Oquendo, Laurent Jais co-producer of Amadou et Mariam and Mano Negra, to name a few. As such she has also attracted a diverse range of collaborators including DJ Nickodemus, the Pharcyde, Maurice el Medioni, Henri "Scars" Struck, Raices Habaneras, Habana Tres, Jason Lindner, and Babylon Circus + Babylon Circus Experience: 3W, with whom she toured Europe. In this group she and David Baruchel(frontman of Babylon Circus) experimented with a combination of reggae, Latin, Oriental and a bit of hip-hop for good measure. The songs, written by both David and her, are sung in French, Spanish and English as well.

She has performed at esteemed venues throughout the world such as SOB's - NY, Drom - NY, Central Park- New York, House of Blues - LA, La Maroquinerie - Paris, Melkveg - Amsterdam, El CLAP and Plaza de Catalunya in Barcelona among others. Currently Nuriya is between New York, Los Angeles and London working on her upcoming album . In this newest work, pushes her sound even farther, incorporating elements of her workwith Babylon Circus' 3W, including reggae, and hip-hop, with her unique fusion of the Latin, Gypsy and Oriental sounds that have brought her the worldwide love and respect of fans and journalists alike.
www.nuriyamusic.com

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listening party w/ giveaways 9-10pm:
"DUBBER SIDE OF THE MOON”
DUBBER SIDE OF THE MOON is on the way! The record features bass heavy remixes of the entire Dub Side of the Moon album by Groove Corporation, Mad Professor, Adrian Sherwood, 10 Ft Ganja Plant, Dubphonic, Dreadzone, Victor Rice, Dubmatix and many more. It comes out October 26 in the US and October 18 in the UK!
www.easystar.com
www.giantstep.net/events/1292

resident deejay:
JEREMY SOLE
www.kcrw.com/jeremysole
www.myspace.com/musaics
www.twitter.com/jeremysole
www.blip.fm/jeremysole

resident deejay:
GLENN RED
www.myspace.com/glenn_red

hosted by: ROCKY DAWUNI
*NEW album "Hymns for the Rebel Soul" on ITunes!
www.rockydawuni.com
www.rockpaperscissors.biz/go/rocky
www.giantstep.net/releases/2551
www.facebook.com/rockydawuni

afro funke' booking, photography & production:
CARY SULLIVAN
afrofunke@yahoo.com
www.myspace.com/carysullivan
www.facebook.com/afrofunke

++Plus special surprise guests each week!++
Plus drink specials every Thursday!
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Afro Funke' Thursdays
Zanzibar
1301 5th Street @ Arizona
Santa Monica, CA 90401
310.451.2221 / 21+ (EVERYONE must have ID)
9pm - 2am / $10
www.zanzibarlive.com
www.myspace.com/afrofunke
www.afrofunke.com
www.knittingfactoryrecords.com/artists/fela-kuti
*AFRO FUNKE' is now on Twitter! Please follow us!!
www.twitter.com/afrofunke
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UPCOMING:October 28, 2010
guest deejay: CENTER(NYC)
www.pushthefader.com
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live painting:
STEVEN LOPEZ
http://ikeepmoving.com