| Date & Time: | Saturday, May 12, 2012
- Sunday, May 13, 2012
10:00 PM |
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| Location: |
Vitus 201 Broadway Oakland. CA 94607 view map |
| More Info: |
(510) 452-1620 www.vitusoakland.com/ |
Chunky rhythms mixed with tasty funk-to-metal guitar grooves and blazing horns is the deep soul sound of the Afrofunk Experience: Every night the band delivers home grown ORIGINAL BAY AREA FUNK,
AFROBEAT, REGGAE, AND MORE
9 years ago, Bassist Wendell Rand (Afrolicious,Youssoupha Sidibe/ SambaDa) along with singer Victor Sila Mutungi, started Sila and the AfroFunk Experience (SAFE) as a World Music ensemble, working in local clubs, but eventually playing many notable festivals like EarthDance and San Francisco's annual Stern Grove Festival. SAFE were also winners of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding World Music Album: “Black President” in 2009.
After an decision to part with Sila, AFE transformed itself into the Funk music powerhouse that now tours the West Coast of the United States.
Skins & Needles is a duo made up of Dj Zeph (Om Records, Oakland Faders) and Max MacVeety (drummer for Crown City Rockers). Both staples in the Bay Area Hip-Hop scene, this duo joins forces to bring a club-party vibe with the use of live drums, breaks, scratching + mixing that keeps the dance floor moving. With live drums and Dj Zeph’s musicality, Skins & Needles catches the attention of musicians, producers, and Hip-Hop heads as well as people just wanting to party and dance.
AFROBEAT, REGGAE, AND MORE
9 years ago, Bassist Wendell Rand (Afrolicious,Youssoupha Sidibe/ SambaDa) along with singer Victor Sila Mutungi, started Sila and the AfroFunk Experience (SAFE) as a World Music ensemble, working in local clubs, but eventually playing many notable festivals like EarthDance and San Francisco's annual Stern Grove Festival. SAFE were also winners of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding World Music Album: “Black President” in 2009.
After an decision to part with Sila, AFE transformed itself into the Funk music powerhouse that now tours the West Coast of the United States.
Skins & Needles is a duo made up of Dj Zeph (Om Records, Oakland Faders) and Max MacVeety (drummer for Crown City Rockers). Both staples in the Bay Area Hip-Hop scene, this duo joins forces to bring a club-party vibe with the use of live drums, breaks, scratching + mixing that keeps the dance floor moving. With live drums and Dj Zeph’s musicality, Skins & Needles catches the attention of musicians, producers, and Hip-Hop heads as well as people just wanting to party and dance.
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