Tuesday 24 May 2011

Afrobeat Vibration" Bi-Monthly Live Afrobeat Sessions Kalakuta Style!!! on SAT/28/MAY '11

The 3rd installment of 2011, Afrobeat Vibraton is back on mission at the NEW Empowering Church! EVERBODY SAY YEAH YEAH!! 
For those who are eagerly awaiting for Dele Sosimi's (Fela Kuti's original Egypt 80 keyboardist and music director of award winning musical "FELA' at National Theatre) dedication to the creators of Afrobeat will certainly enjoy to feel the heat again. Once again Dele will deliver an authentic Kalakuta style marathon live Afrobeat set in the company of the finest musicians in London. Alongside DJ Koichi Sakai drops heavy weight Afrobeat, Afro Funk and Tropical Rhythms on the decks. 


EVENT:  London's hottest live Afrobeat Vibration!!
VENUE: The New Empowering Church
            1a Wesgate Street,
            Off Mare St, Hackney,
            London E8 3RL
DATE: This SATURDAY, 28th MAY 2011
It's not only music but movement. 

AFROBEAT NO GO DIE!!



"Afrobeat Vibration" Bi-Monthly Live Afrobeat Sessions Kalakuta Style!!! Live and raw Afrobeat featruing London's finest musicians. Experience the tightest on da ground Spiritual Live Afrobeat sessions in authentic Afrika Shrine style led by Dele Sosimi (Afrobeat Maestro Original ala EGYPT 80) with DJ Koichi Sakai on the decks.

Its more than Music......... Its a movement!

Afrobeat is a combination of Yoruba music, jazz, Highlife, and funk rhythms, fused with percussion and vocal styles, popularized in Africa in the 1970s. Afrobeat's main creator was the Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, who coined the term Afrobeat, shaped the musical structure and also the political context of the genre in Nigeria. Nigerians were first introduced to Afrobeat in 1970 when Kuti returned from a U.S tour with his group Nigeria 70 (formerly Koola Lobitos). Kuti's new sound hailed from a club that he established called the Afro-Shrine. Upon arriving in Nigeria, Kuti changed the name of his group to Fela Ransome-Kuti & Africa 70. The band maintained a five-year residency in the Afro-Shrine from 1970-75 while Afrobeat thrived among Nigerian youth.  



Dele Sosimi is known for the original keyboard player of Fela Kuti's Egypt 80 for 7 years and then working as music director for Femi Kuti's Positive Force. Based in London, Dele is now working on his own project to spread and educate the sprit and culture of Afrobeat. His new album "Identity" is out now and available from; http://cdbaby.com/cd/delesosimi 
Afrobeat No Go Die!
Click to view Dele Sosimi's Short Film/EPK
http://vimeo.com/24139067 

AFROBEAT VIBRATION - May 2011 trailer

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Its a show not to be missed. Really looking forward to it.