Monday, October 17, 2011
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Uhuru in Full Effect!!!
UHURU AFRIKA : October 2011
With Resident Uhuru Afrika Urban Griots:
ADAM GIBBONS & MAX PELA with Master Percussionist SIDY MAIGA !!
Featuring a live performance honoring the one and only Fela Kuti on the eve of his birth by Boston's 10-piece live explosive Afro dance band:
::: FEDERATOR N°1 :::
With VJ Jay Medina + Sound Design by Whistle and Bell
Tonight's Uhuru Afrika comes just days after we will have rocked the Mi Casa Holiday on Playa del Carmen Mexico and days before we throw our annual explosive tribute to Fela Kuti 'Fela Lives' with special guest WUNMI on Friday October 21st. However, tonight... on the actual eve of Fela Kuti's birth we celebrate with a full 10-piece live Afrobeat band... Federator N°1. This party is not to be missed! Boston get ready!
Federator N°1 bring togethers afrobeat and afro dance music in an exceptional live experience. Originals and arrangements of familiar tunes are at once both deeply traditional and unapologetically modern - maintaining the power of music to speak to today's situation - culturally, politically, and musically.
http://www.facebook.com/federator1
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African Hand Percussion class with Master Drummer Sidy Maiga :
Ever wanted to learn how to be a Master Drummer, or just interested in the basics of African Drumming? Join our percussionist Sidy Maiga for an hour long hand percussion class starting at 7:30pm (Limited drums are available for use so please bring your own if you have it!)
7:30-8:30pm before every Uhuru Afrika: $10 for the class and if you stay for Uhuru Afrika, you get $5 off the cover.
RSVP Here:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=271397619541340&ref=ts
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SATURDAY August 20th 2011 : 9pm-1am
Uhuru Afrika at AllAsia Bar : 344 Mass Avenue in Cambridge, MA
21+ : $15(Special Event) : 9pm-1am www.uhuruafrika.com
Love & Thanks to our support/Partners:
Fusicology | Salmagundi | Hempest | NextAid | Afrobetabodega
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FOR OUR OUT OF STATE AND GLOBAL FANS, WE WILL BE
BROADCASTING THIS EVENT LIVE ONLINE WITH HD VIDEO
& AUDIO. Tune in at the link below:
http://afrobetabodega.com/podcast/live-tv/
HERE ARE YOUR LOCAL TIMES
L.A. :: 6pm - 10am
Chicago :: 8pm - 12am
Boston/ NYC / Santo Domingo DR :: 9pm - 1am
London :: 2am - 6am
Madrid / Paris / Rome :: 3am - 7am
Athens / South Africa :: 4am - 8am
Moscow :: 5am - 9am
Tokyo :: 11am - 3pm
Friday, August 12, 2011
Uhuru Afrika August 20th
UHURU AFRIKA meets JUMP n' FUNK!
Featuring Master Selector/Producer/Poet: RICH MEDINA : Philly/NYC
(Jump N Funk / Rock Steady Crew / Props / 7" Or Better)
With Resident Uhuru Afrika Urban Griots: ADAM GIBBONS & MAX PELA
& Master Percussionist SIDY MAIGA !!
Jay Medina will be mastering a live mix of moving images for you.
Sound Design by Whistle and Bell
.
African Hand Percussion class with Master Drummer Sidy Maiga :
Ever wanted to learn how to be a Master Drummer, or just interested in the basics of African Drumming? Join our percussionist Sidy Maiga for an hour long hand percussion class starting at 7:30pm (Limited drums are available for use so please bring your own if you have it!)
7:30-8:30pm before every Uhuru Afrika: $10 for the class and if you stay for Uhuru Afrika, you get $5 off the cover.
SATURDAY August 20th 2011 : 9pm-1am
Uhuru Afrika at AllAsia Bar : 344 Mass Avenue in Cambridge, MA
21+ : $15(Special Event) : 9pm-1am www.uhuruafrika.com
Love & Thanks to our support/Partners:
Fusicology | Salmagundi | Hempest | NextAid | Afrobetabodega
FOR OUR OUT OF STATE AND GLOBAL FANS, WE WILL BE
BROADCASTING THIS EVENT LIVE ONLINE WITH HD VIDEO
& AUDIO. Tune in at the link below:
http://afrobetabodega.com/
HERE ARE YOUR LOCAL TIMES
L.A. :: 6pm - 10am
Chicago :: 8pm - 12am
Boston/ NYC / Santo Domingo DR :: 9pm - 1am
London :: 2am - 6am
Madrid / Paris / Rome :: 3am - 7am
Athens / South Africa :: 4am - 8am
Moscow :: 5am - 9am
Tokyo :: 11am - 3pm
DIVE DEEP INTO THE WEALTH OF MEDIA BELOW!!!!!
ENJOY AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ON THE!
VIDEOS:
A History of Rich Medina
http://www.myspace.com/vid
Rich Medina at Uhuru Afrika in 2010
http://vimeo.com/19611106
Rich Medina rocking nothing but 45's and a Uhuru Afrika TShirt!
http://youtu.be/xQ-zCrdW5E
Jump n' Funk meets Africa Hi-Fi @ WMC, Miami
http://youtu.be/A5XiJRXVyB
Rich Medina talking about Jump n Funk and the Legacy of Fela Kuti at private dinner for Cast of 'Fela!' Musical
http://www.youtube.com/wat
Interview in Belgium
http://youtu.be/2nQZLDwXVQ
LINKS:
http://www.richmedina.com/
http://www.dustandgrooves.
http://twitter.com/#!/rich
http://www.facebook.com/dj
http://www.discogs.com/art
http://www.okayafrica.com/
http://philly360.visitphil
RICH MEDINA BIO:
There are few nightclub DJs that have accomplished as much on a global scale as Rich Medina. From his humble beginnings as a young b-boy-turned-DJ in Lakewood, NJ, to his current status manning the decks as one of the most popular DJ’s in Philadelphia NYC, Rich Medina has consistently taken multi-ethnic crowds on a sonic journey through hip-hop, house, Afrobeat, funk and soul, unearthing one musical gem after another, for almost 20 years.
Rich Medina cemented his name in the DJ world with his infamous 90’s partnership with Cosmo Baker at The Remedy in Philadelphia. In 1998, his Fun party with DJ Language was part of turning the Lower East Side of Manhattan into the new hot spot for club life. Then came the mother lode, Lil’ Ricky’s Rib Shack, a weekly dance function that started out as a 20-person party at APT in 2001, and evolved into an irreplaceable mid-week NYC institution for over 8 years. There, he connected with fan and hip-hop legend Q-Tip in 2005, eventually combining forces to create the Friday night weekly called Open at the Andrew W.K.-owned Santos Party House in 2007, and was soon considered the hottest Friday night party in NYC for the next 2 years.
Rich introduced a new generation of people to Afrobeat music in 2001, with Jump N’ Funk, the first and most consistent US dance party dedicated to the late African musical icon, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Rich and the Jump N’ Funk brand recently traveled to San Francisco, LA, and Atlanta headlining Knitting Factory Records' Felabrations!, a nationwide series of events promoting the re-release of The Fela Kuti EMI Catalog.
No less revered is Rich's Happy Feet party -- where he and another pioneer of the turntables, Nuyorican DJ Bobbito Garcia have traded off dance, salsa, and soul music at clubs all around the world. Next of his branded events in line would be Props, the continuation of Li'l Ricky's since the closing of APT in March of 2010. In 2008, he also co-founded What The Funke, a James Brown/Fela Kuti tribute party with DJ Spinna.
In addition to his own events, Rich has performed in front of crowds of thousands, DJing shows with artists like Lauryn Hill, De La Soul, Erykah Badu, Seun Kuti, Tony Allen, Nathan Haines, Roy Ayers, Gil Scott-Heron, The Roots, Jill Scott, Antibalas, Zap Mama, and Femi Kuti, among many others. From NYC to LA to London to Tokyo, and everywhere in between, music lovers know not to miss a club night when Rich Medina is manning the decks.
In the summer of 2010, Rich was selected to be one of seven DJ’s to compete on the first ever reality DJ competition, “Smirnoff’s Master of the Mix”, airing on BET and Centric starting November, 2010. Never one to rest on his laurels, Rich is gearing up for the biggest year yet in 2011!
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Uhuru Afrika Live at Harvard University
3 Hour DJ/VJ set. (jump to 10 min to hear full quality sound)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Uhuru Afrika Returns!
Saturday March 5th 2011 : 9pm-1am
Uhuru Afrika : Boston's Afro-Diasporic Dancefloor Explosion
Uhuru Afrika presses on into it’s 3rd year of quality monthly events and after last month's explosive appearance by DJ Rich Medina, we return on Saturday March 5th with a night dedicated to the Resident Artists. With a ton of new music released in time for the Winter Music Conference in Miami one week later, we have so much to share with ...you! People get ready!!!!
With your Resident Uhuru Afrika Urban Griots:
Adam Gibbons and Max Pela.
With Master Percussionist Sidy Maiga !!
Jay Medina will be mastering a live mix of moving images for you.
Jairo Cruz will be capturing the moments in still image.
Uhuru Afrika : AllAsia Bar : 344 Mass Avenue in Cambridge, MA
21+ : $10 : 9pm-1am
www.uhuruafrika.com
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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