Uhuru Afrika in association with The Knitting Factory Present:
FELA LIVES! A Felabration
Featuring Selectors:
Adam Gibbons & Max Pela
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Special Guest KC Hallett (aka 'KCiv' Fela Kuti edit master, getting play from top DJs like Ron Trent, Rich Medina,Osunlade & More)
Live West African percussion by Master Percussionist SIDY MAIGA
Live Video Mixing by VJ Jay Medina
Shrine to Fela (Bring an offering)
21+ / 9pm-1am / $5 before 10pm & $10 after
Free Gift for the first 30 people in the door.
FELA LIVES! Celebrating it's 6th Anniversary, is an annual multi-sensory traveling tribute to the Black President Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Born from the desire to keep advancing his message and music and honoring his musical innovation, social consciousness and revolutionary activism. Just two weeks from the night of his birth, talented and well qualified DJs and musicians will gather in his name and weave together the music of Fela Kuti, with the music he inspired and was inspired by.
FELA LIVES will feature live West African drumming by Master Percussionist Sidy Maiga, a showing of the documentaries “FELA : Music Is The Weapon” and “Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense” mixed live with other visual media by VJ Jay Medina. We also encourage people to give thanks and leave an offering to him at the traveling and growing shrine to Fela as we seek to connect with Fela's Spirit and call him to celebrate with us on the Dancefloor.
This year, we have partnered with Giant Step & Knitting Factory Records for the promotion of the Knitting Factory’s re-issue of the Entire Fela Kuti Catalog. To find out more, please visit http://www.fela.net/
