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
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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.
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!
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