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SUMMARY:Uhuru Afrika presents: FELA LIVES! A Felabration
DESCRIPTION:Fela Lives!\nFeaturing Selectors:\nAdam Gibbons & Max Pela
 \n\nSpecial Guest KC Hallett\n(aka 'KCiv' Fela Kuti edit master, getti
 ng play from top DJs like Ron Trent, Rich Medina, Osunlade & More)\n\n
 Live West African percussion by Master Percussionist:\nSIDY MAIGA\nLiv
 e Video Mixing by VJ Jay Medina\nShrine to Fela (Bring an offering)\n\
 n\nFELA LIVES! Celebrating it's 6th Anniversary, is an annual multi-se
 nsory traveling tribute to the Black President Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Bo
 rn from the desire to keep advancing his message and music and honorin
 g his musical innovation, social consciousness and revolutionary activ
 ism. Just two weeks from the night of his birth, talented and well qua
 lified DJs and musicians will gather in his name and weave together th
 e music of Fela Kuti, with the music he inspired and was inspired by.\
 n\nFELA LIVES will feature live West African drumming by Master Percus
 sionist Sidy Maiga, a showing of the documentaries “FELA : Music Is 
 The Weapon” and “Teacher Don’t Teach Me Nonsense” mixed live w
 ith other visual media by VJ Jay Medina. We also encourage people to g
 ive thanks and leave an offering to him at the traveling and growing s
 hrine to Fela as we seek to connect with Fela's Spirit and call him to
  celebrate with us on the Dancefloor.\n\nThis year, we have partnered 
 with Giant Step & Knitting Factory Records for the promotion of the Kn
 itting Factory’s re-issue of the Entire Fela Kuti Catalog. To find o
 ut more, please visit http://www.fela.net/\n\nPast Artists who have pe
 rformed at Fela Lives!\n\nAdam Gibbons\nRon Trent\nKC Hallett\nMax Pel
 a\nDJ ObAh\nDJ Offbeat\nJulius the Mad Thinker\nRJ Duran\nDJ Sabine\nW
 unmi\nThe Yoruba Ancestral Group\nAmayo's Fu-Arkestra ( Members of Ant
 ibalas, The Dap Kings & Fela Drummer Jojo Kuo)\nSidy Maiga\n\n\nAbout 
 Fela Anikulapo Kuti:\nOn October 15th, in the Ogun state of Nigeria, a
  legend was born. His name would be Fela Anikulapo Kuti. He would beco
 me an adversary of the Nigerian Government, take multiple wives, decla
 re himself President of his own Republic, Fight as a voice of the peop
 le, arrested over 200 times, be thrown into prison and tortured multip
 le times all the while, inventing a completely new genre of music call
 ed Afrobeat by fusing traditional Yoruba rhythms with Highlife, Jazz, 
 Funk and Soul and recording over 70 Albums in his rich life. During th
 e month of his birth, we celebrate the man, his legacy and his music.\
 n\nFor more information visit http://neighborsforneighbors.org/events/
 uhuru-afrika-presents-fela
DTSTART:20101029T010000Z
DTEND:20101029T050000Z
CATEGORIES:fela, kuti, tribute, dance, party
LOCATION:Milky Way
WEBSITE:http://www.uhuruafrika.com
URL:http://www.uhuruafrika.com
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER;CN="Adam Gibbons":http://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/A
 damGibbons
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 ephporcelli
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 ttp://neighborsforneighbors.org/profile/Lauren72
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