AKIM FUNK BUDDHA’s ANNUAL HIP HOP HOLIDAY - 2 Nights
Mining Gems from the Past in the Present With Eyes to the Future
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2011 = A NIGHT OF GOLD SCHOOL HIP HOP
Doors 8PM, Show 10:30PM - 11:30PM
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26 2011 = URBAN ORCHESTRA/
Doors 8PM, Show 9PM-10PM
**FREE @BAMcafé LIVE**
30 Lafayette Ave • Brooklyn
2 3 4 5 R B D N Q to Atlantic-Pacific,
C to Lafayette, or G to Fulton
http://www.bam.org/view.aspx?pid=3809
http://funkbuddha.org/
—NOTE: 2 different shows, 2 different nites, 2 different lineups—
Indonesian monkey chanting, Mongolian throat singing, and Balinese body popping are just a few of the things artist Akim Funk Buddha has embraced as a means of redefining hip-hop. For his latest Hip-Hop Holiday, Akim presents two nights of global hip-hop wizardry.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2011
Doors 8PM, Show 10:30PM - 11:30PM
**A NIGHT OF GOLD SCHOOL HIP HOP**
AKIM FUNK BUDDHA & DUMI RIGHT (Zimbabwe Legit) reunite for a night of classic hip hop infused with global sounds. The seminal hip hop duo, whose classic 1992 album featured production by the Black Sheep and DJ Shadow (DJ Shadow Legitimate mix: http://youtube.com/watch?v=HyKb83zgNj0), was heralded as “the first African rap group to truly reach an international audience… equipped with an amazing sense of humor, fierce politics, and a sharp understanding of history.” Feat. drummer SWISS CHRIS (John Legend, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Talib Kweli, Mos Def ) http://youtube.com/swisschrisdrums + Special Guest MC MAZZI (S.O.U.L Purpose)
Zimbabwe Legit w/ MikeG (Jungle Bros) “Where I’m At” http://youtube.com/watch?v=kUT4zk4B_Ww
Zimbabwe Legit “Doin’ Damage” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGTZ2gXMzXc
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26 2011
Doors 8PM, Show 9PM-10PM
**URBAN ORCHESTRA**
AKIM FUNK BUDDHA presents a hip hop-infused global musical burst. Feat. International Waaacking Champion PRINCESS LOCKEROOO will dance along with YALINI DREAM, MOTION & NIJIDEKA+.A funk band with strings featuring CHERN HWEI FUNG, HELEN YEE, RIMA FAND, and RAYMOND SICAM (cello) remixing classical composers to futuristic dance + SWISS CHRIS (drums), ZACK FOLEY (vocal bass), & SUPER SOUL TRAIN LINE FINALE!
Princess Lockerooo “SPY” from So You Think You Can Dance:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ea053QadGY
AKIM with JEFF BRIDGES http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6zzzruygi0
AKIM at Kennedy Center http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICu16JMuShc
Seth Kushner’s CulturePOP Photocomix Profile of AKIM FUNK BUDDHA: http://act-i-vate.com/104-22.comic
Flyer design: Michele Reznik http://twitter.com/DarthReznik
http://youtu.be/NBEX13hYyRY
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