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Africa Rising! Featuring Legendary Ghanaian Highlife Master Pope Flyne w/ DJ Jerimiah
Africa Rising! Features Legendary Ghanaian Highlife Master Pope Flyne
Africa is the motherland. Besides being the cradle of civilization, the continent is also the foundation of culture. On September 4 at Coda jazz supperclub, Maisha Productions celebrates Africa and its cultural heritage with Africa Rising!, a showcase of African music and Africa-inspired art.
Hosted by Emmanuel Nado (KKUP's "Echoes of Africa"; KALW's "Africa Mix"), the event features art by Githinji Wa Mbire, an Oakland-based painter and installation artist whose mixed-media creations revolve around an African theme. Githinji's works, using wood, paper, canvas, oil paint, and other materials, all have one thing in common: the iconic, familiar shape of the African continent. By spotlighting different facets of Africa—everything from Brazilian soccer star Pele to Michael Jackson—Githinji goes beyond a surface view to reveal a deeper meaning to the culture of the African Diaspora. The effect is one of immediacy, resonance, and connection.
The evening features a very special musical performance by Pope Flyne, a Ghanaian native best known as the lead vocalist of legendary '70s highlife band the Sweet Talks. Since emigrating to theUnited States in the 1980s, Flyne has become a cultural ambassador, teaching African drumming and roots music to inner-city children, while releasing two solo albums, One Race and Rhythm of Life, along with Sankofa Groove's The Africans Are Coming, an all-star highlife album featuring Flyne, Sammy Suchie Norteye, and Nii Amah Nat Hammond. (All three albums can be found on Amazon.com.) Flyne's melodic vocals, positive, spirit-affirming messages, and mastery of highlife and African rhythms continues Africa Rising!'s tradition of presenting the best in African music.
Africa Rising! also features a set of African music infused with live instrumentation by Maisha Productions President DJ Jeremiah and the Afrobeat Nation. A native of Liberia, DJ Jeremiah spent three and a half years in a refugee camp in Cote D'Ivoire. He began his DJ career by playing music to lift the spirits of his fellow refugees, many of which were orphans suffering from the pains of civil war, strife, and political violence. Since relocating to San Francisco, Jeremiah has established himself as the region's premier Afrobeat and soukous DJ, co-creating the AfroFunk Festival and opening up for international stars such as Femi Kuti and Salief Keita.
Africa Rising! promises to be a night of incredible music, amazing art – and undeniable cultural authenticity.
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LocationCoda
1710 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: No |
| Wheelchair Accessible: No |
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