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Afrolicious

Afrolicious has established itself as both one of the most legendary weekly parties in San Francisco, and of the top live/electronic bands on the scene. Started as a weekly dance party featuring DJs and brothers Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz alongside percussionists, MCs and horn players, and an amazing crowd from day one. Over the years it has evolved as founding DJ/Producer Pleausremaker (Joe McGuire) alongside brother Señor Oz (Oz McGuire) hooked up with some of the most exciting personalities in the Bay Area music scene and started writing original music under the alias Afrolicious.
Around 2010 the live Pleasuremaker band started including some of this new Afrolicious material and added more of the percussionists and vocalists from the weekly party to form what is now the Afrolicious band. Between their weekly party and sound system shows that involve the brothers DJing alongside live percussion, they also have a 8-12 piece live band that emphasizes the organic elements, instrumentation, and energy of a live ensemble combined with club heavy beats and textures the weekly party has come to be known for. Afrolicious band and sound system have performed at such legendary venues as Red Rocks, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Electric Forest Festival, Snow Globe, Burningman, Sea of Dreams, The Independent, Great American Music Hall, Elbo Room in San Francsico (5 plus years weekly residency), Cielo, Nublu, Bembe, Zanzibar, Silent Frisco.

TheAfrolicioussound is eclectic, electric and funky. It relentlessly grabs ahold of the audience and pulls them onto the dance floor. Mixing up African, Latin and percussive rhythms with electronic breaks, club beats and heavy bass drops, an Afrolicious show is a non-stop dancing frenzy. Whether touring as DJs, as a sound system with live percussion or as a full ten piece band Afrolicious has established a reputation from their home in San Francisco across the country. With their records on ESL Music and produced by Thievery Corporations's Rob Garza their sound has become known among DJs, tastemakers and fans around the globe.