Sonia
05-09-2006, 08:53 PM
:RON TRENT'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION w/ NOMO's RECORD RELEASE FRI. MAY 12,2006:
On FRIDAY MAY 12, 2006 AFRICA HI-FI is proud to present Ubiquity Record's latest release, NOMO "New Tones". NOMO will be performing LIVE! We will also be celebrating AFRICA HI-FI'S MUSICAL MASTER SELECTOR, RON TRENT'S DAY OF BIRTH!
Doors open 9pm...Show begins 10pm-11:30pm... Night ends 2am.
As always, AFRICA HI-FI'S MASTER RESIDENT DEE-JAY SELECTOR, RON TRENT will be playing his selections of AFRICAN INFLUENCED MUSIC.
And AFRICA HI-FI'S MOTHER/HOST, SONIA H. will be making sure everyone and everything is just RIGHT.
$10 before 11pm/$15 after
:NOMO:
On "New Tones", home-made Detroit electronics and huge horn sections blast big band funk and riotous jazz. NOMOs roots are firmly planted in the fertile soil of African polyrhythm and American free jazz. Bandleader Elliot Bergmans tracks draw inspiration from cultures and generations wildly different than his home setting.
NOMO were signed to Ubiquity through interest in their self-titled debut album, and on the back of an onslaught of persuasive emails from their fans (including Sam Valenti IV of Ghostly fame) that the band puts on a must-see live show. Raw propulsive rhythms and infectious melodies are propel a big horn section and multilayered percussion that is part Tom Ze, M.I.A., Philip Cohran, P-Funk, Antibalas, Tortoise and Harry Partch. Enigmatic Detroit producer Warn DeFever was charged with capturing the bands live energy, and he shaped the sounds for maximum impact. New Tones is a full-color, spiritual sound scape that marries the exotic with the gritty. NOMOs New Tones moves beyond the ecstatic to approach Bergmans vision of a transcendent, elemental soundone that aims to move both bodies and spirits.
The band has a core of 8 multi-instrumentalists and their big steamrolling ensemble sound still leaves room for solo voices; Elliot Bergman (Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet, Synths, Rhodes, Electric Mbira etc), Erik Hall (Guitar and Percussion), Jamie Register (Bass and Singing), Dan Piccolo (Drumset, Canister), Olman Piedra (Congas and percussion), Dan Bennett (Saxophones), Ingrid Racine (trumpet), and Justin Walter (Trumpet).
The New Tones recordings are more intricate and nuanced than anything weve released, says Bergman. The record features an arsenal of homemade percussion including the electric sawblade-gamelan, no-tone shakers, and the Nu-Tone cymbals. We blend minimalist keyboard loops, fuzzed-out bass, soulful group vocals, and rolling blasts from an electric mbira, explains an enthusiastic Bergman. Throw in a horn-led midnight funeral procession and hopefully you have a deep listen thats also a soul shaking dance party for the people! he adds.
: AFRICA HI-FI is the brainchild of SONIA HASSAN and co-creator, World Renowned DJ/Producer/Remixer RON TRENT. This monthly event, every 2nd FRIDAY, is a musical tribute of respect to Africa and all that it has touched and influenced in World music and culture.
AFRICA HI-FI fuses music and social consciousness with art and dance. The evening is geared toward educating people about Africa as the birthplace of music that we all listen to and love, whether it be Jazz,Dance, World Music, Hip Hop, ETC.
AFRICA HI-FI is being presented as an open forum that will tap into the creative energy of the Motherland to help elevate the consciousness of all people, thereby creating a positive collective community.
AFRICA HI-FI SUPPORTS:
NEXTAID , an LA based non-profit that uses music events to raise money for children in South Africa orphaned by the horrendous AIDS EPIDEMIC.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, working diligently to raise awareness and action against Human Rights Violations all over the world.
http://www.amnestyusa.org/regions/africa/index.do
LINKS FOR YOU TO VISIT:
Nomomusic.com
Ubiquityrecords.com
Prescriptionworld.org
(AFRICA HI-FI PHOTO GALLERY)
Nextaid.org
Amnesty.org
Sonotheque.org
http://www.myspace.com/africahifi
(AFRICA HI-FI)
http://www.myspace.com/rontrent
(Ron Trent)
http://www.myspace.com/egyptiansoul
(Sonia H.)
"OUR ABILITY TO REACH UNITY IN DIVERSITY WILL BE THE BEAUTY AND TEST OF OUR CIVILIZATION."
Sonotheque
1444 w. chicago
312.226.7600
www.sonotheque.org (http://www.sonotheque.org)
On FRIDAY MAY 12, 2006 AFRICA HI-FI is proud to present Ubiquity Record's latest release, NOMO "New Tones". NOMO will be performing LIVE! We will also be celebrating AFRICA HI-FI'S MUSICAL MASTER SELECTOR, RON TRENT'S DAY OF BIRTH!
Doors open 9pm...Show begins 10pm-11:30pm... Night ends 2am.
As always, AFRICA HI-FI'S MASTER RESIDENT DEE-JAY SELECTOR, RON TRENT will be playing his selections of AFRICAN INFLUENCED MUSIC.
And AFRICA HI-FI'S MOTHER/HOST, SONIA H. will be making sure everyone and everything is just RIGHT.
$10 before 11pm/$15 after
:NOMO:
On "New Tones", home-made Detroit electronics and huge horn sections blast big band funk and riotous jazz. NOMOs roots are firmly planted in the fertile soil of African polyrhythm and American free jazz. Bandleader Elliot Bergmans tracks draw inspiration from cultures and generations wildly different than his home setting.
NOMO were signed to Ubiquity through interest in their self-titled debut album, and on the back of an onslaught of persuasive emails from their fans (including Sam Valenti IV of Ghostly fame) that the band puts on a must-see live show. Raw propulsive rhythms and infectious melodies are propel a big horn section and multilayered percussion that is part Tom Ze, M.I.A., Philip Cohran, P-Funk, Antibalas, Tortoise and Harry Partch. Enigmatic Detroit producer Warn DeFever was charged with capturing the bands live energy, and he shaped the sounds for maximum impact. New Tones is a full-color, spiritual sound scape that marries the exotic with the gritty. NOMOs New Tones moves beyond the ecstatic to approach Bergmans vision of a transcendent, elemental soundone that aims to move both bodies and spirits.
The band has a core of 8 multi-instrumentalists and their big steamrolling ensemble sound still leaves room for solo voices; Elliot Bergman (Tenor Sax, Bass Clarinet, Synths, Rhodes, Electric Mbira etc), Erik Hall (Guitar and Percussion), Jamie Register (Bass and Singing), Dan Piccolo (Drumset, Canister), Olman Piedra (Congas and percussion), Dan Bennett (Saxophones), Ingrid Racine (trumpet), and Justin Walter (Trumpet).
The New Tones recordings are more intricate and nuanced than anything weve released, says Bergman. The record features an arsenal of homemade percussion including the electric sawblade-gamelan, no-tone shakers, and the Nu-Tone cymbals. We blend minimalist keyboard loops, fuzzed-out bass, soulful group vocals, and rolling blasts from an electric mbira, explains an enthusiastic Bergman. Throw in a horn-led midnight funeral procession and hopefully you have a deep listen thats also a soul shaking dance party for the people! he adds.
: AFRICA HI-FI is the brainchild of SONIA HASSAN and co-creator, World Renowned DJ/Producer/Remixer RON TRENT. This monthly event, every 2nd FRIDAY, is a musical tribute of respect to Africa and all that it has touched and influenced in World music and culture.
AFRICA HI-FI fuses music and social consciousness with art and dance. The evening is geared toward educating people about Africa as the birthplace of music that we all listen to and love, whether it be Jazz,Dance, World Music, Hip Hop, ETC.
AFRICA HI-FI is being presented as an open forum that will tap into the creative energy of the Motherland to help elevate the consciousness of all people, thereby creating a positive collective community.
AFRICA HI-FI SUPPORTS:
NEXTAID , an LA based non-profit that uses music events to raise money for children in South Africa orphaned by the horrendous AIDS EPIDEMIC.
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, working diligently to raise awareness and action against Human Rights Violations all over the world.
http://www.amnestyusa.org/regions/africa/index.do
LINKS FOR YOU TO VISIT:
Nomomusic.com
Ubiquityrecords.com
Prescriptionworld.org
(AFRICA HI-FI PHOTO GALLERY)
Nextaid.org
Amnesty.org
Sonotheque.org
http://www.myspace.com/africahifi
(AFRICA HI-FI)
http://www.myspace.com/rontrent
(Ron Trent)
http://www.myspace.com/egyptiansoul
(Sonia H.)
"OUR ABILITY TO REACH UNITY IN DIVERSITY WILL BE THE BEAUTY AND TEST OF OUR CIVILIZATION."
Sonotheque
1444 w. chicago
312.226.7600
www.sonotheque.org (http://www.sonotheque.org)