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FELABRATION – Annual Tribute to FELA KUTI

Presented by Spread Love, Jump N Funk, Hot Ice
w/ support from Giant Step, Knitting Factory Records & 595 North Event Venue

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
595 NORTH EVENT VENUE
595 NORTH AVE, NW ATLATA 30318
Doors open at 10 pm
Admission: $20 at Door / $15 in Advance at Moods Music in L5P or online at www.ExperienceSpreadLove.com.

It is rare that an artist erupts onto the musical landscape, defines a genre, shakes the world to its core and departs too soon leaving a legacy that can fill the night sky. Jazz had John Coltrane. Rock had Jimi Hendrix. Afrobeat had Fela Kuti and on SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24th - SPREAD LOVE, JUMP N FUNK, HOT ICE, 595 NORTH EVENT VENUE, GIANT STEP and KNITTING FACTORY RECORDS pay homage to the life of Nigeria’s warrior poet and the Godfather of Global Soul with FELABRATION!

FELABRATION takes its audience through an interactive journey of the life of Africa’s most prolific musical pioneer: first, with a documentary, "Music is the Weapon," live art, traditional African body/pace painting, highlights of the FELA! Broadway Musical, and a special performance by one of Fela’s collaborative partners, ROY AYERS!!

Leading the evening’s tribute are DJ KEMIT, minister of sound for SPREAD LOVE, and RICH MEDINA, the global ambassador of Jump N Funk. DJ AUSAR, host of WRFG’s Kalakuta Show, will open the night with a musical libation befitting a king. Then MAUSIKI SCALES & COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE will provide the live musical foundation for ROY AYERS and his magical vibes.

DJ KEMIT and RICH MEDINA will close the night with a record-for-record mash up of Afrobeat, Soul, Funk and House- reminiscent Fela’s legendary collaborations with JAMES BROWN, ROY AYERS, and GINGER BAKER, just to name a few.

Guests will receive parting gifts (commemorative FELABRATION posters) courtesy of Giant Step and Knitting Factory Records.

Fela Kuti was born Octobe