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Take Back The Mic
Event Details
Time: May 20, 2010 at 8pm to May 21, 2010 at 1am
Location: Ashenaz, Berkeley, CA
Street: 317 San Pablo Avenue
City/State: Berkeley, CA
Info/Tickets/Map: http://takebackthemic.com
Phone: 510-759-5325
Event Type: example:, hip, hop, dancehall, reggae, r&b, old, school, funk, house, electro, drum, n, bass, grime, jungle, trip, downtempo
Organized By: Ambessa Fiyapowa
Latest Activity: May 13, 2010
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Event Description
Come kick it w/ the band for our 1st SF Bay Area show since the crew moved to Cali! It's a "Take Back the Mic" event, which means we're rockin' the "open-camera" policy.
Bring your FlipCam, iPhone, BBerry or video camera & join the interactive jam! You will have a chance to shoot the fun on & offstage and a few folks will get to catch the action backstage as well.
For those that haven't heard, Soulfège just hit the Top 10 Jambands Chart & we're coming up to the Bay to give you a taste of what's going down on the new record.
This event is presented by Bay Localize, ComuniTree and DestinedNation Media.
Take Back The Mic
*Music * Community Storytelling *Arts
May 20th, 2010
DJ 7:30pm, Show 8:30pm, Soulfège 10:30pm
all ages
$10-15 sliding scale
$15 includes entry to Harmony Festival VIP tickets giveaway (Lauryn Hill backstage pass)
$8 before 8p (includes Harmony Festival ticket giveaway)
Purchase Advance Tickets
http://tinyurl.com/25mvwdn
Proceeds go to local cbo's including Oakland Green Arts & Media Center.
Featuring:
MUSIC
Soulfège (LA Based Afro-Diasporic Groove)
Audiopharmacy (Hip Hop / Trip Hop / Reggae)
Seasunz & Ambessa FiyaPowa (Spiritual Hip-Hop)
Aaron Ableman Ensemble (Live World Hop)
Sunru
DJ Divinity
COMMUNITY STORYTELLING
Mama Wisdom
Melia's Papa
Emem Okon direct from Nigeria, JINN
Luisah Teish
David Glover, OCCUR & Greenlining Institute
Ian Kim, Ella Baker Center
Emily Kirsch, Ella Baker Center
Naru Kwina
Tara Marchant, Greenlining Institute
Zakiya Harris, Get Fresh
Navina Khanna
Gera Marin
Local Artisan & Food Marketplace
And special guests!
a BALANCE production
Twitter handle: #TBTM
For more info: http://takebackthemic.com
MEDIA LINKS
Soulfège http://soulfege.com
- audio http://lala.com/zX12I
- video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1j8_kOtfd8
Seasunz
- audio http://seasunz-and-jbless.bandcamp.com (free download)
PRESENTED BY:
CommuniTree http://communitreemovement.org
Bay Localize http://baylocalize.org
Destined Nation Media
CO-SPONSORS
Greenlining Institute http://greenlining.org
Ella Baker Center http://ellabakercenter.org
Communities for a Better Environment http://cbecal.org
Women's Earth Alliance www.womensearthalliance.org/
Four Years. Go. http://www.fouryearsgo.org
Harmony Festival http://harmonyfestival.com
Rebel TV 333 http://rebeltv333.com
Oakland Local http://oaklandlocal.com
Oakland Seen http://oaklandseen.com
Urban Releaf http://urbanreleaf.org
Grind For The Green http://grindforthegreen.com
Bikes 4 Life http://bikes4life.com
Change SF http://facebook.com/group.php?gid=50638333333
Transition US http://transitionus.org
A Piece of the Pie http://apieceofthepie.typepad.com
Farm Fresh Choice http://www.ecologycenter.org/ffc
Justice in Nigeria Now justiceinnigeria.wordpress.com
DIG Coop http://www.dig.coop
headRush http://www.headrushcrew.com
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