Joe Cuba Events Recap
Wax Poetics and Fania celebrated the release of Joe Cuba El Alcalde Del Barrio - The Architect of the Nuyorican Sound with three special events in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Chico Mann headlined all three events, with special guests in each city.
3/18 Wax Poetics x Dubspot present Funk Aid for Africa & Haiti
Wax Poetics and Dubspot present Funk Aid for Africa & Haiti, an event to raise awareness and funds for Africa and Haiti. This official SXSW showcase will donate its proceeds to charities NextAid, whose mission is to improve the lives of African children affected by the AIDS crisis, and SOIL, which promotes disaster recovery in Haiti and sustainability as a solution to poverty. read more »
3/16 Wax Poetics, Dubspot and Bemba Soul Tribe Productions Present World Groove
Wax Poetics, Dubspot and Bemba Soul Tribe Productions kick off the week at SXSW with World Groove, a SXSW extension of the famous World Music Night Series at the legendary live music club, Momo’s. This monolithic showcase will rock Austin collectively and plant a seed that will inevitably sprout and flourish into one of Austin’s most dynamic music production partnerships. read more »
Under the Influence of Ego Trip: Documentary Films of the Classic Hip-Hop Era.
Our friends over at Ego Trip and the Maysles Institute will be hosting a showcase of classic hip-hop films tomorrow night. This is the second night in a series of screenings, and will focus on the documentaries “Electric Boogie” and “Beat This! A Hip Hop History” with a panel discussion to follow. The guest list for the discussion includes hip-hop pioneers Soulsonic Force, and Easy A.D. of the Cold Crush brothers, as well as filmmaker Tana Ross, director of “Electric Boogie,” as well as a few surprise guests.
“Electric Boogie” documents the art of breaking and being a b-boy when it was up and coming in the early ’80s, while “Beat This! A Hip Hop History” is a BBC production directed by noted documentary filmmaker Dick Fontaine, and includes interviews with the Cold Crush Brothers, Soulsonic Force, Afrika Bambaataa, and Lisa Lee.
Party starts at 7:30 pm, the doors open an hour early, and there’s a suggested donation of $10 — so remember get to class early and be ready for school!
Check out more info at the Maysles Institute.
Joe Cuba NY Release Party Next Week!
Come join Wax Poetics and Fania Records celebrate Joe Cuba’s El Alcalde Del Barrio
The Architect of the Nuyorican Sound (In Stores February 23rd) record release event with live performances by:
Chico Mann
The Boogaloo Assassins
DJ Bobbito Garcia
DJ Turmix
Le Poisson Rouge
Wednesday February 24th
158 Bleecker (at Thompson)
www.lepoissonrouge.com
Free Event- 10pm Doors
for guaranteed entrance RSVP to rsvpfaniany@waxpoetics.com
Facebook Event
Kon & Amir “Music Is the Message” European Tour
Sponsored by 101 Apparel and Wax Poetics, deep-crate DJs Kon & Amir will be on tour throughout Europe in January and February. If you’re lucky enough to be in one of these special cities, make sure to catch them in all their vinyl glory. read more »
