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Afrobeat Awareness Feat. This Way Orkestra

Name: Afrobeat Awareness Feat. This Way Orkestra
Start: 2024-05-18T18:00:00+10:00
End: 2024-05-18T23:00:00+10:00
Location: Gang Gang Cafe Frencham Pl, Downer ACT 2602, Australia

May 18 @ 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm

$20

Afrobeat Awareness PART TWO! Featuring CBR’s own THIS WAY ORKESTRA playing two sets!

The “Afrobeat” musical genre was created in Nigeria in the late 1960’s and blends traditional African rhythms with funk and jazz. Join us for a night of “afrobeat awareness” as we explore this music and the legacy of Nigerian artist and political activist Fela Kuti – afrobeat’s originator and chief proponent.

You are invited to listen, learn and dance on at Gang Gang Cafe!

THIS WAY ORKESTRA

Canberra’s very own enclave of Afrobeat + Ska + Reggae sounds – this 10-piece orchestra combines the mighty Afro-Funk of Nigeria’s Fela Kuti with a tight brass section and jazz + ska grooves – heavy dancefloor energy at all times! From West Belconnen to West Africa and beyond, this musical collective will keep your nyash shaking!

Originally formed in 2012 by Nicholas Combe and Simon Milman – two stalwarts of the local jazz and reggae scene in Canberra – the band recorded their debut EP as “NYASH” the same year and played around the ACT. 7 years later the band has reformed with original members and some great new additions, including a frontman Jim Sharock on vocals and percussion – flexing new musical influences beyond ska and Afrobeat to include reggae, ethio-jazz, and dub.

LISTEN TO EP

Details

Date:: May 18
Time:: 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Cost:: $20
Website:: https://events.humanitix.com/afrobeat-awareness-feat-this-way-orkestra/tickets

Venue

: Gang Gang Cafe Frencham Pl, Downer ACT 2602, Australia
: Frencham Pl, Downer ACT 2602
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