MAUSIKI SCALES AND THE COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE at Apache Cafe

The Common Ground Collective is an Afrobeat band that explores musical styles from West Africa, including Afrobeat and Funk. Common Ground seeks to explore the musical thread that links the music of the African World, including the African Diaspora. Afrobeat is a musical style created by Nigerian multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti. This style of music is characterized by highly energetic-endless grooves by the rhythm section with percussive roots that are found in traditional African music, highlife and James Brown-inspired funk a dynamic horn section that features tight/hot/percussive lines and improvisational jazz solos, call-and-response chants delivered by the lead and background vocalists and African dancers is undeniably infectious! Common Grounds Musical Director is Mausiki Scales, who also serves as keyboardist for the group...

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The Common Ground Collective is an Afrobeat band that explores musical styles from West Africa, including Afrobeat and Funk. Common Ground seeks to explore the musical thread that links the music of the African World, including the African Diaspora. Afrobeat is a musical style created by Nigerian multi-instrumentalist Fela Kuti. This style of music is characterized by highly energetic-endless grooves by the rhythm section with percussive roots that are found in traditional African music, highlife and James Brown-inspired funk a dynamic horn section that features tight/hot/percussive lines and improvisational jazz solos, call-and-response chants delivered by the lead and background vocalists and African dancers is undeniably infectious! Common Grounds Musical Director is Mausiki Scales, who also serves as keyboardist for the group. Common Ground is based in Atlanta, Georgia and recently performed in Ghana West, Africa. Common Ground Collective released their latest CD, Be the Bridge, on May 25, 2012. Be the Bridge features collaborations with Roy Ayers, Les, Nubians, Julie Dexter, Avery Sunshine, Valencia Robinson and Sandra Isadore.

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