Small World Music proudly present
✦✦The Legendary Tony Allen Live✦✦
with Detroit's ✦Amp Fiddler✦
...
Friday April 15th, 2011
The Phoenix Concert Theatre - 410 Shelbourne St., Toronto, Canada
Join US for what could me the AfroBeat Party of the Year! Featuring the legendary Tony Allen & Band + special guest, Amp Fiddler!
alongside:
✦Prince Enoki's Insect Orchestra
✦DJ medicineman
After party w/ ✦The Groove Institute (Solid Garage Toronto)
Ticket locations:
Online:
http://www.smallworldmusic.com/...
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Small World Music proudly present
✦✦The Legendary Tony Allen Live✦✦
with Detroit's ✦Amp Fiddler✦
...
Friday April 15th, 2011
The Phoenix Concert Theatre - 410 Shelbourne St., Toronto, Canada
Join US for what could me the AfroBeat Party of the Year! Featuring the legendary Tony Allen & Band + special guest, Amp Fiddler!
alongside:
✦Prince Enoki's Insect Orchestra
✦DJ medicineman
After party w/ ✦The Groove Institute (Solid Garage Toronto)
Ticket locations:
Online:
http://www.smallworldmusic.com/
Stores:
African Drums & Art Crafts - 618 Dundas St. W.
Kops Records, 229 Queen St. W.
Play De Records - 357 Yonge St.
Rotate This - 801 Queen St. W.
Slinky Music - 442 Queen St. W.
Soundscapes - 572 College St.
✦Artisit Bio & Event Info✦
"Without Tony Allen, There Would be no AfroBeat" - Fela Kuti
✦Tony Allen✦ is one of the greatest drummers on the planet and the man who created Afrobeat alongside Fela Kuti. Twenty-four years after leaving Fela’s band he remains a restless and potent trail blazer for new African musical adventures and an inspiration to musicians around the world.
"Fela said I sounded like four drummers," says Allen. If so, it could have been because, in his mature Afrika 70 style, he was drawing on four different styles - highlife, soul/funk, jazz and traditional African drumming. A unique and mighty sound. Continuing to work with top musicians to fuse afrobeat with funk, rock and hip-hop, Tony remains a vital force. Recent releases, such as Secret Agent continue to breathe new life into a legendary career and in 2010 Tony performed at WOMAD as he celebrated his 70th birthday.
Tony Allen's keyboard player for this one-time Canadian date, Detroit-based ✦Amp Fiddle✦r is a celebrated soul/funk/electronica musician, singer, songwriter and producer. He is probably best known as part of George Clinton’s Parliament and Funkadelic groups from 1985 until 1996, Fiddler has also worked with Moodymann, Stephanie McKay, Jamiroquai, Prince, Was (Not Was), the Brand New Heavies, Fishbone, Corinne Bailey Rae and nu soul artistMaxwell. http://www.myspace.com/ampfiddler
Weird and wonderful, ✦Prince Enoki's Insect Orchestra✦ channels nomadic grooves inspired by jungle journeys and worldwide wonders. Inspired by Afrobeat, overtone singing and many other styles, leader Scott Peterson has travelled to the Republic of Tuva in Siberia to study with master throat singer Sergei Ondar, as well as graduating with a jazz degree and studying bass with John Patitucci.
✦Groove Institute✦ are DJ members, YOGI, ANAND & MARK, who have been promoting and supporting soulful dance music since 1998. From their travels over the past 20+ years, they have accumulated and acquired an understanding of music that they wish to share with everyone, having organized over 200 events, they recently celebrated 12 yrs of Solid Garage. Their after party set will cover a wide spectrum of music, incorporating a soulful mixture of Soul, Jazz, Latin, Brazilian, Disco, Garage and House. http://www.myspace.com/unitedsoulevents
Culutre-crossing mixologist ✦DJ medicineman✦ is regarded as Toronto's pre-eminent world music selector. His CIUT radio program, No Man's Land, heard Wednesdays at noon at 89.5 FM, has been a centre of world grooves for over 10 years. http://www.myspace.com/medicinemanradio
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