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Upcoming Dates:
Fri 6/7 SOLD OUT All Ages Dance Party at SPACE! Friday June 7th, 8:30pm doors, 9pm show!
Sun 7/7 Funkadesi at City Winery. 6pm doors, 8pm show: https://citywinery.com/chicago/funkadesi-7-7-19.html
Sun 8/4 Edgefest — Ardmore & Broadway (south stage) 4:30-6:15pm https://www.starevents.com
In the meanwhile, also visit: http://www.facebook.com/Funkadesi
BUY TIX: https://funkadesi22ndcelebration.eventbrite.com
As always, this show will feature special guest artists!
(FYI, this is the late show. There is also an earlier show at 6pm. For more information visit https://funkadesimatinee.eventbrite.com)
All Ages, Doors 7:30pm, Show 8pm
Table Seating: $22 Advance, $24 Door
General Admission: $18 Advance, $20 Door
The 10-Time Award-Winning FUNKADESI blends Indian music (bhangra, bollywood, folk) with reggae, funk, and Afro-Caribbean grooves. The Chicago-based band’s “one-family” vibe makes for an enthralling live shows & interactive workshops. President Barack Obama noted: “Funkadesi really knows how to get the crowd fired up! There’s a lot of FUNK in that DESI!” For the past 20 years, Funkadesi’s vision has been clear. This festive, virtuoso experience of cultural unity wows crowds through danceable grooves and brings communities together through education & dialogue.
http://www.saic.edu/special-events/aicad-2018-symposium-schedule
5-7pm Sullivan Galleries, 33 S. State St.
members of Funkadesi featuring latin guest artists! Check out the amazing exhibit while listening to music!
Talking to Action investigates contemporary, community-based social art practices in the United States and throughout Latin America while attempting to build a direct dialogue with artists and researchers across the hemisphere to discuss shared concerns. Talking to Action focuses on the collaborative, dialogically-based form of art making that is most often referred to as “social practice” with roots in public practice, community-based, participatory, relational and socially-engaged art. Consequently, the artists in Talking to Action explore a range of trans-disciplinary practices, blurring the lines between object making, political and environmental activism, community organizing, and performance.
Multicultural Diwali Residency, Recital, & Performance
Details for this epic performance, Saturday 8pm at Lindblom Auditorium (6130 S. Wolcott): https://oldtownschool.org/concerts/2018/09-15-2018-quantum-englewood/
Featuring a cast of hundreds, including:
Live The Spirit Jazz Ensemble
FUNKADESI
Soul Children Gospel Choir
Ben Lamar
Phenom Poetree, Inc.
Fernando Jones’ Blues Kids
Paul Cotton West African Drum & Dance
Maggie Brown
Foli Dambe
The Bucket Boys
Idy Ciss
Emcee Skool
Lindblom Acapella Choir
Music Moves Students and Community Members from:
Real Men’s Charity
The Beat Bank
Let Your Rhymes Inspire Creativity
IGrow Chicago
Old Town Fiddlers
And special guestsQuantumEnglewood_poster_082118
Funkadesi returns to City Winery! 6pm doors; 7:30pm show. 2 sets!
SELECT SEATS
: https://citywinery.com/chicago/funkadesi-8-6-18.html
One of 10 free concerts happening in Millennium Park!
http://do312.com/events/2018/7/26/the-kingston-all-stars-featuring-sister-nancy-w-funkadesi
Funkadesi play 12:30-1:30pm
Dawes Park, Evanston
INFO: https://festivalnet.com/12333/Evanston-Illinois/Ethnic-Festivals/Evanston-World-Arts-and-Music-Festival