Feeling good, the tropical weather and the vibes on the streets of San Francisco, people are out and everyone is feeling loose.
After almost two years of throwing down @ the Elbo Room every Thursday we are going to throw ourselves and you all a celebration to commemorate 2 bangin' years of the Afrolicious party. The party has been growing steady from day one, but from the 1 year anniversary last May, (which was off tha' hook, more on that later) to present things have been getting increasingly hotter. We have had some briliant special guests, DJ's and musicians, as well as bands, from SF/Bay Area, and around the world.
We are pleased to be bringing the hosts of one of the livest parties in New York for over the last ten Years, Nickodemus and Nappy G. have been bringing the heavy beats and positive party vibes as well as DJ/Drummer combination to NYC and around the world for a long while as the founders of Turntables on the Hudson, which if you have not been to that party check it out. They not only bring heat in the live/party scene each one is a very talented producer and Nickodemus also founded Wonderwheel Records which you have heard many of these releases on Thursday nights over the last couple years! These cats have been a major inspiration to what we have been doing and it is a great honor and very fitting to have them come out and help us throw it down for this celebration.
We are also very honored to have DJ Smash as part of this celebration who was one of the earliest cats in the NY scene a ways back to bring in the live musicians to the DJ scene back in the founding days of Giant Step. As a DJ and producer Smash has been around the globe and worked with some of the biggest names in the game. A truly beautiful blend of organic and electronic is a trademark to Smash's tasty arsenal. Smash, Nickodemus and Nappy G. are founders in the New York scene for what we have been carrying on here in San Francisco. We are more than thrilled to have these fine gents out to help bring maximum heat to this party.
I also would like to mention that Chris Nicholson will be coming through from Atlanta where he has been helping to make it hot. He will be joining the celebration the second night as the festivities carry on w- a live set by the Pleasuremaker band. As I said before last year was off tha' hook. We featured Spam All-Stars from Miami each night and Pleasuremaker band joined for the Friday show as well. The Elbo Room was slamming each night, but Friday was insane, you could barely get across the joint at the height of the party, but the spirits were high the whole time, so we aim to bring the same positivity to the this celebration.
Thanks to B.Lee and J.Elrod for holding down drums and percussion each and every week, Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz also give huge love to every single one of you who has come out and danced, had a great time, brought your vibes and spread the love.
We are so blessed it is ridiculous, I mean that in a very good way :-) We hope to keep this party going for many years to come. I still am promising to post up some of the recent shows, things have been crazy lately ya'll, but I also mean that in a good way too:-)
Paz
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