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PREVIEW: Still Black, Still Proud at the Ordway
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Friday November 04, 2011
From Broadway World
James Brown Tribute Brings World-Renowned Artists Together at the Ordway
Discovering the points at which African and American music strike sparks off each other, Pee Wee Ellis along with Maceo Parker, Vusi Mahlasela and Cheikh Lo bring James Brown’s revolutionary music full circle in Still Black, Still Proud: an innovative, rhythm-fueled and Afro-funk tribute.
Still Black, Still Proud plays the Ordway’s Music Theater for one night only on Tuesday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m. as a part of the Ordway’s 2011-2012 Target World Music and Dance Series.
As much as the music of Africa influenced Brown’s style, he likewise inspired an entire generation of African artists. Brown’s music has been immensely popular, deeply felt and vastly influential in Africa. Still Black, Still Proud celebrates Brown’s lasting legacy while exploring the deep relationship between soul, funk and modern African music.
Ellis says, “Since the beat came from Africa, we wanted to bring it back by way of combining funk with some African rhythms.”
“It is a delight to welcome these celebrated artists to the Ordway and a joy to welcome back Vusi Mahlasela,” exclaims Patricia A. Mitchell, Ordway’s president and CEO. “What Ellis, Parker, Mahlasela and Lo are going to showcase in Still Black, Still Proud – a full-circle homage to the beat of American funk – will provide a remarkable and musically profound evening.”
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