African Music Concerts Week of Jun 4 - Jun 10

Rocky's been hosting AfroFunké for three years now at their digs in Santa Monica. It's been a hot night for quite a while with videos on the wall, live music and DJs plus dancing and conversing. Check it out next chance you get. Every Thursday, but this night's a special celebration for their birthday.

Ashely isn't performing African music, but half her band is. Andre Manga produced her latest CD flying over bridges and plays bass. Master drummer Aziz Faye brings in the African beat on sabar and other drums. This is truly world music with stories reminiscent of the old Tracy Chapman style, musicians from South America and a soaring female voice fronting the beat of mbalax, soukous and other styles.