Looking for a way to warm up this weekend? Get on the bus and ride out to Black Mountain for an Afromotive show on Saturday, Dec. 5.
The LaZoom bus will be picking riders up at 6 p.m. from the Wedge Brewery, ferrying them out to White Horse Black Mountain for the show, and bringing them back once the show ends at 11 p.m. For the ride, LaZoom will be the party bus: Riders will get treats, libations and entertainment from members of Afromotive on the way. Better than a sleigh. E-mail afromotive@gmail.com to make reservations.
The show is $12. VIP tickets, which include the LaZoom shuttle, are $25.
Zabumba Samba Troupe will open the show, which will be Afromotive’s last of the year. Over the winter, Adama Dembele and Ryan Reardon will be heading to Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), where Dembele is from.
More on Afromotive, from Dreamspider Publicity:
“Afromotive is helping to start a new wave of uptempo afrobeat music- fusing West African rhythms, song forms and instrumentation with funk, improvisation and straight-ahead dance beats. … Adding to the experience is 33rd generation djembe player Adama Dembele from Cote d‘Ivoire. He has toured several continents, performing with various major acts such Oumou Sangare, Salif Keita, Affou Keita, Sogona Djata and many others. These traditional West African rhythms combined with a mentality that moves beyond pure traditionalism and into new realms of musical possibilities is what Afromotive brings to its audiences. It’s a sound that crosses musical and ethnic boundaries.
Afromotive provides unique exciting music to “dive into,” describes Afromotive bass player Ryan Reardon, because it is fun to listen to and dance with a strong rhythm and groove. “There is no separation,” he said. “If the music is playing, you’re dancing. It’s one and the same. We bring a dance show.”
Read Alli Marshall’s April 2009 story on Afromotive.
More info at www.whitehorseblackmountain.com.
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