Ordway

An African Tribute to James Brown

Discovering the points at which African and American music strike sparks off each other, Pee Wee Ellis and a host of stars including Maceo Parker and Vusi Mahlasela bring James Brown’s revolutionary music full circle in this innovative, rhythm-fueled tribute of Afro-funk. Still Black, Still Proud celebrates Brown’s lasting legacy while exploring the deep relationship between soul, funk and modern African music. Artists from the United States and Africa join together in a show that The Boston Globe dubs “a pancontinental funk-soul supergroup,” and All About Jazz proclaims simply, “explosive.”

LINEUP:
Bandleader Pee Wee Ellis, featuring Maceo Parker,
with special guests Vusi Mahlasela and Cheikh Lo

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