FREE Tix to LIL KIM at The Rrazz Room at Hotel Nikko San Francisco

A Very Special Intimate Evening With Lil’ Kim In Concert! Monday, July 12, 2010 • 8pm
After making her presence known on Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s debut album, Conspiracy, Lil’ Kim launched a solo career in 1996 with the release of her first record, Hard Core. As the album’s title implies, Kim was a rarity among female rappers — one who not only concentrated on edgy hardcore rap but also explicit sexuality, two territories that had long been the province of male rappers.
Of course, Kim’s near-pornographic sexuality and hard-edged rhythms made her an anomaly within hip-hop, but Hard Core proved that she was no novelty, as it garnered positive reviews and strong sales. A native of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Lil’ Kim was raised by her parents until they split up when she was nine years old. Following their separation, she lived with her father, yet he threw her out of the house when she was a teenager. As a teen, she lived with her friends and, occasionally, on the streets. Eventually, she and her rhyming skills came to the attention of Biggie Smalls, who helped her cultivate her career. Smalls helped her become a member of Junior M.A.F.I.A., and Kim was a key part of the group’s hit debut single, “Player’s Anthem.” Kim also made a big impression on the remainder of Junior M.A.F.I.A.’s 1995 debut album, Conspiracy.

KPFA Aring Prospect Sierra 8th Grade Students PSA Promos

KPFA Aring Prospect Sierra 8th Grade Students PSA Promos

Tribute Benefit for Khalil Shaheed; Free Tix Stanford Jazz Fest

The Stanford Jazz Workshop will be honoring Jazz Legend Khalil Shaheed with a Tribute and FUNraiser at his performance at the Festival on July 19, 2010 at 7:30 pm. Khalil will be honored by the U. S. Congress, State of California, City of Oakland, and Masjidul Waritheen.

Khalil will perform at the Festival with his group “Mo’Rockin Project” Featuring: Bouchaib Abdelhadi, vocals/dembek; Yassir Chadly- Imam at Masjid al-Iman Oakland, vocals/gembre/oud; Richard Howell, saxophone; Khalil Shaheed, trumpet; Glen Pearson, piano; Ron Belcher, bass; Deszon Claiborne, drums.

The event is being arranged by Gabrielle Wilson and Associates with the Aaron & Margaret Wallace Foundation where recently KPFA Host Doug Edwards and Ms. Wilson hosted Khalil Shaheed on “Music of the World”.Khalil directs the Oaktown Jazz Workshop two afternoons a week, runs the instrumental music program at Allen Temple Baptist Church in Oakland, serves as an artist-in-residence at the Oakland School of Music, and rehearsing and performing with three ensembles: the Khalil Shaheed Quartet (often including his daughter, Savannah Harris, 16, on drums), the jazz-meets-Moroccan music group cleverly named Mo’Rockin Project, and Redwood Brass, a four-trumpet, one-trombone quintet that mixes jazz and classical music.

The first time Bay Area trumpet master Khalil Shaheed listened to cassettes of North African melodies given to him by Moroccan singer and multi-instrumentalist Yassir Chadly, he had a sudden insight: “They ain’t playin’ nothin’ but the blues!” This revelation showed Shaheed the common ground that his own roots in jazz and blues shared with the soulful, ancient musical traditions of North Africa.

No matter where it comes from, great music can fortify the soul and bring people together. In the Mo’Rockin’ Project, a septet co-led by Shaheed and Chadly, the excitement of a funky horn section and heartfelt jazz improvisation unite with the sublime sounds of Islamic devotional music and traditional Arabic and African instruments. The result is a remarkable fusion that captures the essence of two cultures and delivers the best of both worlds, conjuring up “how Marvin Gaye might have sounded fronting Abdullah Ibrahim’s band” according to East Bay Express.

Without being overtly political, the energetic, funky music they create dispels misconceptions about American and Islamic traditions, and exemplifies the beauty that can be created when two cultures come together in the spirit of celebration, communication, and love. Describing the Mo’Rockin’ Project’s sound, bluesman Taj Mahal said it best: “There isn’t a vehicle made by man on Earth or space that can give you this beautiful a ride!”

City Atty’s John Russo,Jayne Williams,Nat.BAR Pres,Annette Bening’s Brother Corruption Complaint and Gang Injunction

NOWTRUTH.ORG NEWS NOW! http://NowTruth.org/ (510) 394-4701  EMAIL: nowtruth@nowtruth.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/nowtruth 7633 Sunkist Drive, Oakland CA  94605-3024 http://Superstarmanagement.com http://eX-whY.com http://amwftrust.org/ Abdul-Jalil’s Profile Ziggs Profile of Abdul-Jalil Linked In Profile on Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Jalil on Twitter Abdul-Jalil on FaceBook AIM, Video Chat Screen Name:  jalil@superstarmanagement.com Skype Video Chat Screen Contact Name: Superstarmanagement Portrait of Abdul-Jalil by Artist Buford …
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Tribute Benefit for Khalil Shaheed; Free Tix Stanford Jazz Fest Yoshis; City Atty’s John Russo,Jayne Williams,Nat.BAR Pres,Annette Bening’s Brother Corruption Complaint and Gang Injunction

NEWS NOW! http://NowTruth.org/ (510) 394-4701  EMAIL: nowtruth@nowtruth.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/nowtruth 7633 Sunkist Drive, Oakland CA  94605-3024 http://Superstarmanagement.com http://eX-whY.com http://amwftrust.org/ Abdul-Jalil’s Profile Ziggs Profile of Abdul-Jalil Linked In Profile on Abdul-Jalil Abdul-Jalil on Twitter Abdul-Jalil on FaceBook AIM, Video Chat Screen Name:  jalil@superstarmanagement.com Skype Video Chat Screen Contact Name: Superstarmanagement Portrait of Abdul-Jalil by Artist Buford Delaney …
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Free Tix:- Smokey Robinson @ The Warfield, SF;-Confunkshun @ Yoshi’s, SF;- Steve Harvey Live @ The Paramount,Oakland

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Free Tix Eddie Griffin @ The Warfield,S.F., CA, Fri, Feb 19, 2010 @ 9:00 PM

The Warfield 982 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 Bud Light Concert Series Eddie Griffin with Kwame Siegel Date: Fri, Feb 19, 2010 Showtime: 9:00 PM Days until show: 2 Doors open: 8:00 PM Ages: All Ages On sale now Ticket Prices*: $32.50-$45.00 You can win the tickets by going to any of the websites …
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Casting High School Basketball Players for NBC’s Trauma 1/18

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Nimat’s “Harlem Renaissance” Interview

Here is the link to Nimat Shaheed’s  interview on December 9, 2009 on KPFA Radio show “Music of The World” for the January 1, 2010 “Harlem Renaissance” Benefit at the Elijah Muhammed Cultural Center for the New Africa Kitchen. Click on the link and you can listen to or download the announcement.  http://www.box.net/shared/73ds9o911o Download now …
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Masjids Great Dawah

  The Minister of Information JR POCC Block Report Radio www.blockreportradio.com ******* Masjid Tasbeeh– Oakland, The Muslim Community Center– San Francisco, and Jama’atus Salaam– Oakland, Go Wireless, Emad’s Tune Up, and The Justice For Ali Campaign– all of Oakland sponsored the Food Donation at the Black Dot Cafe with KPFA’s Hard Knock Radio, Full Circle, …
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