Sunday, Aug 26 - Front Room
The Afro SOULcial

Sunday, Aug 26
9:00 pm in the Front Room

$15 on list / 21+

PRESENTED BY: The F-L-Y Society Ent, Ess Chinks, & P Power Productions

THE AFRO SOULcial
(Inspired by the AFRO-PUNK Movement)

AFRO-PUNK: "the participation of African Americans and other black people in the punk and alternative music cultures"

SOUL: "So, if we must give a general formula applicable to all kinds of soul, we must describe it as the first actuality [entelechy] of a natural organized body."

ADV. Tickets: $15.00 on guestlist
RSVP to theflysocietyent@gmail.com
Subject line: AFRO-SOULCIAL

HOSTED BY: Veronica theWildChild (Playboy Model, Ex-Pro Wrestler, & Lesbian Socialite)

LIVE PERFORMANCES

------> ABSTRACT RANDOM (Toronto, Canada)

abstract random are a rap electro dub hop mashup infused with feminist politics. Their shows are a multimedia spectacle including visual projections, face paint and costumes. Something different.

three people, three years, countless shows (NXNE, Canadian Music Week, Under The Volcano, Brooklyn Boihood, Womens' World Conference, Nuit Blanche, Manifesto). from galleries to bars to festivals. with the love from audiences from their hometown of Toronto to Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Guelph and Brooklyn, abstract random opened for Shabazz Palaces then left to tour Europe (Berlin, Amsterdam, London and Paris) where crowds took in the best of abstract Random's two EPs and recent album Siren Songs. to watch their six independently produced music videos featured in film festivals in Toronto, Brazil, New Zealand and Milan. Ontario Arts Council Popular Music grant recipient. 88 Days of Fortune members (www.88days.ca).

------->> HRSH REYALITEE (BK, New York)

Hrsh Reyalitee (pronounced: Harsh Reality), the native New Yorker is a young poet who developed a love and appreciation for Poetry and the art of words at the young age of 10 by writing short stories and rhymes. She always enjoyed writing about the days and attempted to make sense of things.

Shadel currently hosts THEE MONTHLY OPEN MIC SERIES with STREET POETS NYC where people of all ages and backgrounds come to share Poetry in a very intimate setting. She is also working with VON KING COMMUNITY CENTER in Brooklyn, NY, to help organize creative workshops for the youth ages 13-19. To encourgae individuality, and community.

--------->>> AJANI SEKOU

Ajani Sekou is a native of Richmond, VA. Born into a generation when the Black Panthers dominated the headlines, the Afro was a symbol of rebellion & Rock stars were revolutionaries...electrifying audiences with their explosive mojo. A born entertainer, Ajani began developing his artistic eye & ear before he was able to form complete sentences. This gifted man-child performed in plays & recitals at the age of 5. Always involved in something, Sekou's creative range seemed endless. Over the last 7 years, Ajani Sekou focused his artistic passions on stage domination through Words, Sounds & Movement. Studying musical masters: Prince, James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Fela, Betty Davis & others, while steadily featuring at shows, concerts, events & open mics along the East coast, Ajani Sekou patiently honed & crafted his signature Rock Star Shine!

----->> DJ Haruka Salt 999 (New York, NY) ----->> DJ JOVI (Philadelphia, PA)


ART SHOWCASE: My Abstract Mind


SPONSORED BY: Soapbox Tees

MEDIA SPONSOR: ELIXHER