Joann Jimenez in association with Conrad Rochester,Voodoo Ray and Khahim Johnson

¡WEPA! + FUNKBOX = WEPABOX!

Friday, June 10, 2011 :: 10pm – 4am

A CELEBRATION DEDICATED
TO ALL THE PUERTO RICANS WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT!

Lou Gorbea (omi tutu productions)
Antonio Ocasio (tribal winds)
Tony Touch (funkbox nyc)

In honor of Mannny Santana, a true ‘house head’ and dear friend
who passed away, we will jumpstart the party with some old classics.

$10 Before 11pm
$15 w/RSVP to muzikbutrfly@gmail.com
$20 at the door

Santos Party House (Basement)
96 Lafayette Street (White & Walker)
N Q R W, J M Z, 4 or 6 to Canal Street Station

PUERTO RICAN DAY PARADE: SUNDAY, JUNE 12TH
SHOW YOUR LOVE!

www.wepanyc.com
www.funkboxnyc.com

Photo by James Maher – New York Photography

New in the Radio Archive
SESSION 935: EVENT SESSION – BEATS&BBQ
SESSION 934: EVENT SESSION – AFRODUB SESSIONS
SESSION 933: EVENT SESSION – AFRODUB SESSIONS

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R.I.P. GIL SCOTT HERON
SHAREGROOVE 7TH ANNIVERSARY
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Q+A DJ HARVEY

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by Bianca Von Baum – Halcyon

Every disco generation has their hero, and UK’s DJ Harvey is one of today’s most revered musical icons from Honolulu to Sendai. A veteran of the scene for over twenty years, Harvey has taken the worldwide stage by storm from the get-go. Known for being the first to bring NY’s late hero Larry Levan to the UK, Harvey is considered one of the leading figures at the forefront of the country’s Disco revival movement.

Founder of the Sarcastic Disco parties in Hawaii and label boss of the former Black Cock Records edits imprint (serious collectors drop up to $300 on these babies), Harvey is one of today’s most sought-after producers and DJs. His name alone connotes a certain adventurism, interchangeable with words like eclectic, fearless, obscureand open-minded. Not only do these attributes shine through his music but they are what makes Harvey one of the most favored DJs to see play out. Full of energy and positive spirit, Harvey is known for his infectious vigor behind the decks – go hear him play and you’ll find nothing less than a grinning frenzy of head bobbing and body shaking manning the ones and twos. He is the wild child of today’s Disco movement, a genuinely fun-loving DJ with a true love for the craft, wholly dedicated to sharing his music far and wide through multiple collaborations, both musical and charitable. We could go on and on…

Come this weekend, DJ Harvey will be gracing the main stage at this year’s Movement Festival in Detroit – a huge honor indeed. Days ahead of his performance, we reached out to the man, the myth, and the legend and chatted about his band, spreading love in Japan and the Rwanda Ice Cream Project.[Read More]

Mixed by Go Kiryu & Kyle McNeil

Mixed by DJ Lil’ Tiger, DJ Q-Mastah & DJ Trainwreck

Live by Debo Band

By Cristian Salazar – Associated Press(Yahoo News)

NEW YORK – Musician Gil Scott-Heron, who helped lay the groundwork for rap by fusing minimalistic percussion, political expression and spoken-word poetry on songs such as “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” but saw his brilliance undermined by a years-long drug addiction, has died at age 62.

A friend, Doris C. Nolan, who answered the telephone listed for his Manhattan recording company, said he died Friday afternoon at St. Luke’s Hospital after becoming sick upon returning from a trip to Europe.

“We’re all sort of shattered,” she said. [Read More]