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After much anticipation, this Saturday will be the LA premiere for the screening of Timeless, starring Mulatu, A Suite for Ma Dukes, and Verocai, with live re-edits by J. Rocc of all three DVD’s. The screening will end in a Q & A session as stated in the flyer with all relevant info, above. Attendees of the premiere will also be informed of the location for the afterparty with music provided by J. Rocc, Quantic, Coleman and a special guest.
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Tonight The Hello Show 1835 South Main Street Los Angeles, CA 90015
performances byRob Roy, Johnny Polygon, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (Suite for Ma Dukes), and other surprise performers; with NoMSG (Obey, Elsewhere Studios) on the turntables. RSVP by emailing rsvp@papillionart.org
Speaking of Ma Dukes J.Rocc will tour the country with VTECH for Suite For Ma Dukes Screenings. Dont sleep, giveaways..
The Papillion Institute of Art (PIA) announces its grand opening on April
15, 2010 from 7pm to 11 PM. The grand opening to be held at the gallery (1835 South Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90015) will feature the institutes inaugural exhibit, The Hello Show, a body of work curated to
highlight the works of painters, photographers and visual artists from around the world. In addition to visual arts, the
opening night of The Hello Show will feature performances by Rob Roy, Johnny Polygon, Miguel Atwood
Fergueson, and other surprise performers; with NoMSG (Obey, Elsewhere Studios) on the ‘one’s and two’s.’
All are welcome to attend and may RSVP by emailing rsvp@papillionart.orSpeaking of A Suite for Ma Dukes, Instead of showing all three films back to back or showing all three films, J. Rocc, (of the World Famous Beat Junkies) who also has a new record in the works, will be DJing all three films, using the latest Serato technology. Manipulating the films using vinyl on turntables to control the hi-res film files and creating an amazing megamix of all three films. As far as I know, never has this been done to premier a film or indeed a series of films ever. The screenings will be followed by Q&A w/ B+, Eric Coleman, and Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, with after-party to follow, J. Rocc as the main guest DJ. There will be a VTech IS9181 WiFi Internet Radio giveaway at each screening I’m told so dont sleep
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For those familiar with the work of Arthur Verocai, this video (click here) and mp3 download should be very special for you. Verocai’s 1972 S/T release has garnered much attention and admiration from the hip hop community, sampled by MF Doom, Little Brother, 9th Wonder for Ludacris, and many others. The video and audio present today is a never-before-heard composition specifically written and performed for last year’s Timeless event, and today, is the first time it’s share with the world, in support of the Timeless DVD Box Set brought to you by the good folks at Mochilla. Even more exciting is the remix for Verocai dropping next week! Below is the official press release text from the VTech site. …MORE
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In support of the upcoming Timeless DVD Box Set release (March 30th) via the folks at Mochilla, enjoy this video and audio mp3 download of one of Mulatu Astatke’s most celebrated pieces of work, Yekermo Sew. You also maybe aware of the upcoming March 30th Strut Records release Mulatu Steps Ahead, further solidifying Mulatu’s historical significance as well his present day relevance.
The official press release text is available after the jump.
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