Greene Music 2012
Lee Fields and the Expresssions
with Janka Nabay & The Bubu Gang and DJ Akalepse (Truth & Soul)
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
6pm-9pm
Fort Greene Park, Myrtle Lawn
Take advantage of this incredible opportunity and join us to hear local, Brooklyn-based soul and R&B band, Lee Fields and the Expressions! "With a catalogue that ranges from James Brown-style funk to lo-fi blues to contemporary Southern soul to collaborations with French house DJ/producer Martin Solveig, Lee Fields has done it all. Today, with The Expressions-Truth & Soul's house band, Lee Fields continues to evolve, enmeshed into the group's sweeping, string-laden, cinematic soul sound" (Truth and Soul Records).
Also performing is Sierra Leone native Janka Nabay and his dance band, the Bubu Gang. "Nabay's 'bubu' music may sound utterly hip and futuristic to American ears, but its history spans centuries. The original 'bubu' is cloaked in mythology: according to Nabay a young 'bubu boy' took it from witches 500 years ago and brought it to the public at large, sacrificing his own life in the process. When Islam reached Sierra Leone, bubu became a part of indigenous processionals during Ramadan; this is the music Nabay learned and perfected as a child. As Janka says: 'Bubu is an old, old music, but people don't know about it. You can add new things into the beat if you know it really well, and make your own sound out of it'" (via Luaka Bop).
Bring a blanket, pack a picnic, and make your ears happy with this incredible concert, right in the middle of the beauty of Fort Greene Park.
If you dont want to bring food, we have four lovely vendors who will be at our shows.
Saucy By Nature
Woolys Ice
FOODFreaks
Cookie Fairy Sweets
