King Sunny Ade, Orlando Julius & Rich Medina Come to SummerStage for Free Concert

By: Jul. 03, 2016
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King Sunny Adé / Orlando Julius and The Afro Soundz / Rich Medina in association with World Music Institute - today, July 3. Doors 2pm / Show 3pm SummerStage @ Central Park, MN Free Show

King Sunny Adé, a beloved Nigerian musician, is undisputedly the most popular artist in Nigeria and highly acclaimed as a world artist - appealing to music lovers across Africa and around the world. He has been performing to sold-out audiences around the world for more than 35 years. King Sunny Adé and his full band (with dancers) will tour over 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada - with the expectation of sold-out shows in every city. The artist has not toured North America since 2009, so his fans are eagerly awaiting his return.

Orlando Julius and The Afro Soundz All-time legend of Nigerian music, Orlando Julius, plays classic Afrobeat with a psychedelic twist, heading into new and exciting directions. Few artists have been more crucial to the invention, development, and popularization of Afro-pop than Orlando Julius. Starting in the '60s, Julius was fusing traditional African sounds and rhythms with those of American pop, soul, and R&B. Aside from performing and recording in his native Nigeria, he spent many years in the United States working on collaborations with Lamont Dozier, the Crusaders, and Hugh Masekela. His 1966 effort, Super Afro Soul, made him a national celebrity in Nigeria and even went so far as to influence music in the United States. The record's dramatic, highly melodic incorporation of soul, pop, and funk was very much ahead of its time, and some say that Super Afro Soul helped shape the funk movement that swept over the United States in subsequent years.

Rich Medina: Website
There are few nightclub DJs that have accomplished as much as Rich Medina. From his humble beginnings at Philadelphia to his as a worldwide phenomenon, Rich Medina has taken crowds on every continent on a sonic journey through hip-hop, house, afrobeat, funk and soul, unearthing one musical gem after another and adhering to a singular, uplifting creed: Love Afro Life. Also renowned as an educator, music producer, spoken word artist, journalist and professional athlete, he is a true renaissance man.

World Music Institute: Website
Since 1985, World Music Institute has been the leading presenter of world music and dance in the United States. WMI is committed to presenting the finest in traditional and contemporary music and dance from around the world at attainable prices for all, with the goal to promote awareness and engagement of other cultures and to encourage cultural exchange between nations and ethnic groups. WMI collaborates with community organizations and academic institutions to foster greater understanding of the world's cultural traditions and depends on public and private funding to accomplish its mission. Under new leadership as of 2015-16 - its 30th anniversary season - World Music Institute has introduced an ambitious expansion of concert offerings that include contemporary, experimental and avant-garde presentations, as well as the traditional music that WMI has long been known and admired for. The Wall Street Journal says, "In its 30th season, the World Music Institute breaks new ground." In addition, the institution is thrilled to have launched new partnerships with BAM, 92nd Street Y, Storm King Art Center, Le Poisson Rouge, and Drom, while continuing partnerships with The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Town Hall, Symphony Space, and the Apollo Theater (the annual Africa Now festival). To donate or become a member to World Music Institute, who The New York Times calls "a widely copied and influential force in New York cultural circles," the public can visit worldmusicinstitute.org for more information.


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