FUNKY EVENTS

Thursday Aug 8th – Saturday Aug 17th, 2019

SPAIN is the largest country in Southern Europe. The mainland of Spain is bordered to the north by France, to the West by Portugal, to the East by the Mediterranean Sea and is the only country in Europe to have a physical border with the African continent (Morocco). Madrid is the capitol and largest populated city, with other major urban areas that include Valencia, Seville, Malaga, Billbao, and Barcelona. Spain’s official language is Spanish and the dominant religion is Roman Catholic. The country has a rich multi-ethnic history of empires and recorded cultures settling on the Iberian Peninsula territories as far back 35,000 years ago.

Today, Spain is a highly developed nation with the fourteenth biggest global economy. In 2017, it was ranked as the second most visited country in the world with over 82 million foreign visitors. The summer months are especially popular and a great time to be there!

Barcelona is the cosmopolitan center of Spain’s Catalonia region, where the scenic neighborhoods and lively culture bring diverse tourists from all over to this part of Europe. There’s cuisine and wine to sample in addition to art galleries and famous locations like the Sagrada Familia, Valencia Central Mercado, the Black Madonna at the Montserrat Monastery, the Dali-Theatre Museum and the medieval city of Girona (where the Game of Thrones TV show is filmed).

The island of Ibiza is a hot spot & has become a legendary resort getaway that needs little introduction. You can tan on the amazing white sand beaches by day and party with celebrities & jetstters at the hottest venues by night – It’s all a Summer experience you won’t want to miss with the Funky People!

Packages with Hotel Only or Hotel + Airfare. State preferred options with quote request.

* To view trip pricing, click LEARN MORE *

Thursday Feb 20th – Thursday Feb 27th, 2020

Streaming weekly WEDNESDAYS at 1pm ET on FP Radio.net, VibeMistress Stephanie Renee hosts a sermon of soul, r&b, hip-hop, jazz & spoken word selections. Since 2007, weekly SSR podcasts have aired on this web radio station every Wednesday at 1pm ET (with replays on Thurs 8am, Sats at 12noon). Follow Stef and all the activities of her non-profit arts & media culture foundation, Soul Sanctuary, Inc., via their Facebook group at Soul Sanctuary Radio Congregation.

EVERY THURSDAY, 8-10pm ET & SATURDAY, 12midnite ET: Our weekly Soul & Dance music mix show broadcasts on our web radio station. & Philadelphia FM radio. Listen from anywhere on Thursdays using the FunkyPeopleRadio.net player & on Saturdays using the WURD radio player to stream the broadcasts on your smartphone or web device!

Hear and download a FREE copy of any previously archived show dating back to January 2013, by searching/downloading the files by air date & set year on our TUNE In podcast page, http://tun.in/pjbCg or via iTunes page, http://q-r.to/babCPY

The latest weekly podcast will be posted online Friday mornings before 12 noon. Thanks for grooving to our sound!

The New Music Equals Life Show has arrived on Funky People Radio.net for 2019! Join resident mixer, Cash Ellis aka Big Dinero, for an hour-long music journey to move your Mind, Body, and Soul with Funk, Soul, R&B, Hip-Hop and House Dance music blends!

The Music=Life podcast is the latest feature addition to the FP web radio schedule and broadcasts new shows twice a month on Monday evenings at 8pm ET (with weekly encores on Wednesday at 10am, Saturdays at 6pm ET). See you in the Funk Lounge – let’s vibe!

Follow Cash & the Music=Life shows via social media at: Mixcloud: https://Mixcloud.com/cmoney2 or on Facebook at: DJ Big Dinero’s Beat Page Group!

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: New Jersey’s original summer house festival event is back for the 14th year! The Lincoln Park Music Festival is a three day weekender in Newark, NJ, featuring Jazz, Gospel, House music and Hip-hop performances. Check out the entire lineup or come thru for the biggest day on Saturday – the house music day! The full schedule will be released shortly, but just announced……..

Legendary NYC Club Shelter resident DJ Timmy Regisford to headline House Music Day marking the first time ever this legend has played a New Jersey House Music stage!

Regisford was one of the founding people behind the legendary CLUB SHELTER PARTIES IN NEW YORK CITY. The inception of his internationally acclaimed club parties 19 years ago helped pioneer the soulful house music sound that has shaped the face of house music all around the world!

Call the roadies – this is a trek worth making to North Jersey – the annual House Saturday at #Lincoln Park Muisc Festival on July 27, 2019 will not dissapoint! Check the official website for lineup updates, announcements & more on Facebook or www.lpccd.org/.

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: The 8th Annual BlackStar Film Festival is an annual celebration of the visual and storytelling traditions of the African diaspora and of global communities of color, showcasing films by black, brown and indigenous people from around the world. This year’s 2019 event will be held the weekend of August 1-4, 2019 in Philadelphia!

Get the film schedule, venue times, locations and festival passes at: https://www.blackstarfest.org/

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: This event has been created to inform the members of the Things to do in DC Facebook group. In DC Events is in no way affiliated to the Jazz in the Garden event and is merely sharing information regarding this event. For the most detailed and accurate information please visit https://www.nga.gov/jazz

The free concert series features jazz artists performing a wide variety of styles—Traditional New Orleans jazz, blues, swing, Ska, Funk, Blues, Pan-Caribbean salsa, boogaloo, Go-go, and more. During jazz concerts, the Pavilion Café offers a special menu of creative American cuisine and refreshments. Alcoholic beverages may not be brought into the Sculpture Garden but may be purchased at the café.

Jazz in the Garden takes place in the Sculpture Garden on the grounds of the National Gallery of Art (9th St And Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC) every Friday evening starting mid-May and continuing through August 2019.

Scheduled 2019 Spring/Summer Performances

May 17- Rob Curto’s Forró For All (Brazilian folk jazz)
May 24- Futurist (Alternative modern)
May 31- Billy Price (Blues)
June 7- Shannon Gunn* (Jazz Trombone) *in collaboration with the DC Jazz Festival
June 14- Adwela & the Uprising (Reggae)
June 21- Black Masala (Ethno-funk)
June 28- Hendrik Meurkens Quartet (Jazz harmonica and vibraphone)
July 5- The JoGo Project (Jazz and go-go)
July 12- Eleke (African fusion jazz)
July 19- Miles Stiebel (Jazz violin)
July 26- Incendio (Instrumental world guitar)
August 2- Son del Caribe (Pan-Caribbean salsa)
August 9- The Bailsmen (Gypsy jazz and vintage swing)
August 16- Dixie Power Trio (New Orleans Dixieland jazz)
August 23- Funky Dawgz Brass Band (Funk and hip-hop)

NOTE: Concerts may be cancelled due to excessive heat or inclement weather. For up-to-date information, click on www.nga.gov/jazz, call (202) 842-6941, or check the Gallery’s Twitter and Facebook feeds at www.twitter.com/ngadc | www.facebook.com/NationalGalleryofArt

Philadelphia’s Community Unity Music Festival strives to celebrate lives that have been lost within the community, but also those that’ve been gained, bringing people together through live music, food, and activities, all open to the public.

This year’s 2019 headliners are funk-soul legend Bootsy Collins, along with celebrated saxophonist Branford Marsalis. The festival will take place in West Philly’s Clark Park on Saturday, August 3rd, 2019 from 1 pm until 7:30 pm. FREE for all to attend. For more information, visit the festival’s Facebook page.

SAVE THE DATE:  Sunday August 4th, we will gather again outdoors to dance in the sunlight in Philadelphia! Bookmark this link for upcoming details to RSVP for our soul party on the waterfront. Part of the 2019 summer season series from the creators of the Philly Soul Picnic.

A RECOMMENDED SHOW: Two dynamic soul singers on stage at the Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E Lancaster Boulevard, Ardmore, PA for this summer showcase on Sunday August 18, 2019!  Walking Bear Productions presents….. UK Soul Sensation, Omar Lye-Fook & Philly’s own, Lady Alma. Hosted by Wes Felton with DJ Junior. 

Get tickets at: https://www.ticketfly.com

**Omar**
The musical history of British soul pioneer Omar is renowned – the Lyefook family has musical talent embedded deep in their DNA, Omars’ father Byron worked as a studio musician and drummer with Bob Marley, Horace Andy and even The Rolling Stones. Omars’ younger brother, the Grammy winning producer, remixer and DJ professionally known as Scratch Professer has been making jaws drop since the age of 13, stunning the crowd at the 1988 DMC UK Finals with his turntable skills. Samia Lye-Fook (Omar’s sister) is a renowned vocalist in her own right, and a BRIT School alumna, then there’s their big brother….Omar.

Born October 14, 1968, in London but raised in Canterbury, gifted, prolific and considered a musical prodigy; Omar learned his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano, bass guitar and percussion. A former principal percussionist of the Kent Youth Orchestra and later a graduate of the Guildhall School Of Music, Omar has been making music for more than 32 years.

Back in 1985 he released his first single ‘Mr Postman’ on his father Bryons’ Kongo label, which was also the original home for his first album, which contained the track that changed everything… ‘There’s Nothing Like This’. That album was re-issued by Gilles Peterson on his Talkin’ Loud imprint in 1991. This album established Omar as a stand out and unique artist, with ‘There’s Nothing Like This’ hitting the charts, so began a musical chain of events that has continued unabated up to the present day. Follow Omar on FB at: https://www.facebook.com/omarofficialuk/

**Lady Alma**
LADY ALMA is in the studio working on her highly anticipated solo EP, slated to be released this year. She will also be releasing a new single entitled: “Make You Move” in-collaboration with UK artist Low Steppa. The single will be released on May 31st, on Simma Black Records. Following this single, there will be a special anthology album, produced by Lady Alma & Mark de Clive-Lowe, entitled: Twilight available June 28th. Follow Lady Alma on FB at: https://www.facebook.com/TheLadyAlma/

Get tickets at : https://www.ticketfly.com

CHECK THIS OUT: Summer 2019 Concert tour in the Washington, DC area. For over two decades, electrifying rocker Lenny Kravitz has transcended genre, style, and more with his Grammy-winning music including “Fly Away,” “American Woman,” and “Again.” Experience all the hits along with new favorites from Kravitz’s latest album Raise Vibration (2018) when he takes the stage at the Wolf Trap Concert Venue in Vienna, Virginia.

Date: Wednesday August 21,  8pm

For seats & general lawn area admission, go to this link: https://www.wolftrap.org

A RECOMMENDED EVENT – EXPECTED TO SELL OUT:

Benny Soto presents…

SOUL ALLIANCE BOAT PARTY 2019 – Sunday, August 25th

with music by Joaquin “Joe” Claussell and Danny Krivit !

Location/Date: The World Famous Circle Line – Sunday Aug. 25, 2019
Leaving from: Pier 83 West 42nd Street & Westside Highway, NYC

Boarding time: 7:30pm / Cruise sets sail at 8:30pm SHARP

Cost: $40 in advance, $50 at the dock the day of party | Buy tickets online at https://www.residentadvisor.net

Note: Sales on the dock happen day of. Those sales happen when people that purchased a ticket don’t show up for the party. When that happens a space opens up and we can sell a ticket. Usually we have around 30-40 spots we can sell. Want one? ARRIVE EARLY and wait on line.

Attire, Mood & Important Party Reminders:  Wear comfortable dancing shoes or sneakers. Wear Loose, cool clothing…and most important…bring A GOOD ATTITUDE AND GOOD VIBES! PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BOAT WILL LEAVE AT 8:30PM SHARP! Give yourselves plenty of travel time to get to Pier 83 and park in Manhattan before the boarding time. The boat departure will not be delayed for you. NO CHILDREN. NO FOOD or BEVERAGES OF ANY KIND WILL BE ALLOWED ON THE VESSEL.

For more information, e-mail: bennysoto@gmail.com or go to: www.dannykrivit.net

The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc presents a 5-Part Art Economic Empowerment Workshop Series designed for emerging art professionals in need of financial management skills to develop better business practices to use their talents/passions as a profitable enterprise.

Part 1 – Financial Management/Budgeting Goals (04/24/19)
Part 2 – Applied Technology Basics (06/26/19)
Part 3 – Forming a Business (08/28/19)
Part 4 – Securing Paid Opportunities & Resource Management (09/29/19)
Part 5 – Networking and a free live musical performance (10/30/19)

Outcomes from successful participation will support the promotion and implementation of workforce development within the arts, creative activities, and art production that generate profits for artists.

Admission: FREE
Location: The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
Click to LEARN MORE or check for times and series dates in 2019 via Facebook.

Follow the WCE, Inc and their organization’s activities at: https://thewce.org

WE RECOMMEND ATTENDING THIS EVENT: Atlanta’s House in the Park is a musical exploration of the soul and a vision to see House Music become a unifying movement, transcending every strata of society – ethnic identification, race classification, age and lifestyle. DJ Ramon “Rawsoul” Guyton, the visionary behind Rawsoul Entertainment, and Kai Alce, the man behind record label NDATL, launched House in the Park in 2005, as a gift to the city and the community that supports the monthly music-social offering “The Gathering.” HITP adds much needed variety to the Atlanta music scene and features a range of House Music’s emerging local, regional, and international talents. DJ Ramon Rawsoul orchestrates this effort simply for the joy of bringing his favorite music genre to life in a tangible, meaningful way.

Start your planning for Atlanta’s 15th annual #HouseInThePark on Sunday, September 1, 2019! Check the official website for updates, announcements, ticket sales to enter, the 2019 park location & more at: www.houseinthepark.org

CHECK THIS OUT: Summer 2019 Concert tour in the Washington, DC area. Mary J. Blige, Iconic Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, is a figure of inspiration, transformation, and empowerment making her one of the defining voices of contemporary music. Experience her thrilling return to the Wolf Trap Concert Stage in Vienna, Virginia.

Date: Tuesday September 3,  8pm

For seats & general lawn area admission, go to this link: https://www.wolftrap.org

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: The annual two-weekend festival returns to it’s home country, Brazil, in 2019. The Funky People have attended the last two in Rio de Janeiro (2017, 2015). It’s definitely one of the largest music festivals in the world and a great experience. A must for cultural travelers & music lovers. The organizers have posted the 2019 dates for late September/early October 2019. Check the official website for continuing lineup announcements and make your travel plans to see your favorite Rock / Pop / Soul music artists at http://rockinrio.com/rio/en/line-up!

WE RECOMMEND THIS EVENT: The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc presents Fall into the Music concert curated by creative cultural producer Shekhinah B.

The Women’s Coalition for Empowerment, Inc. presents an Autumn inspired event of feel-good soulful sounds including live performances by Shekhinah B. and Sistahs Attune at The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut Street in West Philadelphia, PA. You will experience Soul, Funk, Jazz, and R&B, this is a concert you don’t want to miss and yes, you are invited. Proceeds from ticket sales go to charity, enjoy live entertainment and give to a great cause. Live Music – Vendors – Food – Giveaways

Doors at 4:30pm. Get tickets & location address online at: Eventbrite.com.

Follow Sistahs Attune and their organization’s activities in 2019-2020 at: https://thewce.org