Alana Harper
Production Assistant Alana Harper joined Studio 360 in 2011. A writer and longtime public radio listener, Alana first developed an interest in radio while earning a master’s degree in arts journalism at Syracuse University. She ...
Gig Alerts: Zongo Junction
Thursday, June 10, 2010
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Gig Alerts
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Zongo Junction
"Oh Why?"
Playing at: Cameo Gallery (93 N. 6th St., Williamsburg)
Get: Tickets ($7 at door) | Directions
After returning to New York from a trip to Ghana during which he studied African highlife music, percussionist Charles Ferguson was inspired to form an Afropop collective, and the 13-piece group Zongo Junction was born. Inspired by the music of Fela Kuti, Zongo Junction play deeply groovy Afropop with funk, jazz and soul tendencies. This seductive track hearkens back to Kuti's musical legacy of cool horns and enticing beat.
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