Radio AFRO-FUNK Live Concert! Blissful Beats from the Motherland at Sunset

288 9th Avenue,Oakland CA 94606

24 September, 2021

Description

Sizzling beats & melodies from West Africa and West Oakland come to life in this sunset concert at Oakland's sun-drenched waterfront venue! Feel the heat of West Africa and West Oakland as African musical titan MAMADOU SIDIBE (N'goni, vocals) joins forces with Oakland's own BOBBY WALLACE(Percussion, vocals) and NICCO TYSON (Guitar, vocals) for this unforgettable LIVE sunset concert at Oakland's #1 Waterfront Venue. Adding to the mix is stellar New-Orleans-influenced drummer CARL BARONE. Radio AFRO-FUNK turns the dial to groove-heavy traditional and new music from Mali, along with original compositions from The Town, all infused with dizzying improvisation and adventurous rhythmic arrangements. This event is 100% COVID Compliant! With it's spacious open air atmosphere set right on the Oakland waterfront, Rocky's is the ideal place for music lovers who've been holed up all year to make a sweet return to going out. Radio AFRO-FUNK artists have collectively performed with Oumou Sangare, Carlos Santana, Margareth Menezes, Toumani Diabate and Bonnie Riatt. Rocky's Market Brooklyn Basin Restaurant has a delicious full menu of California style cuisine made with fresh ingredients from their market and a delicious selection of wine , beer and non-alcoholic beverages. Kitchen will remain open until 8:30pm and drinks will be available throughout the show. VIP seats $25, General Admission $15. Limited capacity: 100. Doors Open: 6pm First Set : 7-7:45pm 2nd Set : 8:15-9pm Exit: 9:15pm LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN THESE PANDEMIC TIMES: Yes, we think it IS possible to have "nice things" again like live performance events, IF we all work together! IMPORTANT: You will be required to wear a mask to enter the venue. You may take off your mask when seated at your table to eat and drink. SEATS/TABLES/BENCHES will be socially distanced. This means it will be imperative that you do not move them around or change tables once seated. Also, please book your tickets accordingly: coming in a group of 4? Select 4 seats at checkout. This really helps us plan and setup the space in advance as much as possible. VIP tickets and parties booked at the same time of 4 or more will have a reserved table. All other tickets will be seated first come first serve - tables are limited so come early to get a table. Thanks! Please DO NOT come to the event if you are feeling ill, feverish, coughing, or running a temperature. If you purchase advance paid tickets and get sick, we are more than happy to refund you in full. This helps keep artists, you, and everyone safe and healthy so that we can continue doing awesome things like live entertainment! Thank you! MAKE IT A WHOLE DATE NIGHT! Rocky's Market Brooklyn Basin Restaurant has a delicious full menu of California style cuisine made with fresh ingredients from their market and a delicious selection of wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Kitchen will remain open until 8:30pm and drinks will be available throughout the show. Bring a blanket, warm layers, and a coat in cooler weather, get ready to snuggle up with your boo! No outside food or drinks are allowed inside the venue. Thank you. Robert “Bobby” Wallace, BioFor 25 + years, Robert “Bobby” Wallace has spread his infectious joy of music and rhythm around the world as a percussionist, educator and music producer through his organization TOTAL RHYTHM. PERCUSSIONIST As a first-call percussionist based in Oakland, CA, Bobby has collaborated with a dizzying array of local and international artists. His love of Brazilian music and extensive travels to Brazil have enabled him to work with established artists Margareth Menezes, Airto Moreira and Selma de Coco, as well as up-and-coming Brazilian talent Amanda Santiago in Salvador, Emerson Santana in Olinda, Brazil, and Diogo Sabre in California. Bobby’s connection with the Caribbean, and in particular the twin island nation of Trinidad & Togabo, goes back to 1994, when he first performed as a Six-Bass steel pan player with the Starlift Steel Orchestra, under the direction of legendary pan arranger Ray Holman. Since then, Bobby has performed in three National Panorama Finals in Port-of-Spain with Starlift, and has dropped beats with calypso legends David Rudder and Calypso Rose. Bobby’s Afro-Cuban collaborations include work with John Santos in the fabled Rhythm Cafe project (which he co-conceived and produced), a memorable concert with Bobbi Cespedes at San Francisco’s popular Green Apple Festival (with Mickey Hart), and creative work with salsa congeuro and singer Edgardo Cambon in the Father Time Trio project. African music, the root of Bobby’s beats and musical feel, has long been a major influence in his music. In the past decade, Bobby has forged musical friendships and created new music with West African titans Mamadou Sidibe from Mali (n'goni), Senegalese tama (talking drum) master Massamba Diop, and Karamo Susso (kora), also from Mali. Finally, Bobby has never forgotten his musical roots: funk, RnB, gospel and pop music! He’s lent his percussion skills to Bonnie Riatt, Atlantic-records recording artist Netta Brielle, Jennifer Johns, Michelle Jordan, and Oakland, CA’s renowned East Bay Church Gospel Choir. EDUCATOR As a music and rhythm educator from 2005 - 2020, Bobby founded and ran the Total Rhythm School of World Percussion in Alameda, CA, and has taught thousands of students locally and overseas the Power of Percussion. He has organized and led noted Percussion Workshops & Retreats in the following locations: Salvador and Olinda, Brazil Lisbon, Portugal Yelapa, Mexico Havana, Cuba Salt Lake City, Utah San Juan, Puerto Rico PRODUCER Since 2002, Bobby has consistently produced family-friendly music concerts, festivals and events, bringing together a mosaic of artists inspired by rhythmic possibilities! Bobby conceived and produced the acclaimed Oakland World Percussion Festivals in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017, the Percussion Now Festival in Alameda, CA in 2018, and hundreds of family oriented live music events in the Bay Area, CA and overseas, including the five-year Rhythm Cafe run at Oakland’s venerable Bissap Baobab Senegalese club from 2015-2020. Bobby’s production credits include performances for Samsung, Apple, Facebook, Bayer, City of Oakland, Clif Bar, Google, and the Adventures in Music (AIM) project with the San Francisco Symphony, among many others. Bobby believes in the power of Rhythm and Music to uplift and to unify, and has dedicated his life to spreading the “Gospel of the Groove” wherever he goes. A dedicated family man and father of three, Bobby loves to create inter-generational events for folks from diverse backgrounds to share in our common love of music and community!