African Festival of the Arts Chicago #AFA2012 hosts its premiere Google Hangout Live On Air Broadcast on Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 6 pm to 8 pm CST. You can watch the #AFA2012 LIVE On Air Broadcast here on The Skychi Travel Guide website at www.skychitravels.com. Participants can chat live with Dwele & Kahil on Youtube at www.youtube.com/skychitravels or Google Hangouts. Search Google Plus Hangouts for "#AFA2012 LIVE" . You must have a Google Plus Account to join us on Google Hangouts. Tune in 10 minutes prior to the broadcast at 6 p.m. CST.
Dwele born Andwele Gardner is a Soulful Hip Hop Jazz singer, songwriter, record producer from Detroit , Michigan. He began playing the piano when he was 6 six years old. He later learned to play the trumpet, bass and guitar. The fatal shooting death of his father at age ten became the source of his musical creativity, Dwele states I learned to put my emotions into my music; it was my therapy." He lastest release "Greater Than One" drops today.
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Kahil El"Zabar Photo Credit:www.genestarship.blogspot.com[/caption]
Kahil El'Zabar is a native Chicago Jazz Mult-Instumentalist Artist and Composer. He is infamous for composing the musical score to the Lion King on Broadway. He has formed musical groups Ritual Trio, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Kahil has collaborated with Dizzy Gillespie, Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Cannonball Adderley, and Paul Simon. Kahil El'Zabar is the Artist-In-Residence for the city of Bordeaux, France for the Elevation Project.
Ritual Trio Kahil El'Zabar, Ari Brown & Junius Paul
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African Festival of the Arts Chicago #AFA2012www.africanfestivalchicago.com[/caption]
The 23rd Annual African Festival of the Arts Chicago #AFA2012 occurs Labor Day Weekend at 5100 South Cottage Grove in Washington Park from August 31st to September 3rd. Please visit www.africanfestivalchicago.com for more information.
