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    World Music Series: Ocote Soul Sounds

    Presented by Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts at Colorado College - Armstrong Quad

    July 2, 2010


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    World Music Series: Ocote Soul Sounds

    Ocote Soul Sounds consists of Martín Perna, known for founding Antibalas, the NYC collective that sparked an Afrobeat revival and Adrian Quesada, of the Austin-based super-group Grupo Fantasma. In their music, the grit and funk of the gridlocked NYC streets intersect seamlessly with the voices and rhythms of dusty Latin American lanes. Both grew up on hip hop, jazz, and funk, both taught themselves to play multiple instruments; both...

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    Ocote Soul Sounds consists of Martín Perna, known for founding Antibalas, the NYC collective that sparked an Afrobeat revival and Adrian Quesada, of the Austin-based super-group Grupo Fantasma. In their music, the grit and funk of the gridlocked NYC streets intersect seamlessly with the voices and rhythms of dusty Latin American lanes. Both grew up on hip hop, jazz, and funk, both taught themselves to play multiple instruments; both founded game-changing, booty-shaking big bands; and both were deeply moved by a powerful spirit of social and political activism, the spirit of ocote. Armstrong Hall rain back-up Sponsored by World Music Series of Pikes Peak Library District, Colorado College Summer Festival of the Arts, Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado, and KRCC Concerts.


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    Colorado College - Armstrong Quad

    14 E Cache la Poudre St
    Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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    Free


    General Day and Time Info:

    7 P.M.



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