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News Archive 06.11.08 : TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON @ Water Taxi Beach ft. Nation Beat / Maracatu New York Friday, June 13 / 8pm - 2am Water Taxi Beach, Queens NYC Turntables on the Hudson with DJ's Nickodemus (right, a Modiba collaborator) & Mariano + Nappy G & Christian Rogers on percussion with live performance by Maracatu NY / Nation Beat. Rain or moonshine the party will be on. Check Water Taxi Beach for full directions. 05.15.08 : MODIBA announces Nation Beat Animation Contest Nation Beat and Modiba Productions are hosting an animation contest in conjunction with Nation Beat’s highly anticipated upcoming album, Legends of the Preacher (July 15, 2008). Entrants are asked to submit 60-90 second animated music video shorts featuring a track of their choice. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO JUNE 16, 2006 - JANUARY 7, 2007: "Legacies: Contemporary Artists Reflect on Slavery" Art Exhibit @ New York Historical Society featuring "New Captivity Narratives" by ex-Sudanese slaves. 8/5/06: AFRICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn 7/14/06: Modiba Presents: AFRIKAST GLOBAL DANCE PARTY @ Southpaw, Brooklyn APRIL, 2006: Official Launch of Modiba AFRIKAST Podcast. 4/11/06 One Week and Amnesty International present a week-long series of speakers and events for Darfur, culminating in a Jamnesty benefit concert featuring rhymers Saul Williams and Jean Grae. INFO 3/1/06 Modiba Blog Launch 2/11/06 Modiba releases the official trailer for Modiba's first feature documentary: Africa, New York. 1/31/06 ASAP featured on MusicStrands network. OTHER NEWS * The Modiba Europe Store is now OPEN! * Link up with other Afrobeat heads, Darfur activists, and ASAP fans at Modiba's new MySpace site and download a FREE track. *ASAP is now available for download at Calabash Music - "The World's First Fair Trade Music Company." * "Star Wars - MODIBA Darfur Remix" from ASAP is featured in a Public Service Announcement by mtvU, starring actor and anti-genocide spokesman Don Cheadle. (Click on "STANDFast and Save Lives") |