..... Soulfège Returns to NY - USE THIS UPDATE
After Top Ten Debut on Jamband Chart
The Ghanaian/African community in New York is encouraged to attend and
support this event.
NEW YORK -
Upstart Hip-hop reggae fusion band Soulfège will be headlining a
performance at Santos Party House at 96 Lafayette St. in NYC on Friday May
14th at 9pm.
The concert is the band's first NY performance since their album "Take Back
the Mic" debuted in the #8 slot on the JamBands.com/RELIX Magazine radio
chart (2/26/10), and a Top 100 chart debut on the JazzWeek World Radio
chart.
Launched by Harvard-educated Ghanaian born musician Derrick N. Ashong,
Soulfège has garnered numerous accolades including multiple Boston Music
Award nominations, and nominations for an Independent Music Award and Boston
Urban Music Award. Bandleader & primary songwriter Ashong won the 2007
Billboard Songwriting Contest for Best Hip Hop song ("From The Soul").
"This stuff is 'a real upper' it evokes summer days gone by with positive
vibes to come! Go spend your money on it! It is worth it! - Score 9.5 out of
10" writes British record producer Charles Foskett (Ringo Starr, Paul
McCartney, Elvis Costello) in his review of the record.
"Soulfege make[s] politics sexy," says Dave Stewart, multi-platinum pop
legend & co-founder of Eurythmics. "They make you want to be part of
something that is positive, sensual and wholesome. Check out their fusion of
all the groovy things in life. These cats have good taste!"
Soulfège’s message extends beyond the world of music. Bandleader Ashong -
also known as DNA - is the host of "The Derrick Ashong Experience" on SIRIUS
XM's Oprah Radio. The show is a mash-up of politics, pop-culture, social
media, music and the arts, informed by Derrick's experiences and travels
across the globe. It airs Saturdays from 12:00 - 3:00 pm ET on Oprah Radio,
XM channel 156 and SIRIUS channel 195 and is streamed live on
www.OprahRadio.com
Ashong describes the Soulfège sound as "offering a distinctive groove and a
positive message of self-empowerment, thus redefining the sound and image of
Urban Music as we challenge a generation to literally Take Back the Mic."
Soulfège will be joined by NY-based, fellow Harvard talents Comandante Zero
& JC Cassis.
FRIDAY MAY 14TH
SOULFÈGE @ SANTOS PARTY HOUSE
96 Lafayette New York, NY 10013
7:30pm - JC Cassis
8pm - Comandante Zero
9pm – SOULFÈGE
$10, 18+
$8 advance tix -
www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1722905&pl=santos
Find Soulfège at www.soulfege.com, www.facebook.com/soulfege, and
www.myspace.com/soulfege.
Find Derrick N. Ashong at www.facebook.com/DerrickAshongExperience,
www.twitter.com/ashong, and www.derrickashong.com.
For information on Soulfège or DNA contact info@blwfirm.com
