JUMP N FUNK with RICH MEDINA @ SHATTUCK DOWN LOW SAT 4/28 April 28, 2007

get ready bay area, because we've got something special for you at the end of the month... from PHI to NYC to SFC we've got one of our all time favorites, soul brother #1, RICH MEDINA, who'll make you JUMP N FUNK at MUSICOLOGY! ~ marky // massive selector crew



saturday, april 28
massive selector, true-skool & angel magik present
MUSICOLOGY: JUMP N FUNK EDITION
starring RICH MEDINA (JUMP N FUNK, APT)
10pm-2am, $10 b4 10:30 or w/College ID, $15 after
nfo true-skool.org or massiveselector.com

Imagine this: you are intelligent, and you are gorgeous. Not too hard, is it? Now imagine you have a cause worth fighting for. This is a little more difficult, no? Now imagine you have a place to go where there are other, intelligent, beautiful people talking about the same concerns and fighting for the same rights; and not just talking but dancing and grooving to powerful music that speaks to the soul and the fighting spirit of mankind.

This may be impossible to imagine unless you have partaken in one of the most socially-aware parties this side of a Central Park Anti-War protest. The place: The JUMP N FUNK Party in New York. The reason: To celebrate the work of FELA ANIKULAPO KUTI, the pioneer of Afro-Funk and the solitary voice of the Nigerian people during the post-colonial rule of Nigeria in the early Seventies and Eighties.

This month, the MUSICOLOGY series in Berkeley at the SHATTUCK DOWNLOW is proud to present a very special JUMP N FUNK EDITION. Hot off the heals of WMC in Miami, and fresh off a whirlwind tour with the Antibalas, from PHI to NYC to Berkeley we've got one of our all time favorites, soul brother #1, RICH MEDINA, rockin' an exclusive JUMP N FUNK set at MUSICOLOGY!

Featuring:
DJ Rich Medina (Philly)
Proof (Massive Selector)
pantyROBber (Massive Selector)
Ren the Vinyl Archaeologist (True Skool)

know the ledge...



ABOUT RICH MEDINA
Choice defines the man. Rich Medina has made a life based on one choice that has transformed the listening experience of millions. DJ Rich Medina lives, breathes, and revels in sharing the type of music that make a listener remember his soul. It is this awareness of soul that brings listeners back time and again to hear Rich spin: heads nod, bodies sway, emotions expand and coalesce. DJ Rich Medina uses the decks to guide his people away from the ordinary and into the realm of their imaginations. His intelligent blends bridge unexpected song selections that build a collective consciousness of intoxication. Without even realizing it, DJ Rich Medina lures you in and makes you forget who you were before the music began – Medina spins you into the now, into the moment, into the vital essence of who you are. Medina credits his family’s Baptist faith as the groundwork and source of his musical inclination and intuition. Music was always a form of celebration and rejoicing. The first time Medina heard Diana Ross’s 1976 hit “Love Hangover” in the family living room, he knew he wanted to be a DJ. When he’s writing music, whether in collaboration with other musicians or a personal project, Medina always aims to inject a universal notion of the need for change. Rich Medina holds DJ residencies at prominent venues throughout the country. Most notably he is a defining DJ at his “Little Ricky’s Rib Shack” parties at APT in New York City. Every Wednesday night Rich draws a crowd that waits patiently in line to experience the Medina funk flow, and for the last decade Medina has been a fixture on the Philly nightlife scene. Saturday nights on a bi-weekly basis, DJ Rich Medina is host of Jump N Funk at the prestigious Martinez Gallery. It is through such residencies that DJ Rich Medina is able to cultivate his audience and hone his craft. Always evolving as an artist, DJ Rich Medina transitions into the role of pre-eminent spoken word artist at clubs the world over. Rich writes words that convey messages of change and agency, self-determination and hope, and he is also the embodiment of those very same qualities and emotions. DJ Rich Medina, renaissance man, articulate performer and a down and dirty DJ who can go head to head with the best, is an artist who will transform the average experience of any club or venue and give his audience a night of music and words to remember.

myspace.com/jumpnfunk
myspace.com/richmedina
kindred-spirits.nl
richmedina.com

Official Website: http://www.massiveselector.com