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SILA & THE
AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE
High energy
grooves characterize the musical
stylization of Sila and The
Afrofunk Experience. With lyrics
in both English and Swahili, the
band's
sound is a funky fusion of
African rhythm, funk, soukous,
Afrobeat, and reggae, influenced
by artists like James Brown,
Prince, Otis Redding, and
Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. San
Francisco based, Sila and
AfroFunk Experience (AFE) are at
the vanguard of Afro-Funk. In
2006, the San Francisco based,
Sila and AfroFunk Experience (AFE)
debut CD "The
Funkiest Man in Africa"
was critically acclaimed and
Sila won the coveted title
"(Funk)
Artist of the Year"
at the LA Music Awards.
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A native of
Kenya, band-leader and vocalist Sila is backed by Mike Pitre on
trumpet, Andre Webb on trombone, David Boyce on saxophone,
bassist Wendell Rand, Bennie Murray on drums, guitarists Ken
House and David James, djembe player Karamba, and talking drum
player Samba Guisse. Like Afro-beat founder Fela Kuti, AFE is
known for its extended rifts that drive audiences into dancing
ecstasy. Christened the "James Brown
of Africa", Sila sings of the African
experience: the problems he and many others face every day, in a
language understood throughout the world. His lyrics and beats
reflect the music, the language, the energy, and the spirit of
growing up in Africa.
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