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Music of Wednesday, 26 October 2005

Source: ghanamusic.com

Rocky Dawuni & The Revelation Project

Come this Thursday 27th October, 2005 Ghanaian Afro Roots star, Rocky Dawuni will be performing at Afro Funké. This show will be held at? Zanziba, Santa Monica, CA.

Rocky Dawuni, continues to blaze new paths with his genre-bending album "Book of Changes,” a progressive fusion of Reggae, Afro Beat, traditional African sounds, and Hip Hop neo-griotism.

Declared “a classic” by BBC Radio 3's "Africa On your Street" writer JJC, “Book of Changes” was prominently featured in tastemaker radio station KCRW’s summer fundraiser with Music Director and host of Morning Becomes Eclectic, Nic Harcourt, stating, “Rocky’s mix of Reggae and Afrobeat is infectious.”

Rocky’s recent live performances have seen legendary highlights
including a sold-out concert at Afro Funke’ in Los Angeles when none
other than Stevie Wonder graced the stage with him.

Rocky was invited to be the musical personality for the 2005 Reebok
Humanitarian Awards where he was joined in song with Peter Gabriel.

Rocky launched “Book of Changes” at the 5th Annual “Rocky Dawuni
Independence Splash” in Accra, Ghana which was recorded for national
television and rebroadcast to an estimated captive audience of 15
million viewers.

Rocky was also awarded a “Cultural Ambassador’s Award” by the US Embassy in Ghana and Bookoor Popular African Foundation.

For more updates on Rocky please check out www.rockydawuni.com.