esouel (launch_pad_prod@email.msn.com)
Thu, 2 Dec 1999 10:59:51 -0800
Check out our upcoming shows: The Ritual Fashion & Music Expo featuring:
King Britt. Also Joe Claussell(Body & Soul, Spiritual Life).
http://www.ritualevents.com
Info: 310.764.0763
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Friday December 17, 1999 - The Official Holiday evening Ritual
The world-renowned Body & Soul NYC weekly party finally comes to Los
Angeles! Brit mag The FACE named Body & Soul, “the best club in the world.”
Seasons greetings.
Ritual Events & Levi’s silvertab® Discoveries Series proudly welcome
In Association with Wax Records Store -
JOE CLAUSSELL the man behind Body & Soul NYC and Afro-house pioneer
(Spiritual Life Music, Ibadan), Lil Chris(Wax, Revival) & PACE(Ritual)
“clubgoers at ‘Body & Soul’ concentrate on one thing - dancing.” New York
Magazine 11/22/99
@ Voodoo 4120 Olympic Blvd(@ Crenshaw)
Pre-Sale Tix @
Wax (Melrose) 323.932.6211
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RITUAL FASHION & MUSIC EXPO.... featuring KING BRITT - arriving this weekend
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 - LOS ANGELES 11am-8pm
LOCATION: EL REY THEATER 5515 WIlshire Blvd. (4 block west of La Brea).
Complete your holiday shopping as Ritual combines the finest designers,
record labels, Djs, magazines, and artists in one fabulous daytime festival
atmosphere. This festival/shopping spree showcases independent-minded
entrpreneurs, labels, and performers who have slowly risen above the
underground to exert a powerful influence on the explosive movements of
fashion, music, dot.coms, and marketing. At last, this is your chance to
find the hard-to-find and often-copied all in one place.
Companies selling gear directly to you: B.C. Ethic, Drawls, Dawls, A Liquid
Affair, Bulge Bags, Storm Watches, Fine, Freddi Rojas, Gypsys & Thieves,
Filter, Sinister, Sinnamon, Blunt, Dogpile, Milk Fed, Epoch, NaNa Shoes, Da
Vinci, Private Circle, Lifted Research Group, JSD, Space Cowgirls, Wizdumb,
Serial Killer, Eclectic Electric Cyberwear, Sit 'N Stare, Remix, Cosmic,
Tokyo 1, & Monkey Wench and record labels, Ubiquity and Ovum (King Britt's
label)
DJ Stage: KING BRITT(Ovum), Tony Watson & Rylo(Mekanic), Carlos
Nino(KPFK,Rise), Dusk(Ritual), DJ Nobody(Ubiquity), Jerome Sydenham(Ibadan),
& Juan Nunez & Lil Chris(Wax).
DJ'S SUPPORTED BY LISTEN.COM (find the music you need by clicking
http://www.listen.com ) and silverTab® http://www.levi.com
Do your holiday shopping online at http://www.fabric8.com
Free Magazines: XLR8R, Spin, Soma, Glue, Pub, Flyer NYC, SN:IZ, and
Strength
ART INSTALLATION & AESTHETIC BY BLACKMARKET.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. ALL AGES. portion of all proceeds go to local
charities.
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Thursday December 16, 1999 7PM-midnite Ritual & SPIN magazine present:
The Fornarina store holiday mixer @ 132 1/2 S. La Brea
Djs: Tomas (XLR8R, Umoja) & PACE (Ritual)
Free food and free drink all night, free Fornarina gifts and SPIN mags to
first 50
You must have an invitation or be on a guestlist to attend this event
Fornarina, the legendary (and ridiculously dope - trust us) fashion-forward
girls shoe and apparel maker from Italy invites you to celebrate the
Fornarina store’s first holiday season and to enjoy a rare (and
complimentary!) evening opportunity to shop the entire collection whilst you
vibe with the Djs and get your nibble on.
A limited number of invitations will be made available to you this Monday
December 6. Ask for them at The Fornarina Store 132 1/2 S. La Brea (between
Beverly & 3rd) Regular store hours are M-Sat 11-7 and Sun 12-6
ARTISTS BIO’S
KING BRITT: Josh Wink’s partner at Philly-based Ovum Records, former Digable
Planets house DJ, and Sylk 130 band leader (check out When The Funk Hits the
Fan), Britt, world-renowned for his legendary DJ sets, ingeniously combines
old school jazz, house, funk, rare groove and new soul.
JOE CLAUSELL: The driving force behind NYC’s most essential club, Body &
Soul, DJ/ producer/remixer extraordinaire (Femi Kuti, Snowboy) and pioneer
behind the now-exploding afro-house/spiritual dance movement. His seamless
combination of uplifting world music and grooveable house recently helped
attract over 15,000 to Central Park’s Summer Stage in NYC.
JEROME SYDENHAM: DJ/producer and founder of Ibadan Records shows his
afro-house/afro-beat sensibility with remixes for Femi Kuti and Nuphonic’s
Faze Action. His label boasts releases from Kerri Chandler and Joe Claussell
’s heavily anticipated full length album entitled “Language” set for release
in December 99.
TONY WATSON & DJ RYLO: Inspired by early hip-hop, electro-beats, house and
anything with soul, the first installment of their “Fourcorners” 12-inch
series, have afficionados buzzing, restoring faith in the bright future
ahead for LA producers.
DJ NOBODY: Ubiquity recording artist, and ex-KXLU Music Director, DJ Nobody
lends his selector skills spinning a diverse set of raregroove, avant-garde
jazz, folk and hip-hop. Check out his show “Nobody’s Home” noon-3pm PST on
http://www.dublab.com.
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See highlighted websites for info on the above-mentioned artists. Thank you
for supporting Ritual Events. Pushing an ever-growing genre. Peace...
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