Soulfège, Live Hip-Hop, Highlife and Reggae Jam in New York

05/07/2006 01:29AM

New York (New York), USA - Soulfège will perform Thursday May 11th at 9:30pm at Makor, Steinhardt Building, 35 West 67th Street, New York.

Fusing highlife, reggae funk, and hip-hop, Soulfège has electrified audiences from Boston to Ghana and beyond. The video for Soulfège’s first single, “Sweet Remix,” from the album Heavy Structured, has aired in more than 50 countries across Africa, the Caribbean & Europe and the band has been featured in such major media as BBC Worldservice, NPR, the Boston Herald and MNET Africa.

Their latest record includes a remix of the West African classic "Sweet Mother," entitled "Sweet 3Mix" and features Grammy-winning Dancehall star Bounty Killer. The Noise: Rock Around Boston describes theirs as “an African-proud, drum-conscious hip-rap-reggae type of sound.”

Tickets $15. For advance tickets visit www.makor.com. More information at: www.soulfege.com or call 617-492-3673.

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