Artist description Soulprovider presents RIPE Soul Music Festival "a sensual music experience" Thursday, March 21, 2002 10 pm sharp SHINE (Canal and W. Broadway) Subway, A/C/4/5/N/R/1/2/3/9 to CANAL) $15 door $12 groups of 3+ live soul with LISALA JUNE APRIL MAYA AZUCENA BAND + THE LOVE BAZAAR artist cds and merchandise local artisans feathers flowers soulprovider community sign in WHAT IS RIPE? Much more than a showcase, more than a concert, RIPE is a sensual music experience. Developed for the discerning concert-goer, our vibe is tailor made for underground soul…creative, stimulating, funky and always delivering the most progressive sounds. Our goal with each RIPE event is to create a cohesive sensory experience centered around music. Combining elements of classic soul revues, techno raves, Grateful Dead concerts, day spas, love-ins and Moroccan and Indian Bazaars, Ripe delivers a thoroughly enjoying evening head to toe. The Experience In order to achieve this unique experience, Soulprovider maintains relationships with a number of local, national and international merchants and service providers who supply the raw goods necessary to create an unforgettable experience. At each event, our hosting staff meticulously prepares a room to stimulate all five senses. At a recent Ripe show, Soulheads were treated to fresh mango and chocolate covered strawberries (taste), free imported Ostrich feathers (touch), imported Jasmine incense from India (smell), hand and temple messages (touch), henna tattoos (touch), and the hottest unsigned soul bands in the City (sight and sound). Newly initiated Soulheads often remark about how different our events are from the standard one-dimensional "black box" offerings from other promoters. WHO IS SOULPROVIDER? Founded in the hip downtown neighborhood of Ft. Greene, Brooklyn, Soulprovider exposes underground soul artists throughout the world. Our global community of nearly 5,000 artists, listeners, and tastemakers are all dedicated to the continual uplift of black music. Our goal is to simply find the best music and deliver it to the hungriest listeners eager to spread the word. We call these kindred spirits, Soulheads. Soulhead Recordings is a subsidiary of Soulprovider Musicworks, LLC. It includes a record label, Soulhead Recordings and a production company, Soulhead Sound. Soulhead exist to identify the most progressive lasting music and deliver it to Soulheads world.

Music Style Progressive Soul

Musical Influences Classic Soul, Jazz, NuJazz, New Soul, Nu Soul, Broken Beat, West London

Similar Artists Prince, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind and Fire, Chaka Khan, Erykah Badu, Maxwell, Sade, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fishbone,

Artist History ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES MAYA ACUZENA BAND Hailing from Flatbush, Brooklyn, her original music is intrisically hip hop street soul with with catchy hooks. Maya"s newly acquired production deal with renown Grammy- winner "Bassy" Bob Brockman and partner, Yaron Fuchs, promises to yield an exciting debut CD. The Maya Azucena Band offers a dynamic live performance that has been met with great enthusiasm around New York City. During the Summer of 2001, the band opened for Gladys Knight at a Brooklyn Festival before thousands of happy Soulheads. Simply put, Maya is a new musical force on the rise..... JUNE APRIL Harlem native, june april is the latest emerging star ina long line of legendary vocalists including Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, and Gladys Knight. Along with her contemporaries Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, and Alicia Keys, june april sees to bring back the deep meaningful songs we came to love and expect during the 1970's. Combining her awe inspiring vocal range and depth of expression with concientious songwriting, june april is on a mission to redefine the soul art form. LISALA She sings the way folks used to--from the soles of their feet, from deep down in their souls. The way somewhere in a church at the side of a red clay road somebody is still singing there. Her voice is at once powerful and agile, controlled and utterly unfettered. Lisala sings the song you have been listening for. With the emotion of Chaka Khan to the soul of the Clark Sisters, she is the real deal. A singer, songwriter, performer...

Group Members Our cooperative spirited group has nearly 30 years collectively in and around the music business in marketing, strategic alliances, concert planning, product placement, publishing, and licensing amongst other areas. In addition, our principals have developed cross functional expertise as managers outside the music business at some of the world's most well respected institutions. This unique perspective allows us to deliver only the best music with top class service and professionality. Remeber, we are trying to build broader avenues for this music to flourish. Soulprovider Staff: Ron Worthy, Executive Director Teddy Crockett, Director, Artist Relations Yindra Cotman, Director, Operations Contact Information: Soulprovider Musicworks, LLC 9 Greene Avenue Third Floor Brooklyn, NY 11238 ph: 001 718 403 0988 mo: 001 917 945 SOUL fx: 001 718 622 5802 em: soul_provider@exci

Press Reviews Soulhead comments at past events: "Giirl, I cant believe they gave us massages" " I loooove Mangoes... this is right on time" "This music is tight...I love live music" " This is so different from all those other events " "I can't wait to tell my girls about this"

Location Brooklyn, NY - USA

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