Rocky Dawuni Will Blaze New Paths at Afro Funké in Santa Monica

Ghanaian Afro Roots star, Rocky Dawuni will be performing Thursday October 27, 2005 at Afro Funké. Afro Funké is held Thursdays at Zanzibar, 1301 5th St. Santa Mónica, California 90401. Show negins at 9pm. Phone: +1 310.451.2221. Ticket is $10.

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.
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.