on the TWILIGHTSANT OCT 3 TWILIGHT DRUM CIRCLE DJ NNAMDI AMONICA.ORG OCT 7 DJ REKHA DISCOSTAN WEDNESDAY 6:30PM TO SUN, OCT 7 9:30PM SEPT 5 – OCT 3 2 TWILIGHTSANTAMONICA.ORG REASON 1 #1 in Transfers for 27 Years APPLY AT SMC.EDU SANTA MONICA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Barry A. Snell, Chair; Dr. Margaret Quiñones-Perez, Vice Chair; Dr. Susan Aminoff; Dr. Nancy Greenstein; Dr. Louise Jaffe; Rob Rader; Dr. Andrew Walzer; Alexandria Boyd, Student Trustee; Dr. Kathryn E. Jeffery, Superintendent/President Santa Monica College | 1900 Pico Boulevard | Santa Monica, CA 90405 | smc.edu TWILIGHTSANTAMONICA.ORG 3 2018 TWILIGHT ON THE PIER SCHEDULE SEPT 05 LATIN WAVE TIFFANY GOUCHE ORQUESTA AKOKÁN Jarina De Marco Quitapenas AFROBEAT AND R&B Sister Mantos OCT 03 show based on the Tony Award winning SEPT 12 musical, will deliver a performance unlike AUSTRALIA he musical event taking audiences on a any other night of Twilight on the Pier. ROCKS THE PIER Ttour around the world puts Africa on The classic hits by the legendary stage Wednesday, as an exciting lineup of Nigerian activist Fela Kuti defined noted Afrobeat and R&B musicians bring Afrobeat, the jazz and funk infused genre BETTY WHO together the best of the past and future. fueled by pulsing drum beats. Lovers of Touch Sensitive The smooth, sultry voice of up-and-coming the musical praise this stripped back per- R&B artist Tiffany Gouche will set the mood formance that brings the best of Fela’s CXLOE on the main stage early in the evening. music to life while incorporating original Death Bells Essence magazine has praised the music from the cast. Inglewood artist for her “jazzy futuristic The Twilight Drum Circle create a magi- soul” melodies and seductive lyrics. The cal backdrop for attendees watching the sun- Queer artist has grown into her own skin set on the West End of the Pier. Los SEPT 19 over the past few years, recently tweeting Angeles’s premier authority on African jams, ISLAND VIBES “leave your assumptions at the door.” DJ Nnamdi, will spin tunes from his exclusive Later, Fela! The Concert, the traveling collection at the Pacific Park stage. JUDY MOWATT Bokanté DJ NNAMDI Twilight Steel Drums SOUTH ASIAN SOUNDS DJ Danny Holloway that feels fresh and new. SEPT 26 OCT 07 Indian American YouTube sensation Vidya ECLECTIC INDIE whirlwind season for premier Southern Vox came to the United States when she was ACalifornia music festival Twilight on the just 8-years-old. More than a decade later, BRAZILIAN GIRLS Pier ends Sunday as the Local Meets Global her YouTube channel has nearly 5 million theme arrives in Southeast Asian, featuring subscribers as fans keep coming back for her SUDAN ARCHIVES crossover artists celebrating their heritage mashups of pop songs with traditional Indian Capyac while fusing classical music styles with mod- instruments and featured singers. Her original yOya ern sounds. The artists taking over the Pier singles fuse pop and electronic sensibilities, represent distinct subgenres that incorporate English and Tamil lyrics, and Indian and key elements that audiences love about tradi- American imagery to create the ultimate tional Indian music while creating something fusion of art and culture. The cross-over artist OCT 03 has fans around the world and has per- AFRO-BEAT formed at both the White House and the AND R&B National Centre for Performing Arts in India. Later in the evening, Brooklyn-based Red FELA! THE CONCERT Baraat will burst -onto the stage with a musi- cal journey transcending genres and conti- Tiffany Gouche VIDYA VOX nents with traditional Punjabi bhangra roots, Twilight Drum Circle a rock sensibility and beats ranging from DJ Nnamdi hip-hop to funk. The multi-ethnic musicians are redefining their instruments through a musical blend that will have audiences clap- ping and dancing the night away. OCT 07 Music fans at Pacific Park are in for a SOUTH ASIAN treat as DJ Rekha spins bhangra basement SOUNDS beats. Finally, the Twilight Drum Circle will set the scene for audiences taking in the RED BARAAT final sunset of Twilight on the Pier at the West End stage. Vidya Vox The night’s theme will be complemented DJ Rekha with carefully curated eats from Smorgasburg LA near the Main Stage, hand- Discostan DJ REKHA DISCOSTAN selected records on sale and more. 4 TWILIGHTSANTAMONICA.ORG 2018 TWILIGHT ON THE PIER BIOS FELA! THE CONCERT RED BARAAT collaborating, touring and sharing stages Moweta grew up in Jos, Minna, Kano and Champion in 2004. Later, in 2009, Moweta with a myriad of artists, including: Lagos. He speaks Igbo and Yoruba fluently again lent his talents to film, and was the OCT 03 .Anderson Paak, Solange, Ty Dolla $ign, Jill and is Igbo. In 1978, Moweta came to the music supervisor for 40, a Turkish film that AFRO-BEAT Scott, Jay Rock, Little Simz, Ms. Lauryn Hill, US to study film-making at the San Francisco casts both Turkish and African actors. AND R&B Kehlani, and Kelela. Art Institute. He moved to Los Angeles in Moweta is an interviewer/commentator for Having produced for artists like Lalah 1982 and established himself as a DJ, music several international news programs, includ- FELA! THE CONCERT Hathaway and SiR, Tiffany Gouché helms a supervisor, consultant, manager, and event ing BBC Africa's sports show, Fast Track, The sound that brings an unapologetic authenticity promoter. In 1983, Moweta received a grant Voice of America's African sports show, and Tiffany Gouche and uniqueness to music. Her nostalgic, yet from the Department of Cultural Affairs in Los Network Africa, a BBC morning show that Twilight Drum Circle futuristic-soul takes on a hip-hop flow, while Angeles to host an eight-week segment about discusses current trends in African music. giving room for innovation in the form of R&B. the origins of rap music. The program aired Additionally, Moweta covers Hollywood news DJ Nnamdi Anyone that has ever experienced Tiffany on KPFK that year and afterwards, Moweta for the BBC evening program Africa World. Gouché will testify that she knows no ceil- was asked by KPFK to host a weekly show FELA ings both on and off stage. The FADER and subsequently, Radio Afrodicia began CHOP AND QUENCH, “The Fela! explains how “her lyrics about thrilling ren- broadcasting on June 21, 1995. OCT 07 Band”, is comprised of members of the cast dezvous and sticky situations feel up-close Moweta currently hosts Radio Afrodicia, SOUTH ASIAN and band of FELA! the musical. Individually, and multi-dimensional.” To no surprise, in which features both internationally known SOUNDS the musicians are some of the finest in New 2017, Tiffany toured over 50 dates globally, and new musicians. Moweta has interviewed York, having performed with The Roots, including 12 shows throughout Europe. This well-known artists such as Fela Kuti, Seun India Arie, Elvis Costello, and many others. year, Tiffany sold out her headlined return to Kuti, Femi Kuti, Baaba Maal, Papa Wemba, RED BARAAT Lead singer Sahr Ngaujah was nominated London, and was warmly received at her Youssou N'Dour, Asa and Fally Ipupa. For Vidya Vox for a TONY Award for his performance in debut headline in Berlin (Germany). over twenty years, Moweta has increased the the Broadway show and has been featured Most recently lending vocals and produc- US exposure of African artists such as Fela DJ Rekha on film and television. As a unit, the band tions to 5x GRAMMY Award winner Lalah Kuti, King Sunny Adé, Chief Stephen Osita Discostan has gotten to accompany performers such Hathaway for Ms. Hathaway’s Honestly album Osadebe, Koffi Olomide, and Nneka. as Beyonce, Femi Kuti, and Angelique (2017), Tiffany has not only been able to create For several years, Moweta has promoted Kidjo. Known for their straightforward per- a sound of her own but more notably a sound and supported local events in Los Angeles RED BARAAT formances of classic Fela Kuti compositions, that is sought after by some of our most respect- that educate the public about African culture From the moment Sound The People kicks they have branched out, bringing their own ed legends. Tiffany was also featured on the and music. One of his largest and longest-run- off with “Next Level” – a wild and exuberant original music to the stage. After performing GRAMMY-nominated album, Velvet Portraits, by ning events was the African Village Festival confluence of Bhangra music with anthemic, around the world, they recently performed longtime collaborator, Terrace Martin. held at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre in psyched-out twists – it’s clear that Red Baraat at the Sundance Film Festival in conjunction Tiffany plans to release her debut LP this Hollywood. From 1997-2003, Moweta pro- are very much taking their sonic signature to with the premier of Alex Gibney’s film year, and it is self-evident that it will only raise duced the annual African Village Festival, a new astral realm. On their fifth offering, “Finding Fela”. They are now back home in her stock as a triple-threat and a performer. which showcased music from all over Africa, the Brooklyn-based band continues their New York preparing new material to take Brazil, and Cuba. The Festival had a signifi- exploration of South Asian culture, while into the studio for their first recording since DJ NNAMDI cant impact on the popularity of African firmly placing it within the context of a glob- the Fela! Broadway cast recording, and Nnamdi Moweta (born March 27, music in Los Angeles, in that performers such alized generation as demonstrated by the looking forward to starting a weekly 1958), is a radio personality, music produc- as Papa Wemba steadily gained a U.S.