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ECLECTIC FEVER: PRESS REVIEWS AND FEATURES SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER REVIEW: SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN NYE PICK: SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS: TOP TEN LIST AT: When: Monday, December 31, 9PM-3AM Bring Your Dancing Shoes To A Multicultural, Carnival, New Year's Eve Extravaganza for a Good Cause Top local World Beat acts celebrate 2008 while making a difference in the lives of African orphans Every year, most New Year's Eve events in the SF Bay Area go through the same tired motions: you pay a grossly-inflated cover charge for a single marginally-talented act or DJ, topped off by streamers and - if you're lucky - complimentary champagne at the stroke of midnight. This year, Kenyan funk master Sila and Maisha Productions have teamed to bring NYE revelers an event they not only won't soon forget, but one which makes a positive impact on future generations, even beyond 2008. Eclectic Fever is a dance party with a difference: in addition to a spectacular, jam-packed lineup of some of the Bay's best world music and dance acts, the event is a benefit for orphaned children in East Africa. Held at San Fracnsico's Gift Center Pavilion on December 31, Eclectic Fever's multicultural lineup offers a wealth of global sounds for just one reasonably-priced cover charge: Afrobeat, Afropop, and Nu-Afrikan grooves (Sila and the AfroFunk Experience); provocative & boundary-busting worldy grooves (Cheb i Sabbah); roots reggae and ska (all-Filipino ensemble Native Elements); contemporary Indian music and dance (Nonstop Bhangra Collective); wildly energetic Brazilian dance (Sambamora Dance Company); sweaty Afo-Latin funk (B-Side Players); seductive belly dance (Roz Wood); and the latest in international electronic sounds and world music classics (DJ Jeremiah and Afrobeat Nation, DJ Dragonfly and DJ Felina). "My goal with this event is to celebrate the Bay Area's diversity through music," Sila explains. "We want to make it feel like a carnival. Every single band is going to bring the funk!," he promises. Eclectic Fever will also bring much-needed humanitarian relief to victims of war, genocide, and AIDS in Africa; Proceeds from the event will benefit World Action for Humanity in their fund-raising efforts for House of Hope School, an orphanage in Uganda which serves extremely underprivileged children who have lost their parents. "New Year's Eve is a time to party, dance, be merry, and reflect on everything that's happened in the past 12 months. But it's also a time to look ahead to the future, and what it holds," remarks Sila. "Helping those who are less fortunate represents "the most positive way to bring in the New Year," he adds. As Sila says, "Anyone can wake up January 1st with a hangover. Eclectic Fever offers a chance to wake up with a clear conscience, knowing that you've helped to make a difference in the lives of those who need it most. We encourage everyone to bring both their dancing shoes and open hearts."
Maisha which means "life" in Swahili is a production and promotional company that is dedicated to bringing cultural and exciting events to the Bay Area. We specialize in socially concious and community building event that promote diversity and our beauty. We also donate proceeds to Non-Profits that focus on children health and education in Africa. Whenever you see our name attached to any event, you can be rest assured that it will be a high-energy, take-no-prisoners, good vibes electric affair. Over the years we have promoted and produced sold out events at the Great American Music Hall, Slim's, The Independent, Elbo Room, Boom Boom Room and San Francisco Magazine Best of the Bay.
- Masquerade theme, masks encouraged (FREE masks to the first 500) Bottom line wear what's comfortable. We want you to have fun:-)
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