On May 25, 1963, the heads of state from most of the newly independent African Nations gathered in Addis Adaba to confer about trade, future relationships and their place on the global stage. This historic event is commemorated each year on a day called Africa Day. The Hannibal Media Group conceived and produced a musical celebration in honor of Fela Kuti, the father of AfroBeat. This was a sensory explosion of color, infectious rhythms, great food and awesome unity. The AfroBeat Explosion took place inside the Miracle Theater in Inglewood, CA and a portion of was live streamed across social platforms and featured live concert performance by Najite and the Olokun Prophecy. Najite was a student of Fela Kuti and he brought his full flavor of AfroBeat to the stage against a backdrop of exhilarating digital graphics created by The Hannibal Media Group to underscore the energy of African music….. Here’s some pics from that evening:
Najite and his drums,,,,
the dancers kept things fire….
a huge 17 piece band
Greg J and Rhonda Love greet the Honorable Jan Perry
CEO of the Hannibal Media Group, Greg Johnson addresses the crowd
One of the Hannibal Media Group team
Mai and Owen, owners of the Miracle Theater
Hector and his partner, they own the African Chop Food Truck
African Chop Food Truck provided awesome cuisine
Look!! Kim Prince, owner of Nashville Hot Chicken… we support one another…
people came from diverse backgrounds to experience AfroBeat. They are smiling because they just purchased some art from our featured artist Wendell
excellent art by Wendell
Our art exhibit was awesome
Najite and the Olokun Prophecy
we had a fantastic art exhibit
art by Wendell
Juanita Palcios-Sims of the Society of Black Latinos
our team managing the video stream
Rhonda Love leading the way in directing our video production
Rhonda Love Productions/DreamKreator Studio
Look! Pat and Ray Shields
HOnorable Jan Perry, Greg J, and Juanita Palacios SIms
greg j., Honorable Jan Perry, Juanita Palacios Sims, Pastor Kevin Sauls
