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AFA '09 - George Clinton (Sep 09)
George Clinton was the African Festival's 2009 headliner. Her put on a great show and seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit at age 68. It was interesting to see that the elders in the village didn't mind his foul language as much as they did during the hip hop set the previous day. Go figure. After the show, I had a chance to s ...
Updated: Sep 12, 2009 8:22am PST
The finale of a three day meeting on the Big Island of Hawaii was an outdoor dinner and concert by Earth, Wind and Fire. After not shooting much during the trip (I was actually in meetings), I took about 200 photos during the show. Here are a few favorite 30 or so. A few other thoughts: I did my best to identify the band members bas ...
Updated: Jun 01, 2008 12:41pm PST
AFA '08 - Ms. Rachelle Ferrell (Aug 08)
Let start it this way: Rachelle Ferrell is the most talented singer I've ever heard. Rachelle Ferrell blessed Chicago with another great concert this year. She was funnier than ever and talked to the crowd like we were just 2-3 people in her living room. She had been sick in the days leading up to the show and used a nasal inhaler ...
Updated: Sep 21, 2008 3:36pm PST
The Trinity United Church of Christ Women's Choir opened the Main stage on Labor Day at the African Festival of the Arts in Chicago. I took over 100 photos of my home church's Women's Choir. Here are a few favorites. Please let me know, in advance, if you would like to use these pictures in any publication. Consider them copyrighted ...
Updated: Sep 29, 2007 12:09pm PST
AFA '09 - Ahmad Jamal, Soukous Stars, Booker T. Jones, and Julia Huff
Over the course of the weekend, on the main stage, a lot of talented performers shared their craft. Here are 45 of my favorite photos from those shows. Booker T. Jones was an interesting performer. He wasn't the most animated man on stage, but he was clearly passionate about his music. The good news is that his band was pretty colorf ...
Updated: Sep 07, 2009 11:31am PST