Groundation & DJ Richard Henry (18+)

98279 Groundation & DJ Richard Henry (18+) Internationally known and worldwide acclaimed Groundation, having just returned from the first leg of their 2009 "Here I Am" World Tour (which included two months playing throughout Europe & Africa) is now coming to Flamingo Cantina in Austin on September 2nd. "Here I Am" is the groundbreaking seventh & current release, of the northern California based band Groundation. Fans worldwide this summer have been blessed to see Groundation's live performances, as they headlined festivals and sold out shows everywhere they've played. Groundation features nine very talented musicians & their cutting edge style. This unique blend of cultural conscious roots reggae music, with a fusion of jazz, dub & funk  will guaranteed leave you dancing all night long and when the music is over praying for more. This U.S. segment of the “Here I Am” World Tour sees Groundation returning to their home with a full head of steam.  Groundation has now embarked on the US leg of their tour, which started by headlining festivals in Seattle WA, Eugene, OR and playing at the "Outside Lands Festival" in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. They are looking to build on their wildly successful summer of 2008 nationwide tour (with sell out shows in as varied markets as Honolulu, Austin, Virginia Beach, New York City and Minneapolis). Groundation's live show has never been tighter. Featuring extended jazz-fusion inspired solos and set lists that change every night, Groundation's live show must truly be seen to be believed. Groundation was founded at the Jazz program of California's Sonoma State University in the fall of 1998 by Harrison Stafford (guitar/lead vocals), Ryan Newman (bass) and Marcus Urani (organ/keys/piano). It was at university that the core of the group honed their musicianship as well as their worldly outlook. Sonoma State was also where Stafford taught the first California state university accredited class on the History and Culture of Reggae Music. This core was later joined in 2000 by San Francisco based Jazz trumpeter David Chachere and the North Bay’s Kelsey Howard on trombone. Original Groundation saxophonist Jason Robinson went on to become the head of the Jazz program at UC San Diego. Longtime drummer Paul Spina (Les Claypool's/ Flying Frog Brigade/, Will Bernard’s /Mother Bug/) was replaced in 2008 with Reno-based Jazz/Fusion specialist Tekanawa “Rufus” Haereiti. Bay area percussionist Mingo Lewis Jr. (son of Santana percussionist Mingo Lewis) brings to the group Latin and African infused rhythms, adding heady layers to Groundation’s already stout syncopations. Jamaicans Kim Pommell and Stephanie Wallace, joining the group in 2007 and 2008 respectively, have helped take Groundation’s harmonies and live shows to new heights and are featured lead vocalists on the new studio album. The name "Groundation" alludes to the decades old communal Rastafarian ceremony of “Grounation,” a ritual based on the meditative powers of music. However, Groundation is an idea for today. Its goal: using the universally common vibration of music to get everyone on the same wavelength in order to forward positive consciousness. With the combination of Reggae music's commitment to an upheaval of our unjust social system and Groundation's livication of forwarding this message through a fresh, improvisation-based musical lens, a truly unique international movement has been created. Groundation is the biggest, most respected American Reggae band in the world today--come join us and find out why. http://do512.com/event/2009/09/02/pinata-protest http://do512.com/event/2009/09/02/pinata-protest.xml Wednesday 09/02/09 20090903T010000Z/20090903T010000Z 0 16.0 08:00 PM Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0500 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:00 -0500 7 WED http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/282513/ground_sq_90.jpg Flamingo Cantina 143 Flamingo Cantina http://do512.com/venue/flamingo-cantina http://do512.com/venue/flamingo-cantina.xml

515 E. 6th St

Austin TX 78701 flamingocantina http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/129057/1_poster.jpg http://www.flamingocantina.com http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/282513/ground.jpg Groundation http://do512.com/band/groundation http://do512.com/band/groundation.xml groundation http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/110691/m_a16dca56fe2bd3f143757ce83f6904fa_poster.jpg 33880067 http://www.myspace.com/groundation SONOMA, California zfErMuivqn0 Richard Henry http://do512.com/band/richard-henry http://do512.com/band/richard-henry.xml richardhenry http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/196884/m_8c9d31a566294016afbc493a592fe790_poster.jpg 822799 http://www.myspace.com/richardhenry land of milk and honey,