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!Bling & Blood! – December 16th 2006,
Lava Gina, 116 Ave C (Btwn 7th & 8th) NYC
Doors 6:30pm – Show 8:00pm
F Train to 2nd Ave, L Train to 1st Ave

Music As A Weapon is the concept behind a NYC musical benefit event series starting on Saturday December 16, 2006 presented under the theme Bling and Blood!

WORLD UP! is proud to sponsor an event organized for NAH WE YONE and hosted by WANLOV THE KUBOLOR in conjunction with LAVA GINA WORLD MUSIC. The event takes places at Lava Gina, New York’s original world music lounge, starting at 8 p.m., and will feature hip-hop, afro-beat, and various other genres from around the world. Bling & Blood is co-sponsored by World Up.org, Liberation Lab.com, and Fusicology.com.

This is a FREE event featuring LIVE performances by some of the most well-known and loved performers in their respective communities: WANLOV THE KUBOLOR (GHANA/ROMANIA VIA CALI), SHEBA (ETHIOPIA & THE ISLANDS VIA BK), JUGGLA (NEW JERSEY), CHOSAN (SIERRA LEONE VIA LONDON AND BK) plus GIBRIL THE AFRIKAN (GHANA/SIERRA LEONE VIA NEW JERSEY).

World music selectors for the evening are DJ KOFI OBAFEMI AND DJ FUNMI!

Lava Gina will donate a percentage of the bar’s proceeds to Nah We Yone.
There will also be a raffle, so do not forget your business cards!

Nah We Yone, Inc. (NWY) is a grassroots 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps rebuild the shattered lives of refugees, asylees and asylum seekers from the African Diaspora who have been forced to flee their native countries and who ended up in the New York Metropolitan area.
Since its inception, NWY has provided culturally sensitive, multi-faceted supportive psychological and social services to over 400 war and trauma survivors through programs aimed at easing the difficult transition to life in the United States.
Please visit - www.nahweyone.org

For More Information On The Artists visit:
www.myspace.com/wanlov, www.myspace.com/jugglamusic,
www.myspace.com/therealsheba, www.myspace.com/chosan1,
www.myspace.com/gibrildaafrican