DECEMBER is the month AFRICA HI-FI feels the need to pay tribute to JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT. So, on FRIDAY DECEMBER 8th 2006 artist TYLER GIBNEY (TYG) from the HVW8's is coming out from LA to complete the celebration by creating a LIVE INSTALLATION during the evening... while AFRICA HI-FI MASTER RESIDENT DJ, RON TRENT provides the musical inspiration. As always, SONIA H. will be providing the highest vibrational mood for the evening.




Doors open 9pm-2am

$10 before 11pm/ $15 after




:HVW8 TYG:

TYLER GIBNEY was born Calgary, Canada. In high school he formed the band “High Rollers" with childhood friends including artist Geoff Mcfetridge. After brief success, the band broke up in 1994 and Tyler moved to Montreal and attended Concordia University, from which he graduated with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts, Major in Design. After University he started working freelance with his own "high rollers/headache" company and working with the Voice of Montreal which would soon become Vice Magazine. After leaving Vice magazine he founded Heavyweight Production House in 1998 with Gene "Starship' Pendon and Dan 'DSTRBO' Buller. As part of the Heavyweight Art Installation he toured worldwide and held exhibitions at galleries such as the Parco gallery in Tokyo, 2001, and at the Museum of Canadian Contemporary Art (MOCCA) in Toronto while creating art pieces along side musicians such as Afrika Bambaataa, Jazzanova, Ron Trent, Rich Medina, Roots Manuva and Gilles Peterson. In 2002, he relocated to Los Angeles and opened Heavyweight Production House, Inc, which now includes a clothing line (HVW8 apparel), music projects (Music is My Art on ubiquity records), and fine arts projects (the HVW8 Gallery/store).

For more information please goto www.hvw8.com or myspace.com/hvw8tyg.






:Memorable quotes by the late great JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT (December 22, 1960 - August 12, 1988)

"I thought I was going to be a bum the rest of my life."

"Every single line means something."

"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."



to learn more about Basquiat visit www.basquiatonline.org





:AFRICA HI-FI SUPPORTS:

NEXTAID , an LA based non-profit that uses music events to raise money for
children in South Africa orphaned by the horrendous AIDS EPIDEMIC.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, working diligently to raise awareness and action
against Human Rights Violations all over the world.

www.amnestyusa.org


:LINKS FOR YOU TO VISIT:

www.prescriptionworld.org
(AFRICA HI-FI PHOTO GALLERY)

www.myspace.com
(Ron Trent)

www.myspace.com
(Sonia H.)

www.nextaid.org

www.amnesty.org



(((PEACE.LOVE.RESPECT)))
Sonia H.

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