JDILLA Tribute/ft MA DUKES 2/17 @ HIBERNIAN HALL Roxbury

Event Details

Time: February 17, 2012 at 7pm to February 18, 2012 at 12am
Location: hibernian hall dudley square
Street: 184 dudley st
City/Town: roxbury
Website or Map: http://www.soulkore.com
Event Type: fundraiser
Organized By: Nomadik of Soulkore
Latest Activity: Feb 9

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Event Description

JDilla, who passed away from Systemic Lupus, an auto-immune disorder, created legendary beats for A Tribe Called Quest, Common, De La Soul, The Pharcyde, Slum Village, Erykah Badu, and Busta Rhymes, to name a few. He also worked very closely with The Roots founder ?uestlove.

JDilla's mother, Maureen "Ma Dukes" Yancey, is scheduled join the event to talk about her son, his music, Lupus awareness, and the work of the J. Dilla Foundation.

DJ NOMADIK -spinning JDilla tunes

PERFORMING LIVE!
The Berklee J. Dilla Ensemble directed by Raydar Ellis
Velvet Stylus will back featured MCs Letia Larok, City Slickers, Mark Merren, Strobe & Essex, and Pat G

PLUS: Open expression session | info on JDilla & Lupus | visuals & silent auction

Artwork inspired by J. Dilla by: Pro Blak, Lee Beard, Deme5, Pen Griffey Jr., Chepe Lena, Destiny Palmer, Stephen Holding, Sherwin Long, Acoma, Joel Lewis

$10 AT THE DOOR, $7 in advance at: https://www.soulkore.com/SoulKore_Event_Tickets.html

ALL AGES

MORE ABOUT THE J. DILLA FOUNDATION:
http://jdillafoundation.org/index1.html#/ABOUT-US-02-01