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QPTV’s Roslyn Nieves joins Flushing Town Hall’s Executive and
Artistic Director Ellen Kodadek, Deputy Director Sami Abu
Shumays, Jazz Producer Clyde Bullard, and ShawnChoi, Director
of Marketing and Community Engagement, to bring you Flushing
Town Hall’s Global Mashups Series on Queens Public Television’s
channels. In each Global Mashup concert, two cultures are
mashed up on one stage with an open dance floor! First, each
band plays a set, then the two meet and jam. The mashup often
results in a unique, never-before-heard blend of two different
cultures. QPTV captured the entertaining cultural series and
now the television programs will cablecast in Queens on
Spectrum, RCN, and Verizon Fios for the first time!
Global Mashup #1: Latin Boogaloo Meets Afrobeat
SPANGLISH FLY is part band, part celebration: 12 musicians igniting a party that quickly
spreads to the audience. They have been hailed as the premier band of the Latin boogaloo
revival, “single-handedly reviving sixties bugalú in NYC” (NBC New York). Boogaloo!
That mix of Latin and soul/R&B that emerged from the clubs, the street corners, the
transistor radios and the pool halls of 1960s Spanish Harlem, “El Barrio.” Inspired by
Latin boogaloo, or bugalú, SPANGLISH FLY plays irresistible grooves that blend Afro-
Caribbean rhythms with the fervor, the feeling, and the harmonics of 60s soul. SPANGLISH
FLY “roars through covers, originals, and transformations of previously untouched
soul hits” (Village Voice), paying homage to the boogaloo genre while refreshing it for
a new generation.
CHOP AND QUENCH
CHOP AND QUENCH “The Fela! Band”, is comprised of members of the cast and band of FELA! The
musical. Individually, the musicians are some of the finest in New York, having performed with
The Roots, India Arie, Elvis Costello, andmanyothers. Lead singer Sahr Ngaujahwas nominated
for a TONY Award for his performance in the Broadway show and has been featured on film
and television. As a unit, the band has gotten to accompany performers such as Beyonce, Femi
Kuti, and Angelique Kidjo. Known for their straightforward performances of classic Fela Kuti
compositions, they have branched out, bringing their own original music to the stage. After
performing around the world, they recently performed at the Sundance Film Festival in
conjunction with the premier of Alex Gibney’s film “Finding Fela”. They are now back home in
New York preparing new material to take into the studio for their first recording since the
Fela! Broadway cast recording.
The cultural series is available on television and online at qptv.org/globalmashups
Day Date Time Spectrum RCN FIOS
Saturday 12/15/18 10:00 AM 1997 85 37
Saturday 12/22/18 10:00 AM 1997 85 37
For more information contact Roslyn Nieves, Community Development Manager: (718) 886-8160 ext. 324 communitydevelopment@qptv.org
41-61 Kissena Boulevard, Suite 2077, Flushing, New York, 11355 FAX (718) 886-8168 | QPTV Information Line (718) 886-4880
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