Adam Gibbons
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Biografía
- Voted one of the Top 100 Afro house Artists by Traxsource and working in the industry for over 20 years, Adam Gibbons specializes in a unique sound blending afrolatin dancefloor rhythms with modern electronic vibrations.Adam Gibbons has been producing and spinning events at home and abroad for over 20 years. From Cielo NYC to Club Bedroom in Lisbon, La Santanera in Mexico to Burning Man and Detroit Movement Festival. Playing dynamic and energetic sets often accompanied by live musicians. Gibbons has worked with such heavyweights as Grammy Award winning artists Bebel Gilberto, Bill Laswell, Shiela E, Femi Kuti, Oumou Sangaré, Frankie Knuckles and Louie Vega. As well as equally respected artists such as Thievery Corporation, Antibalas, Ron Trent, Black Coffee, Osunlade, King Britt, Nickodemus, and many others. His current project Uhuru Afrika (launched in 2008) is a multi-sensory experience with a unique blend of deep, soulful, Afro-rooted house music often mixed with Afrobeat, Latin, Kuduro and more. The mission is to bridge ancient traditional African music and the electronic sounds of today. Navigated by Gibbons as Resident DJ and accompanied by Malian born master percussionist Sidy Maiga, Uhuru Afrika hosts artists from all over the world. From LA to London as well as various African countries including South Africa, Mali, Angola and Nigeria. Black Coffee, Culoe De Song, Wunmi, Zepherin Saint, Zaki Ibrahim, Siji, Djeff Afrozila are a few of the many artists who have joined Uhuru Afrika for performances. They have participated in festivals and events such as Mi Casa Holiday in Playa del Carmen, Mexico (8yrs); Puerto Rican Pride fest at Cony Island; Afrika Nyaga Drum and Dance Festival in Rhode Island; Harvard University symposium on African Dance in the diaspora, to name a few. Currently, the Uhuru Afrika soundcloud page has over 100,000 plays from IP addresses all over the world. Adam has also studied African Hand Percussion with Bob Bloom, Faculty Advisor at the Olatunji Institute, learning the Olatunji method of traditional Yoruba hand percussion and traditional Malian Manding style with Sidy Maiga. He has traveled to six African countries gathering inspiration and energy for the event and his musical selection and production. Adam started producing music in 2014 and has since released original work and remixes on Open Bar Music, MoBlack Records and Offering Records. So far, each of his releases have made it into the Traxsource top 100 charts for the Afro House category Including one of the singles from his latest EP out on Italian imprint Uncover Music that spent 2 weeks in the Top 10. This year, he was listed at #44 on Traxsource Top Afro House artists of 2016. His previous project, the monthly party Soul Revival, was Boston's longest running event and has gained international recognition. Rolling Stone magazine named it one of the ten best parties in America and wrote, "For the past ten years, spiritual-minded partiers have gathered every Saturday of the full moon at Villa Victoria, a former church, for this throwdown." URB Magazine, referred to it as one of the hottest parties in the nation for house music, and said that the party was "a direct link to the days of the Paradise Garage." Rescue Poetix for 1200dreams: “The intensity reflected in his music is infectious, the energy in his selections is an extension of what starts off as simple, effective and bold.” Community minded, dance-driven and artistically oriented, Adam Gibbons packages great music and a social consciousness that is difficult to find anywhere else.” Adam Has worked with: Femi Kuti (Nigeria) Bebel Gilberto (Brazil) Black Coffee (Johannesberg, South Africa) Thievery Corporation (US) Nickodemus (NYC) Osunlade (Greece) Louie Vega (NYC) Siji (Lagos, Nigeria) Kaleta & Zozo Afrobeat (Lagos / NYC) Ezel, (Santo Domingo, DR) Rich Medina (Philly/NYC) Balla Koyuate (Kita, Mali) Culoe De Song (Johannesberg, South Africa) Lamine Touré & Group Saloum (Dakar / Boston) Boddhi Satva (Central African Replublic) Jose Marquez (Los Angeles) Debo Band (Addis Ababa / Boston) Corajé! (NYC) Ian Friday (NYC) Househead Pete (Boston) Afrosonic Collective [BlackDove & Mikedelick] (Providence) Nampé Sadio (Bamako, Mali) Santos (Phoenix) Mohammed Sidi Joh Camara (Bamako, Mali) KC Hallett (Boston) Carlos Mena (Miami) Federator No1 (Boston) DJ Offbeat (NYC) Manchild Black (Brooklyn) DJ Sabine (NYC) Househead Pete (Boston) Abicah Soul (Chicago) Ten Tumbao (Boston) DJ Bruno (Boston) Tamara Wellons (Washington DC) Wunmi (Lagos, Nigeria) Julius The Mad Thinker (Chicago) Amayo's Fu-Arkestra ft. Jojo Kuo (Lagos / NYC) DJ Obah (NYC) Marco Castro (Miami) Ron Trent (Chicago) Zaki Ibrahim (Capetown, South Africa)̸- Aloe Blacc 'Are You Ready' (Adam Gibbons Playroom Boston Rmx - Rocky Dawuni 'African Thriller' Adam Gibbons + Leo Alarcon Rmx - Oscar P & Ade Alafia 'Deeper Consciousness' Adam Gibbons + Leo Alarcon Rmx - Oscar P & Ade Alafia 'Deeper Consciousness' Adam Gibbons + Leo Alarcon Rmx Instr - M Caporale & Adam Gibbons 'Truth Sayer' - The Funkaholic ft. Ayala / Ancestral Forest (Adam Gibbons Remix) - Adam Gibbons + Leo Alarcon / Afrikan Swing - Adam Gibbons + Leo Alarcon / Boyobi Stomp (Original) - Adam Gibbons + Leo Alarcon / Boyobi Stomp (Adam Gibbons Remix)
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