ON NEW YEAR'S EVE PARTY UNTIL 3:00AM WITH 2000 OF OUR CLOSEST FRIENDS AND HELP CHANGE THE WORLD:
The Bay Area’s best comes to life at this can’t-miss event celebrating all that makes San Francisco the best place to live, work, and play. Proceeds will benefit House of Hope School in Uganda, East Africa.
For many of us, it's a given that New Year's Eve is filled with decadence and debauchery. It would be great, though, too, if it actually benefited somebody besides ourselves. Enter ECLECTIC FEVER, a mammoth party that also raises money for an orphanage school in Uganda, East Africa.
It's a heavy cause, indeed, but the event is no less extravagant for it, with belly dancers, samba dancers, African drummers, live Afrobeat, Afro-Latin and Reggae bands, and DJs from a staggering number of countries, including the Liberia, Brazil, England, Argentina and Belgium. Let your hangover — not apathy — be the only thing you regret in the morning.
LINE-UP
1. SILA AND THE AFROFUNK EXPERIENCE
(Afrobeat, Afrofunk, Funk, Reggae, Soul)
Funk Artist of the Year - Los Angeles Music Awards
Mixing the legendary sounds of Fela Kuti with some tricks gleaned from James Brown and P-Funk, Sila (who sings in Swahili and English) and company create a dancefloor-ready throb guaranteed to move you. -San Francisco Weekly
Kenyan funk master - San Francisco Chronicle
Guaranteed to keep you glued to the dance floor- San Francisco Bay Guardian
Bay Area dance kings Sila and the Afrofunk Experience combine an international vision with dazzling musicianship. Frontman Victor Sila rivets audiences with a combination of James Brown's punchy grooves and Fela Kuti's relentless West African swing.- East Bay Express
Africa's James Brown - Oakland Post
2. B-SIDE PLAYERS
(Afro-latin, Funk, Afro-Reggae, Latin-afrobeat)
Since 1994, the B-Side Players have stirred the world music melting pot with remarkable vigor. Fusing the sounds of Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, and Brazil with American funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop, the nine-man San Diego-based outfit has delivered some memorable results.- Miami News Times
Seven-member Latin music group B-Side Players play evocative songs mainly based on socio-political themes. The Players creatively blend soulful vocals, Latin percussion, reggae and salsa rythms to create a unique and infectious sound. Their new album Fire In the Youth holds the No. 1 spot on the iTunes Latino Alternative List. - MetroMix Orlando
3.NATIVE ELEMENTS
(Reggae, Dub)
For more than a decade, Native Elements have been thriving on the Bay Area reggae scene, performing at musical festivals such as Reggae on the River and the Monterey Bay Reggaefest and packing them in at local clubs such as Pier 23 in San Francisco and the Shattuck Down Low in Berkeley - San Francisco Chronicle
4. NON-STOP BANGRA
(Bhangra, Dholrhythms Dance Troupe.)
Voted Top 5 Global Nights, SF Bay Guardian, 2005
Voted Top 20 Favorite far-out dance floor destinations, SF Bay Guardian, 2006
5. DJ JEREMIAH AND THE AFROFBEAT NATION
Paying tribute to the legacy of Fela Kuti
DJ Jeremiah and his Afrobeat Nation, who provide live trumpet and percussion while Liberia-born DJ Jeremiah spins funk by the likes of James Brown as well as Afrobeat stars like Fela Kuti, infusing orchestral jazz and African tribal chants into the mix. - San Francisco Chronicle
6. DJ FELINA
(Equtorial Beats, Samba, Afro-Brazilian)
"The multicultural dj with a tropical vibe" - SF Bay Guardian
"DJ Felina breaks down cultural boundaries and creatively selects the
most stylistic sounds" - Nitevibe
7. DJ DRAGONFLY
(House, Tribal, Drum n Bass, Funk)
8. SAMBADAMORA DANCE COMPANY
(Samba dancers)
9. ROZ WOOD
(Tribal Belly Dancer)
+ PLUS MORE ARTISTSTO ANNOUNCED