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Chali 2na (Jurassic 5) Plays Auckland & Wellington
Presented by RHYTHM GROUP ENTERTAINMENT GEORGE AND MAI FM
CHALI 2NA AND THE HOUSE OF VIBE ALL STARS
Auckland - tonight! 19th Sept
Wellington - Saturday 20th Sept
DO NOT MISS THE CHALI 2NA AND HOUSE OF ALL STARS, ONE OF THE HOTTEST HIP HOP ACTS ON THE PLANET PERFORM A 2 HOUR SET INCLUDING SONGS FROM JURASSIC 5
THE HOUSE OF VIBE ALL STARS FEATURES PHILLIP 'FISH' FISHER OF FISHBONE, DRUMMER FOR JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, AND ANTHONY 'BREW' BREWSTER FROMTHE UNTOUCHABLES AND HAS PLAYED WITH DE LA SOUL AND TALIB KWELI
Off the back of a sold out reunion tour with Jurassic 5 this year, Rhythm Group Entertainment are excited to be bringing back founding member CHALI 2NA and his all star band the HOUSE OF VIBE ALL STARS.
The tour which has already been through Christchurch and Dunedin, hits Auckland tonight and Wellington tomorrow night.
SEPTEMBER 19: AUCKLAND: POWERSTATION - Tickets available now $49 from Ticketmasteror $60 on the door.
SEPTEMBER 20: WELLINGTON: JAMES CABARET Tickets via Minttix or $60 on the door.
From his days growing up on the hard streets of Chicago’s south side; to his subsequent explosion onto Los Angeles’ burgeoning hip-hop scene; to his tenure as MC for seminal hip-hop group Jurassic 5, and his front-man duties for Grammy-Award winners, Ozomatli, CHALI 2NA epitomizes the portrait of the multi talented 21st century artist.
2014 has been a busy year for CHALI 2NA. His solo performances support a string of EPs. Released in December last year, his EP ‘Against The Current’ was the first in a series of five, followed by ‘Manphibian Music’ released this year. Breathing new life into his musical past, the projects sound is heavily influenced buy his history, including the music he grew up on and the hip hop he’s produced combined with his love for performing live.
With his distinctive and legendary baritone voice CHALI 2NA has harvested praise as a charismatic personality of hip-hop and a highly respected artist.
AUCKLAND SET TIMES
20:00 Doors
20:30 Third3ye
21:45 Chali 2na & House of Vibe All Stars
WELLINGTON SET TIMES
20:00 Doors
20:30 The No Problemos and Name UL
21:45 Chali 2na & House of Vibe All Stars
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