Prepare to have your face peeled back when Distorted Soul meets Nuroksol for an Eastside Funk Rock brawl at The Rusty Nail on Thursday, July 15!

Nadir and his band, Distorted Soul, combine stone-cold funk with powerhouse soul singing and award-winning songwriting for what has been dubbed “Hendrix meets Marley in a soul kitchen FUNK”.

Nuroksol’s music can be described as a mix of Rock and R&B, with a touch of Soul, and a splash of Funk. With melodic harmonies, thunderous guitars and undeniable rhythm, this music will make the FUNK drip from under your arms, evaporate and singe the sides of your eyebrows.

It’s gonna be down and dirty at The Rusty Nail, Eastside Detroit’s legendary rock and roll bar. With $3 pitchers and $1 mugs get ready for a knock down, drag out good time! NO COVER CHARGE

Thursday, July 15, 2010
NADIR & NUROKSOL
FUNK ROCK BRAWL
The Rusty Nail
35703 Groesbeck Hwy
Clinton Township MI
10pm showtime
NO COVER CHARGE
http://distortedsoul.com/
http://nuroksol.com/

On Monday afternoon, the rockets explode with an incendiary Nadir performance at Hart Plaza for the Detroit Fireworks Display. Entertainment starts at noon, Nadir and the band rock at 2pm. Get there early to get your seat for the best fireworks display in Michigan, and a great day of Detroit music.

On Tuesday evening, Nadir and the band kick of the United States Social Forum (USSF) with a powerful package of Detroit FUNK! Joining them onstage to welcome the USSF to Detroit is none other than the Motor City’s reigning princess of the blues, Thornetta Davis!

The USSF is a gathering of individuals and groups who will spend the week in Detroit teaching and learning from each other, discussing ways that we can each do our part to make the country a better place to live. The festivities begin with an opening march down Woodward Avenue, climaxing with the opening ceremony inside Cobo Hall. Workshops, concerts, art exhibits, assemblies, community actions, pow wows and parties will take place all week. For more info visit ussf2010.org.

Monday, June 21, 2010
Detroit Fireworks
Hart Plaza Amphitheater
Jefferson Street
Detroit, Michigan
Showtime 12 noon
Nadir & the band hit at 2pm

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
United States Social Forum
Opening Ceremony
Cobo Hall
1 Washington Blvd
Detroit, Michigan
Ceremony begins at 5pm
Visit ussf2010.org for info

FForward Movement

Artists from Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Americas are represented on the digital collection which includes music, video, visual art, poetry, short stories, essays and more.

The second United States Social Forum, convened in Detroit in 2010, was conceived as an opportunity, and a celebration. Diverse individuals and groups of activists and organizers seize the opportunity to teach and to learn, to network and to collaborate, to work and to build together, understanding that our strength as individuals is multiplied when we stand shoulder to shoulder, side by side. We also gather to celebrate the power of the human spirit, recognizing that a new, better world is within our grasp.

It’s often said that the duty of the artist is to create reflections of the world around her. However, the talented creators featured on this compilation understand that through our work, we have the power to shape the world in which we live. Though we are different colors, cultures, creeds and religions, individually and collectively we express our common belief that Another World is Possible.

The completion of this project is the realization that by our action we advance the vision of the USSF from possibility to reality. Another World Is Here. This is only a beginning.

FForward Ever! Backward Never!!

Featured artists include: Adrienne Marie Brown, Agents of Change, AJ Viola, Al Jagiello, Allie Moreno, Amp Fiddler, Bagwis, Big A, Chinonye Nsofor, Diskarte Namin, Dubasaurus, Erin Cramer and Zeke Williams, Fausto A. Lopez, Godisheus, Halima Cassels, Head-Roc, Heather L. G. Bella, Iayaalis, Invincible, Jhonathan F. Gómez, Jhuelz, Jim Perkinson, John Lyons, Just One, Kevin Valentine, Khary WAE Frazier, Kiko, Len Beste, Los Nadies, Mars, Mary Simmerling, Matthis Chiroux, Michele Crimi, Nadir, Nashville Session Players, Nezua, Nic Notion, Niko Marks, Olmeca, Paul J. Miles, Phillip Morris, Ramah Jihan, Sabrina Nelson, Sails of Whydah, Sim-One, Stephan Said, Steve Falconer, Taree, Tha Truth, The Pachamama Band, Tom Neilson, Treble Army, Urbanized Music, Vanessa Huang, Zeina C. Washington

We ask for your donation of $10 towards the US Social Forum 2010. When you finalize the donation, you will be taken to the Download page. The 2-CD compilation is encoded in 192kb MP3 format. Additionally, you will be provided with links to view and download FFwdMvmt videos, and an online booklet containing visual art, poetry, essays and artist contact information.

Click HERE to Purchase and Download FForward Movement

Get up. Get into it. Get involved.

Are you going to disobey James Brown? That would be unwise, according to Detroit neo-funk mainstay Nadir.

Nadir gives you funk for your grind and funk for your mind. He reaches into rock, hip hop, world beat and jazz, but keeps his feet planted in goldenage funk.

“James Brown saying ‘Get Involved’ is what our popular music is supposed to do,” Nadir said. “It’s supposed to encourage us and move us forward, not talk about buying a Bentley, Benz or Beamer — none of which is an American-made car, by the way.”

Nadir likes to keep it positive, but right now he can’t stop gnawing on a bone: rapper Lloyd Banks’ hit single, “Beamer, Benz or Bentley.”

Nadir’s cousin, who is in the Air Force, is about to be deployed in [Iraq]. Several friends of his have done multiple tours. One of Nadir’s latest tracks, “Guantanamo,” is a notso-gentle reminder the nation is still at war.

“How can you sit there and talk about my Beamer, Benz, or Bentley?” he fumed. In his view, “keeping it real” has become an empty catchphrase. “Gangsta rappers are talking about all this money they’ve got, and we know everybody is broke.”

Read The Full Article HERE

Nadir was featured in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (KKBB), a specialty newsletter for the alternative music community produced by UNCLE Promotions in California. It includes weekly airplay charts, interviews with alternative radio and record company personalities, and other content geared toward the alternative music community.

A very big thanks goes to our good friend Jane Asher at RadioSophie 103.7 in San Diego for spreading the word in KKBB’s I.S.P.Y. feature. Jane says:

Nadir Omowale embodies the spirit of music. He is a singer, songwriter, producer and social activist. His latest album, “Workin’ for the Man,” is filled with soul-shredding funk and offers an amazing version of Terence Trent D’Arby’s (now known as Sananda Maitreya) “Sign Your Name.” Nadir was just awarded Outstanding Urban Funk Vocalist at the 2010 Detroit Music Awards on April 16th. If Motown had never moved to L.A., this is what it would sound like today.

Coolness! Click HERE to check out the whole Kiss Kiss Bang Bang newsletter.