AFRICA HI-FI is proud to celebrate our 5 YEAR ANNIVERSARY with you all on SATURDAY JULY 11th at Sonotheque!
And we are even more excited to bring in some female energy to our event with our special guest, RASHIDA (L.A.) Djing with AHF's Master Resident DJ RON TRENT!
SONIA H. as always is there to welcome you and is devoted to making your AFRICA HI-FI experience blissful!


In the last ten years, DJ RASHIDA has established herself as one of the most sought after female DJs in the world. She has played her signature fusion of hip-hop, pop, electro, rock, funk, soul, reggae, and house around the globe.

In 2004, Rashida started spinning at The House of Blues on Sunset Strip, where she performed with artists including Kanye West, The Roots, Jill Scott, and John Legend. While holding down her weekly residency, Prince approached Rashida about a potential collaboration. The collaboration blossomed into much more as Rashida has become an integral part of Prince's live performance, touring around the world with the mega-star as part of his live show as well as spinning at all of his private parties.

Rashida was a featured performer at Lollapalooza in 2006 and, building on her work with Prince, Rashida's client list has exploded over the last several years as she is frequently called upon to spin for a bevy of corporate and celebrity clients including People, Italian Vogue, Pepsi, Nike, Miss Sixty, Nylon, Jay-Z, Michael Jordan, Lisa Marie Presley, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Kimora Lee Simmons. Rashida is currently starring on MTV's hit reality show America's Best Dance Crew and is the star of Honda's Chris Robinson-directed "Red Hood" series of commercials set to air in April 2009.

DJRASHIDA.COM
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AHF Limited Poster Prints will be available for purchase only tonight.

AHF 5 YR ANNIVERSARY T-Shirts available for purchase.

*EARLY ARRIVAL IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED FOR GUARANTEED ENTRY TO THIS SPECIAL EVENT*


AHF PRESS:

"In addition to being one of the best parties in the city in terms of musical talent and the diversity of the crowd, the monthly event supports Next Aid and Amnesty International, among others."
- Stop Smiling


Spiritually aware, deep music night Africa Hi-Fi comes back to Sonotheque for another go-round. Resident Ron Trent has been a key figure in Chicago's house explosion and was once resident and A&R man for New York's Giant Step label. He dips into jazz, house and hip-hop...Whatever he does, he always schools us properly. The gregarious Sonia Hassan hosts."
-Time Out Chicago

"There's something to be said for a party that promotes diversity in nightlife, good music and peace and love over everything else. Africa Hi-Fi manages to do just that each time it takes over Sonotheque, with superb dance music from legendary DJ Ron Trent (who was praised by Sonotheque's Joe Bryl when we interviewed him last year) and the earthy socialite skills of host Sonia H. You may not be able to belly up to the bar for free booze, but you can get a different kind of warm, fuzzy feeling by knowing that Africa Hi-Fi supports NextAid and Amnesty International."
-Centerstage Chicago (Maya Henderson)


:AFRICA HI-FI SUPPORTS:

NEXTAID , an LA based non-profit promoting community-driven environmentally, economically and socially empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic.
http://nextaid.org/

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for ALL.
http://amnesty.org/

ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
A leading national nonprofit organization linking science, economics and law to create innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems.
http://www.edf.org/home.cfm



::AHF would like to send our deepest Gratitude to all those who have supported and generously given to our efforts in any way over the past 5 years. We have not forgotten you. Much Love and Respect to you all.

Tonight was made extra special by the generous sponsorship of DiverseCity Music:
Established by industry exec Jennifer Gray in May 2007, DiverseCity Music, Inc. was created with the intention of sponsoring positive dance music culture and lifestyle throughout the world.. The DiverseCity Music mission is to support and promote a wide collective of artists, producers and dj's who share a common objective of creating, playing and sharing ground-breaking music and bringing this experience to a continuously expanding dance music culture.
For more info contact: jen@diversecitymusic.com
http://www.facebook.com/groups/create.php?customize&gid=102254602602#/group.php?gid=102254602602

THANK YOU to:

SONOTHEQUE: Joe Bryl & Staff

AHF DESIGNERS: Cody Hudson, Rob Hamilton, Adam Gibbons, Roman David, Tyler Gibney, Armon Bazile.

AHF AID: Johnny Sagan, Travis Wheeler, Fuad Ahmed, Virgil Abloh, Delilah Moreno, Leonard Part Six, Simon Andolina, Irena, Hoshiko.

AHF PROMO SUPPORT: The Silver Room, Fusicology, Dusty Groove, Gramaphone, Time Out Chicago, WBEZ, Good For Party, Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Reader, World Music Festival, Gene Siskel Film Center, Hot House, and many more.

AHF SPECIAL GUESTS:
Garth Trinidad (Chocolate City/KCRW), Francois K (Deep Space/Wave Music), Rich Medina (Kindred Sprits/Afro Disco), NOMO (Ubiquity), King Britt (Five Six Media), Derrick May (Transmat), Terry Hunter (T's Box), Miles Cleret (Soundway), Jody Watley (Avitone), Siji (Ivy Records/BBE) , Malena Perez (Cubanita Groove), Ge-ology, Tyler Gibney (HVW8), Jeremy Sole (Musaics), MKL (Lion1 Music), Future World Funk (Ether), Mbira Masters of Zimbabwe, Seneke Ensemble, Slang, Angel Figueroa (PAWS Music), Kennedy Octane (Soul Junkies/Casa de Soul), David Danku (Hedonist Music), Fuad Ahmed (Dhakfu), Chadwick (Cool Gallery), Capoeira Angola Chicago, Gingarte Capoeira,Robot Mafia, Kid Jungle, Bravemonk, Tribal Belly Dancers, Carnivale Dancers.

YOU ALL ARE OUR AFRICA HI-FI FAMILY & WE PRAY THAT OUR FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW IN HAPPINESS & GOOD HEALTH. -PEACE.LOVE.RESPECT



"Our ability to reach Unity through Diversity will be the Beauty and Test of our civilization." -Ghandi

"A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty." -Albert Einstein


"When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace."- Jimi Hendrix


(((PEACE.LOVE.RESPECT)))
AFRICA HI-FI