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Long Beach Funk Fest: Fred Wesley, Zigaboo, Katdelic

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SUMMER AND MUSIC ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 3RD ANNUAL LONG BEACH FUNK FEST

Summer And Music (SAM) has officially announced the line up for its third annual Long Beach Funk Fest (LBFF), which takes place on Saturday, August 20, 2011, from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Pine Avenue and the Promenade between Broadway and 3rd Street in Downtown Long Beach.

This free, all ages event will feature eight memorable funk performances on two solar-powered stages, numerous DJs, as well as a variety of on-site activities and vendors. In between sets, 21 eclectic DJs will be spinning well into the night. Rickey Vincent, author of Funk: The Music, the People, and the Rhythm of the One, returns to emcee this year's Funk Fest.

Lineup
Fred Wesley and the New JB's
the Big Ol' Nasty Getdown
Steve Arrington formerly of Slave
Zigaboo Modeliste of the Meters
Ronkat Spearman's Katdelic
Str8 Funk featuring Patryce 'Choc'let' Banks of Graham Central Station
Naked Funk feat. veteran P Funk bassist Lige Curry
Pinot
Delta Nove
Plus Winner of the Battle of the Bands (TBA)

DJ's
Gazoo (LBFF)
Bobby Soul (Boogaloo Assassins)
Dennis Owens (Good Foot)
Abel (Good Foot)
Monalisa (Garth Trinidad Sound)
Sloepoke
Frank E (Beathackerz)
Luman
CeeBrown (Bodega)
IMI
Laraj (Funkmosphere)
SlopsRox (Vinyl Sessions)
Eazy-Uno (Bastard Sundays)
Gomez Comes Alive
Jedi (Rootdown)
Renato
Analog (Boombox)
Mike Angelo
A-Ski (Unique74)
Danny Holloway
Marvski

Ricky Vincent as MC
Kid's Zone of Funkativity
Lil Big Ups Kid's Group

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