[DAY PARTY] City Kings: Native Tongues Continues Retro Music Movement*
Presented by @NoirMusicSeries | Music by @DJCEO & DJ @RebornNYC
Friday, September 28 | 5-10pm
Dekalb Market, located at Flatbush & Willoughby Avenues, Brooklyn, NY
Admission: $5 after 6pm
*The special event to also help close-out Dekalb Market for the season

September 18, 2012 (NY)— Fresh off the success of their inaugural event, CITY KINGS will continue its retro music movement this Friday, September 28 to help close out the season at Dekalb Market in Brooklyn, NY.

Presented by Noir Music Series, CITY KINGS will celebrate the music of Native Tongues, a pioneering artists collective renowned for bringing socially conscious and alternative music to the forefront of the 90’s hip-hop movement. The Native Tongues collective included such legendary artists as A Tribe Called Quest, Black Sheep, De La Soul, Jungle Bros, Queen Latifah, Yasiin Bey (Mos Def) and Talib Kweli.

CITY KINGS: Native Tongues will also be the last hurrah for Dekalb Market as it closes out its last season with more than 700 guests expected to be in attendance. DJ CEO (Influence Series/Off The Wall) and DJ Reborn will keep the party moving with classic hits from the music collective, along with other musical surprises. Brooklyn’s own Daoud Abeid (Coup d’etat) and Khalil (Bushbabees) have joined in as hosts for the evening. Also, expect appearances from special invited guests, along with refreshments and shopping from the vendors located within Dekalb Market.

CITY KINGS: Native Tongues takes place Friday, September 28, 5-10pm at Dekalb Market, located at 138 Willoughby Street (@Flatbush Ave) in Brooklyn. The event is sponsored by YRB Magazine, Mazie’s Bites, CHARGED.fm, Noir Music Series and Dekalb Market.

Advanced tickets can be purchased at http://bit.ly/SxCNU1. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/SxCNU1 or please email media@dwworldmedia.com.

[PARTY] Deejay’s for Obama, Volume 4
Thursday, August 9 | 6-11pm
Music by Guest DJs
DJ Bent Roc of WBLS’s “Classic Flavors” show,
DJ @RebornNYC from “Soul Candy” & the “Ubiquity
DJ Trauma, official DJ of the Brooklyn Nets & The Block Association
Superhero DJ @superheroDJ of WBLS 107.5 & Hi Definition Fridays at Butter
Taj Lounge, located at 48 W. 21st (between 5th & 6th Avenues) New York, NY
Suggested Donation: $20 with all proceeds going to
Obama 2012 & 1911 United for Obama Super PAC

Please join us for 4th installment of
DEEJAYS FOR OBAMA

The DJ lineup is as formidable as ever! DJ Bent Roc of WBLS 107.5’ “Classic Flavors”, The lovely lady DJ Reborn, former resident DJ of the legendary “Ubiquity” party, DJ Trauma, the official DJ of the Brooklyn Nets and a member of The Block Boyz and of course your monthly resident DJ, Jon Quick, the newest member of the WBLS family. We will also have Mic Murphy, formerly of the group The System, singing his classic “Don’t Disturb This Groove”.

We have just confirmed also that one of our host committee members, Calcie Cooper, has agreed to launch his line of Pro Obama tees, “Vote 44 Victory” (http://on.fb.me/PBg1Ds) during our event as well.

ElevenSixTwelve (http://on.fb.me/Qz59Ln) will also make their line of Obama inspired tees available for purchase.

Special live performance by Mic Murphy of The System performing the classic, “Don’t Disturb This Groove”.
*** A fundraiser for the re-election campaign for President Barack Obama 2012 ***

HOST COMMITTEE
Alanzo Dale (The Minority Report), Andre Riley, Arlene Pitterson, Calcie Cooper, Caron Cox, Chester Felts, Cindy Helen Brea, Derrell Johnson, Diane Lucas, Erica Lee, Heather Palmore, Heather Wiltshire Clement, Ilyas Akbar, Jay Bertete, Jodi Brockington, Jon Quick, Juny Francois, Karen Shirley, Keenan Davis, Marlene Collins, Marlene Duperley, Osas Ighodaro, Rene John Sandy, Rob Stevens, Steve Davis, Tony Martinez

[LOUNGE/PARTY] @SoulCandy5Ninth w/ DJ @RebornNYC
*EVERY TUESDAY @ 10pm
@5Ninth, located at 5 9th Ave New York, NY
Admission: FREE
Text to ‘follow SoulCandy5Ninth’ to 40404
Facebook Event page: http://on.fb.me/MXNrRJ
Tumblr: http://bit.ly/MEPSY8

[DJ INTERNSHIP] DJ Reborn Seeks an Assistant
Contact DJ Reborn at via twitter @rebornnyc | Vimeo: http://bit.ly/LREKnn

Seeking an Assistant who is is social media and tech savvy and can help sort out everything from email mailing lists for gigs; from Facebook to Twitter biz and overall web presence etc.

In exchange, in exchange the person filling this role will be taught how to DJ and other useful skills that accompany that work. Preference to women, preferably a woman (sorry fellas but need more women in the game). If you are SERIOUS and interested please in contact DJ Reborn on twitter via @rebornnyc.

About DJ Reborn
DJ Reborn has been pleasing crowds across the country and abroad for over a decade with her mellifluous blend of soul, hip-hop, reggae, house, afro-beat, nu-jazz, rock and more.

Since 2002, DJ Reborn has worked as a musical director and live on stage DJ with Will Power on the off Broadway hip-hop theatre hit show “Flow.” She partnered with Will Power again in 2007 as the musical director/sound designer for his original children’s theatre production “Little Honey Bo.”

Reborn was the 2004-2005 international tour DJ for Russell Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam. She has made four appearances on BET’s Rap City and has been featured in “Trace,” “NRG,” “URB,” “Scratch,” “The Village Voice” and “DJ Times” magazines.

Reborn is also a mentor and workshop facilitator for New York City teens. She has crafted a new workshop specifically for teen girls, one which explores DJing, creative writing and women’s images in music and media culture.

Reborn is a Chicago native now residing in New York. She spins at clubs and parties, in addition to museums like the Studio Museum of Harlem and the Bronx Museum, as well as live shows for The Roots, Common, Talib Kweli, India Arie, John Legend, Alice Smith and Goapele.

PARTY: 12 Years of UBIQUITA!!!
Saturday, March 3, 2012 | 10pm-4am
Brooklyn Terrace, located at 216-228 Duffield Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
+ special opening set by the lovely and talented, DJ Eko : BKNY
Age: 21+ | Cover: $10.00 (proceeds to benefit NextAid)
Cover Notes: Dance Party at Brooklyn Museum is Free!
Facebook Event: http://on.fb.me/zSvLRe | Twitter: @ubiquitaworld
Email: ubiqworldwide@gmail.com

You are cordially invited to join us as we celebrate 12 Years of UBIQUITA!!

FIRST
Target First Saturdays @The Brooklyn Museum
Dance Party 8-10pm, FREE

The Ladies of Ubiquita ROCK the dance party for The Brooklyn Museum’s Women’s History Month Celebration — PHENOMENAL WOMEN

THEN…

THE AFTERPARTY @ THE BROOKLYN TERRACE

Join us for a sexy, sonic, indoor/outdoor rooftop experience as we celebrate 12 Years of Life, Love and Music in the heart of downtown Brooklyn!!
Featuring soundz by THE LADIES OF UBIQUITA - ALL NIGHT LONG!!
(DJs @rebornnyc + @dj_moni + @DJSellyF + @djsherock)

+ART INSTALLATION:
Photographer Michael July will be exhibiting a special advanced slideshow presentation of his new coffee table photo book, “AFROS - A Celebration of Natural Hair”. The presentation will also feature a special video tribute to the master of “Love, Peace & Soul”, Don Cornelius.

ART/BOOK TALK/CONCERT/DANCE PARTY: Target First Saturdays presents “Fierce, Phenomenal Women”
Sponsored by Target. Made possible by the Wallace Foundation Community Programs Fund, established by the Wallace Foundation, with additional support from DLA Piper US LLP, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, The Ellis A. Gimbel Trust, National Grid, and other donors. Time Out New York, print media sponsor. WNYC Radio, broadcast media sponsor.
Saturday, March 3, 2012 
Free Admission from 5 to 11 p.m.
Website: http://bit.ly/ozCcMI

Action Station
5–8 p.m.
Visitors are invited to contribute images to community-curated heritage panels inspired by Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, which will highlight the influential women in our lives.

Music
5–8 p.m.
Performances by Alakande! Spread Joy!, lo-fi punk group Making Friendz, and New Zealand contemporary soul group Fredericks Brown.

Artist Talk
6 p.m.
Mary Lucier on the installation Playing House. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Performance
6 p.m.
Brooklyn Ballet performs excerpts from their spring 2012 program, which draws on influences including Stravinsky, Isadora Duncan, and hip-hop. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Performance
6 p.m.
The Bad Feminist Readings, produced by Sarah Gentile and Sarah Giovanniello, is a feminist reading of over a century’s worth of popular books written with women in mind. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5 p.m.

Hands-on Art
6:30–8:30 p.m.
Create your own illustration to accompany a newspaper headline, inspired by the exhibition Newspaper Fiction: The New York Journalism of Djuna Barnes, 1913–1919. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 5:30 p.m.

Artist Talk
7 p.m.
Feminist artist Kate Gilmore speaks about her work, including Blood From a Stone. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 6 p.m.

Curator Talk
8 p.m.
Catherine Morris, curator of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, on Rachel Kneebone: Regarding Rodin and Newspaper Fiction. Free tickets available at the Visitor Center at 7 p.m.

Dance Party
8–10 p.m.
The original Ladies of Ubiquita, DJs Reborn, Moni, Selly, and shErOck, celebrate their twelfth anniversary and all the women who’ve inspired them.

Book Club
9 p.m.
Author Sara Marcus leads a lively discussion of her book Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution. A book signing follows in the Museum Store.

Performance
9–10 p.m.
Brooklyn-born performance artist Queen Godis presents poetic hip-hop soul.

CONCERT: Noir Music Series launches as benefit for National Black Writers Conference
Program of the 2012 National Black Writer’s Conference
Kick-off celebrates the blurred boundaries between music and spoken word
Featuring Jessica Care Moore, Tuan X, DJ Reborn, i (am) isis, Humuni (Ish & Mega)
Hosted by Shanelle Gabriel, Gabe & Tai Allen
Friday, March 2 | at Free Candy, located at 903 Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn. Admission: General - $15 | Students - $8 | Group Rates Available
Website:noirmusicseries.com |  Facebook: http://on.fb.me/zZUcra
Tickets: http://bit.ly/xotf0F

February 21, 2012 (NY) — Vicelounge, in conjunction with the National Black Writers Conference 2012 present Noir, Friday, March 2 at Free Candy in Brooklyn.

Headlined by internationally renowned poet/playwright/rock star Jessica Care Moore, Noir features some of the city’s best and brightest, who are known just as much for being amazing emcees and vocalists as they are for their written word.

Noir, curated by poet/singer/producer/creative Tai Allen, launches as a benefit and pre-conference celebration for the National Black Writer’s Conference (NWBC). The kick-off event highlights the blurred boundaries between music and poetry, featuring rock/hip-hop/soul hybrids, Jessica Care Moore & (i am) isis; hip-hop, HumUni (Ish & Mega of UrbanWord fame); R&B/hip-hop Tuan X; and soul music, Shanelle Gabriel & vicelounge.

“We started the Noir Music Series as a benefit to support one of our top priorities…Black art and culture,” explained Tai Allen. “Since every member is a multi-disciplinary artist, it just made sense to bring awareness by developing a concert showcasing poets/writers who are also talented musicians.”

Moore agreed, “I have been an audience member and artist at the National Black Writers Conference over the years. This institution is so vital to writers and poets of the African diaspora. We must continue to support festivals and conferences that give writers of color a voice. I’m honored to be participating this year.”

Inspired by the late John Oliver Killens, since 1986, the National Black Writers Conference has brought together writers, critics, booksellers, book reviewers, educators, students, and the general public in a dialogue on emerging themes, trends, and issues in black literature. 

“We see this concert as a celebration and acknowledgement of soul of the poet, a celebration which can be traced back to the griots of Africa,” said NBWC founder Dr. Brenda Greene. “Our griots were storytellers who used performance and dance to chronicle their lives and celebrate their culture. There was no distinction between dance, music and storytelling. This concert thus embodies the legacy of a cultural tradition which spans centuries.”

For more information, visit noirmusicseries.com. For interviews, images or other supporting materials, please email cbrewer@dwworldmedia.com