As the story goes …from a humble beginning of only two theaters and a torrent of negative reviews, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baasasssss Song” eventually mushroomed to domestic box office receipts of $10,000,000.00 and landed on Daily Variety’s list of top-grossing films for the year 1971.  Incidentally Sweet Sweetback was the largest grossing independent film up to
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Two Nights! Feb 3 & 4 Melvin Van Peebles & Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in residence at BRICstudio 8:00 PM Work-In-Progress (rehearsal) View­ing 9:45 PM Dis­cus­sion w/ Melvin Van Pee­bles 10:00 PM Book Sign­ing & Mer­chan­dise Sales Doors Open @ 7:45 PM Tick­ets Details Com­ing Soon! Join us for an unfor­get­table evening with leg­endary
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Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber brings our genre-bending live show to York College’s Performing Art Center in Queens on Friday, November 13th & The World Famous Blue Note in Manhattan on Monday, November 16th. Witness the next step in the evolution of The Arkestra Chamber as “Pass the Baton” makes its NYC area debut at
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Witness the next step in the evolution of The Arkestra Chamber as “Pass the Baton” makes its NYC area debut at York College’s Performing Art Center on Friday, November 13. Road tested in Chicago, Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware; “Pass the Baton” is Greg Tate’s latest brain-child. With the pass of a baton, conduction duties are
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What’s up y’all, it’s fall and as the squirrels know, have to have those chestnuts poppin. Burnt Sugar has been blessed with upcoming hits at the Dywer Cultural Center in Harlem; York College in Queens; the Blue Note in Manhattan, whew! The new year blazes in with a January Joe’s Pub hit with a Sweetback
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PRESENTED BY Marque Gilmore & DRUM FM From the Creator of the World’s 1st Interactive Live Jungle/DnB Club comes “Interactive Cell-Structure Sessions” featuring Marque Gilmore the inna-most (BK/UK) and Mikel Banks da “Spirit-Hood” (Dustbin Brothers). With special guests Greg Tate + members of Burnt Sugar & surprise 12th Planet Funkateers! A sonic exploration into the
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A Bashir Project is the launch of a FUNdraising campaign for Bashir Oliver, a child with multiple disabilities, including Autism. Spearheaded and supported by allied communities of artists and activists invested in the future of this beautiful boy. Proceeds from this event will be used to assist payment of Bashir’s education, medical necessities, and special
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The swift blaze of a hot fire is a rare thing “up norf” on the shores of Lake Ontario. But it did get a little warm during Burnt Sugar’s visit to Harbour Front in Toronto… and not just from the combustible concoction the Suga’ people cooked up… but from bright-sunny days, upper 70’s weather-uncharacteristically still
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