Book Signing & Reading of A MIXED MEDICINE BAG in Roxbury 2/25

ROXBURY - McGruder Media in cooperation with Frugal Book Store presents a very special Black History Month BOOK SIGNING & Reading of  A MIXED MEDICINE BAG: Original Black Wampanoag Folklore,  by internationally celebrated Author, Playwright & Performing Artist, Mwalim *7).

Join us on Saturday, February 25th, 2 - 5pm at  Frugal Book Store, 330 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Boston, MA 02119. For more information, call (617) 541-1722.

Mwalim *7) Returns To The DrCal Hour of Insight - 1/23 @ 4PM

Mwalim Back In The Lab @ The New DOWNSTREETER Media Studios

CAPE COD - Mwalim "DaPhunkeeProfessor" is back in the studio finishing up his overdue "DEEP Soul Chants & Hollers" mix- tape. "DEEP Soul Chants & Hollers" is a musical exploration via -DaPhunkeeOne's roots in the Garage/ House Music scene. A web-based, sneaky peak, radio edit of the mix- tapes first single "The Abyss" last winter was well received by a selected international A-list of House Music DJs and radio mix-shows.

"DEEP Soul Chants & Hollers" is one of many projects slated for production in the new DOWNSTREETER Media Studios located on Cape Cod, MA. DOWNSTREET is a production facility built by Liberation Music -MGM providing in-house audio and film/video production services for LMMGM affiliated artists and clients.

DEM BIG GIRLS Video tops 12,000 Hits & Rising!!!

YOUTUBE -The music video to Mwalim's underground dace-hall club hit, DEM BIG GIRLS reached 12,000 hits this week on Youtube. From his New England Urban Music Awards double winning and Native American Music Award double nominated CD, "The Liberation Sessions" (Liberation Music - MGM), DEM BIG GIRLS brought Mwalim to the attention of a myriad of major and large indie record labels, seeking to court the talented singer, songwriter, musicians and producer into a deal.

Mwalim "DaPhunkeeProfessor" is in the recently built Downstreeters Studios, back at work on his next project "DEEP Soul Chants & Hollers" a house music project.

Mwalim Named Director of African & African American Studies @ UMass Dartmouth

Mwalim (Prof. MJ Peters)

N. DARTMOUTH - The African and African American Studies program at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth quietly marked its 20th Anniversary with the appointment of associate professor of English, Mwalim (MJ Peters) as the new director.

Mwalim, a multi-award-winning performer, writer and artist, joined the faculty at UMass Dartmouth in 2003. He credits his experiences as a research assistant at the Afro American Studies Department at Boston University and his development as a protégée of the late James Spruill as the main influences on his interests in academia. The local NAACP recognized his work last May by naming him “Educator of the Year.”

Under Mwalim, the objectives of the program are “to provide an academically rigorous, interdisciplinary exploration of the arts, humanities and social sciences from an Afrocentric perspective.”
Within the last month, Mwalim has successfully increased the number of students currently enrolled in the minor from three to almost 12. The program, which was co-founded in 1991 by the late Dr. Gloria Waite and Dr. John Rice, offers a minor in African and African American Studies to undergraduates.

TUNE IN to Poetic Energy Network for Interview with Mwalim on 11/28 @ 8PM

INTERNET - RADIO - Conversations about music, theater, and Black Studies will flow like water Monday, Nov 28th at 8PM  on the Poetic Energy Network Station when Daphunkeeprofessor joins the show for a candid, 45-minute interview on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/poeticenergynetworkstation

The Poetic Energy Network is the brain-child of Michelle E Alford, a.k.a, Poetic Energy. As an Author, Poet, Writer, Certified Life Coach, Publisher and Owner of a prime Detroit radio network station. She is "Uniting Voices and Changing Lives" by providing a variety of shows that motivate, educate, entertain, inspire, and positively impact the lives of others mentally, spiritually, and physically.

Tune in to the Poetic Energy Network Station On Monday, November 28, 2011 at 8pm and call in to join the conversation 917-932-8881.

Hyannis Harbor Arts FUNdraiser Featuring The GROOVALOTTOS - 10/28

HYANNIS - The party continues this Friday at the Halloween Masquerade FUNdraiser, "SPIRITS FROM THE WOODS": Friday, October 28th, 7:00-10:00 pm, $10.00. Wear a costume, have some fun, come to the party and dance the night away!!!

The Hyannis Harbor Arts Center at the Guyer Barn, has been renamed to reflect its expanding mission to showcase established and emerging artists in a variety of genres through instruction, events, exhibits and performances. The name and mission complements the HyArts District’s efforts to establish the Town of Barnstable as a regional destination for the arts.

For more information, contact Karen Billard at 508.862.4990 or info@hyartsdistrict.com.

The GROOVALOTTOS Bring The Funk to Mashpee Community Park - 10/15

MASHPEE - Add a little zip to your autumn with The GROOVALOTTOS as they bring their Deep Soul-Funk sound to the Mashpee Community Park on Saturday, October 15, 2011 @ 3PM
Mashpee Community Park is located at the corner of Main Street (Rte 130) and Great Neck Road North, in the historic North End of Mashpee. This concert is the inaugural presentation of the Mashpee Community Performance Series, bringing arts and cultural activities to the historic district of the town.

With influences as varied As Parliament Funkadelic, Hugh Masakela, Sly & The Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and The Isley Brothers, The GROOVALOTTOS have been drawing audiences to the dance foor since their premiere this past March and have rapidly gained a reputation as one of New England's most entertaining and funkiest party bands.

The Mashpee Community Performance series is sponsored by the Mashpee Recreation Department. For more information contact 508-539-1416.

Mwalim to Present "They Never Took Our Drums" @ Pequot Museum with The GROOVALOTTOS

Mwalim *7)

MASHANTUCKET, CT - Saturday, October 8, 2011 marks the opening of the Indivisible exhibit at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum in Mashantucket, Ct and part of the opening ceremony will be a performance of "The Never Took Our Drums," written by Mwalim and performed with the band, The GROOVALOTTOS. Indivisible is an exhibit by The Smithsonian Institute that opened at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC back in 2009 and has been on a world tour since April of 2010.

"They Never Took Our Drums" is a spoken-word performance piece that premiered in 1995 at Cape Cod Community College. A storytelling piece that brings the big bang theory, creationism/ creation myths and musical evolution together in one tale. Mwalim, the 2010 Best Male Jazz Artist in the New England Urban Music Awards and multi-award nominee in the Native American Music Awards was invited to perform the piece, an excerpt of which appears in his essay in "We Heard It In The Fields" which appears in the exhibits companion book. Mwalim (aka, Morgan James Peters) is a multi- award-winning performing artist, writer an educator as well as a tenured Associate Professor at UMass Dartmouth.

For more information, contact The Mashantucket Pequot Museum @ (800) 411-9671.

Falmouth JazzFest is Coming with The GROOVALOTTOS - 9/30

FALMOUTH - The annual JazzFest is coming to Falmouth on the weekend of September 30th and The GROOVALOTTOS will be there!

The GROOVALOTTOS take to the stage at Peg Noonan Park  in downtown Falmouth on Friday, Sept 30th @ 6:30 - 7:45PM. After their first public performance this past March, The GROOVALOTTOS and their Deep Sou-Funk style has been sweeping the land!

The GROOVALOTTOS Mashpee Concert Postponed To October 15

MASHPEE - The GROOVALOTTOS outdoor concert scheduled for September 24th has been post-poned to October 15th due to rain.

The Mashpee Community Performance Series' inaugural show will take place on October 15 @ 3:30 PM in the Mashpee Community Park (corner of Main Street[Rte 130] and Great Neck Road North)

This event is free and open to the public!!!

The GROOVALOTTOS Bring That Classic Sound

CAPE COD - Following the examples set by underground hip-hop artists with the mixtape, The GROOVALOTTOS have slipped their 4 sound E.P. slowly into the hands and ears of the public. As a Deep Soul-Funk band, the quartet wanted to explore the warm sounds of the 1970's, making a live, analog recording in Debbie Lane Studios.

Laying down 4 Mwalim originals,you can see why The GROOVALOTTOS are quickly gaining a reputation as a favorite party band.

The GROOVALOTTOS will be performing on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 3:30pm in Mashpee Community Park.

"Make It Look Easy" by The GROOVALOTTOS by Mwalim7



DEM BIG GIRLS by The GROOVALOTTOS by Mwalim7