On Saturday night October 8, 2022, the Bayou came to L.A. Marcus L. Miller’s Afro-Fusion Project featuring Big Chief Shaka Zulu performed their debut set for a packed house at the William Grant Still art center. The music is a blend of World/Afro Beat grooves with the distinctive vocal chants inherent to the New Orleans Black Masking Indians tradition.
Read MoreOn Saturday night October 8, 2022, the Bayou came to L.A. Marcus L. Miller’s Afro-Fusion Project featuring Big Chief Shaka Zulu performed their debut set for a packed house at the William Grant Still art center. The music is a blend of World/Afro Beat grooves with the distinctive vocal chants inherent to the New Orleans Black Masking Indians tradition.
Read MoreArtist/percussionist Marcus L. Miller leads his Project World Drum ensemble in a rhythmic celebration of the African Diaspora. Drum Church features Derf Reklaw (flute/vocals/bongos/bell/bottle/congas), David Leach (congas/timbales/ tamborine), Nikki Campbell (congas/surdo/tom-tom), Jah Amen Mobley (djembe, claves), Jelani Blunt (djembe, bass drums, ago-go bell, tom-tom), Medasi Mobley (dun-djuns/ tom-tom/djembe, tamborine),and Marcus L. Miller (lead vocals/drum set/ tom-tom).
Read MoreWhat happens when you combine musicians and dancers on a stage performing live trying to work through the many ills in society that affect the lives of Black people daily in America? The result yields the Marcus Miller Ensemble and Lula Washington Dance Theatre performing together. This is an excerpt from a performance at Indiana’s Butler University in 2014. The music, Surrender Suite, is written and composed by Marcus L. Miller (Miller, SESAC). Featured musicians include Bobby Bryant Jr. (alto saxophone ), Bobby Pierce (piano/organ/keyboards), Edwin Livingston (Contra Bass), Marcus L. Miller (Drums).
Read MoreUniverse X & the Apostles of Funk touched down again in Los Angeles to bring some uplifting, cosmic World Beat vibes during the Corona virus pandemic of 2020. This year, the annual Afro Beat Dance Party, held at the Lula Washington Dance Theatre, was broadcast Online for all to see and partake. Hear, how it went down.
Read MoreBack in May of 2011, the Marcus Miller Ensemble accompanied the Lula Washington Dance Theatre on a 20 city 3 week tour of Western China. From Beijing to Shanghai and all points in between, we travelled by plane, bus, boat, & train to our many destinations along the way. One night in Zhengzhou was special and this is what we share with you.
Read MoreProject World Drum presents DIASPORA… in celebration of World Indigenous People’s Day 2020.
This event was held at St. Elmo Village in Los Angeles, CA on Sunday October 11, 2020. Artist/percussionist Marcus L. Miller leads Project World Drum and created the concept. The group performs rhythms that celebrate the indigenous people of America, the Caribbean, South America, and Central America.
Read MoreIn celebration of Black History month, Universe Soul Records is making available some previously unreleased material by USR artist Marcus L. Miller. ©2020 neanve music All rights reserved.
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