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deesh
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Sola and his band Critical Mass - Switzerland, London dates
From: http://www.solaakingbola.com/whatson.html
Sola will be performing live with his band Critical Mass at the Afro- Pfingsten Festival in Winterthur Switzerland, May 11th 2008 @ 16.00hrs Alongside some heavyweight African superstars of the past and today:
Osibisa , Mory Kante, Orchestra Baobab. www.afro-pfingsten.ch
June 29th 2008 @ the Carnival de Cuba Festival in London - Southwark Park
August 2nd 2008 @ the Almeida Theatre
JAMIROQUAI DATES:
June 13th 2008 10:30 pm Fondos de Segura Gran Canaria
June 14th 2008 10:30 pm Avda. Arquitecto Gómez Cuesta Tenerife
June 21-22nd 2008 Poland, Krakow - Wianki Festival
July 4th 2008 7:00 pm Rock in Rio festival Madrid Arganda del Rey Madrid
July 5th 2008 10:30 pm Super Bock Festival in Porto, Portugal Parque da Cidade, Estrada Interior da Circunvalação Porto
July 7th 2008 - Monaco "Monaco live 2008" festival being held in Port Hercule in Monaco.
August 13th/15th 2008 - Sziget Festival in Obuda Island, Budapest
More dates to come 
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deesh
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:18 |
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No feedback, pictures or stories from those that went to the August 2nd gig with Sola?
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CosmicMouse
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:53 |
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Yes, will come soon, deesh!! I am working on that! (some technical issues... new camera...ect.)
Stay tuned!! 
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deesh
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| Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 13:22 |
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Cool - looking forward to it. Thanks Meike! 
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samantha1170
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| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:25 |
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Here's an update about the gig...
On 14 September Jamiroquai percussionist Sola Akingbola and his band 'Critical Mass' performed in London as part of The Mayor's Thames Festival 2008.
A few photos of him and his band performing can be found at Flickr.com.
If you were at the event and saw Sola perform please feel free to post a mini-review or tell us about it by adding a comment with this news story.
Thanks to: http://funkin.com
SAMANTHA
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Jay_F
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 19:16 |
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great song "Olukumi" 
soon i have the whole album, yey ^_^ 
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Tiffinypie
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| Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 23:59 |
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 Very nice.
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deesh
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| Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2009 13:56 |
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| samantha1170 wrote: |
Here's an update about the gig...
On 14 September Jamiroquai percussionist Sola Akingbola and his band 'Critical Mass' performed in London as part of The Mayor's Thames Festival 2008.
A few photos of him and his band performing can be found at Flickr.com.
If you were at the event and saw Sola perform please feel free to post a mini-review or tell us about it by adding a comment with this news story.
Thanks to: http://funkin.com
SAMANTHA |
I know it was awhile ago,but here is a little review:
Sola Akingbola & Critical Mass
2/24/2009 4:56:04 AM
Sola Akingbola is of Yoruba descent. A brilliant musician with rhythm not just in his blood but in every fibre of his being, he is the percussionist recruited by Jay Kay to add his unique flavour to his project Jamiroquai’s sound – and we all know the huge international success of this collaboration.
In his performance with his band Critical Mass at the Mayor’s Thames Festival in September 2008, he made a clear point of his pride in this Yoruba heritage. Performing with two backing singers, a full live band set-up and two of his native talking drums, he took the audience in front of the Green Man Stage on a journey of discovery. The high point and, for most of the audience, surprise came when he called out to the network of Yoruba communities around the world, in Brazil, in Trinidad and Cuba. It was a strong performance of beauty and originality, showing common roots to a wide variety of cultures and drawing listeners into the depth of its message. In the lyrics, Sola drew us into a world of Yoruba sayings with deep mythological roots in ancient civilisations – through words sung in Yoruba and then translated into English. Then of course, being a percussionist at heart, Sola also made everyone dance. The talking drums add a unique beat which seems alive in the wide variety of sounds they are able to produce. Sola himself used a variety of percussion instruments while being a hugely charismatic, involving stage performer with a full blend of talented people behind him. The Conscious Verdict: four stars out of five. A big star for authenticity. Here’s an international musician, a great role model in that he is committed to going back and exploring his Yoruba roots and portraying the beauty, strength, mystery of the Yoruba race, and is hugely entertaining while doing it. Because there is more than one kind of globalisation. We support the kind that takes into account and celebrates the multiplicity of cultures. We don’t want all to become the same. The only thing that’s missing: Exposure! Right now Sola is rehearsing with his band for an appearance at the Percussion Festival in Krakow, Poland, 18 - 22 February. We will talk to him about his experience there and his future plans after that.
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mr.az
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| Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 23:03 |
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theres more info?
also, if someone can send me via pm some song of this show, ill be happy 
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