Dilla Day 2011

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Thursday February 10, 2011 The J Dilla Foundation and BamaLoveSoul in
association with WeAreArtists, LOBOTOMIX, Jodine's Corner and Fifth
Sense present Dilla Day 2011.

Dilla Day 2011 is an annual event that takes place to honor the life
of acclaimed Grammy award winning producer James "J Dilla" Yancey; who
has produced music for artists ranging from Janet Jackson to A Tribe
Called Quest. J Dilla passed away in 2006 after long su...ffering with
Lupus and the rare blood disease TTP. After his passing, J Dilla's
mother, Maureen Yancey started the J Dilla Foundation
(jdillafoundation.org) to help fund inner-city music programs, and
provide scholarships to students attending schools that have
progressive music curricula. The foundation encourages styles such as
hip-hop, R&B, and soul to be studied and cultivated in higher learning
institutions along with other celebrated genres such as classical,
jazz, and rock.

Dilla Day 2011 will take place at Plum (108 17th Street N) in downtown
Birmingham and serve as a fundraiser for the foundation. Doors open at
6PM with a screening of Timeless: A Suite for Ma Dukes; a performance
of the music of James "J Dilla" Yancey performed by a 60 piece
Orchestra composed and arranged by Miguel Atwood-Ferguson feat.
special guests Bilal, Dwele, Posdnuos, Talib Kweli and more.
Immediately following at 7PM, 5 DJs will play music that was produced
and performed by J Dilla for the remainder of the night while Marika
Johnson creates an illustration live.
Donations will be accepted and there will be information on site about
the chronic inflammatory disease, Lupus

Listen to a portion of Timeless: a Suite for Ma Dukes HERE
http://bamalovesoul.com/2010/04/29/untitledfantastic-from-suite-for-ma-dukes/

View pictures from last year HERE:
http://bamalovesoul.com/photos/

DJs:

DJ Jeff C (LOBOTOMIX)
DJ F/X (Green Seed)
DJ Rahdu (BamaLoveSoul, Hot 107.7 FM)
Junior Star (BamaLoveSoul)
Rashid (LOBOTOMIX)

and....a special appearance by DJ TANNER (LOBOTOMIX) to finish the
night off.