Combining live instrumentation with electronics, Afrolicious has quite a few boasting rights. Vocalist and percussionist Baba Duru was an original member of the groundbreaking jazz fusion group the Headhunters and the band has had songs remixed by Thievery Corporation co-founder Rob Garza, legendary dub producer Scientist, Brazilian producer Trotter, Bay Area sensation J Boogie and more. But the beauty of this San Francisco-based outfit is its high-energy, cultural and musical mashup known for sweeping dance floors into a frenzy of groove with rhythmic textures, funky melodies and heart-pounding drums.
INFO: 9 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 21. Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz. $7/adv, $10/door. 479-1854.
WANT TO GO? Go to our Afrolicious Giveaway before 11 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, to enter to win a pair of tickets to the show.
