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Have you been to the best street festival in The Bay Area? Oakland's Art & Soul is almost here!

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Oaklands Art & Soul

Have you been to the best street festival in The Bay Area?  Oakland's Art & Soul is almost here!

 

The 2009 music lineup has just been announced!

 

Saturday, August 15

Art & Soul Main Stage -- World Class Rock

Presented by KFOG 104.5/97.7 FM

Clay Street between 11th & 12th

  1:00pm Loquat
  2:30pm BoDeans
  4:00pm Shawn Colvin
   

Yoshi's Jazz Stage

In association with KCSM 91.1FM

Jefferson Street at 12th
12:30pm Oakland Public Conservatory of Music
  1:30pm Dayna Stephens
  3:00pm SEPIA featuring Faye Carol, Denise Perrier, Frankye Kelly and Lady Mem'fis
  4:30pm Mo'Fone
   

Gospel Showcase

Presented by Edwin Hawkins & the Community of Unity

12th Street at Broadway

12:30pm

Opening Ceremony with

Edwin Hawkins & Walter Hawkins

Community of Unity & Community In Praise Mass Choir

12:55pm Kalani Calhoun
  1:15pm C. Ellis & Worship
  1:35pm Progeny
  1:55pm Kevin Moore
  2:15pm

Edwin Hawkins and Bishop Walter

L. Hawkins

  2:30pm Bishop Walter L. Hawkins & The Love Center Choir
  3:05pm Terrence Kelly & the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir
  3:25pm Sharon Wynn Davison
  3:45pm Sunny Hawkins & The M.U.S.I.C. Department
  4:05pm Men of Endurance
  4:25pm Derrick Hall & Co.
  4:55pm

Closing Ceremony

Edwin Hawkins & Walter Hawkins

Community of Unity & Community In Praise Mass Choir

   

Plaza Stage

Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of City Hall

 Family  
12:30pm Abby and the Pipsqueaks
  1:35 pm Jump Street
 Local Voices
  2:45pm Dear Indugu
  3:45pm

Rosa los Santos  

  5:00pm Ramana Vieira
   
 
Sunday, August 16

Art & Soul Main Stage -- Smooth Jazz/R&B

Presented by KBLX 102.9 FM

Clay Street between 11th & 12th

  1:00pm Stabe Wilson and the SW band
  2:30pm Bobby Caldwell
  4:00pm Will Downing
   

Cultura Tres Sesenta Latin Stage

"Cuíca Y Clave"

Presented by CaribelinQ OmniMedia

Jefferson Street at 12th
12:05pm Ana Carbatti with Carlos Oliveira
12:30pm Ba-Tú-Ke featuring Samba Queen Maisa Duke & Energia do Samba
  1:30pm

Sandy Perez Y Su Lade featuring EMESE'

  2:45pm Fito Reinoso Y Su Ritmo Y Armonia
  4:00pm

Chino Espinoza Y Los Dueños Del Son

  5:00pm Samba Funk lessons with King Theo I
  5:15pm Fogo Na Roupa
  DJ's IWAH & EPIC spinning Son, Salsa, Reggeaton, Samba, Cumbia & more
   

Oakland R&B Reunion Stage

Presented by the Bay Area Blues Society

12th Street at Broadway

12:30pm Domingo & Friends
  1:30pm Derick Hughes
  1:45pm Simply Supreme
  2:30pm Freddie Hughes
  3:00pm Frankie Lee
  3:45pm Zakiya Hooker
  4:45pm Caravan of All Stars featuring Wylie Trass, Teddy "Blues Master" Watson and Terrible Tom
   

World Dance Stage - Hip-Hop Infusion

Presented by Carla Service & Dance-A-Vision Entertainment

Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of City Hall

12:30pm Bay Area Dance Studios Youth and Adult Classes
  Cougar Cadets Drum Corp
  Dance-A-Vision Youth
  No Division Praise Dance
  Divine Praise
  Sparkle
  Joti Singh, Bhangra
   
  2:00pm Bay Area Hip-Hop Dance Crews
  Destined 2 Dance
  Diamond
  Platinum
  Urban Jazz Dance Company
  Plik Plok & The Robonati
  Mind Over Matter
  Afta Shock
  Mini/Mighty Shock
  Future Shock
   
  4:00pm Origins of Hip-Hop (Africa) presented by Alseny Soumah, Lahydi Dance Company
   
  Tribute to Michael Jackson presented by Hip-Hop Dance Companies featuring dancers from hit TV series "So You Think You Can Dance" and "America's Best Dance Crew"
  Dance-A-Vision Entertainment
  New Style Motherload
  Culture Shock
  Mind Over Matter
  Housing Authority
  Unique Diversity
  Carla Service
   
 

Everybody Dance Now!

Audience Participation

   

 

 

The lineup is subject to change without notice. Please check back as additional acts are added.

 

Chris Fisher
Your Virtual Assistant - Concord, CA

This sounds like a lot of fun.  My daughter comes home from camp Saturday and I think it will take me at least 2 days to clean the dirt off of her and all her possessions or we would go.  Hopefully we can make it next year.

Aug 13, 2009 06:22 AM