A discussion at the Museum of the African Diaspora following our screening of BETTY - THEY SAY I’M DIFFERENT, A film by Phil Cox on March 7, 2019.
Greg Errico is a musician and record producer, best known as the drummer for the popular and influential psychedelic soul/funk band Sly & the Family Stone. He produced Betty Davis’s classic self-titled debut album.
Dr. Rickey Vincent is a Bay Area educator, writer, music producer and radio host. He is the author of Funk: The Music, the People and the Rhythm of The One, the definitive take on the musical phenomenon. He hosts “The History of Funk” on KPFA Radio Friday nights and has been playing and celebrating Betty Davis music since the 1970s. Dr. Vincent is Assistant Professor in Diversity Studies at California College of the Arts, is a Lecturer in African American Studies at San Francisco City College, and he teaches a Summer Session class in African American Studies at UC Berkeley titled “Black Music from Bebop to Hip Hop” that is open to the public.
Femi Andrades (stage name FEMI) is an Oakland, California native and an accomplished international recording and performing artist with over 20 years experience in the entertainment industry. Her debut solo album “Sweetwater Soul” released in 2008 on now-defunct San Francisco rock label Talking House Records garnered local success and international online streaming recognition. She followed that project up with a hard-hitting alter ego styled Sonic-Youth meets Funkadelic-inspired album called “REVOLUTION” with her partner Quincy Ramone who founded their band Punk Funk Mob. Vocalist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Executive Producer, Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Actress, Model, Educator, and Entrepreneur, her contribution to the art community is immeasurable. In partnering with international recording artist like Bill Ortiz (Santana), Sila & The Afro-Funk Experience (NAACP Image Award Winner), Ronkat Spearman (George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic) Levi Seacer (NPG/Prince) Femi continues to reflect her musical diversity and social complexities that is her life. FEMI has traveled and performed in the US & Europe and is currently recording and working on two new projects tentatively titled “The Gypsy Chronicles” and “Afro Girl Soul Presents”.
This program is co-sponsored by the USF Department of Sociology
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