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The Refuge Project II: Advocacy against Domestic Violence through Music, Yoga and Art

By amygail | Published: July 27, 2010
Advo­cacy Against Domes­tic Vio­lence through Yoga, Music and Art Sun­day August 8, 2010 5:30pm Vinyasa Mas­ter Class 7:00pm Con­cert $25.00 Mas­ter Class includes recep­tion, gift bag and con­cert tix $15.00 Con­cert 21 and over Join the Three Jew­els at Lit­tle­field in Gowanus, Brook­lyn. Lit­tle­field is located at 622 Degraw St. Gather a friend or two and stop by for a [...]
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“Mizik Pou Dwa Moun” A Burnt Sugar Collective Compilation for the People of Ayiti

By Burnt Sugar | Published: March 12, 2010
Burnt Sugar is pleased to present: "Mizik Pou Dwa Moun" (Human Rights Music). 25 songs of lamentation, meditation and joy contributed by Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber and its Collective Members. Dedicated to the memory of the souls lost and to the survival and rebirth of Haiti and her people, the album is a free download offered in exchange for your donation to the Haitian aid organization Zanmi Las­ante (Partners in Health).Contributions by: Satch Hoyt, Micah Gaugh, The Perfect Man-Dave 'Smoota' Smith (feat. Secretary), Brazz Tree, Maya Azucena, Moist Paula Henderson, The Citizens, ISWHAT, Dayton Flic, Jeremiah, Will Martina, Bruce Mack, Meret Koehler, The Avram Fefer Trio, Ladell Mclin and Swiss Chris, Moisturizer, The Destruction of Black Civilization, BT3 and Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber.
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Sweet Sweetback’s Baadaass Song — Recorded Live in Paris!!

By Burnt Sugar | Published: February 19, 2010
Thanks to the efforts of our amaz­ing French hosts at Sons D’Hiver & Arte Live Web — we’re happy to share the per­for­mance of the sec­ond night of “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadaass Song: A Hood Opera”
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Sweetback Caught in the Act on Brooklyn Independent Television

By Burnt Sugar | Published: February 16, 2010
Many thanks and a HUGE shout out to Brook­lyn Inde­pen­dent Tele­vi­sion, a com­mu­nity media pro­gram of BRIC Arts | Media | Bklyn ! Check them out here
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Ben Sisario profiles Melvin Van Peebles at The NY Times

By Burnt Sugar | Published: January 22, 2010
“ASK Melvin Van Pee­bles about his legacy, and you get a snort, a gri­mace, a wave of the hand, a game-show error buzz and a finely punc­tu­ated “come on.” “I didn’t even know I had a legacy,” he said between rehearsals for his lat­est project, a musical-theater adap­ta­tion of his 1971 film “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss [...]
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Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (the Hood Opera)

By Burnt Sugar | Published: January 22, 2010
The unfor­get­table Melvin Van Pee­bles’ movie Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song (1971) is an iconic work of Afro-American cin­ema and the begin­nings of Blax­ploita­tion. It was one the biggest suc­cesses in the inde­pen­dent film-making and still has a huge influ­ence over the hip-hop cul­ture. Melvin Van Pee­bles’ own com­po­si­tions really deter­mine the action by invent­ing some­thing [...]
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Happy 2010 to all the love warriors

By Burnt Sugar | Published: January 1, 2010
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“Sweet Sweetback’s Baddass Song: A Hood Opera” Open Rehearsals at BRICstudio

By Burnt Sugar | Published: December 18, 2009
Two Nights! Feb 3 & 4 Melvin Van Pee­bles & Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Cham­ber in res­i­dence at BRICstudio 8:00 PM Work-In-Progress (rehearsal) View­ing 9:45 PM Dis­cus­sion w/ Melvin Van Pee­bles 10:00 PM Book Sign­ing & Mer­chan­dise Sales Doors Open @ 7:45 PM Tick­ets Details Com­ing Soon! Join us for an unfor­get­table evening with leg­endary artist and direc­tor [...]
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