Coming to Capone's

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Starting September 4th
"The Kenyatta Funksters"
will be at Capone's Italian Restaurant and Bar
Every Saturday night from 9:00 - 11:00.
The address is:
Zhongxia and Guangfu Roads
Exit # 2 MRT
Dr. Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall Stop

Be There!!!!
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This Saturday, August 28th, Catch Ken and his Funksters
at La Mer from 6:30 - 9:00 PM.

Bring your friends and enjoy a late summer evening at La Mer.

Alley Cats

Don't miss Ken and The Kenyatta Funksters jamming at
Alley Cats on August 7th from 8:00 - 10:00 PM.

La Mer on August 8th from 5:30 - 8:30 P.M.

See you there!!!

Coming to Tien Mu

Saturday, August 7, from 8:00 to 10:00 PM
The Alley Cats Music Bar will be jamming to
the rythms of the Kenyatta Funksters.

Be there to enjoy a wonderful evening of fun,
good company, and good music in the neighborhood
of Tien Mu.

Here is the Address:

Alley Cats Music Bar
No. 31 - Lane 35
Chung Shan N. Road, Sec. 6
Tien Mu
Phone: 02-283-6491

Ken

The founder and director of the Kenyatta Funksters

is Mr. Abe Thompson aka Nbugu Kenyatta. He is a

native of New Orleans where he grew up listening to

and playing a rich tradition of Jazz and Blues.

Abe Thompson is affectionately known as Ken by

Taiwanese audiences. He has a degree in Music

Education and he spent much of his young adulthood teaching in his native

New Orleans during the day. Then at night and on weekends he gained

priceless experience teaming up with a host of jazz great from the New

Orleans club scene.

In Taiwan Ken and his friends have been delighting the crowds around

Taipei for over fifteen years. The Kenyatta Funksters play an eclectic

variety of music ranging from jazz, reggae, blues, funk and rock classics.

The Kenyatta Funksters consists of:

Kenyatta : Drums and lead vocals

Ray : Guitar and lead vocals

Sannio : Bass and backup vocals

Hugo Bandi: Rythm guitars and backup vocals

As a studio musician Mr. Kenyatta has collaborated with many great

artist. He also has a couple of CDs of his own.

"Peace and Love" was Mr. Ken's first CD. It was followed later by the

nostalgic "New Orleans East Meets the Far East." Yet a third CD is on

the way and it should be released this August, just in time for the band's

performance at Hsinchu Music Festival on August 24.

See The Kenyatta Funksters perform live July 25 and August 8
at La Mer
45 - 10 Beishihzi
Sanzhi Shiang, Taipei County 252
Telephone 022 - 636 - 2633

Sannio

Catch Sannio playing with the Kenyatta Funkster

every Saturday night from 6:00 - 8:30 at La Mer in Sanzr.

every Friday night from 10:30 - 12:30 at the Seven Music Club.

August 24 in the afternoon at the Hsinchu Music Fest.

Be there!!!

Sannio is a master at the bass and back-up vocals.
He was born and raised in the beautiful island of Taiwan.
He first grabbed a bass when he was only 12 years old
and for him it was a life transforming experience. He has
been playing ever since.
He has been gathering a large following all araound the
island over the last twenty years. Early in his career he
enjoyed playing at weddings because that's where he had
a chance to meet other first-rate musicians. So those
early gigs at weddings were instrumental for him as he
was developing his professional career.
After his spell on the wedding tours, he evolved into a
rock and blues musician, playing with many top bands
in Taiwan's big stage.
Now he has matured into a full-fledged FUNKSTER,
playing pure FUNK with THE KENYATTA FUNKSTERS at
La Mer every Saturday night, and The Seven Music Club every
Friday night.

Ray Anthony

The Kenyatta Funksters are proud to feature Ray Anthony on guitars. He comes to us directly from Singapore, where he has
long been considered "The Singaporean Jimmy Hendrix."
He gravitated towards music from a very early age and he taught himself to play the guitar, mostly blues and rock.
Early in his career, way back in 1967 - 1969, he traveled to England, where he played the guitar for a blues band and and soul band. By 1970 Ray was back in his native Singapore and
he founded the rock band Fried Ice. A few years later he formed yet another band. This time he chose the name "Heritage."
In 1977 Ray turned pro with a Singapore band called "The Grade." With Ray as lead guitarrist, "The Grade" became a fan favorite in Singapore's night club scene with crowd-pleasing renditions of disco, pop, and rock. The club scene in Singapore was not able to contain Ray's talents. Soon the band was on the road, hitting the big stage in Bangkok, Hamburg and Amsterdam, as far as the East is from the West.

From 1980 to 1985 Ray joined the Singaporean band "The Jacks." It was with this group that Ray first came to Taiwan for an engagement at the Regency in Taipei, among other venues.
Later on "The Jacks" disbanded, but Ray continued developing and polishing his talent while not yet quitting his day job.

Now we are happy that Ray has found a home in Taiwan and he has decided to settle here and be a part of the Kenyatta Funksters.

You may catch the Kenyatta Funksters and Ray on guitar
(1) July 25th and August 8th from 6:00 - 8:30 pm at La Mer in Sanz.
(2) every Friday from10:30 - 12:30 pm at Seven Music Club.
(3) at the Hsinchu Music Festival on August 24th in the afternoon.

God bless you,


Ken

Hugo Bandi

Welcome to the Kenyatta Trio Blog. This is the
place to visit if you want to receive updates on the
whereabouts of Mr. Kenyatta and his group of
talented musicians.
We will try to post new updates every day to
let you know about our plans, current gigs, and future
venues.
The Kenyatta Trio has been delighting audiences
all across Taiwan for over a decade now. Under the
direction of the legendary Nbugu Kenyatta, a native
of New Orleans, they keep alive the great music
traditions from the U.S. One of their usual venues
is the Brown Sugar, but you can occasionally catch
them at other venues across Taipei and even at
festivals far from the big city.
Love to ya'all,

Ken