Zongo Junction Plays the Paonia Paradise Theatre

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Zongo Junction Plays the Paonia  Paradise Theatre

 The Paradise Theatre 215 Grand Ave. Paonia Co.

Sunday, July 26 (Doors 7:30p; show 8p)

Generating a well-deserved buzz in NYC’s exploding afro-beat scene, Zongo Junction electrifies dance floors wherever they perform. At the music’s core, you will discover the infectiously danceable West African grooves that is the inspiration and foundation to their music.   Zongo headlines the 2014 Ridgeway Summer Concert Series and audiences were blown away by the Brooklyn base sound.  Instantly captivating fans across the Western Slope and beyond, the band couldn’t wait to return to the region to tear up more dance floors.  The Village Voice describes their live show as “Sheer energy with the force of a tractor-trailer that roars with power and noise.”  

If the Talking Heads produced a Fela Kuti record of Sun Ra’s music, the product would probably sound something like Brooklyn’s Zongo Junction, and in an industry where it has become commonplace to watch bands perform with laptops & backing tracks instead of live musicians.  Zongo Junction will takes the stage with 9 strong for their show at The Paradise Theatre on Sunday July 26th with their latest release hot off the press just in time for the show. 

“The only thing Zongo Junction has to do to start a legitimate dance party is show up and plug in – anyone within a square block earshot of this Ford-tough funk factory would be hard pressed not to join in the hoopla” says the Bay Area’s SF Station.

Details: www.paradiseofpaonia.com or 970-527-6610

Tickets: Paradise Theatre, Backcountry Bistro or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1978658