Black Stax to Open for Les Nubians at Showbox Sodo in Seattle

Seattle, WA / September 20, 2010 - Black Stax, who recently completed a month-long residency at Babalu The Mambo Lounge, which exemplified their fusion of genres and Felicia Loud’s jazz background, will open for the Grammy Nominated Afropean sister duo Les Nubians, at Showbox SODO on Thursday, September 23.   Presented by Easy Street Records and City Arts Magazine, Les Nubians stop through Seattle as part of a U.S. preview tour of their third album NU REVOLUTION, which will be released December 2010.


Showbox Sodo is located at:

1700 1st Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134



Doors at 7:00 p.m. / All Ages and 21+
Advance are $22.00, available at Ticket Master, and $25.00 at the door.


Black Stax will feature trumpet player Owuor Arunga, originally from Kisumu, Kenya, and guest drummer.  As the avant-garde of Seattle hip-hop and “Displaying soulful depth and thought-provoking messages like modern-day prophets,” according to the Jazz Music Examiner, Black Stax is comprised of MCs Silas Blak and Jace ECAj and vocalist Felicia Loud.  They makes creative, challenging and emotional music with an injection of hip hop and 70s-era soul and their forthcoming debut album Talking Buildings is an eclectic, urban mix.  

A collaboration that works, Black Stax successfully blends musical genres and attracts a varied and supportive following.

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