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About Me

SONWA from Oakland Californiais a three piece ensaemble featruing keyboards, bass, and drums...a power trio...we perform original compositions by Rudi Abdullah Mwongozi...the band has been perfoming in the Bay Area in various incarnations for ten years now...the latest edition features Rudi Mwongozi's remarkable thirteen year old son Issa Mwongozi on DrumsI edited my profile at Freeweblayouts.net , check out these Myspace Layouts!

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Member Since: 23/03/2007
Band Website: www.rudiwongozi.com
Band Members: Rudi Mwongozi on Keys, Issa Mwongozi on drums, and Erich Hunt on bass
Influences: A range of influences from Jazz to R&B to Rock to Raggea to West African to Hip-Hop to Gospel...Coltrane, Miles, Stevie, Jimi, Marley, Fela, Rakim, Papa Ray, Dead Prez, Al Jarreau, The Hawkins Family
Sounds Like: SONWA... The Sound of New World Afrikah
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My Blog

Seven Elements Of SONWA

The Sound Of New World Afrikah (SONWA) is composed of seven elements. 1. Jazz ...2.Gospel...3.Rhythm and Blues/Funk...4.Carribean...5.Hip-Hop...6.West Africa...7.Islam...these are the components of SO...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 18:25:00 GMT

The Eight Phases of Jazz "Synchopated" to "Smooth"

Greetings and BlessingsTo all my friends who are interested in Jazz here's a primer on my discussion of the eight phases of its development in a little over a century of its existence...If this essay ...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:36:00 GMT

The Republican Convention

The Republican Convention Mzuri Asubuhi Mabwana...Mwongozi checking in again...the morning after watching John McCain's...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 06:25:00 GMT

Aziza @ The Triad Theater NYC

Aziza If any of you ( and i trust many of you) are Natalie Cole fans you have definitely heard her music...Aziza is the composer of one of the best songs Natalie has recorded entitled "La Costa" which...
Posted by on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Khalifah

 The Path ie Deen Al Fitr are supposed to be means to the end not the end in itself if you want to travel from New York to Boston you wont get out and stand on the road and embrace it...the road ...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:21:00 GMT

SONWA recommends

Hello MySpace friends and much Love to you all...Here are some SONWA MySpace recommendations from among SONWA's (and Rudi's) MySpace friends...ask for these people and buy their products pleaseFemale ...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 15:13:00 GMT

The Five Greatest Albums In Music

..> ..> Subject :  The Five Greatest Albums in Music ..> ..> | | | Inbox..>..> ..> ..> ..> ..> THE FIVE GREATEST ALBUMS IN MUSIC   A Love Supreme...John Coltrane ...
Posted by on Sat, 19 May 2007 01:04:00 GMT

Muslims Africans Women and Children

I play for the Muslims, for the Africans, for the Women, and for the Children. I play for the Africans because they are the despised and the rejected on this planet earth. For some reason it beca...
Posted by on Mon, 07 May 2007 05:21:00 GMT

America the Beautiful

I just want to let you all know that I dig America...America is wonderful...exciting...inspiring...full of life and rhythm...hey if you don't dig America man maybe you got a hole in yo' soul...you all...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 22:57:00 GMT

Review by Kallamu Ya Salaam of 2001 Rudi Mwongozi Performance at San Francisco St. University

"...then it was another one of those wonderful interludes. Pianist Rudi Mwongozi jumped on the instrument ans slapped it silly with a rendition of 'Lift Every Voice And Sing' that rang from the rafter...
Posted by on Fri, 06 Apr 2007 16:19:00 GMT