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# Afrofunk for Africa
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/afrofunk-for-africa/
- Published: 2007-07-19T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:20:04.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Returning for a third year, the Afrofunk Music Festival — An Afrobeat music extravaganza benefiting Save the Children Emergency relief fun — comes to Santa Monica this Saturday, July 21 at the Temple bar.

The genocide in Darfur, Sudan began in early 2003 when Sudanese rebel groups attacked government military installations. In response, the Sudanese government sponsored Arab “Janjaweed” militias to fight back. The Janjaweed began attacking civilians living in areas considered disloyal to the government. With villages leveled to ashes and Darfuris on the run for their lives, the Janjaweed continued their campaign of terror even at the displaced civilians’ camps. In 2004, United Nations aid officials called the situation “the world’s greatest humanitarian crisis.” In June 2005, President Bush declared genocide, and his administration supports international intervention. To date, at least 400,000 people have died, 2.5 million have been displaced from their homes, and 3.5 million are hungry.

Proceeds from the event will benefit Save the Children Fund’s Sudan Crisis Relief Fund.

This year’s Afrofunk Festival features artists representing a wide diversity of cultures, and traditions: Anyone drawn to gritty, hard-hitting, James Brown-funk will want to hear Sila and the Afrofunk Experience. DJ Nnambi and Drummers of Senegal will also perform.

Temple Bar is located at 1026 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica. For more information and to buy tickets, visit www.afro-funk.org.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 19, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071907.pdf?ref=smdp.com)