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£ Thursday, July 17th - Griot Apparel @ LA Benefit Concert GAIA GROVE presents… A Benefit for The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation
TANGIER RESTAURANT & LOUNGE tangierrestaurant.net Thursday,
July 17th music
by art &
apparel by
£ Sunday, April 20th - Barack Obama in Reading PA Although we had to postpone our annual 4'20 release, it was not for nothing. Julia, on behalf of Griot Apparel, hopped a bus to Reading, Pennsylvania to see Barack Obama speak at a rare town hall meeting at RHS. Despite sitting up in the nosebleeds, it was a real treat to see & hear our boy live and direct just before the big PA primary. Check out some pics and amature video in the Photo Gallery.
£ Tuesday, September 25th - SnapShot NYC Fashion Show The fine folks at SnapShot NYC have invited us to join their dope tuesday night jam once again - this time representing in their fashion show "Fashion is Queer." Griot Apparel has just been added to the billing as one of many designers. Check out our Photo Gallery or visit SnapShotNYC.com to see what went down.
£ August 2007- Brand New Products Only on CafePress.com! Check out some fresh tees, hats, and stickers available right now at cafepress.com/griotapparel - own it!
£ July 28, 2007- Afrokinetic's Carmina Soul @ The Yard, BK This is it ya'll! Not only is the best summertime jam in brooklyn back, but Griot Apparel will be in the place selling merch along side many other local artists, merchants, designers, writers, and activists. And to take it up a notch, Julia will be celebrating her 26th birthday. Need any more reasons? Snap, I didn't even mention the talent... Afrokinetic Carmina Soul DJ Chris Annibell w/ Amon on Percussion featuring
live performances by and
dance performance by plus a host of local merchants selling their works The Yard 400
Carroll St., Brooklyn $10
with rsvp to events@afrokinetic.com
($15 door)
£ June 2, 2007 - So Live! Art Movement presents SL!AM SESSIONS! Urban underground events at their finest. SL!AM SESSIONS was a massive success in every regard. Much love to all the performers and visual artists involved as well as the beautiful crowd that made it all happen. D/P and I are excited about all the new friends we made and the classic friends who continued to lend support. BIG thanks to Alicia at So Live! for allowing us contribute to the truly blessed vibe. Stay tuned for the next installment of this gifted jam - September 2007. SL!AM
SESSIONS - THE TRUTH Saturday, June 2nd - 10pm Center Stage - 48 West 21st St. #4, NYC featuring
live performances by fashion,
dance, and catering by hosted
by SALLOMAZING $12 / $10 with the password: TRUTH more details @ myspace.com/loveart
£ April 20, 2007 - The Anniversary Jam no doubt, our greatest jam to date! we knocked the one-year anniversary house party straight out the ballpark. if you missed it - well - you missed it sucka! difficult to know where to begin, beyond the basics that it was packed to capacity with cool people, music, art, and smoke. check out the PHOTOS right now - or click PLAY below for character study video by chiara bajardi...
4'20'07 THE ANNIVERSARY JAM Friday, April 20, 2007 - 8pm Atlantic
Ave - Brooklyn Heights
£ November 21, 2006 - Buy it HERE! ONLINE STORE IS UP! Our unofficial second edition (men's Fela tee on brown and women's Griot tank on white) can be bought in limited doses via PayPal. The warehouse is small so don't take it for granted!
£ August 29, 2006 - The Truthseekers, DUMBO D/P held it down in DUMBO with a gifted crew of musicians known as The Truthseekers decked out on stage in our proud Fela tees.
£ August 15, 2006 - SnapShot NYC The elements came live & direct on Tuesday, August 15th @ Bar 13. SnapShot NYC hosted a clan of dope DJs, breakers, and live painters (including GA's Julia Cocuzza & Newark-based artist Jerry Gant). And - naturally - Griot Apparel was in the building with some BRAND NEW merch for the ladies, along with our unofficial catalog. Much love to all those who attended, thanks for the support. Check out some pics in our fresh photo gallery.
£ July 29, 2006 - Julia's twenty FIF birfday, Afrokinetic Props to everyone who joined me at the outdoor dance ritual at one of the best NYC summer jams Afrokinetic's Carmina Soul @ 718 Diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The crowd was on fire and the music was smoking. For those you missed out, check 'em out any given Saturday this summer - you will not be disappointed. Peep our photo gallery for a glimpse.
£ July 14, 2006 - Storytellin pt II w/ Fela It took a few minutes - but we have resurfaced... more crisp than ever. Fela Kuti is now available on American Apparel Brown - fly, gritty and smooth as butter. Hit us up for all men's sizes. Thanks to everyone who joined us for this release and some general summer celebration at another dope brooklyn house party... "The Art of Storytellin Pt II" Griot Apparel House Party, Brooklyn Heights Friday, July 14th, 8pm music by DJ Nasty & Alex Orlovsky w/ special guest Will Guidara on percussion visual art by Julia Cocuzza hosted by Dropout / Postgrad
£ July 7, 2006 - Downtown Meditation It's been a crazy month, no doubt... Not only have I been hustling with Kev on the next GA release - as well as a published album cover illustration in July's Jazziz Magazine (second year in a row!)... Qbix Art Gallery in Philadelphia asked me to fill their space for the month of July. Friday, July 7th marked the debut of "Downtown Mediation," a collection of recent works. "First Fridays" in Old City, Philly are known to get wild - but DAMN! Shit was off the chain! It was an incredible night, beautiful weather with tons of beautiful strangers, friends, and family flocking to see my work. Made a couple nice sales and partied hard with the illest crew in the world right now: Eneldo, Allison, Kevin, & Nick (with Duran & Liz holding down the drunken PA influence) on some swanky hotel 21st floor blunted, Rich Medina foot stompin, Lager chuggin, cheesesteaks @ 3am shit. The day thru the night blew me away. Many thanks and much love to everyone who came through to the opening. Click to view some pics. "Downtown Meditation" will be up through Friday, July 28th - which just happens to be my 25th birthday. Props to hot weather - - Julia, the Leo
£ April 20, 2006 - Griot Apparel is Unofficial! A big shout-out to all the cool kids that made the trip into Brooklyn Heights, helping us celebrate Griot Apparel's birthday - unofficially. I don't think anyone really knew what to expect (myself and Señor DP included), but it turned out to be one helluva 4/20 house party. Tons of great people, bottles of brew, fly merch, dope artwork (yeah i had to say it), all lampin' under a unified green cloud. Yes, we stay gritty - there's no other way to be. This was the first of many jams - the year of the griot, the narrator, relayer of truth, knowledge pusher, the visual emcee - and it's only rising from here. Next round will blow this here intro release out of the water, so don't sleep. We thank you all for the support. Rock that gear proudly, you're the first to know.. and if you don't know, we'll put you on. Stay tuned for our more jump-offs later this summer!
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