U STREET: Ozomatli - Big Tony & Trouble Funk Play DC Concert to Benefit JusticeAid - Lincoln Theatre - May 15th

JusticeAid presents Ozomatli and Trouble Funk with a special appearance by the Duke Ellington School of Music Show Band. 

 

JusticeAid has dedicated 2016 to advocating for children and bringing awareness to the issues effecting children in the United States judicial system. The non-­‐profit organization returns to Washington’s historic Lincoln Theatre on Sunday, May 15 at 7pm for an incredible evening featuring Grammy Award winning, multi-­‐genre powerhouse Ozomatli and local Go-­Go legends Trouble Funk. The event benefits the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) and the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (CFSY). These groups are winning major battles nationwide to expand access to justice for America’s youth.

“The United States is the only country in the world that sentences children to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a sentence to die in prison,” said Jody Kent Lavy, Director of the CFSY. “We are grateful to JusticeAid for elevating this issue with its ‘Year of the Child’ concert and for recognizing the importance of holding children accountable in age-­‐appropriate ways.”

The NJDC was founded in the late 1990s to address the critical need to improve access to counsel and quality of representation for children in juvenile courts. “NJDC promotes justice for all children by supporting the legal counselors who help them, and we are so appreciative of JusticeAid for standing by us and raising awareness for our work. We need more groups like JusticeAid,” said NJDC Executive Director Kim Dvorchak.

Photo: Sandra Dahdah

Ozomatli is a multi-­‐genre, multi-­‐cultural Grammy winning band that has released eight critically acclaimed albums over the past 18 years. Shifting gears from electrocumbia to garage rock, hip-hop, and Pérez Prado mambo, Ozomatli infuses a dance party mix with dynamic live band chops and attitude. Ozomatli believes in giving back:

"Beyond music, our mission is to help those without help, especially children. We are glad to support the work of National Juvenile Defender Center and the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth in their mission, which does exactly that."

Trouble Funk’s unique sound commands crowds and compels them to dance. Born on and from the streets of Washington, D.C., they have taken their music nationwide and to festivals all over the world. Trouble Funk’s sound is synonymous with the emergence of the non-­‐stop, percussion driven, homegrown music called Go-­‐go. For more than 30 years, they have served as the worldwide ambassadors of this unique genre, a distant, but older cousin of hip-­‐hop.

Duke Ellington School of the Arts Marching Band will start the evening by marching from the school to the theatre and playing prior to the concert. JusticeAid is honored to have these students volunteer their time and talent.

“JusticeAid is proud to make 2016 our ‘Year of the Child’ by setting our sights on eradicating barriers to justice for young people,” said retired DC Superior Court judge, JusticeAid founder and current President Steve Milliken.

JusticeAid is highlighting its efforts and urging others to share their stories via social media using the hashtag #WhatJusticeMeansToMe. You can find JusticeAid on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Vine.

100% of tickets sales will be donated to these great beneficiaries of justice and freedom.

Tickets start at $30 and are on sale now via the Lincoln Theatre's website http://www.thelincolndc.com and http://www.JusticeAid.org.