James Brown - Live In Concert February 22, 2006

China West Entertainment proudly presents legendary entertainer James Brown, live in concert, Wednesday, February 22, 8pm at the Yun Feng Theater, performing with his world famous 19-piece band. Tickets are limited, and on sale by telephone order at (021) 6289 3919. Tickets are priced 1280 (VIP), 980, 880 and 780 RMB; a seating chart and venue map may be seen at http://www.cwest.cn/jamesbrown

"Soul Brother Number One," "the Godfather of Soul," "the Hardest Working Man in Show Business," "Mr. Dynamite" -- those are mighty titles, but no one can question that James Brown has earned them. With 114 singles and 17 #1 hits, few other singers have been so influential on the course of popular music. Through the impassioned fury of his vocals and the complex rhythms of his beats, James Brown was a crucial catalyst in not just one, but two revolutions in American music. He was the figure most responsible for turning R&B into soul in the 1960s; and turning soul into funk in the early 1970s. Yet his music is now more influential than ever, as his voice and rhythms are sampled on numerous hip-hop recordings, and music critics hail his innovations as among the most important in all of the 20th Century.