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Kokayi Awarded Sister Cities Grant
DC Commision on the ARts and Humanities Awards Kokayi With Sister Cities Grant
On April 22, 2013 Carl “Kokayi Walker was honored with the Sister Cities grant which will fund his Project DC to Senegal. He is collaborating with Nomadic Wax and Africulturban Cultural Center in Pikine, Senegal to present workshops on music business, positive community engagement and the building of the creative economy.
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NEW - Outspoken: The Slave Master's Whip (Official Video)
This track is an introduction to Outspoken & The Essence and the group’s own interpretation of hip-hop. It is a conversation starter to the double album release, which will come out on May 16 (2013). The track speaks on rapper Outspoken’s influences growing up and where his focus remains today. ‘The SlaveMasters Whip’ represents the duality of taking control of his own future, but in doing so, inevitably having that future control him; drive and determination thus becoming his own master.
Judges Exhibition: Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival (2012)
At the 2012 Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, the battling b-boys took a break and the judges took a turn rocking for the crowd.
Video Credits
Series Producer: Nomadic Wax & World Hip Hop Market
Dancers: Pepe (Funky Universe), Tiger (Zulu Bratz), Sweet Lu (United Outkast), Kid Glyde
Music: DJ Stealth
Event Host: Kid Glyde (Dynamic Rockers)
Cameras: Magee McIlvaine, Amanda Mansson, Andrew Bridge, Chioma Ozuzu, Michael Stewart
Editor: Magee McIlvaine
Producer: Greg Schick
Venue: Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival in Hartford, CT. (2012)
Any Sound EP - Nomadic Massive
Released 16 April 2013 – Nomadic Massive “Any Sound” ep
Track List
1. Intro
2. Nah Murderah
3. Any Sound
4. Meant for Me
5. Throwback ’13
NEW - Bells Atlas "Loving You Down" (Video)
Filmed in Miami, Fl during Art Basel 2012
Edited by Sandra Lawson-Ndu and Geneva Harrison
Special thanks to Lindsay Jones, Roxann Reyes, Daniela Baldacci, Gregg Rivero and Pati Laylle
Buy EP on Bandcamp: http://bellsatlas.bandcamp.com/
Stream EP on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/bellsatlas
B- Boy Exhibition Battle (2012) -Trinity International Hip Hop Festival [VIDEO]
In honor of the upcoming Trinity Festival! Be Sure to check out the Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, which starts on Thursday, April 4, 2013
At the 2012 Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, Connecticut B-boys Taipan and Wutang take on Kermit and 1 Mo’ Round from Washington DC’s Urban Artistry in an exhibition battle.
Video Credits
Series Producer: Nomadic Wax & World Hip Hop Market
Dancers: B-Boy Taipan, B-Boy Wu Tang, Phillip ‘Kermit’ Chang (Assassins Crew/Urban Artistry), Giovanni ’1 Mo’ Round’ Galleno (CAB CRU/ Urban Artistry)
Music: DJ Stealth
Event Host: Kid Glyde (Dynamic Rockers)
Cameras: Magee McIlvaine, Amanda Mansson, Andrew Bridge, Chioma Ozuzu, Michael Stewart
Editor: Magee McIlvaine
Producer: Greg Schick
Venue: Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival in Hartford, CT. (2012)
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B- Girl Exhibition Battle (2012) -Trinity International Hip Hop Festival [VIDEO]
In honor of the upcoming Trinity Festival! Starting Thursday, April 4, 2013
At the 2012 Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, Connecticut B-girls Trinity and Defy take on ShyRock and Hannah from Washington DC’s Urban Artistry in an exhibition battle.
Video Credits
Series Producer: Nomadic Wax & World Hip Hop Market
Dancers: B-Girl Trinity, B-Girl Defy, Carlendra ‘ShyRock’ Frank (CAB CRU/Urban Artistry), Hannah George-Wheeler (Assassins Crew/ Urban Artistry)
Music: DJ Stealth
Event Host: Kid Glyde (Dynamic Rockers)
Cameras: Magee McIlvaine, Amanda Mansson, Andrew Bridge, Chioma Ozuzu, Michael Stewart
Editor: Magee McIlvaine
Producer: Greg Schick
Venue: Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival in Hartford, CT. (2012)
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DECA Dance Performance -Trinity International Hip Hop Festival (2012) [VIDEO]
At the 2012 Trinity International Hip Hop Festival, DecaDanceTheatre’s Megz & Taeko perform an excerpt from an abstract hip hop piece entitled “When the Sky Breaks”.
Decadancetheatre has been redefining the image of women in hip-hop since 2004. Based in Brooklyn, Decadancetheatre has become a key ambassador of authentic, New York City hip-hop culture around the world through performances, workshops and creative commissions. Led by artistic director Jennifer Weber, the company represents a global vision of hip-hop with an international roster of dancers from the US, France, Germany, Norway, Nigeria and Japan. Challenging hip-hop’s male-dominated convention, Decadancetheatre takes female dancers out of the background of music videos and into the forefront of theatrical performance.
Video Credits
Series Producer: Nomadic Wax & World Hip Hop Market
Performers: Taeko Koji, Megan ‘Megz’ Alfonso, Dj Boo (DECA)
Choreography: Taeko Koji & Megan ‘Megz’ Alfonso
Performance: Excerpt from ‘When The Sky Breaks’
Artistic Director: Jennifer Weber
Event Host: Kid Glyde
Cameras: Magee McIlvaine, Amanda Mansson, Andrew Bridge, Chioma Ozuzu, Michael Stewart
Editor: Magee McIlvaine
Producer: Greg Schick
Venue: Trinity College International Hip Hop Festival in Hartford, CT. (2012)
WWW.DECADANCETHEATRE.COM
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Diversity is a Way of L.I.F.E
Diversity is a Way of L.I.F.E is a new event being hosted at Rhode Island College. It will contain workshops and lectures throughout the day and will end with a live concert from 4:00 PM -5:30 PM! See you there!
