June 13: Movies on a Big Screen, West Sacramento, CA; 7:00PM-9:00PM
June 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
June 13: Movies on a Big Screen, West Sacramento, CA; 7:00PM-9:00PM
Movies on a Big Screen presents the entire eighth annual Media That Matters Film Festival collection on June 13, 2008 at 7:00 PM.
This will be the first screening on the west coast of the new collection of short films that premiered on May 28th in NYC.
For more info on the venue, check out the website
To find out more about the eighth annual collection of films, click here!
Democracy National Hip Hop Political Convention
June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
DEMOCRACY IN DAKAR -AT THE NATIONAL HIP-HOP POLITICAL CONVENTION IN LAS VEGAS!
The bi-annual National Hip Hop Political Convention (NHHPC) is the largest meeting where activists, organizers, artists, writers, journalists, scholars, and students from throughout the Hip Hop communittee and from across the country gather to develop and evolve the National Hip Hip Political Agenda, receive and participate in trainings, discusions, workshops, get inspired and build infrastructure for the Hip Hop political movement. The (NHHPC) attracts thousands of people who are discouraged and motivated, apathetic and active, young and old, using hip hop culture as a common and familiar medium.
The National Hip Hop Politcal Convention is a hybrid between the Democratic National Convention and the National Black Political Convention models. The National Hip Hop Political Agenda is a document that states the political demands and work areas for the entire political hip hop community. The NHHPC is multi-generation and multi-ethnic gathering. It is a working gathering where attendees will caucus, propose direction, and debate implimentation of a National Political Agenda.
Lamine Toure and Group Saloum – this THURSDAY July 17 in CAMBRIDGE
June 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Lamine Toure and Group Saloum – this THURSDAY July 17 in CAMBRIDGE
LAMINE TOURE & GROUPSALOUM
Performing this THURSDAY, JULY 17th @ 9:30 pm
at the LIZARD LOUNGE
1667 Massachusetts Ave in Cambridge
(between Harvard and Porter Squares)
Only $10!
…tasty food, a great beer selection, room to dance, friendly staff… what more could you ask for? Join us at the Lizard Lounge and get your groove on!
***UPCOMING DATES***
Friday, August 15 – 9:30 pm @ the Lizard Lounge, Cambridge
Saturday, August 23 – 10 pm @ the Beehive, Boston
GroupSaloum is: Lamine Toure (sabar and lead vocals), Paa Seck (sabar), Moha Seck (sabar), Michael Lewis (drums), Papis Cissokho (bass), Dai Miyazaki (lead guitar), Akili Jamal Haynes (trumpet, percussion and backing vocals), Yusaku Yoshimura (keyboards), Erin Blatti (backing vocals), and Sarah Privler (trombone).
For more info, visit
http://www.laminetoure.com or
http://www.myspace.com/groupsaloum
