African Underground at the Bronx Museum!
November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
TONIGHT!! First Fridays! Africa2K: The Griots Invazion
Last night of the Obama victory tour!!
Presented by Nomadic Wax and Hip Hop Association.
Film Screening:
African Underground: Democracy on Dakar.
Dir by Ben Herson, Magee Mcilvaine and Chris Moore
Followed by a Panel discussion with Filmmakers and African
Hip Hop Artists.
Live Music Performance by African Underground All Stars.
A Pan African Hip Hop Showcase featuring MCs, DJs and Live
Music.
About African Underground All-Stars:
African Underground All-Stars are the world’s premier
African GLOBAL HIP-HOP group featuring MCs from Africa and the Diaspora. The
group features some of today’s most conscious African hip-hop artists and
blends their rhymes with live percussion and instrumentation.
www.nomadicwax.com
www.africanunderground.com
www.hiphopassociation.org
Event Information:
Friday, November 07, 2008
Every 1st Friday
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
21+
cover: FREE
music: Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Funk, Soul
Venue Information:
Bronx Museum of Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
@ 165th St. | BRONX | D / B Train to 167th St. / Grand Concourse | 4 Train to Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY 10456
718.681.6000
http://www.bronxmuseum.org
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Links:
http://www.myspace.com/ashoproductions
African Hip-Hop Survey
November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment
NOMADIC WAX NEEDS YOUR HELP!
Nomadic Wax will be presenting a panel discussion at this years African Studies Association conference in Chicago!
W are looking for African MC, DJ, producers, manager, videographers, filmmakers and others involved with hip-hop, music and video/filmmaking in their country to fill a survey about technology and social change.
The Revolutions Will Be Televised: Digital Technology and Social Change in Africa
Chair: Emily Musil, Trinity College
Benjamin N Herson, Nomadic Wax, African Underground: Exploring the Role of Youth, Music and Technology in Urban Africa
Emily Musil, Trinity College, Digital Technology: Problems and Possibilities in the Classroom
Magee McIlvaine, SOL Productions, and Benjamin N Herson, Nomadic Wax, Film & Social Change in Africa
Amy S Marczewski, UCLA, Youth and the Evolving Digital Landscape of Human Rights Advocacy Work
Please help us get a sense of what’s happening in Africa by filling out this survey!
Please pass this onto friends and others who you think would be interested in having their voices heard at this groundbreaking conference!
If you have any questions or comments please send us an email at survey@nomadicwax.com
Thanks in advance!
African Underground Obama Victory Tour!
November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment
November 5th 2008
Event: African Underground: Democracy In Dakar
“Global hip hop comes to Brandeis!”
What: Concert
Host: Student Events ~ Part of Louis Louis 2008
Start Time: Tomorrow, November 5 at 8:00pm
End Time: Tomorrow, November 5 at 11:00pm
Where: Levin Ballroom, Usdan, Brandeis
November 6th 2008
Event: African Underground: Democracy In Dakar
What: Panel and Screening
Host: Marian Court College
Start Time: November 6 at 2:00 pm
November 7th 2008
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
21+
cover: FREE
music: Hip Hop, Spoken Word, Funk, Soul
Venue Information:
Bronx Museum of Arts
1040 Grand Concourse
@ 165th St. | BRONX | D / B Train to 167th St. / Grand Concourse | 4 Train to Yankee Stadium
Bronx, NY 10456
718.681.6000
http://www.bronxmuseum.org
FREE!! Click here for more info!!
