META AND THE CORNERSTONES- FORWARD MUSIC ALBUM- MAY 29th 2008

    Please join Meta and the Cornerstones to celebrate the release of their independently produced, full-length studio album, FORWARD MUSIC.  With hits such as SOMEWHERE IN AFRICA, SENEGAL, and WHO YOU WANNA BE, this album is packed with 13 soulful and electrifying tracks.

    Meta’s powerful lyrics, tasteful melodies, and soulful voice will take you back to the roots of Reggae music.  Infusing hip hop, rock, soul, and African influences, and in multiple languages, this modern day classic truly stands alone.

    Hailing from five different countries, Meta and the Cornerstones bring to bear some of the best international musicians working in New York City:  Andre Daniel (keyboards), Adrian Djoman (bass), Ian Joseph (drums), Shahar Mintz (lead guitar), and Daniel Serrato (guitar).

    So come and join us for our album launch and be a part of a movement that will change the face of international reggae and world music forever.

     
    Peace, Love and Harmony

    April 26th - Global Hip-Hop Mini Fest

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    International Hip-Hop Film & Music Mini-Fest to Take Place in NYC’s Lower East Side

    12 hour Global Hip-Hop music and Film to Take Over the Lower East Side

    Just as hip hop reached out to the world in the 80s and 90s, the world has taken hip hop and is reaching back into America. The influence of non-American hip hop culture is evident and celebrated is music, film and activism. The Global Underground Film and Music Mini Fest will celebrate this international spirit in an all day/all night day global hip hop event on April 26, 2008, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan that will last from 2 PM to 2 AM.

    From global hip hop label Nomadic Wax and sponsor World Hip Hop Market, the Global Underground Film and Music event will celebrate world culture and positive hip hop with film screenings drawn from the global Diaspora. The films will be shown from 2:00 PM until about 9:00 PM at The Performance Project at University Settlement, 184 Eldridge Street, New York, NY. This event is free and open to the public. Free Wine will be served from 5 PM - 9 PM.

    The films shown will include:

    African Underground: Democracy in Dakar (Follows the controversial 2007 elections in Senegal from the perspective of youth and Hip Hop artists)

    Peduo Hablar (Documenting the career of Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez)

    Diamonds in The Rough (A group of young people from Uganda use Hip Hop to spread their revolutionary message of hope and change.)

    Chocolate City (Explores the rapid gentrification of Washington, DC, through the eyes of a group of local women displaced from their city center homes to make way for massive reconstruction)

    Benign Eleven (Film adaptation of an absurdist play exploring American society’s issues and the reasons behind the 9/11 attacks)

    Estilo Hip-Hop (Hip Hop in Latin America as a voice and an agent of social change)

    African Underground: Democracy in Paris (The attitudes and concerns of France’s immigrant and Hip Hop communities during the elections of 2007)

    Nomadic Wax will then host the official Global Underground after party at Drom, 85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th), New York, NY. The live music event will feature MCs,
    DJ and live percussionists from countries including, Senegal, Mexico, Brazil, Sierra Leone and more. The performance will begin at 10:00 pm. Entrance to the after party will be $10 to the public or $5 for those who attended the free film event.

    For more information, contact Ben Herson ben@nomadicwax.com

    Sponsors Include: Nomadic Wax, World Hip-Hop Market, Sol Productions, The Performance Project, Drom, Lima Chips, Annansi Clothing, Kamhuri Wear, Zol Lab, H2A, Fusicology,

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    March 28th - NYU Panel with DJ Spooky

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    MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART
    2008 Spring University Lecture Series

    TIME LINES: New Perspectives on Contemporary and Traditional African Art

    Friday, March 28, 2008
    6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

    Conceptual artist, writer, and musician Paul D. Miller/DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid moderates an all-art panel discussion on African hip hop and music videos. Professors Jesse Shipley Ariefdien of the pioneering South African rap group Prophets of da City and filmaker Ben Herson to discuss the emergence and current state of hip hop in Africa.

    Co-Sponsored by the Institute of African-American Affairs at New York University

    Lecture will take place at 19 University Place, Room 102, between E. 8th and Waverly Street. Note that all non-NYU guests must present photo ID at security desk

    Nomadic Wax 5 Year B-day March 15th!

    African Underground at Idylwild Arts Academy - Idylwild CA!