http://nomadicwax.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:25:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://nomadicwax.com/2008/05/09/meta-and-the-cornerstones-forward-music-album-may-29th-2008/ ... http://nomadicwax.com/2008/04/06/april-26th-global-hip-hop-mini-fest/ ... http://nomadicwax.com/2008/03/26/march-28th-nyu-panel-with-dj-spooky/ http://nomadicwax.com/2008/03/12/nomadic-wax-5-year-b-day-march-15th/ http://nomadicwax.com/2008/02/15/african-underground-at-idylwild-arts-academy-idylwild-ca/ Balla Kouyaté is one of the greatest balafon players from the Djeli or “griot” tradition in Mali. The Kouyatés were the first djelis in the Mandé Empire. The balafon (ancestor of the xylophone) was given to Balla's ancestors by nobles in the 12th century and has remained in his family ... http://nomadicwax.com/2008/02/11/feb-16th-balla-kouyate-live-at-rose/ http://nomadicwax.com/2008/02/06/african-underground-wesleyan-university/ NTERNATIONAL HIP-HOP SHOWCASE AT SOBS Event Information:Wed, January 30, 200810:00 PM - 1:00 AMCOMMON GROUNDFeaturing:KEITH MURRAYGANG OF ROSES (ATLANTA)CHACHI (CAPE VERDE)SPARK FLAME (HAITI/NY)T-WEAPONZ (BROOKLYN BORICUAS)VODKA (BROOKLYN/NJ)HUL (AFRICA)MR. REO (HAITI)STREET ROXX (NYC)HOSTED BY: The LEGENDARY LORD FINESSEHOT 97’s PETER ROSENBERG ON THE WHEELSDoors: 7pmShow: 8pm$10www.myspace.com/tweaponzwww.myspace.com/bigchachwww.myspace.com/ftimzwww.myspace.com/thegangofroses http://nomadicwax.com/2008/01/23/sobs-international-hip-hop-showcase/ Nomadic Wax Proctor Academy MLK Celebration This is the first page I've created that features only photographs from inside the Norris Theater. While living in the west African country of Senegal, Ben Herson became intrigued with the use of rap music to promote polital and social change, a phenomenon that propelled the ... http://nomadicwax.com/2008/01/21/mlk-day-at-proctor-academy/ http://nomadicwax.com/2008/01/14/mlk-weekend-show-at-proctor-academy/