http://nomadicwax.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:24:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dust off that old Atlas, turn up your speakers and get out your seat. There is a new nation on the international hip-hop scene—Cape Verde. Don’t let its size fool you; artists from this small country are doing BIG things! When it comes to music, Cape Verde is home to ... http://nomadicwax.com/2009/07/03/cape-verde-small-island-doing-big-things/ I listen to a lot of mixtapes (and there are more and more coming out these days!) and I actively avoid a lot of mixtapes. I have heard a lot of solid (and horrible) mixtapes this year, coming from all over the place. Some notable mentions of some of ... http://nomadicwax.com/2009/07/03/canadian-hip-hop-artist-and-activist-ian-kamau/ Let me describe the scene: One aging silver minivan, a rotating cast of Senegalese and Zimbabwean musicians, one South African violinist/tour manager/driver; an intern toting a video camera; a marimba (xylophone) set, a djembe, amps, turntables, suitcases, merchandise, and camera equipment. Three weeks straight, rain or shine. Can you picture it ... http://nomadicwax.com/2009/07/03/les-lions-dafrique-spring-2009-usa-nomadic-wax-tour/ PRESS RELEASE Rising Star will Headline Biggest International Hip-Hop Festival in U.S. Education meets hip-hop in Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival Hartford, Conn., Mar. 4, 2009 – Trinity College in Hartford, Conn. announces the fourth annual Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival, the first and largest international hip-hop festival in the United States, on April 3rd ... http://nomadicwax.com/2009/03/26/education-meets-hip-hop-in-trinity-international-hip-hop-festival/ In rural Africa, women spend 26% of their time fetching water, often walking for miles with heavy buckets balanced on their heads. That's time that could be spent going to school, working outside the home, or teaching their children. The Hippo Water Roller eases the burden by allowing women to ... http://nomadicwax.com/2009/01/11/nomadic-wax-music-on-good-magazine-hippo-rollers-video/ Bikes to Rwanda Video By Lindsay Utz, Morgan Currie, Daniel Kim, Stefan Nadelman, Nate Goodman, Kyril Cvetkov, Morgan Hobart Music By The Sensualists, George Langford, Sen Kumpa Lugging huge bags of coffee through the unpaved hills of Rwanda to a processing plant was back-breaking work for the Karaba coffee co-op. In this original GOOD ... http://nomadicwax.com/2009/01/11/nomadic-wax-music-on-bikes-for-rwanda/ December 23rd - January 1st: Eighth Annual Media That Matters Festival To Screen In New Orleans, LA at 5:30 p.m. The Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Arts Center in New Orleans, LA will host a total of seven screenings for the Eighth Annual Collection of the Media That Matters Film Festival, from December 23rd ... http://nomadicwax.com/2008/12/11/december-23rd-january-1st-eighth-annual-media-that-matters-festival-to-screen-in-new-orleans-la-at-530-pm/ http://nomadicwax.com/2008/12/11/nomadic-wax-track-jackets-on-sale/ AFRICAN UNDERGROUND/MEDIA THAT MATTERS UPDATES Our friends at Media That Matters have been doing some amazing work. New projects include: MTM8 Festival DVD is now available for purchase online: http://www.artsengine.net/store#film_fest_dvd The MTM8 Discussion Guide is now available to download for FREE! http://www.mediathatmattersfest.org/tools/8/ http://nomadicwax.com/2008/12/11/media-that-matters-updates/ NOMADIC WAX ON ESPN! Nomadic Wax Publishing will be featuring music from its International Urban catalog in ESPNs up and coming documentary film A Woman Among Boys, a compelling documentary film chronicling the experiences of Ruth Lovelace, the first female coach of the boys basketball team at Boys and Girls High ... http://nomadicwax.com/2008/12/11/nomadic-wax-music-on-espn/