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Sept., 14th | 2nd I.I.H.H.G. Performances By... Just Added The VISIONARIES
September, 14 2008
The 2nd International Indigenous Hip Hop Gathering
Music, Vision, Unity, Tradition
Ford Amphitheatre
2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA 90039
3pm workshops / 5pm to 11pm show
$25 General / $18 Youth - Tickets: fordtheatres.org
323.461.3673
Presented in collaboration with Los Angeles Indigenous Peoples Alliance & Tia Chucha's Centro Cultural
On Sept 14th, 2008 the Condor & Eagle Alliance in conjunction with Los Angeles Indigenous Peoples Alliance (LAIPA) bring
you "The 2nd International Indigenous Hip Hop Gathering" featuring artists from throughout the western hemisphere.
The moment Hip Hop was born it became a global phenomena and it permeated every barrio, reservation, community, favela,
legua, and city. Hip Hop artists became street corner reporters, informing the world the happenings of the poor, the
unwanted, and the forgotten. Today these artists with an indigenous identity & thought continue that tradition by
reporting through rhymes that story of their people.
This September the "International Indigenous Hip Hop Gathering" brings together the 4 elements of Hip Hop from all 4
directions. The event will feature traditional dance, both Southern (Azteca) & Northern Native, DJ's and a live graff
art expo.
VISIONARIES
Pangaea
www.myspace.com/visionaries
The Visionaries have been on the grind for over a decade now, and amongst the groups six members (LMNO, 2Mex (Xicano), Lord Zen, Dannu, KeyKool (Japanese), & DJ Rhettmatic (Filipino), the Visionaries have released 4 full-length albums as a group on Up Above Records, Galleries ('97), Sophomore Jinx ('01), and Pangaea ('04), We Are The Ones (we've been waiting for), and over twenty solo and side projects. Touring the U.S., Europe and Japan over the past 12 years, Visionaries have gained a reputation for their explosive live show. Pushing forward independently and spreading universal love through art, the Visionaries are breaking down barriers with their own brand of message music. The group was acknowledged for their positive impact and contribution to hip-hop, and were formally inducted into the Universal Zulu Nation. They have collaborated with some of the finest talents in hip-hop, and blessed stages alongside a long list of luminaries including: Linkin Park, Nas, Wu-Tang Clan, Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples, De La Soul, Blackalicious, and Jurassic 5. The Visionaries have done it all, and they're just getting started....
LOS NATIVOS
Xicano from MInnesota
www.myspace.com/losnativos
With a Mexican identity, a broken Spanish and English flavor, and using music as the backdrop, Los Nativos bring a new
element to Hip Hop. Los Nativos, est. in '96 in St. Paul, Minnesota, have since been nominated by the Minn. Music Awards
for "Best New Band" '96, "Best Hip Hop Group" '99, and "Best Hip Hop Recording" in 2003. Formed by Felipe Cuauhtli,
Xilam Balam & DJ Tekpatl, Los Nativos transports an aboriginal musical alliance fused with Jazz, Funk, R&B, Tejano,
Mariachi, Salsa and Cumbia while staying genuine to Hip Hop. With a conscious message, the lyrical style adds a
political motivation, community awareness and current events to give the listener a sense of what's going on in their
world.
QUESE IMC
Pawnee/Seminole
myspace.com/queseimcmusic
Quese IMC - the East LA based MC by way of Oklahoma and of Pawnee/Seminole descent, has been working in the trenches of
the LA Hip Hop Underground scene for some years now and after a few releases that have taken him several times across
the nation and back, through barrios, reservations, casinos, political demonstrations and marches, Quese IMC in
collaboration with DJ Shock B, just dropped their newest release titled "Bluelight". Quese IMC along with brother Brian
Frejo (DJ Shock B) form Culture Shock Camp, an all-Native Hip Hop group and was named "one of the most celebrated
hip-hop groups in the Native American world" by The Source Magazine.
EL VUH
Mexica/Chumash/Pinoy from LA
www.myspace.com/elvuh
Like Public Enemy before them, El Vuh uses hip-hop to move minds as well as bodies. Unleashing a blistering attack
against the two-headed beast of ignorance and bigotry. Along the way, they also challenge us to live up to our
responsibilities to family and community. On ElVuhlution, the voices of El Vuh (MC's Victor*E, E-rise and Zero) drive
the book of history through their cleansing beats and rhymes, releasing knowledge that isnÕt - but should be - taught in
school. Are you listening!
BUGGIN' MALONE
Onieda/Potawatomi
www.myspace.com/bugginmalone
Buggin Malone's musical writings and production are reflected in his life experiences, his passions, and his philosophy
on life is revealed in his musical writings. While very proud of being Oneida, he never fails to forget that he is of
blended tribes, Prairie Band Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, and Stockbridge-Munsee. Buggin Malone grew up on the Eastside of
Milwaukee, and struggled with gang activities throughout his early years and was incarcerated as a teen. He realized he
could writeand 10 years later he released his first CD, "Birth of A Warrior", which earned him three award nominations,
including the Native American Music Awards. His political influences and views shaped the direction of "Birth of A
Warrior", which contains, his most requested song to date, "Dedication to Leonard Peltier". In September of 2005, Buggin
released "Spirit World". "Spirit World" earned the award of Best Rap/R&B/Hip-Hop Recording at the Native American Music
Awards & Best Rap/Hip-Hop artist at the Indian Summer Music Awards in '06.
REBEL DIAZ
Mapuche/Chile & Puerto Rico/Boricua from NYC
www.myspace.com/rebeldiaz
Posted in the South Bronx, by way of Chicago, Rebel Diaz's music is blowing up, from opening for Rage Against The
Machine in a pro-migrant farmworkers concert to becoming the pulse of the movement in the last year. Their music can be
heard anywhere from the block parties to immigration protests and college radio. Rebel Diaz's explosive set at concert
in NYC alongside Common and Mos Def, introduced many to this fierce bilingual trio. Fronted by the Afro-Boricua
songstress/mc Lah Tere and Chilean brothers RodStarz & G1, this group prepares to be true "periodistas de la esquina/
street journalists". Recently chosen by URB magazine as one of The Next 100 groups of 2008.
AUDIOPHARMACY
Pomo/African from San Francisco
myspace.com/audiopharmacy
Ras K'Dee and his crew of multiculti musicians, form One Struggle, a six-piece band that lays down a relentless groove,
a blend of hip-hop, reggae, ska, rap, salsa, and Native American chants, all accompanied by lyrics worthy of the finest
spoken-word that call on a long list of civil rights heroes, reflect a unique Native American perspective and addresses
issues like native resistance, environmental pollution, and the corrosive affect of drug culture on disadvantaged
communities, all the while encouraging listeners to dance and celebrate life. His life experience has helped Ras in his
work with Bay Area youth and marginalized communities. Named the "Best Up-and-Coming Band" East Bay Express in 2006.
AKIL AMMAR
Mexico City
www.myspace.com/akilammar
Akil Ammar, native of Mexico City with more than 15 years involved in Hip Hop, Akil is a MC, Spoken Word artist and
urban poet, who through time has evolved and re-invented his paper and commitment with his community. With varied
themes, splattered throughout his lyrics from stories and daily human experiences, to social problems openly criticized,
all in order to touch the sensitivity of listening, and to make arrive thus, a positive and propositive message. Rap is
the tool with which, besides spreading other aspects of the Hip-Hop culture, it constructs poetry, animating to
reflection. Akil Ammar has been part of a great variety of festivals and shows in diverse points of the planet, from
Havana to Berlin, from San Cristobal de las Casas to New York, from Los Angeles and the Bay to his own Barrio.
MARK GONZALES
www.myspace.com/hwproject
Mark Gonzales is a poet, educator and organizer whose traversed refugee camps in Palestine to back alley streets of
Havana, Cuba and youth prisons in Los Angeles. He has appeared on HBO's Def Poetry, Fox News, Telemun2 while
collaborating with countless humanitarians across the globe including Cornel West, Maxine Waters, Suheir Hammad, and Eve
Ensler. His work has been commissioned by members of the United Nations, U.S. Congress, as well as universities such as
Cornell, Columbia, Duke, and UC Berkeley. In 2005, he was awarded a fellowship at UCLA's Graduate School of Education to
combine his words with Hip Hop culture into pre-collegiate curriculum. An Alaskan born Chicano, Gonzales is a testament
to those who are determined to remain dignified despite a society that constantly desecrates their culture.
MAGISTERIO
Mexico City
www.myspace.com/magisterio
Magisterio is MC/Composer Ximbo & MC Van T, nves of Mexico City who's music takes on the international make up of the
city, refusing to recognize borders. Since '96 they've been at the vanguard of the national Hip Hop scene. Aside from
"Vias Alternativas" a program noted for its influence on the Mexican music scene, Ximbo focuses on Hip Hop workshops for
women and has helped organize events, bringing together international Hip Hop artists with educators & community
organizers. They have participated in important events such as "Hecho en Califas" Oakland, International Hip Hop
X-change and MTV's Dollar Bill Ya with KRS One. Their debut CD is already one of Mexico's Top 10 Hip Hop CDs.
SKOOL77
Guadalajara, Jal, MX
www.myspace.com/skool77
Skool 77, is considered one of the most important exponents of Hip Hop in Mexico, and an important one by his native
city of Guadalajara. Since 1996, he has been active in this country's Hip Hop scene. Influenced by different musical
styles, that range from Funk, Reggae, Hip Hop, Salsa, Mexican & Cuban music as well as poetry and Latin American
Literature. Skool 77 not only considers himself a rapper, since that label would restrict his artistry, he says "we we
are urban poets and artists in all the extent of the word and with a defined commitment, as much in the social part as
in the musical aspect as often he has shown his commitment isn't with radio or television, it's with the people who like
of hip hop with positive message.
YAIVA
Dine/Hopi from AZ
www.myspace.com/4went
Gabriel Yaiva is Dine' and Hopi, a father, one of the top Native hip-hop artists/promoters in North America, a community
activist and owner/founder of 4th World Ent., specializing in independent music releases, promotion and marketing and
the director of Peace & Balance, a substance abuse prevention project working with Native youth in the southwest. With
all the Yaiva is involved with and his willingness to share his life experiences he is not surprisingly a very sought
after presenter and key-note speaker, having spoke recently at the University of Kansas, Environmental Health Coalition
in San Diego, CA, at the Grassroots Global Justice conference, Lummi Indian Nations Schools in Lummi Islands, WA to name
a few.
FIDEL RODRIGUEZ
www.myspace.com/divineforces
CIHUATL-CE
Xicana
www.myspace.com/cihuatl1
Xela, also known as Cihuatl-ce co-founder of Los Angeles based womyn's group Cihuatl Tonali, urges youth, specially young women, to invoke their inner strength for the betterment and preservation of Tonantzin (mother earth). Her words encourage our children to cultivate the cultural seeds of ancestral knowledge in the fertile fields of their minds. A multi-medi fusion of hip hop and indigenous sounds her lyrics raise awareness of issues affecting intra-cultural survivors of violence and their aggressors, and notes that both are born as an adverse reaction to the sickness brought by the initial invaders of our sacred land, manifested through capitalism and imposed on people of color daily through white supremacy.
TOLTEKA
Nahuatlaka
www.myspace.com/tolteka
MC, creator, consciousness conveyor, relating to the struggles of our planet through multilingual street poetry. First generation "American" from both sides of his family, ancestrally Native to this land before these borders existed. Just a human being, trying to be the change in this world he wishes to be seeing. Having had the honor of sharing tlahtoli (palabra, words) on the streets, at different NDN reservations, universities, high schools and middle schools, clubs, art festivals and countless positive spaces in general; here, and internationally. Working hard to be the first MC to release a full length spanish album and english album in the same year. Unleashing uncompromising rawness in both languages, even infusing the movement of ancestral languages in the mix. Lyrically and Sonically ; This is Quality Nikan Tlakah Hip Hop.
SHOCK B
Pawnee/Seminole
myspace.com/cultureshockcamp
Brian (Pawnee/Seminole) is a highly talented and multi-faceted individual who is best known for his work as a “Cultural Activist,” youth advocate, DJ, and performer. Brian is one of the most sought after DJ’s, music producers and promoters in Indian Country. As “DJ Shock B” he has performed with some of the most popular acts in music today. Brian also has his finger on the hottest and most up and coming Native music talent that has enabled him to produce a range of successful concerts, tours and special events that has gained him the reputation as one of the premier music promoters and special event organizers in Indian Country. Brian is also honored to be a part of the 2002 Grammy–nominated drum group “Young Bird.”
DJ ETHOS
www.myspace.com/djethos
VYAL
Yaqui
www.myspace.com/vyal
Member of legendary LA crew COI and CREWEST (the illest Graff Gallery on the West Coast) and one of the sickest artists period!
UNKY ECHO-HAWK
Pawnee/Yakama
www.myspace.com/cominghorse
Proactive artist, Bunky Echo-Hawk has been painting for years now, and has exhibited work throughout the nation and overseas. Not only a painter but also a writer, mainly poetry, free-lance graphic designer and photographer. Bunky uses art to address issues, to fundraise for various Native nonprofits, and to help Indian-owned businesses. Co-founder and the Executive Director of NVision, a national Native nonprofit that focuses on Native youth development. NVision reaches out to Native youth through multi-media arts and leadership development. ItÕs fresh. It's new, but already doing big things in Indian Country!
NAHUI OHLIN
1511 W. Sunset Blvd., Echo Park, CA 90026
T 213-202-6550 // www.myspace.com/nahuiohlin
TEOCINTLI
2701 E. 4th Street, East Los Angeles, CA 90033
across from Roosevelt High School
T 323-266-2117 // www.myspace.com/teocintli
IMIX BOOKS
5052 Eagle Rock Blvd, Eagle Rock, CA 91114
T 323-257-2512 // www.myspace.com/imixbooks
ONE STOP CULTURE
5273 1/2 E Beverly Blvd, East Los Angeles, CA 90604
T 323-728-8882 // www.myspace.com/onestopculture
CREWEST
110 Winston Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
T 213-627-8272 // www.myspace.com/crewest
FAT BEATS
7600 Melrose Ave, Suite J 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90036
T 323-655-8997// www.myspace.com/fatbeatsla
CESAR'S MUSIC
Panorama Mall, Panorama City, CA 91402
T 818-891-3463
THE BASEMENT
14506 Ventura Blvd, Sherman Oaks, Ca 91403
T 818-817-3114 // www.myspace.com/thebasementla
CALACAS
3374 S. Bristol Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704
T 714-662-2003 // www.myspace.com/calacasinc
If you would like to have your students, youth groups, etc. please contact us so we can provide you with all the information you need to participate. These workshops are open to everyone.
Time: 3PM
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: FORD PATIO
Willow Jack Abrahamson is a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall, Idaho with Bachelor of Science Degree in American Indian Studies and an Associate of Arts Degree in Social Work from Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence Kansas. Willow is also a Sun Dancer and Champion Jingle Dress Dancer, an amazing achievement due to a horrible car accident that should have left her crippled. Joining in delegations to Mexico with "Future Without Poverty", she has been working on bridging Northern and Southern Natives through their relationship in Uto-Aztecan lineage, a first step, and one in which reaching out to brothers and sisters and combating the impacts of colonization to empower one another and change the view that we are separate from one another because of boundaries, distance, and adopted languages and customs. www.myspace.com/willowjack
WORKSHOP: Indigenous Pride & Empowerment
This workshop will focus on networking and connecting the Indigenous Uto-Aztecan people. With the voices from our ancestors we can remember who we are. Stories, pictures, prophecies, language and many more unite our people. We must educate, empower and connect with one another. Strengthen the bonds that keep us who we are, reclaim what is truly ours, our nation. Together as one we can strengthen and improve the future of our people. This is from and Indigenous Uto-Aztecan, Lemhi Shoshone and Bannock Agai-Dika perspective. Knowledge is power.
Time: 3PM
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: FORD SMALL THEATRE
Olmeca's music contains a focused and undaunted political and cultural message. Because of this, Olmeca has gained popularity amongst progressive circles and popular movements of resistance who have sought Olmeca to present their struggle through his music. From Project Blowed in L.A. to Chiapas in Mexico, Olmeca's unique lyrical style & bilingual rapping skills have landed him performances with Hip Hop's top names and Latin Alternative's most respected musicians such as Maldita Vecindad, Julietta Venegas, Lila Downs, Ozomatli among others. With a critical perspective on the world his music & lyrics have offered him to the opportunity to step into the classroom and use Hip Hop and an educational tool. www.myspace.com/olmeca
WORKSHOP TITLE: Art is our Weapon!
Art Is Our Weapon explains the impact of art as a tool of inspiration, organization and participation in the fight against neoliberalism and for Humanity...also known as Peace, Justice & Dignity...
If our goal is to participate in this rebellion of the mind and challenge the norm, then art, is another platform, space or way to help that process.
Join us as we Perform, Present & Dialogue: Art Is Our Weapon!
NOTE: Includes a performance by Olmeca
Time: 4PM
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: FORD PATIO
Apache Skateboards - San Carlos Apache/Akimel O'odham graphic artist, Douglas Miles, connects the universality of mainstream's skateboard culture to today's Indian youth. His graphic imagery of Apache Warriors and contemporary "Rez" portraits brings a Native aesthetic and sensibility to the skateboard culture. The Apache Skateboards breaks through a seemingly closed mainstream boundary, reasserting and affirming Indian youth's presence in the mainstream culture of today. Apache Skateboards is a grassroots independent company has achieved this success within the mainstream without sacrificing anything. Douglas has recently shown his work at Princeton University and The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History. www.myspace.com/apacheskateboards
WORKSHOP TITLE: Starting your own business w/ cultural traditions
This workshop will go through the steps of starting your own business and enriching it with one's own cultural heritage creating a unique brand. The workshop will also cover cost-effective ways to market your business using street infused techniques and strategies. Douglas will also discuss how through his own experience one can have mainstream success without sacrificing or minimizing one's art & indigenous identity.
Time: 4PM
Duration: 45 minutes
Location: FORD SMALL THEATRE
Ximbo (pronounced Shimbo), (pronounced Shimbo), MC/Beat Maker from México City makes music without constricting to borders while addressing issues of sexism, identity, graff art and life struggles which combined define her existence within Hip Hop. Actively involved as an artist since 1996 and known for starting one of the first female fronted Hip Hop groups in Mexico. Later she helped co-found Magisterio with Van-T, enjoying 'til this day a long and successful career performing at every major venue within Mexico, important cultural festivals in the US and releasing one of the top 10 underground Hip Hop CDs in Mexico. Aside from her work on "Vias Alternas" a program noted for its influence on the Mexican music scene, Ximbo focuses on Hip Hop workshops for women and has helped organize events, bringing together international Hip Hop artists with educators & community organizers. www.myspace.com/batjacob
WORKSHOP TITLE: Girls Can't Rap
This workshop will focus on exactly the opposite of what the title implies and bring to the forefront the huge importance that women have had on not only the Mexican Hip Hop scene but Hip Hop at large, while also addressing how she along with other females have fought against sexism within the Hip Hop scene and the struggles that come with being a female MC in a male dominated genre. Ximbo will also talk about the first generation of Mexican female MC"s up to the current generation including the critically acclaimed female collective "Rimas Femeninas".
NOTE: This workshop will be held in Spanish. Translation will be provided.
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