A night of bi-lingual spoken word about race, freedom and Hip-Hop
La Poesia y Politica del Hip/Hop
Featuring:
Los Rakas (Panama/ Oakland), BocaFloja (Mexico D.F.), Doble Filo (Cuba), Paul Flores (San Francisco)
--with special Guest Youth Speaks poet Brandon Santiago and DJ LEYDIS (Cuba)
A Spanish/English spoken word event to bring awareness to Black Latino heritage, immigrant rights and Spanglish culture through the global lens of the Hip-Hop generation. Also presenting DOBLE FILO from La Habana, Cuba their premiere performance in San Francisco, demonstrating the challenges and success of Hip-Hop in communist Cuba.
Un evento de palabras bilingue para poner luz sobre la herencia Afro-Latino, el movimiento para los derechos de los inmigrantes, y la cultura Spanglish por una perspectiva del Hip-Hop mundial. Tambien presentando por primera vez en San Francisco el grupo cubano Doble Filo mostrando el desarollo del Hip-Hop dentro de un pais comunista.
Official Website: http://www.missionculturalcenter.org
Added by FullCalendar on October 18, 2010