Episode 5: Rebel Diaz
Air Date: November 10, 2011
Fronted by MC’s Rodstarz and MC/Producer G1, Rebel Diaz shows us the true global power of Hip Hop. After first performing at an immigrant rights march in New York City in 2006 in front of a half million people, the bilingual duo has taken the international community by storm with their explosive live shows. With influences ranging from Dirty South bounce to South American folk, Rebel Diaz combines classic boom bap tradition with Hip Hop’s global impact.
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Episode 4: The Lost Bois
Air Date: November 3, 2011
The lost bois feature the vocal stylings of A.O., also known as the Awkward Original, and B.Steady. These two young, queer artists were born and raised in Washington, D.C. and have been singing and performing together for years.
Taking inspiration from artists including Sweet Honey in the Rock, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, The Beatles, Sarah Vaughan, and Prince, the lost bois have diverse musical roots. Combining old school style, jazz, pop, soul and their own creation, "queer hip-pop", the lost bois create music that speaks to audiences of all ages and backgrounds.
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Episode 3: Head-Roc
Air Date: October 27, 2011
For over the past ten years, Head-Roc has been regarded as the best that DC Hip Hop has to offer. Dubbed “The Mayor” of DC Hip Hop, Head-Roc has come to embody the passions, hopes and dreams of a wonderfully talented and all too often overlooked DC music scene. His unparalleled ability to reach music lovers of all tastes puts him on par with established national recording artists in both music creation and live performance.
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Episode 2: SongRise
Air Date: October 20, 2011
SongRise is an all women’s social justice a cappella group located in Washington, DC. They use their music to inspire people to fight for social and political change. They offer their singing talents at community events, rallies, protests, farmer’s markets, civil rights celebrations, DC voting rights events, arts showcases, in schools, at churches, in prisons, etc.
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Episode 1: Zami DC & Climbing Poetree
Air Date: October 13, 2011
Zami DC is a free summer creative writing workshop taught by local artists Be Steadwell and Taylor Johnson for lgbtq youth in the DC area. The workshop consists of poetry and songwriting classes, weekly features with local artists, discussions on continuing education, art in the community, and career options.
Alixa and Naima form the group Climbing Poetree. The two are poets who moonlight as street artists, and infiltrate public schools and prisons with infectious ideas of how people can shape their own destinies.
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