Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Boom Bap::West Coast Zulu Adventures into the Motherland

P.E.A.C.E.
Positive Energy Activates Constant Elevation
Salaam/Namaste/Sat Sri Akal from the newest addition to the Kalakari Revolution. You are now in tune to the sounds of Mandeep Sethi, an emcee from Los Angeles now holding it down in San Francisco representing the Universal Zulu Nation, Xitanos Matematikos, and Gnawledge Records.



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In the summer of 2009, I was blessed with the opportunity to return my motherland of INDIA and drop some rhymes, build with bboys, DJs, MCs, and graff writers from New Delhi to Hyderabad to Mumbai. The video above is PART 1 of a testament to the cultural transformations occurring all around the bharat. Hip-Hop as a cultural movement is beginning through the bboys, who are researching the roots and coming to an understanding of the forces that brought this youth culture to life. Also, NRIs (Non-Resident Indians), such as myself, are also playing an interesting part of spreading the culture while walking a fine line between empowerment and ("firstworld/western") privilege....


More to come but check the video..

Fiyah pon the pagan oppressor.
This is for the people.

-AmazuluAhkiSet