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The one day conference at Contact Theatre will include discussion panels, masterclass, films and battles, as well as exploring the changes in language and styles of rap (e.g. gangsta rap, spoken word), as well as the international distillation of rap such as Grime (London), Hip Life (Ghana), Hyphy (USA), Kuduro (Angola) and Kwaito (South Africa).
The conference brings together some of the leading lights from the world of MC Culture, highlighting the breadth and international impact of the industry and includes:
From the US: New York based prducer Lord Finesse of DITC; Black Thought, the lead MC of Philadelphia-based Hip Hop group The Roots; DC born electronic and experimental hip hop musician DJ Spooky alongside performance poets Rich Medina and Ursula Rucker.
From South Africa: one of the best known exponents of South African Hip Hop Tumi; veteran rapper Ben Sharpa, Lebo Mashile the 'IT' girl of South African poetry and the highly acclaimed writer, poet and international performer Napo Masheane.
From the UK: London-based poet, producer and DJ Charlie Dark; leading UK hip hop artists Ty, and Stig of the Dump, spoken word griot TuggSTAR and Mancunian B-Boy Benji Reid amongst a host of others.
The conference will end with the opportunity for the audience to see the leading lights of Hip Hop demonstrate their art through 'battles' with local upcoming artists.
For more details on this event please contact.
Manchester tickets:
http://www.contact-theatre.org/ 0161274 0600
Ticket Prices:
£15 Per Day-Conference and Concert
£8 Per Day- Conference Only
£12 Concert- Only
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