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Formidable! Translated from French to English, formidable means “Wow” which is precisely the reaction I, and thousands of local students, had to Frenchstock, the concert of various children’s french rock musicians who performed last Thursday at the J.M. Ennis auditorium at Centennial Secondary School in Welland. Frenchstock - a play on [...]

FRENCH DJ Fafa who is most famous for his radio work in the 80s, will perform tomorrow night at Level at the Mishal International Hotel, Manama.
The Paris-based DJ Fafa was born in Lyon and raised in Marseille where he presented his Mastermix show that featured mixes of funk, disco, hip hop, and [...]

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The three-day event, organized by the City of West Hollywood and the Sunset Strip, will take place on June 26 through June 28, at legendary Sunset venues such as the Rocy Theatre, Whisky A-Go-Go, the House of Blues, Viper Room, Key Club and the Cat Club.
They have confirmed B-Real of Cypress Hill fame with Slash, [...]

A former US Army tank driver asserts that two figures depicted on the side of an APC SWAT tank that was recently used to protect cops from the deadly threat of women and children during the raid of a West Texas polygamist retreat actually represents the amount of people killed by [...]

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Google is under fire again today for cooperating with Indian police trying to track down an Orkut user who had been rude about a politician.

Police asked Google for user information for the person behind a post called “I hate Sonia Gandhi” - Gandhi being [...]

Palestinian Rap Group DAM Use Hip-Hop to Convey the Frustrations, Hopes of a Dispossessed People

We turn now to three young Palestinians who use hip-hop to tell their story of the Nakba and what it means to be a Palestinian growing up inside Israel. DAM, or Da Arabian MCs, is the first group [...]

DIAMONDS IN THE ROUGH: A UGANDAN HIP HOP REVOLUTION
Diamonds in the Rough chronicles the incredible journey of the hip-hop group, the Bataka Squad, who use hip-hop to spread awareness of their countries’ troubles, and to offer positive alternatives for the youth. As narrator of the film, Michael Franti of Spearhead guides us through an incredible [...]

“Over 5,000 students (learned) about the history of hip-hop during our Rainbow Dance Theatre educational programs which (took) place in Santa Cruz County schools from May 12-19,” said Young Audiences Program Director Jeannie Perez.
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