Rattex European Tour Video Diary on Vuzu.tv

Rattex has been on tour in Europe with Swiss dub electro band Filewile for over a month now.

Nokia very kindly gave us a lovely X6 so that Rattex could record a video diary while he’s away.

Check out Rattex’s tour video diary on Vuzu.tv

Check out Rattex performing with Filewile at the Woodrock Festival…

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KOL / Pioneer Unit Open Mic Sessions – Gugs & Khaltsha This Weekend!

Kool Out Live and Pioneer Unit are searching for the illest unsigned emcee in Cape Town as part of our joint birthday celebrations.

One emcee will be chosen from each of four open mic sessions in four different hoods. The four winning emcees will perform at the Kool Out Live event on the 29th of May in Cape Town. The winning emcee on the night will win a recording session with Pioneer Unit at Red Bull Studios.

So far we’ve been to Kuils River and Phillipi where we crowned two winners; NICOTINE LUNG (Kuils River) and MANQOBA (Phillipi).

This weekend we turn our attention Guguletu and Khayelitsha…

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SATURDAY 22nd MAY – GUGULETU
2pm – 5pm at the Sports Complex
Hosted by Driemanskap
Live performances by Driemanskap and Ill Skills
Sound by Red Bull
Skateboard workshop
FREE!

For more information contact Dla on 082 067 9297

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SUNDAY 23rd MAY – KHAYELITSHA
2pm – 5pm at I Section Park, Nanana St.
Hosted by Metabolism
Live performances by Metabolism and Rattex
Sound by Red Bull
FREE!

For more information contact Metabolism on 072 264 4327

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You don’t have to be from those hoods to enter, you just need to bring your A game and be ready to represent yourself to the fullest.

Please note: we cannot accept entries from crews, only from individual emcees. If you are in a crew, each member can enter separately.

See you there. May the best emcee win!

Check out the Facebook event page

Phillipi representing (click photo for larger versions)

Manqoba – the winner in Phillipi (click photo for larger versions)

Big crowd in Phillipi (click photo for larger versions)

The crowd in Kuila (click photo for larger versions)

Nicotine Lung representing (click photo for larger versions)

Nicotine Lung – crowned champ of Kuila (click photo for larger versions)

Click here for the full set of photos (28) of Flickr

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Ben Sharpa + DJ Raiko Live in Paris (Video)

Ben and Raiko are still killing shows on their European tour. Check out videos of live performances of Callin’ It Quits, The Disclosure and Critical Mass…

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Ben Sharpa Shoutout from Lyon, France

Ben Sharpa and DJ Raiko are currently on a two month tour of Europe. Right now, they’re chillin’ in Lyon, France at the headquarters of Jarring Effects. Check out the first in a series of video diaries…

Follow Ben Sharpa on Twitter
Follow DJ Raiko on Twitter
Follow Pioneer Unit on Twitter

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Driemanskap Featuring in Hip Hop Kaslam at The Baxter Theatre, Cape Town

Cape Town’s Baxter Theatre will host an explosion of Xhosa street slang and Spaza hip hop on Saturday 6th March 2010 at 6pm. This musical celebration of homegrown hip hop from the kasi features a jam-packed line-up lead by local legends of the genre with an exciting crew of emcees, singers, dancers and musicians. Expect performances by Driemanskap, Delft South Origins (D.S.O), Maxhoseni. The show is directed by, and stars, DAT.

There will be a FREE after party at Dumalisile Arts and Culture Centre (KwaMlamli), Guguletu. Taxis will be available to transport people from the Baxter (usual rates apply).

Event Info

Call Phila Nkuzo on: 021 680 3963 (office hours), Cell 083 239 7850.
Email: pnkuzo@gmail.com
Hip Hop Kaslam Facebook event page
Hip Hop Kaslam on the Baxter website
Buy tickets at Computicket or any Shoprite Checkers. R20 only.

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Ben Sharpa – Vagina Rush Tour

2010 is going to be a busy year for Ben Sharpa. Ben is back in Europe for the Vagina Rush Tour with R;zatz, K-the-I??, Bluebird and DJ Raiko. So far they have 9 dates booked for March and April, but more are being added all the time. Check out the gigs page for more info.

Check the Myspace pages:
Ben Sharpa
R;zatz
K-the-I??
Bleubird
DJ Raiko

We’re also working hard on the new 4D Live Show. Rehearsals start at the end of February before Ben leaves for Europe. 4D is a live improvised hip hop, electro-dub, grime mashup featuring Ben Sharpa on ‘freestyle’, dubbed-out, sampled, re-sampled, chopped-up, cut and scratched vocals. Dplanet on production, using Ableton Live and an Akai APC40 to manipulate heavy Robot Army riddims. DJ Raiko behind the decks, using Technics SL1210s and Serrato to create cuts, scratches and live DJ effects. spo0ky on the Vidvox VDMX using bespoke graphic and motion design to create high-impact visual stimulus and Siya singing dubbed-out African melodies

4D is a collision of futuristic freestyle underground lyrical hip hop, apocalyptic electro-dub Robot Army Music (RAM) and mind-altering, analogue impulse triggered visual stimulus. Participants will be taken on a 4 dimensional journey through the heaviest, darkest, dirtiest, raw dubs narrated by the astro physicist Kaptin’ of your ship, Ben Sharpa.

We’ve also started working on Ben’s second solo album. It’s still in the concept phase but you can expect more dark, grimy, electo-dub – this time we’ll be twisting the fabric of time and space to create a project that goes back to Ben’s GroundWorks roots in hip hop.

The collaborations keep on coming too. Ben has worked with Mode 9 (Nigeria), Siete Nueve (Puerto Rico), Foreign Beggars (UK), Milanese (UK), K-the-I?? (US), High Tones (France), R;zatz (France) and, most recently, LV (Hyperdub, UK). Expect a lot more for 2010!

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Ben Sharpa and DJ Raiko at the Raekwon Show in Leipzig

Check out some footage of your boy Sharpa and DJ Raiko live at the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 show in Leipzig, Germany.

Ben Sharpa @ Leipzig from bharone on Vimeo.

Ben Sharpa @ Leipzig II from bharone on Vimeo.

Reakwon @ Leipzig IV from bharone on Vimeo.

Check out more videos from the show here.

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Driemanskap and Black Dillinger in Mdantsane

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If you’re in the East London area this Friday catch Driemanskap and Black Dillinger at a Hip Hop / Reggae extravaganza.

Drie and Black Dillinger are promoting their new albums, which will be on sale at the event.

Hype Magazine called Driemanskap’s debut album, Igqabhukil’ Inyongo, a “masterpiece”, giving it 4.5/5.

Black Dillinger has been amazing audiences all over Europe with his unique brand of Mzansi dancehall.

The event starts at 8pm on Friday 2nd October @ MDEEZ Yard, NU 5, Mdatsane Township, East London.

Don’t miss out!

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