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A Hip Hop concert on the 7th of November 2008 at 21:00. Art Lounge - Quarantina, Beirut.
Artists: Khat Ahmar I-voice Katibe 5 Malikah - RGB - Zoog - O marz - Grand Son Under Kontrol Dj Lil't Entrance 12.000LBP at the door.
Workshops between the 4nd and the 6th of November. A. Graffiti workshop: Trainer: Roland Karl, OKG workshop, Berlin, Germany.
B. Beat Box Workshop Trainers: Tiko and Micflow from Under Kontrol crew, France.
A public demonstration, Beat Box and Graffiti, will follow the event in Hamra street on the 8th of November at 4PM within the frame work of “Beirut street festival” organized by Zico House.
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PARTNERS
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SPONSERS
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PHOTO GALLERY  view slide show
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PRESS RELEASES
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| The graffiti artists beautifying Beirut | 3/11/2008 |
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| Sound Bomb project | 10/11/2008 |
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PROFILE
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Under Kontrol
France champion chip in beat boxing in 2007 and 2008. "Under Kontrol", a French Beat box Quarter. It all started in 2007 when 4 of the best French beat boxers joined to work together.
- Micflow & Mr Lips (Marseille)
- Fayabraz (Paris)
- Tiko (Lyon)
They try to focus on "Time Kontrol", and be as precise with their mouths as turntablists can be with their machines. Their main purpose is to create original tracks, getting advantage from their technical skills, to become musicians and not only beatboxers... Their "100% Beatbox" show will punch you right in your face! WATCH OUT! www.myspace.com/underkontrol
Khat Ahmar
Founded In 2004, the two young brothers Nael (aka Siff) and Yazan Halwani (aka Za2 Noun), performed in more than twenty concerts, contributed in rap albums such as Ashekman’s “Nasher Ghassil” and the compilation album Peace Beats.
I-voice
I voice stands for invincible voice. Two Palestinians rappers living as refugees in Lebanon: Yassin aka YEAH-SEEN and Mohammad Turk aka T.N.T.
I Voice started rapping in 2001. YEAH-SEEN finished his first album “ella mata volume 1” in 2006. At the moment, the group is working on a series of albums and are about to finish the second one “ta7iyate”. I-voice participated to a lot of concerts mainly in Lebanon. The group is now connected to a number of other hip hop crews and they done a number of collaborations with foreigners such as Omer Offundume and mc ragtop from the US, MC ENZ and MC SAMI from Germany and many other projects. http://profile.myspace.com
Katibe 5
Katibe 5 is composed from: C4, MOSCOW, BOBO, MOLOTOV and JAZZAR Palestinian rap crew from Borj el Barajneh camp Lebanon, released their first album in 2008 “ahla bik fil mokhayamat”. The group was formed in 1998 and was called “RAPNAME”. In 2000, 3 other members joined the group and this was the birth of “Katibe 5”. They participated to “the oriental sound 2” festival and did as well a lot of concerts in Beirut. http://www.myspace.com/katibe5palestine
RGB
Rajab Abdurrahman a former member of KITA3 BEIRUT one of the first Lebanese rap bands who appeared in 1999. Went to France with Kita3 B in 2002 participated in Open Mic events in the suburbs of major cities and discovered the French Rap and Hip Hop scene.
In 2005, he decided to return to Lebanon with 6K. Once in Lebanon, they re-launched a band "Kita'youn" (Boys of the Sector) with MC Stress and MC Joker. Kita\'youn performed in Beirut in concerts that progressively attracted public from different backgrounds. RGB is now producing his first album to be released soon. http://www.myspace.com/rgb961
MALIKAH
One of the rare female rap voices Malikah first hit the Lebanese hip hop scene at the tender age of 16, showing early signs of success, working with EMI Arabia.
In 2003 after winning a hip hop competition, raps in Arabic and English and has honed her skills as an RnB and dance vocalist over the last 5 years. She regularly performs in Lebanon and has gone as far as the United States and Canada. Malikah has worked with most of Lebanon\'s hip hop producers and rappers. She has actively collaborated with named local talent - Beirut Biloma, Cheb Mami, Hasna and Aks\'ser. She went in studio this fall for a track with Dogg Pound [Snoop Doggy Dog, Nate Dogg] that will be released on the upcoming 2008 http://www.myspace.com/malikah961
ZOOG, O-MARZ, GRAND SON
From 961 Underground
‘961 Underground’, produced and directed by DJ, producer, turntablist and scratch king Lethal Skillz (aka Hussein Mao) is the first documentary covering that scene and a timely reminder at this time of conflict in the region that the rap genre in all languages is a vocal form of creative protest and an effective way for the real people of a nation - the disaffected youth - to get their voices heard. www.961underground.com
DJ LIL’T from radio NRJ
Introduction to Rap in Lebanon
Lebanese Rap started in the late 1990\'s. It was still in its early stages and remaining to grow into an identifiable Lebanese form or art. It developed through years and started gaining grounds in the local music scene. Two Rap crews emerged at that time ‘Kitta3 B’ and ‘Aks'ser’.
Since then, many musicians got inspired and started looking for different ways to express themselves within the Lebanese Hip-Hop Culture. There were various expressions and flows and many practiced the ‘Beat Box’.
Today, Lebanese Rap takes the identity of the performer forward and ties it strongly to the Lebanese culture. Rap had found its place internationally as well in the Lebanese musical scene. Numerous Lebanese ‘Hip-Hoppers’ were invited to perform in different countries around the world. The Lebanese cultural scene, and especially the ‘non-main stream’ form of art, suffered enormously for a long time. The reasons are many to list, but the obvious lie on the continuous instability of the country, and by neglecting the role and the existence of artists.
IN CONCERT intends, through its artistic program, to provide an opportunity for Lebanese artists to grow, by expanding their skills and techniques through workshops given by professionals. IN CONCERT will also provide few talented young groups the opportunity to perform beside an international group Under Kontrol, French Beat Box Champions “PHM”. This event is also an opportunity to let the audience discover Arabic hip-hop.
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