Pam and Ramona Africa continue to speak out about the atrocities in Philly, Mumia’s freedom and how to maintain a strong grassroots community activism for a lifetime. We were lucky enough to be in the same room with the lovely ladies as they spoke and they seemed entertained by our skills as well. Check it [...]
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Pam & Ramona Africa Speak/Party In SF [Photos]
Featuring: activism · dancehall · diaspora · fotos · grassroots · hip hop · history · MC · MOVE · Pam Africa · politics · Ramona Africa · US
From Dancehalls To Teknivals – A Short History
Musikal Resistance: A Short History (I) This paper was originally presented as an informal talk at the Rebelstar Activist Retreat, Crescent Beach, BC, Canada on November 26th, 2001. Musikal Resistance: A Short History (I) History. Rave Culture began at the juncture of several political social movements. i) Jamaican Dub Soundsystem Culture of the 70s/80s ii) [...]
Featuring: electronic music · history · Jamaican · rave · soundsystem culture · TAZ · UK · US
The Birth Of Jungle Inna Babylon Circa 1990
So far, the earliest release of jungle tunes on vinyl are the first Ragga Twins singles in 1990. Here are additional perspectives from around the way… A likkle history of jungle music, as told by Carlos Soul Slinger: In the early 1990s, MCs who were predominately Black and from the ragga scene, began to add [...]
Featuring: history · jungle · old school · US