Peace All, Emile YX? of Heal the Hood Project, Black Noise and African Hip Hop Indaba here - emiley@mweb.co.za
For many years we have been trying to connect with as many brothers and sisters throughout South Africa to spread knowledge and information about hip hop. Next year we will again try and expand the "Heal the Hood", South African Hip Hop and Youth Network throughout South Africa. Our main reason for this is to create a network through which artists can tour, perform and sell products created by artists to make an income for the artists from varios communities nationally. Our experience has been that in order for us to survive as a Hip Hop or creative nation, we have to learn to buy from each other to empower each other. This is central to the survival of any artist or creative nation. In order for us to be a producer and not just a consumer, we have to create and SUPPORT OUR OWN. In order for us to create new jobs and export what we have to the rest of the world, we have to prove that we have a huge market that we created and are able to tap into.
We know that capitalists will hate this as it undermines their control of distribution of information and perception of what is not theirs, but from which they make most of the money. We know that we will have haters spreading crap , because they have been taught well by these devils to not support ourselves. In the same way that they force their artists on our minds daily through their corporate controlled media throughout South Africa, Africa and the World. We will have MUST FORCE "OUR OWN CREATIONS" ON THE MINDS OF THE Ma**ES. WE MUST FORCE OURSELVES TO BUY FROM THOSE IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT PUT BACK INTO OUR COMMUNITIES. WE MUST FORCE OURSELVES TO LISTEN TO, WEAR & WATCH OUR OWN CREATIONS & REPROGRAMME OUR MINDS TO BE OPEN TO HEAR, SEE & WEAR OURSELVES.
If you want to connect with us or want to a**ist in hosting workshops at your schools, community centres, homes, yards, streets during the dates we have ... Or even want to suggest an event in your area, look at the very rough programme below and let us know OK. email me at emiley@mweb.co.za ; call me at 0823958125 or Heal teh Hood Offices at 021 7060481.
Heres the rough suggested programme for creating a National Hip Hop Network, Heal the Hood, Black Noise and Indaba Tour:-
May
2nd May 2009 Saldahna Bay AHHI
3rd May 2009 Vredendal AHHI
4th – 7th Upington
8th May Upington AHHI
9th May Upington AHHI
11th – 14th Kimberley
15th May Kimberley AHHI
16th May Bloemfontein AHHI
17th – 21st May Bloemfontein
22nd May 2009 JHB
23rd – 28th May 2009 JHB & Pretoria
29th May Pretoria AHHI
30th May JHB AHHI
31st May 2009 JHB
June
1st – 4th June '09 Durban
6th June 2009 Durban AHHI
7th – 11th East London
12/13th June '09 East London AHHI
14th – 18th P. E. & Uitenhage AHHI
19th June 2009 P.E. AHHI
20th June 2009 Grahamstown AHHI
21st – 25th June '09 George/ Oudtshoorn/ Knysna
26th June Oudtshoorn AHHI
27th June George AHHI
28th June - 2nd July George & Mossel Bay
July
3rd July 2009 Mossel Bay AHHI
4th July 2009 Villiersdorp AHHI
5th July 2009 RETURN TO CAPE TOWN
10th July 2009 Ceres AHHI
11th July 2009 Worcester AHHI
31st July 2009 West End / Galaxy AHHI Finals of DJ, MC & BeatBox Battle
August 2009
1st Aug 2009 Grand West Arena AHHI Finals of Hip Hop dance Champs B-Boy & New
