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Wednesday, June 04, 2003
Cubano Hip Hop Happening
Here's a chance to hear some hip hop straight out of Havana. Doble Filo and Grupo Obsesion, two of Cuba's up-and-coming hip hop groups, will conduct an afternoon workshop for youths and present an evening performance of rap "Cubano style." The afternoon workshop will offer an opportunity for people from the community to hear directly from young Cuban hip hop artists about their artistic endeavors as well as to share their own work. Stick around for the evening performance, when Doble Filo and Grupo Obsesion will shout out rhymes and social commentary, and kick back beats with a Cuban twist.
The event is part of the 2nd Annual DC Hip Hop Theatre Festival and is being co-presented by the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, the New York International Hip Hop Exchange Project, Sol y Soul and the New York City Hip Hop Theater Festival. It all takes place Thursday, June 5, at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 15th St. NW. The workshop is free and runs from 4 to 6 p.m. The performance is at 8 p.m., with a "pay what you can" admission. Contact Quique Aviles at Sol y Soul, 202/526-4417, for reservations or more information.
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