globalrap : Message: [World Hip Hop Market] Global Hip Hop show at CMJ this week!

Peace to my global hip hop family!

It’s been a minute since my last email, and global hip hop moves forward. The site is still not completely updated but there is too much great stuff going on to wait for that.

EVENTS

Thursday, October 23^rd – Global Hip Hop Throwdown (New York City) – Nomadic Wax and The Bloom Effect put together the first and only global hip hop showcase for the CMJ Music Marathon. Featured artists at DROM (East Village) include Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana), Mr. Reo (Haiti), King Reign (Canada), Empire Isis (Canada), Chachi (Cape Verde) and Too Many Fish (France). DJ Boo (Filipino-American) and DJ Soulscape (Korea) will be on the turntables. V.J Kwon (Korea) will set the tone and visuals for the night. World Hip Hop Market is sponsoring this event! Read more about it here: http://www.worldhiphopmarket.com/blog/?p=269

Friday, October 24^th – French Hip Hop Showcase (New York City) – organized by The Bloom Effect and part of the 3-week French cultural celebration “I Kiffe New York”, at the HIRO ballroom featuring La Caution, Mangu and Wax Tailor. Read all about it here: http://www.worldhiphopmarket.com/blog/?p=306

Saturday October 25^th – Zimbabwe Legit will perform on an amazing bill that includes the reunion of STETSASONIC, Jungle Brothers, YZ, People Under the Stairs, Cadence and hosted by Just-Ice and DJ Babu. At the Knitting Factory (New York). Should be hot!

Saturday, October 25^th – All Targets Leveled (Atlanta) – 1-on-1 international b-boy battle. Bringing the big b-boy battle back to Atlanta for the first time since Breaklanta ’06, All Targets Leveled will be judged by Ken Swift, Aruna (Holland) and Totem (ATL). Hosted at Ambient + Studio starting at 8 pm. More info www.alltargetsleveled.com