HIP-HOP COLONY - THE AFRICAN HIP HOP EXPLOSION: LONDON, 12 SEPTEMBER '05 | FLY

HIP-HOP COLONY: The African Hip-Hop Explosion
Produced/Directed by Michael Wanguhu
Written by Russell Kenya

THE PROJECT:
Kenyan hip hop was initially regarded as a passing fad. Hip hop was eagerly dismissed by the media outlets and the general public during its shallow inception in the early nineties. Hip hop today has firmly gained its roots in Kenya, while fusing its traditional music and drawing major influence from America. This fusion has led to a new entity - the birth of Genge Music.

Filming the documentary in Kenya, producer/director Michael Wanguhu, enjoyed collaborative efforts from top-notch Kenyan producers, and reigning hip hop acts past and present, seeking to expose a culture they have whole-heartedly embraced and it is also punctuated by footage of engaging live concert events. HIP HOP COLONY richly ties key elements of hip hop, flexibility and talent which continue to increase its dominance around the world one colony at a time.

What They Are Saying:
www.sfbayview.com/060805/hiphopcolony060805.shtml
music.eastbayexpress.com/Issues/2005-06-08/music/close2thaedge.html
dailyrepublic.com/articles/2005/07/18/features_top_stories/feat01.txt

‘Like the classic early ’80s American films Wild Style and Style Wars, Hip-Hop Colony is a historical document, capturing a fast-developing culture at a seminal moment in time.’
(Erick K. Arnold - East Bay express)

‘Hip-Hop Colony is an educational well-paced gem which should be included in high school and college campus curriculums across the globe in an effort to dispel stereotypes about our kinship, Kenya, and about African Diaspora.’
(Vanessa Morman - Houston Black Film Festival)

NOMINEE - Best Urban Documentary Award at the Sanfrancisco Film Festival
WINNER - Best Urban Documentary Award at the Houston Black film Festival

Watch Clips:
www.hiphopcolony.com/video/teaser.mov
www.hiphopcolony.com/video/teaser.wmv

Monday, 12 September 2005 6:15pm
ICA (Cinema 2), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
Box office: 020 7930 3647
www.ica.org.uk
www.ica.org.uk/index.cfm?articleid=14335
www.bfmmedia.com/site/homepage.php?id=1

The concept, I must confess is very impressive and encouraging to us all involved in african hip hop.
Black icon is a group of two, we work with a fusion of afro soul,jungle beats and rap of fused English.
We also intend to start-off promotion of our first group album in a couple of weeks in a few countries within africa, like south africa, nigeria, cameroon, gabon etc and outside africa.
We are very much interested in all the festivals organised by your organistion please do well to give us all the links using; blackicon_greatest@yahoo.co.uk .Thanks for your corporation.
Management,
Tenoh Tumanjong
Tel:00237 7731930
00237 5487329
00237 5303733