8th annual Schedule
8th Annual Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival
Schedule of Events
April 4-7, 2013
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***ID’s are a must because the festival is on a college campus***
Please note that all events will take place in Mather Hall.
Festival-Long Events
- Mather Hall Urban Art Gallery, Exhibit: Nard Star (South Africa), 2nd floor of Mather Hall
- Underground Urban Art Gallery, Exhibit: Graffiti Around the World, The Underground Coffeehouse, Basement of Mather Hall
- Washington Room Art Gallery, Exhibit: A Collection of Urban Artists, The Washington Room, 2nd floor of Mather Hall
- What is Hip Hop? The Local as the Global Video Project Screening, The Rittenburg Lounge, 2nd floor of Mather Hall
Thursday, April 4th, 2013
8:00am – 10:00pm: Registration
Location: The Underground Coffeehouse, Basement of Mather Hall
8:00am – 4:30pm: In-Class Hip Hop Lecture Series
All lectures are in the Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
8:00am – 9:15am: HIST 332: African Nationalism & Decolonization (Markle)
Lecture: Carol O’Connor/Teddy Yo: “Hip Hop as an Educational Tool in Ethiopia/Ghana”
10:50am – 12:05pm: HIST 256: History of Human Rights in Latin America (Euraque)
Lecture: Bideew Bou Bess “Hip Hop and Human Rights in Senegal”
1:30pm – 2:45pm INTS 212: Global Politics (Anderson)
Lecture: Minister Server: “Hip Hop: Our Story”
2:55pm – 4:10pm INTS 218 Women, Gender, and Family in the Middle East (Bauer)
Lecture: Dr. Lara Dotson-Renta: “Transnational Hip-Hop and Arab Youth Politics”
5:00pm – 7:00pm: Film Screening: Mongolian Bling and Q&A with Lauren Knapp (MTV-U Fulbright Recipient in Mongolia) and Director Benj Binks (via Skype)
Location: Cinestudio, Clement Chemistry Building off the Lower Longwalk
Description of Film: Forget about nomads and monks, it’s hip hop that’s making Mongolia move in the 21st century. Mongolian Bling jumps into the thriving music scene in the capital; Ulaanbaatar, and follows stars as they rap nationwide.
7:00pm – 8:30pm: Spoken Word Workshop with Urban Word NYC
Location: Terrace Room B, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
Facilitator: M.C. K~Swift (United States)
8:45pm – 10:00pm: Producer’s Showcase: Musicology 101
Location: The Washington Room, 2nd Floor Mather Hall
Ralphie-O of Royce Music Group and the J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (Hartford, CT)
G-Whiz of True Sound Music Group (Hartford, CT)
Dirty Joker of Mad Out Studios (Hartford, CT)
HiFadility (Boston, MA)
Richbreed (Hartford, CT)
10:00pm – 2:00am: Live Medium
*18+, all minors must be with a parent or guardian*
Location: The Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
This will be an evening of spoken word, live painting, and body painting.
Hosts: Oludare Bernard (United States) and Lil Nat (United States)
Poets:
Cassie Songstress (United States)
Kemet Maroon (United States)
L NuNuu Smith (United States)
Giovanni Quattrochi (United States)
Zulynette “Wonder Woman” Morales (United States)
Qusharia Perry (United States)
Mind Evolution (United States)
Malcolm Wicks (United States)
Auda-Mars (United States)
Ghazi (United States)
Alyesha Wise (United States)
Allison Joy (United States)
Visual Artists:
Corey Pane (United States)
Kev Hernandez (United States)
Martha Dane (United States)
John Moran (United States)
Claire Cronkhite (United States)
Fernando Garcia (United States)
Nard Star (South Africa)
and more.
Music: Samba Ensemble (Brazil)
Friday, April 5th, 2013
9:00am – 6:00pm: Registration, The Underground Coffeehouse, Basement of Mather Hall
12:00pm – 2:00pm Urban Flea Market
Location: The Washington Room, 2nd floor of Mather Hall
Vendors:
Hartford Denim Company
Nomadic Wax
World Hip Hop Market
Aisha Fukushima
Rock Mikes
Pura Vida Bracelets
GMI Clothing
Underground Coalition
Nora Cupcake Company
Hartford Prints
Mandeep Sethi
Hajila Movement
Dewy Neo
Urban Natured Clothing LLC.
Sugarplum
Hartford Network for Solidarity
Nard Star
Long Awaited
Music: The West End Blend (United States)
9:00 am- 9:45 am: HIP HOP S.A.V.E.D with Humanist (Burkina Faso/France)
10:00am – 10:45am: RAPtivism with Aisha Fukushima (United States/ Japan)
11:00am -11:45am: Word to Your Motherland with Mandeep Sethi (India)
12:00pm – 12:45pm: Identitary Juxtaposition; Notes on the African Heritage in Mexico, Hip Hop and Counter-Hegemonic Movements in Latin America with BocaFloja (Mexico)
1:00pm – 1:45pm: Conscious Hip Hop: Veganismo e Coherencia with Las Krudas (Cuba)
2:00pm – 5:00pm Workshops for Artists
Location: Terrace Rooms B and C, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
2:00pm – 2:45pm: The Bankable Artist with Self Suffice, The RapOet (United States)
3:00pm – 4:30pm: Challenges for the Do-It-Yourself Hip-Hop Artist: Overcoming Legal and Business Obstacles in the Current Music Market Panel and Q & A
with:
Tony Timpano (United States), Entertainment Attorney and Business and Legal Affairs Executive
Michael Brinkley (United States), Connecticut-based Artist Manager
Edward “Self Service” Hinson (United States), An 18-time Platinum Producer who has produced for DMX, Ja Rule, Jay-Z, and others.
Orville Hall (United States) Director of Marketing for Adidas/Director of Marketing for Polo Ground Music
Stephen Josey (United States) Film Producer/Record Producer
2:30pm – 4:30pm: Film Screening: United States of Africa, Cinestudio, Clement Chemistry Building off the Lower Longwalk; followed by Q&A with filmmaker Yanick Létourneau
5:00pm – 6:45pm: Cinematic Cyphers
Various houses on campus will host dinners that will include short films about hip hop from various regions and discussions about the film. In a nutshell, it will be good cuisine, good cinema, and good conversation.
Hip Hop in Asia
AASA, 65 Vernon Street, Trinity College
Film(s): Lyrical Empire: Hip Hop in Metro Manila (Philippines)
Untitled the State of Hip Hop in Shanghai (China)
Facilitator: Professor Jeffery Bayliss and Professor Janet Bauer, Trinity College
Hip Hop in Latin America and the Caribbean
La Eraca, 69 Vernon Street, Trinity College
Film: A Short Radiography of Hip Hop in Cuba (Cuba)
Facilitator: Professor Alex Jacky and Professor Eric Galm, Trinity College
Hip Hop in Africa
Umoja, 72 Vernon Street, Trinity College
Film: El Latido de Africa (Gabon)
Facilitator: African Development Coalition (Trinity College) and director Jules Taguiawa
Hip Hop in the Middle East
House of Peace, 115 Allen Place, Trinity College
Film: Hiphopistan: Representing Locality in a Global City (Turkey)
Facilitator: Professor Zayde Antrim, Trinity College
Sexuality and Hip Hop in North America
Cleo of AX and EROS, 98 Vernon Street, Trinity College
Film: Hip Hop Homos (United States)
Facilitator: Professor Robert Corber, Trinity College
Featured Talk: Fundraising for Artists/Activists and Organizations
with Mazi Mutafa (Words, Beats and Life, Washington, DC)
Location: The Mill, 79 Vernon Street, Trinity College
Hip Hop In Europe
Location: I-House, 104-106 Vernon Street, Trinity College
Film(s): Altered Egos (United Kingdom), Bronx Berlin Connection 2010 (Germany)
Facilitator: TBD
7:00pm – 10:00pm: The Local as the Global Tri- State Area Bboy/Bgirl Battle and Exhibition
Location: The Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
Host: Atomic Goofball (Strife tv/Lions of Zion)
DJ: DJ Kid Kenedi (CT) Zulu Bratz 860/UOK
Judges:
Bboy Tiger (East Hartford,CT)
Step 2 (Boston, MA)
Chief 69 (Bronx, NY)
Exhibitions:
Tri State 3 way 5 round Exhibition Battle
Tony T-bags (Boston, MA) Del Fuego
Yass (NYC) Ready to Rock/Mighty Zulu Kings
Sweet Lou (CT) UOK/Dynasty Rockers
Prize: $500
10:00pm-2:00am The Jam @ The Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
Featuring Brown Rice Family (United States/Japan/Nigeria/Haiti/Jamaica/South Africa), Political Animals (United States), Aisha Fukushima (United States/Japan), Teddy Yo (Ethiopia), Kama (Kenya), Bideew Bou Bess (Senegal); hosted by Hired Gun (United States) and Tang Sauce (United States) with DJ Token (United States)
Saturday, April 6th, 2013
10:00am – 4:00pm: Registration
Location: The Underground Coffeehouse, Basement of Mather Hall
9:00am – 3:00pm: Youth 4 Change Conference
Schedule for the Youth 4 Change Conference
9:00am – 9:20am Registration
Location: Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
9:20-9:45pm Opening Welcome
Opening Address: Dean Christopher Card, Trinity College
Location: Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
10:00am – 10:45am – Workshop Session # 1
Workshop Options:
Hip Hop Dance Workshop with Equilibrium Dance (United States)
Location: Terrace Rooms B and C
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
Hip Hop Theatre with Baba Israel (United States/Australia)
Location: Seabury 217, Seabury Hall, next to Mather Hall
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
Workshop with Brown Rice Family
Location: Alumni Lounge
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
DJ Workshop with DJ Token (United States)
Location: FACES Lounge
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
Graffiti Workshop with Nard Star (South Africa) and Mejah Mbuya (Tanzania)
Location: Gates Quad
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
11:00am-12:30pm – Youth Attend the “Women in Hip Hop Around the World” Panel
Location: Terrace Rooms, 2nd floor of Mather Hall
12:30pm-1:15pm Lunch
Location: Mather Hall
1:30pm-2:15pm Workshop Session #2
Hip Hop Dance Workshop with Equilibrium Dance (United States)
Location: Terrace Rooms B and C
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
Hip Hop Theatre with Baba Israel (United States/Australia)
Location: Rittenburg Lounge, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
The Art of MC’Ing : On and Off Stage with Sotorios Fedeli from Political Animals
Location: Alumni Lounge
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
Hip Hop and Youth Activism with the YAYA Network
Location: FACES Lounge
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
Graffiti Workshop with Nard Star (South Africa) and Mejah Mbuya (Tanzania)
Location: Gates Quad
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
Hip Hop Dance Workshop with Equilibrium Dance Company (United States)
Location: TBD
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH ONLY
2:20-3:00pm Youth Closing Ceremony/Performances
Location: Cave Patio, In front of Mather Hall
3:00pm – 4:00pm: Youth Attend the DMC Championships
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10:00am – 8:00pm Live Graffiti Exhibition*
Location: The Gates Quad, in front of Mather Hall
* To get spray paint, you must register online. Here is the link: http://grafatthe8thannualhiphopfest.eventbrite.com/
11:00am – 12:30am: Panel Discussion: Local as Global: Women in Hip Hop
Location: Terrace Room B, 2nd Floor Mather Hall
Moderator: Dr. Donna-Dale Marcano, Professor of Philosophy at Trinity College
Panelists:
Lah Tere, co-founder of Momma’s Hip Hop Kitchen
Las Krudas, a queer, feminist hip hop duo from Cuba
Marcy DePina,DJ, producer, television host,
ethnomusicologist, manager, PR guru
Anna Oravcova, Faculty of Social Science at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Aisha Fukushima, RAPtivism
Allison Joy
12:00pm – 4:00pm DMC Hartford DJ Battle
Location: The Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
Host: DJ Fatfingaz (United States)
Judges:
DJ P-Money (New Zealand)
DJ Fatfingaz (United States)
DJ Grand Wizard Theodore (United States)
Showcases:
DJ P-Money (New Zealand)
DJ Precision (United States)
DJ Grand Wizard Theodore (United States)
Prizes:
1st prize from Rane = A Rane Sixty One Mixer!
1st prize from your promoter: Round Trip Flight & Hotel Accommodations to battle in the 2013 DMC US Finals in NYC.
More to be announced!
*DJS MUST REGISTER TO BATTLE*
Send an email to DMC USA’s Christie Z-Pabon at usa@dmcworld.com with the following info:
Which city/battle you are entering?
DJ Name
First Name & Last Name
Complete Address, Apt or House
City
State
Zip
Phone
Email
Website, facebook, twitter, etc.
Crew affiliation
Please answer honestly Yes or No to this question:
Are you a US Citizen or have you lived in the US for at least 6 yrs and can prove it?
1st Choice of Mixer: 62, 61 or 57
2nd Choice of Mixer: 62, 61 or 57
3:00pm – 4:30pm Panel Discussion: Local as the Global: Hip Hop and Human Rights Through Education
Location: Terrace Room B, 2nd Floor Mather Hall
Moderator: Professor Rod Anderson and Amnesty International Trinity College Chapter
Panelists:
Mandeep Sethi, co-founder of SlumGods in India
Martin Fernando Jakobsen, founder of Turning Tables
Chromatics, hip hop artist from Trinidad
Kama, hip hop artist from Kenya
Bocafloja, activist, artist, academic from Mexico
4:15pm – 7:45pm: The Patio Hip Hop Showcase
Location: The Cave Patio, in front of Mather Hall
Hosts: Self Suffice (Hartford, CT), Izzy (Memphis, TN), and Lil Nat
House DJ: Jordan Greene (Hartford, CT)
Artists:
HiFadility (Boston, MA)
Swageé (Hartford, CT)
Chazz Giovanni (Harlem, NY)
Dina Brass (Hartford, CT)
JDot (New Britain, CT)
Joey Batts (Hartford, CT)
Kyle Young (Springfield, MA)
Autobotz (New Britian, CT)
Asylum Lifetime & DJ Sherm Larock (Bristol, CT) ft Black Flag (Hartford, CT)
Rockoleone (Windsor, CT) ft DJ Stress (Enfield, CT)
Puma Simone (New Haven, CT)
Spencer Beatbox (New York, NY)
Dom McLennon (East Hartford, CT)
Lilah (Boston, MA)
Latrell James (Boston, MA)
Division X (Bronx, NY)
Emjae (Hartford, CT)
Prestige (Hartford, CT)
Dae (Washington DC)
KenKenX (Bridgeport, CT)
Esseljay (Baltimore, MD)
Jasiel Rap (Dominican Republic)
Auda-Mars (East Hartford, CT)
Nuri (Springfield, MA)
“R.A.W.” (Rap Assembly at Wesleyan)
7:30pm – 2am: The Local as the Global Main Stage Hip Hop Concert @ The Washington Room, 2nd Floor of Mather Hall
Fetauring dead prez (USA), Las Krudas (Cuba), The Welfare Poets (United States/Puerto Rico), Chromatics (Trinidad), Mandeep Sethi (India), Humanist (Burkina Faso/France), Keur Gui (Senegal), Eprhyme (United States); hosted by Baba Israel (United States/Australia) and Lah Tere (United States) with DJ Boo (United States/The Philippines) and special opening set by DJ BuddhaLuvJonz (United States/Laos)
Sunday, April 7th, 2013
11:00:am – 3:00pm: Networking and Community Service Day
Location: The League of Xtraordinary Youth, 152 Francis Avenue
Youth from the LXY Center
Artists and Participants from the Fest
Community Organizations
11:00am – 12:00pm: Networking Brunch