![]() The terrible thing was that I was really stuck for a responsible and exciting opening act. I was working with a group called Bow Wow Wow and I was over there because they were signed to RCA Records and I was looking to put them on in a hall in Manhattan somewhere. Sandwiched between links rapped by Imhotep Gary Byrd, McLaren recounted to a group of hip-hop fans how the visit to the Zulu Nation changed his life. It also signalled McLaren’s tiring of the routine of managing a pop act, as hip-hop fired him into investigating indigenous music from around the world and compacting them into his masterful Duck Rock album. ![]() This is seen as a pivotal point in the development of the musical form as a mass phenomenon. ![]() It was Holman who took McLaren and his management partner Rory Johnston to Bambaataa’s block party and was instrumental in Bambaata and the Rock Steady Crew being booked to open for McLaren’s charges Bow Wow Wow at The Ritz in the old Webster Hall Ballroom in the East Village in September 1981. This was effected by artist/filmmaker/writer Michael Holman his often overlooked achievements include actually naming the genre “hip hop” in his East Village Eye column, founding the noise group Gray with Jean-Michel Basquiat (Holman also wrote the 1996 Julian Schnabel-directed biopic), running the world’s first hip-hop club (Negril, on 11th Street), creating the New York City Breakers and making the films and TV shows Catch A Beat, Beat Street and Graffiti Rock. In one section Malcolm McLaren talks about his August 1981 introduction to Afrika Bambaataa’s Zulu Nation in the south Bronx. 206 Zulu will host an international b-boy/girl competition, a graffiti art showcase and live art, educational-orientated workshops and more.Beat This: A Hip Hop History is an hour-long documentary broadcast by BBC in its Arena strand in 1984 and directed by Dick Fontaine (who I interviewed for my Goldie book back in the early 00s). This coming February 17-19th, 206 Zulu will be celebrating it's 8th Anniversary and Black History Month with three days of true-school Hip Hop, showcasing some of today's emerging artists from around the country and beyond! All day-time events are all-ages and FREE to the public. * Unify people of all-ages from all walks of life. * Open lines of communication for personal growth and networking. * Motivate youth by providing positive avenues of self-expression and encouraging unity. * Heighten the exposure of emerging artists from around the country. * Raise consciousness on aforementioned issues to those outside the Hip Hop community. * Create dialog to aid in solutions to prevalent issues in the Hip Hop community and the world at large. * Delineate the uplifting and empowering essence of Hip Hop. * Preserve and promote the elements of Hip Hop culture: Deejaying and Emceeing (music), Graff (visual art), and B-Boying/B-Girling (dance). * Celebrate the 8th Anniversary of 206 Zulu. Once a year, 206 Zulu dedicates Presidents weekend in February as a time to celebrate not just the organizations accomplishments, but to pay tribute to the entire Hip Hop culture.Ĭontinuing in the tradition of 'Peace, Love, Unity & Having Fun', this 3 day event carries a mission to Since its inception in 2004, 206 Zulu has taken the UZN motto of "Knowledge, Wisdom, and Understanding" to another level for the next generation. In only a few short years, 206 Zulu has recieved wide recognition for the precedence it has set in community-building, education, outreach, activism, and artistic excellence. ![]() 17-19th, 2012Ĥ vs 4 Crew Battles for $1,000 Cash & PrizesĮach year, Hip Hop supporters from around the country gather in Seattle, Washington to celebrate and experience the 206 Zulu - Universal Zulu Nation Anniversaries. It is possible that several bands and artists have the same name and last.fm shows a picture with the wrong artists, but this one is a Hip Hop culture event. Sorry because Last.fm did not accept all the artists names when I tried to add them to the list, you will find more on the flyer. ![]()
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