American Hip Hop and Wisdom of the Cypher

U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau

Come vibe with us at American Hip Hop and Wisdom of the Cypher, where we'll be celebrating the culture, music, and knowledge of the hip hop

Asia Society Hong Kong Center

Date: September 22, 2024Time: 8:00 PMLocation: Jockey Club Hall, Asia Society, Hong Kong Event Overview: Get ready for a fun night filled with passion and creativity! Please join us to hear award-winning U.S. hip hop artists Toni Blackman and DJ LiKWUiD, who along with live b-boy and b-girl dancers from Hong Kong will create an electrifying display of rhythm and movement for the audience. In addition to the music performance, Ms. Blackman will share the distinctive Cypher element of hip hop culture, and how it allows for energy to flow and unites artists and the audience. Prepare to be energized and inspired! Expect an electrifying atmosphere with local talents Yellow Rabbit and M Dot, along with B-boys and B-girls from Youth Outreach's The School of Hip Hop. Creative director Slept Kid will also discuss his journey promoting Hip Hop culture in the region. Registration:Visit EventBrite website to register now, as spots are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis! Toni Blackman is an award-winning artist whose steadfast work and commitment to hip hop led the U.S. State Department to select her as an American Cultural Specialist and one of the first Hip Hop Envoys. She has traveled to around 50 countries performing, speaking and teaching. Heavily influenced by the spiritual jazz movement of the 1970s, Toni has an extensive catalogue of inspirational hip-hop and a series of Meditation Mixtapes. She has shared the stage with artists including Erykah Badu, Mos Def, The Roots, Wu Tang Clan, GURU, Bahamadia, Boot Camp Clik, Me’Shell NdegeoCello, Sarah McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Jill Sobule, and Rickie Lee Jones. As a visionary, Toni founded Freestyle Union, a cypher workshop that uses freestyling as a tool to encourage social responsibility, and Rhyme Like a Girl, an initiative that empowers and nurtures women MCs as hip-hop ambassadors/educators. Her most recent book, Wisdom of the Cypher, illustrates the transformational aspects of her work. DJ LiKWUiD, born Faybeo'n LaShanna A Mickens, is an award-winning hip hop fusion artivist, DJ, songwriter, music curator and educator. Her style of djing is based around blending beats together as one tapestry of sound. Afrobeats, Hip Hop, Rare Grooves, Reggae, House and live remixes are often incorporated in her live DJ sets. DJ LiKWUiD is the co-founder of Banjee Boombox, a QTBIPOC festival collective that centers the voices of women, non-binary and queer musicians. She is committed to using her creativity to empower the marginalized communities. 活動簡介： 準備好迎接一個充滿激情與創意的夜晚吧！請加入我們，聆聽美國獲獎 HIP HOP 藝術家 Toni Blackman 和 DJ LiKWUiD 的精彩演出，與來自香港的 B-BOYS 和 B-GIRLS 共同為觀眾呈現一場振奮人心的節奏與動作表演。除了音樂演出，Blackman 女士還將分享 HIP HOP 文化中獨特的 CYPHER 元素，介紹它如何促進能量的流動，並團結藝術家與觀眾。另外，來自 SLEPT BASE 工作坊的創意總監 Slept Kid 亦會擔任香港地區的 Hip Hop 交流大使。為兩位到訪嘉賓、各國駐港大使，還有現場觀眾分享他在兩岸三地推廣 Hip Hop 文化的心路歷程！ 當然不少得本地兩位饒舌新貴 - 涉獵 Trap &amp; Drill 的 Yellow Rabbit，和曾是 Greytone 成員的混血唱將 M Dot 聯同協青社 Youth Outreach The School of Hip Hop 的一眾 B-boy、B-girls 現場獻技！準備好接受啟發與激勵吧！ 報名方式： 請訪問 EventBrite 網站報名，名額有限，先到先得！ Toni Blackman 是一位獲獎藝術家，她對HIP HOP的堅定工作與承諾，使美國國務院選擇她作為美國文化專家及首批 HIP HOP 大使之一。她曾在約五十個國家進行表演、演講和教學。受到1970年代靈性爵士運動的深刻影響，Toni擁有大量啟發性的 HIP HOP 音樂作品以及一系列冥想混音帶。她曾與包括 Erykah Badu、Mos Def、The Roots、Wu-Tang Clan、GURU、Bahamadia、Boot Camp Clik、Me’Shell NdegeoCello、Sarah McLachlan、Sheryl Crow、Jill Sobule 和 Rickie Lee Jones 等藝術家同台演出。作為一位有遠見的藝術家，Toni創辦了 Freestyle Union，一個利用即興創作鼓勵社會責任的CYPHER工作坊，以及 Rhyme Like a Girl，一個旨在賦權和培養女性MC作為HIP HOP 大使/教育者的倡議。她最近出版的書籍《Wisdom of the Cypher》展示了她工作的轉變性質。 DJ LiKWUiD（本名 Faybeo'n LaShanna A Mickens）是一位獲獎的 HIP HOP 融合藝術家、DJ、詞曲創作人、音樂策展人和教育者。她的DJ風格基於將節拍融合成一幅聲音的織錦。她的現場DJ表演中經常融入Afrobeats、HIP HOP、Rare Grooves、Reggae、House 和現場混音。DJ LiKWUiD 是 Banjee Boombox 的共同創辦人，這是一個專注於女性、非二元和酷兒音樂人聲音的 QTBIPOC 音樂節集體。她致力於利用自己的創意來賦權於邊緣社群。

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