12/09 LDN :: Kenya – not just lions, giraffes and fast runners
“Kenya is not just about lions, giraffes and fast running men, it’s also about studios and hip-hop!” Tedd Josiah – Music Producer
HIP-HOP COLONY: The African Hip-Hop Explosion
Catch this film at the Black Filmmakers Magazine (BFM) International Film Festival in London
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:
‘Like the classic early ’80s American films Wild Style and Style Wars, Hip-Hop Colony is a historical document, capturing a fast-developing culture at a seminal moment in time.’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
The African Hip-Hop Explosion is an official selection at the BFM International Film Festival
Monday, 12 September 2005
6:15pm
ICA (Cinema 2), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
Full Price: ý6.50
Concession: ý5.50
ICA Members: ý4.50
Box office: 020 7930 3647
CLICK HERE FOR ICA site
CLICK HERE for BFM Media
