The Allure of Sista Hailstorm
Special thanks to guest blogger Kitty Wu for this profile! Sista Hailstorm fascinates me. She is simultaneously that rare emcee that commands me to stop and really listen, a shaka and malika in the...
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Show Up! Get Down!
(Thanks to Tagoipah Mathno for this guest post! You can read about all the opportunities to dance at the 2013 Northwest Folklife Festival at our website, www.nwfolklife.org/festival.) Photo courtesy...
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What to See at Folklife #48: Hip Hop
Georgetown Orbits-by Piper Hanson Don’t be surprised to see hip hop on our “folk” stages! “Hip hop is definitely a form of folk music,” says Kelli Faryar, Programs Manager at Northwest Folklife. “Folk...
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The Greatest Show of Talent in the Northwest! Check Out These Sunday Highlights
Josie Dunn (right) with unknown woman. Photo courtesy of Washington Women in Trades. The Northwest Folklife Festival is a celebration of how we keep our traditions alive in our region. Check out...
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Folklife at Kirkland Summerfest on Sunday, August 11
The Bucharest Drinking Team at the Northwest Folklife Festival. Photo by Piper Hanson. Northwest Folklife is thrilled to announce we’ve been invited to program a full day of free music and dance at...
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From the Streets to Mainstream, Hip-Hop has Something to Say
Photo by Eric Lau Over thirty years ago, Hip-Hop culture had its start in the streets of The Bronx, New York City. With roots in scat singing, performance poetry, talking blues, and funk, Hip-Hop uses...
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Raise the Town Out!
If reggae is the heartbeat of life, blues the soul, swing the dance, and jazz the conversation, then Hip Hop, with its driving cadence and spirit, could be called the poetry. And certainly no one is...
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Speak Out!
When communications theory philosopher Marshall Mcluhan wrote “the medium is the message,” he could very well have been referring to hip-hop. MCing/rapping, DJing/scratching, break dancing and...
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Reggae Rising: Hip-Hop’s Roots in Reggae Music
Reggae has been at the forefront in the development of music for many years now. From Electronic Dance Music to Pop to Punk to Disco and several other music genres today, you can hear the influence of...
View ArticleLaureli Live at Cedar Room
Local Hip-Hop artists, Ryan E, Alved, and Vrillah will be opening an eventful night at the Cedar Room in Ballard, with pop singer Laureli ending the night with a hauntingly beautiful performance. All...
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