Cuban Hip-Hop All Stars & Zero Plastica present “CuBASS” - PRESS RELEASE



AFTER A SUCCESSFUL SUMMER TOUR IN CUBA, THE ITALIAN RAP GROUP PRESENTS A NEW ALBUM FEATURING THE BEST CUBAN MC’S.

After flying to The Big Apple to be the first Italians MC’s to perform in The Bronx –cradle of the Hip-Hop Culture-, Zero Plastica didn't stop there. In 2013, Zero Plastica travelled to Cuba to perform at the 9thHip-Hop Symposium of Cuba, one of the largest events of its kind in Central and South America.


Signed to American indie label Nomadic Wax, Zero Plastica is ready to present it's latest offering, a collaborative record made between Italy and Cuba entitled CuBASS. The album brings the Italian underground hip hop duo together with some of the best emcees in Cuba. This project was born thanks to the singer/percussionist Sergio Limuti, who put together this effort with beats co-produced by Dj Nio (Zero Plastica). Sergio has been to Cuba many times and was the first European ever to play Afro Cuban music at Festival Jazz of Havana back in 1991. In 2013, with guidance from Sergio, Zero Plastica and a host of Cuban emcees toured the island, rocking six concerts. Highlights included performances at the world famous Palacio de La Rumba and Delirio Habanero, a breathtaking venue on Plaza de La Revoluciòn.

The “CuBASS” project features Cuban Rap heavyweights Supersonica Obsesiòn, Krudas Cubensi, Brebaje Man, El Poeta Liriko, Onda Livre, Charlito Mucha Rima, La AKdemia, Las K-Lidas, La Fina, and some of the best R&B singers such as Los Niche and Danay Suarez, described by many as “The Cuban Jill Scott”. The classic boom-bap beats invoke Balkan and Indian sounds with influence from Afro Cuban percussions, cool reggae vibes, hardcore rap and electro.

The first video from “CuBASS” is ‘Flow Flow’ and features a hard, funky beat produced by Nio and the multi-textured flow Lure and El Don Gua. The video was shot by Zero Plastica in the neighborhood of San Miguel del Padròn, 30 minutes away from the center of Havana, where a lot of Afro Cuban rhythms were born.

 “CuBASS” is available through Zero Plastica’s website and BandCamp.

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Cuban Hip-Hop All Stars & Zero Plastica “CuBASS” - Tracklist
1 • Felix "Pupy" Insua - Yo soy Changò
2 • Brebaje Man - CuBalkanica
3 • Don Gua f. Lure - Flow Flow
4 • Poeta Liriko - En la guagua
5 • Leli f. Malian & Lure - Mucho Rap
6 • Mucha Rima y Los Niche f. Zero Plastica - Calma
7 • Malian f. La Fina & Zero Plastica - Asì se hace consùmela
8 • La Akdemia f. Zero Plastica - Directo al Corazòn
9 • Yaokende - Default
10 • Las Klidas f. Zero Plastica y La Fina - Tu nunca
11 • El Tipo Este (Supersonica Obsesiòn) f. Dj Nio - El Moro
12 • La Fina - Mas que swing
13 • OndaliVre - Rap Timbalù
14 • Las Krudas Cubensi f. Danay Suarez – Odamusa


Zero Plastica's first video from "CuBASS", our new record!

Shot by Dj Nio, edited by my homie Lure, first rap video in this neighborhood of La Havana.
Listen & Buy "CuBASS" on BandCamp:



33RPM, VOICES OF THE REVOLUTION - New Compilation #WORLDWIDE

 
 
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33RPM – VOICES OF THE REVOLUTION

EMMANUEL JAL, OMAR OFFENDUM, ZERO PLASTICA, CAMILA MORENO, ZAP THARWAT AND DEAN ATTA AMONGST LINE-UP OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS FEATURING ON FREE DIGITAL ALBUM OF REVOLUTIONARY AND POLITICAL MUSIC

 http://33rpmvoices.bandcamp.com/album/33rpm-voices-of-the-revolution | #33rpmvoices

A digital album of ground-breaking revolutionary and political music featuring songs written and produced by a line-up of artists from 33 countries, including Egypt, Syria and Somalia, will be available as a free download from Monday 14 October 2013.

33RPM - Voices of the Revolution presents contributions from the internationally-renowned Sudanese recording artist, activist and former child soldier Emmanuel Jal, Syrian-American MC Omar Offendum, enchanting Chilean folk-rock star Camila Moreno, pioneering Egyptian rapper Zap Tharwat, Italian Hip-Hop group Zero Plastica and leading British performance poet Dean Atta amongst others.


The collection of songs chronicles oppression, uprisings, land rights issues, political and social abuses and acts of revolution, such as the anti-militant track ‘No to Al-Shabab’ by Somali hip hop collective Waayaha Cusub, a dedication to children in conflict zones around the world by India’s alt-rock band Imphal Talkies in ‘Lullaby’, and the Arab Spring anthem ‘Kelmti Horra (My Word Is Free)’ by Tunisian singer-songwriter and “Fairuz of her generation” Emel Mathlouthi.

Drawn directly from the experiences of established and emerging artists representing over 33 countries across 5 continents, the album offers a striking snapshot of places of conflict, war, oppression, resistance and revolution shared through diverse styles and genres of music including Afrofuturismo, soulful New Zealand reggae, Electro Caribe, Malian hip hop and Iranian electronica.

33RPM – Voices of the Revolution was officially launched by Emmanuel Jal at Imperial War Museum North (Manchester, UK) on Sunday 13 October 2013, as part of the Manchester Weekender and IWM’s Catalyst: Contemporary Art and War exhibition.

“It's amazing to be part of this project that brings thirty three artists together from different parts of our world, from thirty three different countries to combine strong voices and bring them together to echo and amplify, and to shine a spotlight on dark places so evil can perform less.”
– Emmanuel Jal

33RPM – Voices of the Revolution is a collaborative project between four independent international grassroots music organizations; Un-Convention (UK), Nomadic Wax (USA), Fora Do Eixo (Brasil) and Tiuna El Fuerte (Venezuela).

The project is also supported by the In Place of War research centre at the University of Manchester (UK).

“Un-Convention and In Place of War are organisations dedicated to telling the stories of artists from sites of conflict, revolution and communities at conflict across the globe. We are delighted to have brought together such an incredible selection of revolutionary voices spanning the globe through the 33RPM release. The music is groundbreaking, politicised and socially conscious. We hope that this release will amplify the voices of the artists.”

– Ruth Daniel, Un-Convention

33RPM – Voices of the Revolution is available as a free digital download via  HYPERLINK "https://33rpmvoices.bandcamp.com/album/33rpm-voices-of-the-revolution"Bandcamp from Monday 14 October 2013.

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Notes to Editors

Interviews with selected artists and partners, hi-res images and further information are available on request

Media enquiries
Lyle Bignon  HYPERLINK "mailto:lyle.bignon@btinternet.com"lyle.bignon@btinternet.com / +44 (0)7718 864 442


33RPM – Voices of the Revolution tracklisting
1. Omar Offendum - #Syria (Syria / USA)
2. Amkoullel – Vote! (Mali)
3. Octopizzo– Toboa (feat. AntoNeosoul) (Kenya)
4. Waayaha Cusub – No to Al-Shabab (Somalia / Kenya)
5. Keur Gui – No Slacktivism (Senegal)
6. Emmanuel Jal – We Want Peace (Sudan)
7. Outernational – Fighting Song (USA)
8. Dixebra – La Danza (Asturias / Spain)
9. Kabul Dreams – Good Morning Freedom (Afghanistan)
10. Emel Mathlouthi – Kelmti Horra (Tunisia)
11. Ahmed Shedid – Injustice is Country (Egypt)
12. Shadia Mansour – 'Al Kufiyyeh 3arabeyyeh' (feat. M1) (Palestine / UK)
13. Native Sun – Suffer No More (Mozambique / UK)
14. Cultura y Libertad – Tierra Mágica (Colombia)
15. Jun Tzu – The Bridge (Northern Ireland / UK)
16. Mentenguerra – Pasión y Fuego (feat. Noglobal) (Spain)
17. NRG Rising – From Darkness to Light (New Zealand)
18. Imphal Talkies – Lullaby (India)
19. Nile – President (Revolution Songs) (Sudan / UAE)
20. 3 Meters Away – Open Your Eyes (Yemen)
21. Elemotho – A Dose of Reality (feat. John Trudell) (Namibia)
22. Outspoken & The Essence – The Slave Master's Whip (Zimbabwe)
23. Yao Bobby – (R)evolution (feat. Fredy Massamba) (Togo / France)
24. Zero Plastica – Ge8 (Italy)
25. Bituaya – Suenan Las Sirenas (Venezuela)
26. Camila Moreno – Yo Enterré Mis Muertos En Tierra (Chile)
27. Roberto Rossell – Salud Para Luchar, Revolutión Para Triunfar (ft. Eskuadrón Patriota) (Cuba)
28. Bocafloja – Segundos (Mexico)
29. Zap Tharwat – Ehlam (feat. Mostafa Negm) (Egypt / Jordan)
30. Burney MC – Walk to Work (Uganda)
31. Alesh – Reveil / The Awakening (DRC)
32. The Casualty Process – War of the Others (Iran)
33. Dean Atta – Revolution (UK)

Un-Convention is a not for profit global grassroots independent music network that organises events across five continents and in cities from Swansea to Sao Paulo. Un-Convention annually involves 1,500 artists and bands, 16,400 participants, 36,000 gig goers and 140,000 people online. Of those attending Un-Convention, 40% of people are from disadvantaged backgrounds. It happens in some of the most amazing spaces including The Roundhouse UK and Auditorio Ibirapuera Brasil, and as part of some incredible festivals like Primavera Sound in Spain, Goiânia Noise Festival, Brasil and MICA, Argentina.
http://unconventionhub.org

Nomadic Wax is a U.S. based social enterprise that produces music, film and educational events aimed at creating cross-cultural exchange and increasing awareness of global issues. Nomadic Wax links diverse communities and encourages social and cultural dialogues through art. Founded in 2001 as a fair trade record label and production company of African hip-hop and urban music, Nomadic Wax has grown into an internationally recognized brand firmly rooted at the intersection of urban media and social change.
http://nomadicwax.org

Fora Do Eixo is a network of creative - http://foradoeixo.org.br

Tiuna el Fuerte is a community collective that uses art, music and culture to transform the barrio of El Valle in Caracas, Venezuela. The organisation hosts a hip-hop school, a youth orchestra, a mobile community radio, and serves as an example for an alternative space for the community. The space managed by the Tiuna El Fuerte is a "nucleus of endogenous cultural development," exemplifying the concept of local development of the people, for the people, by the people that finds its roots in modern day Venezuela.
http://tiunaelfuerte.net

In Place of War (IPOW) is a project based within the University of Manchester that researches creativity in sites of armed conflict and has, over the past 7 years developed extensive international networks of artists and creatives making theatre, street art, music, spoken word and more in response to war.
http://www.inplaceofwar.net  
 
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Writing in #AUSTRALIA

Zero Plastica's "CuBASS Tour" - Cuba, August 2013

Slide made with Instagram photos shot by: Dj Nio, Lure, Cora, etc.

Music from "Agua!", mixed by Dj Nio (2012): Anónimo Consejo, Espiritu Libre (El Tipo Este & Lou Piensa), 100% Original, Mikki Maiki Flow y Explosion Suprema, Mano Armada, ... --- FREE DOWNLOAD: www.zero-plastica.com --- LISTEN HERE: http://www.mixcloud.com/nio_zeroplastica/dj-nios-agua-underground-rap-cubano-mixtape/

Listen & Buy "CuBASS" on BandCamp:
https://zeroplastica.bandcamp.com/album/cubass

"Internationally Known Vol.3" - Mixtape - PRESS RELEASE


The third in the acclaimed mixtape series, Internationally Known vol. 3 picks up where it left off in 2012, continuing to explore the global horizons of hip hop music. The 38-track mixtape offers some of the world’s top shelf hip hop artists including X Plastaz (Tanzania), Outspoken (Zimbabwe), Bocafloja (Mexico), Akala (UK), Wageble (Senegal), Omar Offendum (Syria/USA) and Zero Plastica (Italy). In all, more than 40 artists from over 30 countries are represented in Internationally Known vol. 3.

Originally conceived by pioneering emcee Dumi RIGHT of Zimbabwe Legit, Nomadic Wax's Dj Magee, and Italy's Dj Nio, the mixtape series has become home to many of the world's most interesting young artists. On Vol. 3, Washington DC’s DJ Plain View is behind the turntables, giving us the freshest mix of global sounds while Dumi Right once again hosts.

TRACKLIST:

1. Dumi RIGHT ‘Ready for Takeoff’ Intro, produced by Saint (Zimbabwe/USA)
2. The Cornel West Theory - DC Love Story (USA)
3. Zero Plastica - Anima Ribelle [Cenzi REMIX] (Italy/Chile): www.zero-plastica.com
4. X Plastaz - Picha Halisi (Tanzania)
5. Outspoken the Alpha Intellect - World Experiment (Zimbabwe)
6. JMNI - The Mothership (Togo/Ghana/USA/Canada)
7. Linkris - Tools of Life (South Africa): www.reverbnation.com/linkris
8. Tribu Sul - Viagem Ekletika (Angola): www.reverbnation.com/tribosul
9. P-Jay - Fo Leta (Haiti)
10. Bocafloja ft. Moyenei - Fuga (Mexico)
11. Trajik - Anyen (Haiti)
12. Kokayi - Citkan (USA)
13. Monza - Em. O. En. Za (Mauritania/France)
14. A (Rekix) f. Metric Man & Regal Raymond & Son Of Kick - Revolution (UK/Trinidad-Tobago)
15. Ousmane Zaré - Enfant Noir (Burkina Faso)
16. Waraba & DJ Plain View: Get Nice (Mauritania/USA)
17. Dumi RIGHT, Ziggy Lah of X Plastaz - Lovin' It (Zimbabwe/USA/Tanzania)
18. Akala - Yours and my Children (UK)
19. Plainviewstrumentalude No. 1: DJ Plain View
20. Chosan f. El Gambina & Eli Efi - O.N.E. [One Nation Merging] (Sierra Leone/UK/USA/South Korea/Brazil)
21. Subatomic Sound System, Nomadic Wax, Jahdan Blakkamoore: Real Authentic Vibes (USA)
22. Books of Sen Kumpe - Dou Gnoune Ak Yene (Senegal)
23. Minino Dija, Shokanti & Chachi - SOHNO (Cape Verde/USA)
24. CJ Lincoln & Devil K - Arte Dispreszado (Cape Verde)
25. Infinite - Blood, Flesh, & Tears (USA)
26. Dela Ceiba ft. Atiyya & Eli Efi - Mensagem Em Melodia (Honduras/USA/Brazil)
27. Plainviewstrumentalude No. 2: DJ Plain View
28. Dundgol - Huh Tenger Medne (Mongolia)
29. Wageble - Hipolitic (Senegal)
30. The ReMINDers ft. Rebel Diaz - Things Ain’t The Same (USA/Congo)
31. Plainviewstrumentalude No. 3: DJ Plain View
32. Mustaf - TAF (Senegal)
33. Kae Sun - Weh Weh (Canada/Ghana): www.kaesunmusic.com
34. YaoBobby - Wawoe (Togo)
35. Ya - Un Rebelle Qui Rappe (Cameroon)
36. Femi the Dri Fish - White Noise (Nigeria/UK/USA)
37. Omar Offendum - #Syria (Syria/USA)
38. Dumi Right Outro produced by DJ Plain View
CREDITS:
released 27 February 2013
Mix: DJ Plain View
Host: Dumi Right
Presenters: Dumi Right, Dj Nio, Dj Magee
Producer: Nomadic Wax
Graphic Design/Artwork: Fifty Fifty (Dakar)
Partners: World Hip Hop Market

PRESS RELEASE - Dj Nio's "Agua! - Underground Rap Cubano" Mixtape


Nomadic Wax, Zero Plastica & MiEmma Productions
present:
Dj Nio's "Agua! - Underground Rap Cubano" Mixtape
('NioSiddharta's Travels #6 Cuba')
Dj Nio, Producer/MC/DJ for Italian hip hop crew Zero Plastica, and Music Director for Nomadic Wax, just released a new mixtape, "Agua!". Nio compiled this mixtape after a trip to Cuba, and used the underground rap music that he discovered while there. This is the sixth installment of his travel series “NioSiddharta’s Travels".

"Agua!" features top tracks from groups like Mala Bizta, Anonimo Consejo, La Fina, Espiritu Libre (Lou Piensa of Nomadic Massive and El Tipo Este of Obsesiòn), Mano Armada, Los Aldeanos and many others.

"Agua!" is hosted by Rino (a.k.a. SismaMan) trailblazing MC from the world-renowned group Groove Yard Sound System, and Amilcar Delgado, Cuban singer, percussionist and dancer who is currently located in Italy.

Nio has also collaborated with feminist rap group Krudas Cubensi, for which he produced three tracks off the duo's last record "Levantate!", one of which featured the famous singer Danay Suarez, often considered the Cuban Jill Scott.

Check out the promotional video, shot by Nio and his partner-in-rhyme Funky Lure, other half of Zero Plastica. The beat off this banger was produced by Nio, along with Sergio Limuti and Simone Regosa (Afro-Cuban percussionists), Toni La Corte (piano) and Steffen Dix & Heiko Giering (a.k.a. High-Co), horn section from the German group Volxtanz.

The mixtape is available as a FREE DOWNLOAD, and can be found on Zero Plastica's website, www.zero-plastica.com

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Dj Nio. Producer, Mc and Dj from Genova (Italy), Hip-Hop Activist, Nomadic Wax's Artistic Director [SEE BELOW], founder of Zero Plastica [SEE BELOW], Graphic Designer, traveler, mixtapes dealer, author of the first Hip-Hop workshop in his own city, international projects supporter, he has been taking part of a radio show on KEXP New York 91.5 FM and to some of the most important Festival in the U.S.

Zero Plastica. MTV Iggy described them as "the Italian Public Enemy" and wrote "Long before Occupy Wall Street, Zero Plastica gave voice to the plight of the 99%". They opened for Shaggy, George Clinton f. Funkadelic & Parliament, Balkan Beat Box and many other internationally known artists. They're actually working on their third album -"Global Revolution"- with a lot of hip-hop heads from all around the globe.

Nomadic Wax. Is a U.S. based social enterprise that produces music, film and educational events aimed at creating cross-cultural exchange and increasing awareness of global issues. Nomadic Wax links diverse communities and encourages social and cultural dialogues through art. Founded in 2001 as a fair trade record label and production company of African hip-hop and urban music, Nomadic Wax has grown into an internationally recognized brand firmly rooted at the intersection of urban media and social change.

MiEmma Productions. Independent media company founded by Dj Nio and Afro-Cuban singer/percussionist Sergio Limuti, provides music, video and graphic design.
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Nomadic Wax, Zero Plastica & MiEmma Productions
presentan:
Los Viajes de NioSiddharta #6 Cuba
"Agua!" - Underground Rap Cubano - mezclado por Dj Nio

TRACKLIST:
1. Elegua / Intro - Los Chinitos de la Korea
2. La Fina / Union Perfecta - Mujer AfroCubana
3. Justicia - A Machetazo Paso
4. Junior Clan - La Voz De La Experiencia
5. Hermanos de Causa - Lagrimas negras
6. Radio Cuba (skit)
7. Anonimo Consejo - Cojimar
8. Espiritu Libre (El Tipo Este & Lou Piensa) - Agua! - (unreleased track)
9. 100% Original - Hip Hop y Pensamiento
10. Mikki Maiki Flow / Explosion Suprema - Ahora
11. Mano Armada - Un día cualquiera
12. Varios - Tradiciòn
13. Mala Bizta - La Tumba...
14. Rebeld`Malcoms -  Con las manos pal` cielo
15. OndaliVre - Te peinas o te haces papelillos
16. Krudas Cubensi - Te entrego
17. Sketch f. Intifada, Ea Flow & Pirulo (Puerto Rico) - Nadie nos tumba
18. Odaymara (skit)
19. La Invaxión f. Jhamyl - MusiK
20. Gabylonia (Venezuela), Charly Mucha Rima & El B - H1N1
21. Golpe Seko - Me keda voz
22. La Reyna - Reina
23. Danay Suarez - Yo aprendì
24. T.N.T. La Resistencia con Mc Yeyo - Amiga infiel
25. Funky Lure (Zero Plastica) - Once Again - (unreleased song)
26. Las Positivas - La calle esta revuelta
27. Olivia (skit)
28. El Aldeano f. Silvito - Quisiera  ser  niño
29. Papa Humbertico - Por los que no estan
30. Obsesiòn con Melito de Sin Semillas - Machete
31. Sentimiento Rapero - Querido Padre
32. Santiago "Angelito" Gonzales - Outro
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All tracks selected, mixed and recorded by Dj Nio a.k.a. NioSiddharta @ Basement UnderGround Studio (Genova, Italy), 2013.
Special guests: Amilcar Delgado Borrero y Rino a.k.a. SismaMan (Groove Yard Sound).
Mastering: RobiGabri a.k.a. UmisticU.
Track n. 25 produced by Dj Nio, Sergio Limuti, Toni La Corte, Simone Regosa and Steffen Dix (soprano saxophone, flute) & Heiko Giering a.k.a. High-Co (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet) from Volxtanz >>> www.volxtanz.com
Photos by: Veronica Onofri >>> www.veronicaonofri.com
Cover design by: MiEmma Productions >>> erk20.com
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Thanks to all the artists that joined this project. This mixtape is for promotional use only.
FREE DOWNLOAD @ www.zero-plastica.com
Respeto por Cuba.
 

"Agua!" - Underground Rap Cubano mezclado por Dj Nio: TRACKLIST & CREDITS



Nomadic Wax, Zero Plastica & MiEmma Productions
presentan:
Los Viajes de NioSiddharta #6 Cuba
"Agua!" - Underground Rap Cubano - mezclado por Dj Nio

TRACKLIST:
1. Elegua / Intro - Los Chinitos de la Korea
2. La Fina / Union Perfecta - Mujer AfroCubana
3. Justicia - A Machetazo Paso
4. Junior Clan - La Voz De La Experiencia
5. Hermanos de Causa - Lagrimas negras
6. Radio Cuba (skit)
7. Anonimo Consejo - Cojimar
8. Espiritu Libre (El Tipo Este & Lou Piensa) - Agua! (inedito)
9. 100% Original - Hip Hop y Pensamiento
10. Mikki Maiki Flow / Explosion Suprema - Ahora
11. Mano Armada - Un día cualquiera
12. Varios - Tradiciòn
13. Mala Bizta - La Tumba...
14. Rebeld`Malcoms -  Con las manos pal` cielo
15. OndaliVre - Te peinas o te haces papelillos
16. Krudas Cubensi - Te entrego
17. Sketch f. Intifada, Ea Flow & Pirulo (Puerto Rico) - Nadie nos tumba
18. Odaymara (skit)
19. La Invaxión f. Jhamyl - MusiK
20. Gabylonia (Venezuela), Charly Mucha Rima & El B - H1N1
21. Golpe Seko - Me keda voz
22. La Reyna - Reina
23. Danay Suarez - Yo aprendì
24. T.N.T. La Resistencia con Mc Yeyo - Amiga infiel
25. Funky Lure (Zero Plastica) - Once Again (inedito)
26. Las Positivas - La calle esta revuelta
27. Olivia (skit)
28. El Aldeano f. Silvito - Quisiera  ser  niño
29. Papa Humbertico - Por los que no estan
30. Obsesiòn con Melito de Sin Semillas - Machete
31. Sentimiento Rapero - Querido Padre
32. Santiago "Angelito" Gonzales - Outro
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Todos los tracks fueron seleccionados, mezclados y grabados por Dj Nio a.k.a. NioSiddharta @ Basement UnderGround Studio (Genova, Italia), 2013.
Special guests: Amilcar Delgado Borrero y Rino a.k.a. SismaMan (Groove Yard Sound).
Mastering: RobiGabri a.k.a. UmisticU.
Track n. 25 producida da Dj Nio, Sergio Limuti, Toni La Corte, Simone Regosa and Steffen Dix (soprano saxophone, flute) & Heiko Giering a.k.a. High-Co (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet) >>> www.volxtanz.com
Proyecto grafico: MiEmma Productions >>> erk20.com
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Muchas gracias a todos los artistas que han contribuido a nuestra labor. Este mixtape es para uso promocional solamente.
FREE-DOWNLOAD @ www.zero-plastica.com
Respeto por Cuba.

Nuova Mixtape di Dj Nio: "Agua! - Underground Rap Cubano"




Nomadic Wax, Zero Plastica & MiEmma Productions
presentano la mixtape:
"Agua! - Underground Rap Cubano"
('I Viaggi di NioSiddharta #6 Cuba')
prodotta da Dj Nio
Sesto capitolo de "I Viaggi di NioSiddharta", la serie delle mixtapes create da Dj Nio,  che da anni è impegnato nella ricerca del suono Underground Globale. Questa volta è il turno di Cuba, dove la Cultura Hip-Hop è un'arma contro il reggaeton dilagante e sessista, e dove il successo commerciale di canzoni come "A lo cubano" degli Orishas è soltanto un ricordo lontano.

Ancora una volta, le ricerche di Nio si concentrano sul Rap "di nicchia" e vanno a scattare foto di una realtà lontana da quella dei villaggi vacanza per ricchi turisti occidentali. E' questo approccio che ha portato il Dj genovese a collaborare anche con le Krudas Cubensi -duo dell'Avana Vieja che ha fatto dell'impegno femminista la propria bandiera-, per cui Nio ha prodotto tre beats per il loro ultimo disco ("Levantate!", 2012), e con la cantante Danay Suarez, considerata la "Jill Scott cubana".

La mixtape "Agua!" raccoglie il meglio Boom-Bap della Isla Verde, dove la protesta de Los Aldeanos e dei Mano Armada incontra le radici Afro-Cubane de La Fina e delle Uniòn Perfecta, gli esperimenti sonori degli Espiritu Libre e degli Obsesiòn si amalgamano con lo spirito rivoluzionario degli Anonimo Consejo e la rabbia de La Reyna e dei Mala Bizta. La tracklist è lunga e comprende anche realtà lontane dalla capitale come Santiago De Cuba, Pinar del Rio e Guantànamo.

Un doppio filo conduttore lega assieme i pezzi mixati dalle mani del nostro Dj viaggiatore: sono i due special guests al microfno, Rino a.k.a. SismaMan, già Mc dei Pessimi Elementi e ora parte di Groove Yard Sound System, e Amilcar Delgado, cantante, percussionista e ballerino cubano ormai adottato da Genova.

Su YouTube gira già da qualche giorno il video promozionale girato da Nio insieme a Funky Lure (l'altra metà del gruppo di cui fa parte, Zero Plastica), denso di ironia e Havana Club. Il beat è prodotto dallo stesso Nio con le percussioni di Sergio Limuti e Simone Regosa, il piano di Toni La Corte e Steffen Dix & Heiko Giering a.k.a. High-Co, sezione fiati degli sperimentatori tedeschi Volxtanz.

Il mastering della mixtape è stato fatto nel Basement UnderGround Studio di Genova dal grandissimo RobiGarbi, all'anagrafe Roberto Gabrielli, già collaboratore di SensaSciou e Cool Reggae Band. La grafica della cover di "Agua!" è stata curata dallo stesso Nio e da Sergio Limuti, musicista e cantante Afro-Cubano che ha fatto parte di gruppi italiani storici come Voci Atroci e Olubatà.

Come sempre, la mixtape è in FREE-DOWNLOAD dal sito net-label di Zero Plastica, www.zero-plastica.com

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Dj Nio. Mc e Producer genovese, Attivista Hip-Hop, Direttore Artistico della Nomadic Wax [LEGGI SOTTO], fondatore degli Zero Plastica [LEGGI SOTTO], Graphic Designer, viaggiatore, autore di decine di mixtapes e del primo Laboratorio Hip-Hop nella sua città natale, collaboratore di svariati progetti internazionali, ha condotto un programma su Radio New York 91.5 FM e ha preso parte ad alcuni dei Festival più importanti degli Stati Uniti. [LEGGI la BIOgrafia completa].

Zero Plastica. MTV Iggy li ha definiti "i Public Enemy italiani" e ha scritto che rappresentavano il Movimento Occupy ancor prima che questo nascesse. Rolling Stone li ha paragonati a Manu Chao per l'importanza dei messaggi e delle melodie nelle loro canzoni. MTV News ha prodotto un documentario su di loro... [LEGGI la BIOgrafia completa].

Nomadic Wax. Indie label e Media Company con base a Brooklyn, New York (U.S.A.). Specializzata nella produzione di documentari in cui la Cultura Hip-Hop è il mezzo di comunicazione per i giovani di tutto il pianeta, ha istituito workshops in scuole degli Stati Uniti, Africa, Haiti e ha prodotto molteplici progetti internazionali. [LEGGI la BIOgrafia completa].

MiEmma Productions. Nata nel 2013 dalla collaborazione tra Dj Nio e Sergio Limuti, si occupa di produzioni musicali, grafica e video.


Intervista su cittadigenova.com - "Zero Plastica a New York: da Genova al cuore dell'Hip Hop"

 

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