Nneka

Nneka

Raw-G with live band, Earth Amplified, DJ Leydis

Fri, November 2, 2012

Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm

Brick & Mortar Music Hall

San Francisco, CA

$12.00 - $15.00

This event is 18 and over

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Nneka
Nneka
Inspired by the sound of Bob Marley, Fela Kuti and Lauryn Hill, Nneka creates shimmering music that transcends genres. While her complex soul music often sounds melancholy, it is peppered with the militancy of reggae, hip hop's rage and the dark side of trip hop. Nneka's songs are about the interplay between love, pain, and anger in this life and many of her songs talk about her life in Nigeria. Aside from its contemporaries such as Corinne Baily Rae and Ayo, Nneka knows music is pluralistic and spiritual. On stage, her voice has an intensity that creates a real communion with the audience.
Raw-G with live band
Blending hip hop culture with a revolutionary state of mind, Raw G is notorious for passionate flow and deep poetry. Born and raised in GDL City, Mexico, Raw G was dealt a great deal of struggle at a young age. After losing her father, she began expressing her feelings of pain through writing, and began identifying to such artists like KRS-One, 2Pac and the Fugees, relating to the harsh reality depicted in their music.
In 1999 she moved to Oakland, California to start a new life as a mother. She began learning English by translating rap songs. In the last few years, Raw G has stepped her music career up to the top of the list of up and coming artists from the bay area. She has performed with artists such as KRS-One,Ghostface Killah, Dead Prez,Immortal Technique, Killah Priest, Mala Rodrigues and many more.
Earth Amplified
Earth Amplified
The revolution as evolved into music.
DJ Leydis
DJ Leydis
DJ LEYDIS was born and raised in Cuba. She became involved in the Cuban hip hop movement during its inception and helped organize events, community shows, and a women's hip hop collective called Omega. Leydis has created the first female DJ mixtape and has performed across Cuba as a spoken word artist. She also continues to be an articulate speaker on Cuban hip-hop culture and how the embargo and travel ban has prevented the exchange of music and culture between the U.S and Cuba. Having recently moved to the United States, she currently resides in the Bay Area and has toured with DJ for Omegas Kilay, Las Krudas, and Los Rakas.
Venue Information:
Brick & Mortar Music Hall
1710 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA, 94103
http://www.brickandmortarmusic.com/