OCT 26: MAJOR CONCERT FEAT. MUSLIM HIP HOP ARTISTS IN NYC
Here's the press release for the fundraiser on Oct. 26! If anyone can't make it and would like to contribute to the fundraising - feel free to call the numbers below about donations or simply send what you would like to donate to the M.I.B. address listed below - it could be a little or as much as you like - everything counts! Your donation could also be forwarding this bulletin once ever or once a day, to all of your peoples!
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Rhythms of the Sacred Legacy:
Mind Expanding and Thought Provoking
"Inner-Attainment"!
Whether it was DJs sampling the speeches of the late Malcolm El-Hajj Malik Shabazz or Emcees greeting fans with "As salaamu alaikum" (Peace be unto you) and rhyming about praying towards the East and not eating pork, various Islamic influences have played a role in Hip Hop culture, since its early years.
Spearheading the conscious movement, heavyweights including Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco and Brother Ali, continue to produce tracks incorporating the most reassuring positive elements of Hip Hop culture, as it was meant to be. Without being marginalized, Muslim artists have always held their position among Rap industry chart toppers. Many Muslim artists continue to embrace progressive Hip Hop culture as a vehicle for unification, upliftment and self-empowerment.
In this same spirit of celebration, the Sisterhood of The Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, in association with Muslims in Hip Hop, is continuing this sacred legacy by presenting their first concert/fund-raiser featuring a multi-cultural sampling of the most profound Muslim Hip Hop and Spoken Word artists from across the nation,on Friday, October 26th, 2007, from 7pm - 11pm at Aaron Davis Hall at 135th St. and Convent Ave, on the campus of the City College of New York, in Harlem, NYC.
Iranian-American producer/DJ K-Salaam will kick off the evening with Dancehall and Hip Hop stylings followed by the fiery and explosive, Amir Sulaiman and the demure Liza Garza, (both featured artists on HBO's Def Poetry Series). Fellow headliners include Hip Hop activist, NYOIL, Borinquen lyrical soldiers, M-Team; smooth and sassy diva MissUndastood; Capital D, of All Natural dropping political science and wisdom; soulful urban griot, Tasleem Jamila Firdausee; up and coming Bay area emcee, Five Eighty; Puerto Rican Muslimah, Poeta Guerrera; and more to be announced. Jorge "Popmaster Fabel" Pabon of The Rock Steady Crew will host the festivities.
Al-Hajj Talib 'Abdur-Rashid, Imam of the Harlem based Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, affectionately called "The Hip Hop Imam" will offer brief remarks. Well known for his work on inter-faith dialogues, social justice issues and HIV-AIDS in the African Diaspora, Imam Talib says, "We are expressing our support...for the positive [Muslim and non-Muslim] young people of the Hip Hop generation who seek an outlet for their artistic expression. We're praying and planning that it will set a new and different standard for 'inner-attainment' in the 21st century!"
Everyone of all ages and backgrounds is invited to attend, especially those who miss that special time in Hip Hop when artists with positive lyrics were topping the charts!
"Rhythms of the Sacred Legacy" is in the spirit of traditional Muslim festivities that extend beyond the 'Eidul-Fitr, the communal break-fast festival that follows the sacred month of Ramadan.
HarlemStage at Aaron Davis Hall
on the campus of City College of NY
West 135th Street & Convent Avenue
Harlem, New York 10031
www.AaronDavisHall.org
For tickets only:
purchase online at www.aarondavishall.org
or call the box office at 212.281.9240
For tickets and/or donations:
please call: 646.326.5763 or 201.774.9343
All donations are tax-deductible.
$25 general admission.
$20 for groups of ten or more.
$15 for students (with I.D.) & seniors (age 62+).
By train: 1 train to 137th St. or
A, B, C, D to 125th St. and St. Nicholas Ave.
By bus: M-11 or M-101 to 135th St. & Amsterdam Ave. or M-4, M-5 to 135th and Broadway.
By car: From 125th St. Turn north onto Morningside Dr. and continue to the Gatehouse at 135th St. Limited parking available directly behind Aaron Davis Hall at the corner of West 133rd St. and Convent Ave.
Please send donations to The Sisterhood of the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood, Inc. P.O. Box 1775 New York, NY 10026. All proceeds will benefit the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood located at 130 W. 113th St. at St. Nicholas Ave in the village of Harlem NYC. For more information, please visit www.MosqueofIslamicBrotherhoodinc.org
Friday, October 26, 2007 from 7pm - 11pm. A Concert and Fund raiser presented by The M.I.B. Sisterhood in assoc. with Muslims in Hip Hop. Featuring: DJ K-Salaam, Amir Sulaiman , NYOIL ,Liza Garza, Capital D, MissUndastood, M-TEAM, Tasleem Jamila Firdausee, Five Eighty, Poeta Guerrera & more artists tba. Host: Popmaster Fabel. Remarks: Imam Talib Abdur-Rashid aka the Hip Hop Imam. HarlemStage at Aaron Davis Hall West 135th St. and Convent Ave. New York City 10031. Purchase tickets online at www.aarondavishall.org or call the box office: 212.281.9240. $25. All ages! For more info: MosqueOfIslamicBrotherhoodInc.org and myspace.com/MuslimsinHipHop. Flyer Design & Artwork by Mohammed Ali of AerosolArabic.com!