A Salute to Erykah Badu Hosted by Kumasi
| Start Time: | Monday, November 9, 2009 at 9:00pm |
| End Time: | Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 2:00pm |
| Location: | The Green Door |
| Street: | 1429 Ivar cross street Sunset Blvd |
| City/Town: | Hollywood, CA |
The Vibe Mondays
A Salute to Erykah Badu Hosted by Kumasi
The Fresh Air Tour will be doing three shows in the Bay Area this weekend. They kick off tonight in Santa Cruz, CA at the Catalyst hit Slims in San Francisco Saturday night then finish up the weekend in Santa Clara at the Avalon Nightclub. Complete details for all three shows are below.
10.16.09
Venue: The Catalyst
Address: 1011 Pacific Ave
City: Santa Cruz, CA
Cost: $12/$16
Ages: 16+
Doors: 8:00PM
Performing: Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright & BK-One
10.17.09
Venue: Slim's
Address: 333 11th St.
City: San Francisco, CA
Cost: $15
Ages: All Ages
Doors: 8:00PM
Performing: Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright & BK-One
10.18.09
Venue: Avalon Nightclub
Address: 777 Lawrence Expressway
City: Santa Clara, CA
Cost: $15/$20
Ages: All Ages
Doors: 7:00PM
Performing: Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright & BK-One
Brother Ali -
My head knoddin', California bouncin'... makes me want to pull my converse out the closet
Come on ya'll! This brotha smashed it!!!
I'm Baaaack
As Salamu Alaikum all. I hope everyone had a wonderful and blessed Ramadan. As you see I took Ramadan off to focus on myself and my position with my Creator. It was the best Ramadan yet. I also took time to reflect on why I do this blog and if I want to continue. I came to the conclusion that I will continue to blog about Muslim Hip Hop for the love of the art and my support of the artist. I feel that Muslims around the world have plenty to say. Artist need many platforms and balconies to convey their message. Their message of peace or their message of pistivity.
I need to emphasize that I am no self proclaimed scholar or professional writer. I am however a sister who appreciates the culture of Hip Hop and supports her brothers and sisters doing their thing.
I did however feel the need to create an inward balance spiritually so I created a new blog called Reflecting Moment http://www.reflectingmoment.blogspot.com . This blog is filled with short reminders of Allah, His Mercy, and forgiveness. I want to share the reminders that keep me spiritually charged.
Inshallah, I will have more articles to come. Check out my updates on twitter, facebook, and myspace.
Masalama
JINX
Farid- Quality R&B 2009
A far cry from the folk melodies associated with Islamic Music, 26 years old Farid’s soulful sound is a breeze of fresh air to convert/ revert to Islam. Born to a father from Indonesia and his mother from Singapore, Farid calls his birth place San Jose and his stomping ground Santa Clara.
Born and raised as a practicing Muslim, he attended Granada Islamic School in Santa Clara. Being raised in America, he was completely part of American culture, and was very much exposed to R&B/Pop/Hip Hop. At first, he was taught Music was haram, but later realized that there are different opinions. He expresses, “We can’t ignore avenues of communication to our youth. I was/am a youth, and Music spoke to me and continues to.”
When asked about the collaboration for the song “Fitnah” he says that he and Tyson grew up in San Jose and have been close friends for many years. “People who share the same interests are bound to hook up.”
At first his parents too, felt music was haram. However, their perspective changed as scholars opinions started to accept music. They've become way more lenient in the last couple yrs. At this point, his parents are full supporters of what he does and are proud of his music
“I’m very particular about my music and songs, so I need to write everything. My favorite writer is Babyface, because his songs are very poetic and sophisticated, yet the language is common enough that everyone can still connect”…”For "Fitna", Tyson co-wrote some of my lyrics, but the bulk of that song and all my other songs, I write.”
The Album 3 years in the making set to drop soon!
http://www.faridmusiconline.com/Home.aspx
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