Photos From The Tel Aviv Session
June 21st, 2009Festival Be’Shekel (1 Shekel Festival) 2009
June 20th, 2009
Festival Beshekel (The One Shekel Festival) is a non-profit organization established in the spring of 2001 by a group of musicians, artists and social-change activists. Festival Beshekel`s founders came about with the idea of the festival while they were working and performing all around Israel and became aware of the influence of socio-economic gaps in exposure to and expression of culture. At the same time, the founders wanted to combat the lack of multi-cultural awareness and openness in the Israeli society that unfortunately builds barriers between people and societies. The price of admission to all of our events is a symbolic one Israeli shekel (approximately 20 cents), which enables all sectors of Israeli society access to the richness of our local culture.
Over the past 8 years the festival has established three to four outdoor festivals and production workshops a year (cultural leadership workshops). Each year, over 20,000 citizens of diverse social, economical and ethnic backgrounds attended those festivals.
This year, there will be 3 festivals: in Gilboa Regional Council, in the mixed city of Lod, and in the Katamonim neighborhood of Jerusalem.
Among the artists featured this year:
Hadag Nachash, Mooky, Achinoam Nini, Zehava Ben, Mira Awad, Sagol 59, D.A.M, Alma Zohar, Eifo Hayeled and many others.
The C.P Cypher Is Back!
June 9th, 2009
M.C’s from the U.S, Africa, Europe, Israel & Palestine in new documentary
May 31st, 2009
Last week, San Francisco filmmaker Josh Atesh Litle visited Israel, to shoot the final scenes for his documentary on Hip Hop, conflict and politics around the globe. Work on “The Furious Force Of Rhymes”, which will be premiered on esteemed European channel ARTE has started back in 2002.
The film features, among others:
Q-Tip, Dead Prez, The Last Poets, Special Ed, D-Nice, PMD (U.S)
Les Nubians ,Bams, 113, 9 D’or (France)
Positive Black Soul, Abass, Alif (West Africa)
Metaphysics (Zimbabwe)
Curse (Germany)
Shaanan Streett, Sagol 59, System Ali, G-Town (Israel / Palestinian Authority)
DJ Caress – New Mixtape
April 19th, 2009
Here’s a new mixtape from my friend and frequent collaborator DJ Caress. As one of Jerusalem’s premier Hip Hop DJ’s (pun intended), Caress is a vital part of the Corner Prophets collective. A s a producer he has worked with artists such as Sagol 59 (obviously), D.A.M, 51%, Taboo Plus, and has released several independent mixtapes /albums. Caress, currently residing in Ethiopia, visited Israel a few days ago and while here he made this mixtape, which takes you on a hypnotic musical journey from the Mississippi Delta to Berlin’s nightclubs, from Jamaican Dub to California Hip Hop, from Bollywood to London, from funky fresh breakbeats to home-made field recordings from Ethiopia. All mixed to perfection in typical innovative Caress fashion.
Corner Prophets Crew – “BBQ ‘09″ – The Official Video
March 25th, 2009
Sagol 59, Rebel Sun, Vulkan & Funati Hassid present: “BBQ ‘09″, a Hebrew version of Main Source’s Hip Hop classic “Live at the BBQ”.
Watch the clip + interview and behind the scenes footage HERE
From Tampa to Jerusalem and Gaza
March 8th, 2009
Here’s “Word Wars”, a video article from The St. Petersburg Times in Tampa, one of the biggest newspapers in the Southeast of the U.S, featuring Palestinian and Israeli Mc’s: East Jerusalem’s G-Town, Gaza’s Lost Souls and Jerusalem’s Sagol 59.
A new free track by the Corner Prophets crew
February 17th, 2009
Here’s a lil’ something we recorded mainly for fun, and for bringing some sorely missed lyrical HEAT to a somewhat stagnant current Israeli Hip Hop scene.
Rebel Sun is the M.C from Jerusalem Funk-Hop band Coolooloosh
Funati Hasid is a young, up-and-coming Jerusalem rapper
Sagol 59 really needs no introduction
Vulkan is a gravelly voiced Russian born M.C, also from the JLM
So, if you consider yourself a bonafide Hip Hop head, you’ll probably enjoy this one:
Sagol 59 ft. Rebel Sun, Hasid & Vulkan – “Al Ha’Esh” (BBQ ‘09)
Listen to the track HERE
Free download HERE
Meet G-Town
January 18th, 2009
Since the beginning of Hip-Hop culture’s rise in Palestine, Muhammad Mughrabi from Shoua’ffat Refugee Camp near Jerusalem, was fond of the culture . In 2002, he decided to launch his own Hip-Hop band which was named G-Town (G from Ghetto). G-Town also includes Muhammad Abu Oun and Alaa barhamiyeh. Their first album “Darrdakeh” was released in 2007 to reflect what is the feeling of being a refugee, To reflect what they feel toward themselves, their homeland, the world, and the Middle East. “Sharq Awsat Jadeed” (A New Middle East) was one of their most famous songs that was widely known all over the world. You can listen to G-Town On their Myspace page: www.myspace.com/gtown2002
Hip Hop For Civil Rights – A Special Concert In Ramle
December 7th, 2008
6 Hazayit St., Ramle, Sunday December 7th, 7pm.
Featuring: DAM, Saz, Sagol 59, Kashi, Qwami & Cottage, Chen & Mushon, Mira Awwad.
Free Admission, See You There. Peace!