DJ Spooky Organizes NYU panel to Discuss Africa's Hip Hop History

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On Friday I've organized a panel at NYU with the Museum for African Art on hip hop videos throughout the continent. If you have friends who are into this kind of thing, please forward the info. We flew in several really interesting folks from different regions of the continent, and we'll be screening rare video material from the history of the hip hop movement in Africa. The panel looks at the history of cinema on the continent and how people tell stories with contemporary tools like high definition cameras and cell phones. From Quicktime to Ubuntu software, Africa has definitely been changing!
Please pass the info on!

Bring debate and discussion!!!

MUSEUM FOR AFRICAN ART
2008 Spring University Lecture Series

TIME LINES: New Perspectives on Contemporary and Traditional African Art

Friday, March 28, 2008
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Conceptual artist, writer, and musician Paul D. Miller/DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid moderates an all-art panel discussion on African hip hop and music videos. Professors Jesse Shipley Ariefdien of the pioneering South African rap group Prophets of da City and filmaker Ben Herson to discuss the emergence and current state of hip hop in Africa.

Lecture will take place at 19 University Place, Room 102, between E. 8th and Waverly Street. Note that all non-NYU guests must present photo ID at security desk

Co-Sponsored by the Institute of African-American Affairs at New York University

http://www.africanart.org
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The second panel is with Daniel Pinchbeck and Moveon.org's Director of Culture, Laura Dawn.

On Saturday, the panel discussion will take place at the legendary Shivamukti Yoga Studio, in conjunction with Reality Sandwich Magazine.

Reality Sandwich &
Jivamukti Yoga School present
The Electric Equinox: An Evolver Salon
Saturday, March 29
www.realitysandwich.com

Limited Space. Advanced tickets highly encouraged!
Jivamukti Yoga School
841 Broadway (2nd fl) at Union Square
7:30pm - Midnight, $20 Advanced / $30 Door
Tickets: http://jivamuktiyoga.com/fms/event_fm.html


Celebrate New York's emergence from the dark days of winter with a radiant night of music, art, talks, workshops, and stellar electricity. Don your most vibrant sunny costumes and connect with fellow revelers in kicking off an scintillating spring in the city.

Panel @ 8:15pm
Evolving the Network: Politics, Culture, and Consciousness
The Obama campaign shows that the power and influence of computer networks continues to grow, as a political and cultural force, while music and video downloading is transforming the arts and culture industry. Web 2.0 tools are evolving consciousness, creating new social and spiritual possibilities. Laura Dawn, the cultural director of MoveOn.org, Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky, musician, writer, and filmmaker; and Daniel Pinchbeck, author and editorial director of Reality Sandwich, will discuss the transfigured landscape of our new networked culture, its potentials and pitfalls. Can virtual tools rescue us from the political and ecological abyss of a post Peak Oil world? Moderated by Reality Sandwich's publisher Ken Jordan.

The event will then open up into a big crazy party!!!
With the following people:
Akim Funk Buddha's high energy "holistic Hip Hop," beat-boxing, and world-traipsing performance art; Zack Hagan's "The Muramaba Sessions," The Orkestra Jangkrik dan Gamelan Listik a Live PA by Zemi17 - the retro future of Space Haus performed with Balinese Trompong and dance insect sounds; ritual by Parashakti and the Gate-Keepers, large-scale inflatable by Anakin Koenig, Rene Collins' "The Art of Magical Intelligence," "Whale Music" with David Rothenberg, Sun Salutations, CC Treadway's "Divine Deity Dancing," Sunny Strasburg's "Alchemical Gender Circle," "Urban Mystic Tarot" readings by Anthony Williams, solar-inspired face-painting, and more.