Vaal Triangular, son, to be particular! Gotta love X-Rate for that line.
It always makes us super proud to hear or see people from our home, the V, do great things. And if those things are within hip hop then you know we absolutely have to share. This week sees the inaugural Boombox production and it is aptly titled The Next Movement.
In addition to watching live performances from the likes of Huge Impakt, Pho'Netiq and more, you can learn a thing or two on the visual arts side which is headed up by Mohlomi Kocha. There will also be a gaming experience side, you can peep or get tattoos by Ryza and check out some graffiti too. The all day event will take place at 555 Park in Zone 10 extension 1.
Mandisa Mditshwa of Boombox, Twisted Girl Entertainment let us in on how this whole idea came about. You guys know Mandisa used to crash my Visual Culture lectures at university? She probably doesn't want you to know that. Ha! Anyway, here's what she had to say:
Boombox is what we would like to call a movement by and of a collective of minds that are trying to shape and shift the contemporary street art culture within and around the Vaal. The Collective comprises of 15 of some of the most influential event organizers, DJs and popular culture connoisseurs in the Vaal region.
In our first offering, The Collective is mainly interested in taking the already developed yet for some reason "stunted" culture of Hip Hop to the next level. You could call us Vaal's very own Hip Hop evolutionaries..*chuckles*
We are all about reaching out and giving back to the community via the culture.
Most grown folk and even some young folk nowadays don't understand the culture and therefore tend to rebuke and shun all things Hip Hop because of their lack of knowledge. It is our duty to change that state of mind and spread the magical Hip Hop gospel, so we work closely with charity organizations such as the Lebohang Children's Centre for the mentally and physically challenged in Zone 10 and neighbouring schools. So all donated goods go to such establishments.
The cover charge for the event is R5 and donations that the Lebogang's Children Centre and more charities can use are most welcome. If you donate something, you don't have to pay the R5 but it would be nice if you did both to support Boombox and the kids.
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