Gif @ BAM Cafe Live

"Gif's music is just dope plain and simple"
- Brolin Winnings, Mp3.com

"Genre bending sound is innovative...a shot in the arm to Hip hop scene"
- H. Walker, Freehiphopnow.com

Gif brings his Hip hop theatrics to the stage of BAM Cafe Live in the presentation of "The Extraordinary Ordinary Lives of The Living".

The play, that's sort of like a musical, but really a concert!

Live music by the CNS Players

Special guest appearances by: the award winning SupaNova of the N.R.O, Soul stresses TreZure & Ishan, & rising stars Cavalier & Mercury of the Dugout

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Free event! 6-10PM
Gif performs in black-face. Live @ the Bronx museum this Friday 2/01/08

They way I see it, why not bring Black History Month in with a BANG!
All the coonery that has been taking place in Hip Hop, it is the new minstrel show.
For those unfamiliar with Blackface it was basically used to promote negative stereotypes of black people on television. Whites and Blacks painted their faces black using burnt cork or shoe polish and danced around making over exaggerated faces and etc.
The way a lot of Hip Hop acts are promoting members of the black community is ass-backwards. It's not new, which makes it even worse! Not to say I'm on some angry blackman **** cause though I am, I'm not. I'm not going to come out and angrily shout at the crowd all night. I'm coming to put on an entertaining show. Come out and see a good one, YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!

Bronx Museum of the arts 02/01/08
1040 Grandconcourse Bronx, New York
Directions: take the D or the 4 train to 167th st.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 6:00pm

"Say it Loud! I'm Black & I'm Proud"
Celebrating Black History Month:
A Tribute to James Brown

South Wing-Lower Gallery
Admission: Free

First Fridays! celebrates Black History Month with a showcase of independent artists paying tribute to black music and the late James Brown.
With DJ OP!, GIF, and Drumadics

A Fundraiser and Coat Drive for the Homeless
Hosted by Suelye with...
Dj Tony Tone, DJ GI Joe, DJ Johnny Juice, DJ Laylo.
Featuring performances By:
GRANDMASTER CAZ, IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE, GIF, CUBAN LINKS, LA BRUJA, NIGHTWALKER, POISEN PEN, REBEL DIAZ, PROPS, , PATTY DUKES, HASAN SALAM, RUGGED N RAW, ELI EFI, MARXMEN, MADD ILLZ, BOKA FLOJA, DIVISION X, RED CLAY, B BOY OMEGA, CAITLIN MEISSNER, SURVIVOR, DIABOLIC, NGOMA, RAINMAKER, ABUNDANCE CHILD, DEVIN THE POET, BARBARA LA GUERRERA, MZ NANCY V, PRECISESCIENCE

Please bring non parishable food items (canned or dry goods) A lightly worn or lightly worn clothing for the homeless or a $10 donation. All proceeds will be generously donated to the non-for-profit organization, www.picturethehomeless.org
Come and enjoy a great night of Hip hop for a good cause!

For Immediate Release * www.harlemstage.org * Tix on sale now!



HABANA/HARLEM,, Celebrates New Trends in Cuban Music with Grammy Award Nominee and internationally acclaimed drummer Ignacio Berroa; master percussionist Roman Diaz; vocal sensation Bobi Cespedes; Orchesta Broadway led by Eddie zervigon; and many more



November 2 and 3, 2007 AT THE HARLEM STAGE GATEHOUSE, NEW YORK CITY



HARLEM STAGE presents HABANA/HARLEM,,, two days of energetic live music performances, dialogue and film that highlight explosive new trends in Cuban music. The festival, conceived and produced by Neyda Martinez, Monserrat Ltd. and co-produced by Onel Mulet will take place November 2 and 3, 2007 at 7:30pm at the Harlem Stage Gatehouse. The Harlem Stage Gatehouse is located at 150 Convent Avenue (at West 135th Street & Convent Avenue). Evening tickets are $30, film $15 and can be purchased online at www.harlemstage.org or by calling 212-281-9240.



Friday, November 2nd at 7:30 PM; $30

HABANA/HARLEM,, opens with the World Premiere of "Elle Ife Afro-Cuban Suite in 3 Parts" (Yoruba, Abakua, Rumba) by Cuban percussionist Roman Diaz, segued by acclaimed arranger/pianist Oriente Lopez with his newest project Bate Bola. Their performance will be followed by the long-awaited NY return of extraordinary Cuban-born vocalist Bobi Cespedes performing selections for her acclaimed CD "Rezos" (Prayers). Cespedes' vocal styling and earthy grooves, reminiscent of Cesaria Evora, will be accompanied by Lopez (piano), Yunior Terry (violin) and Guido Gonzalez (trumpet) as well as members of Diaz's ensemble: Pedrito Martinez (percussion, vocals), Onel Mulet (saxophone, flute, percussion, vocals), Angel Guerrero (vocals), Ricardo Padron (guitar), Osmany Paredes (piano), Jorge Bringas (bass), Antonio DeVivo (drums) and Nina Rodriguez (vocals). Part two of the evening features Cuba NY Hip Hop Now with Harlem's own LaTasha N. Nevada Diggs (performance artist, author and vocalist for Greg Tate and Vernon Reid); Habana's Miky Flow; and introducing Spanish Harlem raised new African American Hip-Hop talent, GIF; all accompanied by Sweet Plantain, a ****cal, jazz, Latin, funk-inspired improvisational string quartet who will debut a new composition and whose collaborations include Afro-beat group Antibalas as well as choreographer Bill T. Jones. Members of Sweet Plantain are Romulo Benavides and Eddie Venegas (violins), Orlando Wells (viola) and David Gotay (cello).



Saturday afternoon, November 3rd at 4:30 PM; $15

HABANA/HARLEM,, continues with a special screening of Lisandro Perez-Rey's documentary film "La Fabri-K: The Cuban Hip Hop Factory" which follows Cuban Hip Hop collective, La Fabri-K from their inception in Havana through their tour of the U.S. which climaxed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, where the group performed alongside Hip Hop heavyweights The Roots. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with Lisandro Perez-Rey (producer, director), moderator Dr. Juan Flores (NYU, CUNY professor), Ariel Fernandez Diaz aka DJ Asho (founder of Movimento magazine, Habana, Cuba) and Hip Hop artist GIF.



Saturday night, November 3 at 7:30 PM; $30

HABANA/HARLEM,, concludes with Grammy nominated and international drum star, Ignacio Berroa who's played with the likes of McCoy Tyner, Wynton Marsalis, Gonzalo Rubalcaba and-most famously-Dizzy Gillespie. Just this past May, the 53-year-old Cuban-born musician released his debut record, "Codes," on the legendary Blue Note label, which earned him a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Jazz Album. His performance this evening will be joined by Robert Rodriguez (piano), Ricky Rodriguez (bass) and Xavier Perez (saxophone) and followed by one of New York's oldest ****c, Latin, dance bands, Orquesta Broadway led by founder/musical director

Eddie Zervigon.



HABANA/HARLEM,, is presented as part of Harlem Stage Music programs supported, in part, by the New York State Music Fund, established by the New York State Attorney General at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.



American Airlines is the official airline of Harlem Stage.



Yamaha is the official piano of Harlem Stage.



WNYC, New York Public Radio is media partner.



ABOUT HARLEM STAGE/Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.

Since its inception, Harlem Stage (formerly Aaron Davis Hall, Inc.) has earned a local, national, and international reputation for its world-****programming and commissioning of new works. Established in 1979 as part of The City College of New York, the organization became an independent nonprofit in 1983. Harlem Stage has hosted such legendary artists as Harry Belafonte, Max Roach, Bill Cosby, Abbey Lincoln, Maya Angelou, and Tito Puente. Harlem Stage's primary mission is to support and present the development of new work and the work of emerging artists, and connecting these exhilarating and stimulating new programs to our community.



Harlem Stage opened its new facility, the land marked Gatehouse, on October 24, 2006. The building, used to distribute water from the Croton Aqueduct in Westchester County to New York City, was designed in a Romanesque Revival ****and has been transformed into a state-of-the-art performance venue by Ohlhausen DuBois Architects in partnership with Wank Adams Slavin Associates Architects and Engineers.



HOW TO ORDER TICKETS

Box Office: Located at The Harlem Stage Gatehouse, 150 Convent Avenue.

Open Monday - Friday, 10 AM - 6 PM and two hours prior to events.

Harlem Stage Hotline: 212-281-9240 x20

Online: www.harlemstage.org

MySpace: www.myspace.com/harlemstage



HOW TO GET TO HARLEM STAGE/AARON DAVIS HALL

The Harlem Stage Gatehouse is located at 150 Convent Avenue at W.135th St. across from Aaron Davis Hall. Aaron Davis Hall is located on the corner of W. 135th St. and Convent Ave. on the campus of The City College of New York. Convent Ave. is the extension of Morningside Ave. starting at 127th Street. It is located one block east of Amsterdam Ave. and one block west of St. Nicholas Ave.



By Subway

1 train to 137th St. & Broadway, walk south to 135th St. and left two blocks to Convent Ave. A, B, C or D to 145th, walk up hill to Convent, left on Convent to 135th, enter at 135th Street. A, B, C, D to 125th and St. Nicholas, walk north onto Morningside Ave., which becomes Convent Ave. at 127th St., and continue to entrance at 135th St.



By Bus

East Side: M101, M100; West Side: M11; the Bronx: M100, all to 135th & Amsterdam. M4, M5 to 135th and Broadway. Walk east to Convent.



By Car

West Side Highway exit: 125th Street. Left onto Broadway, right on 133rd to Convent. From Queens, Long Island, and Brooklyn: FDR Drive or Triborough Bridge to Harlem River Drive, Exit 135th, west to St. Nicholas Park, south to 126th, right, then right onto Convent Avenue.



Contacts:

Marielin Lopez 212.282.9240 x 18, Marketing, Harlem Stage

Heidi Riegler 718.340.3010, Publicist, Harlem Stage

Neyda Martinez 917.646.7846, Executive Producer, HABANA/HARLEM,,

Peace to all the beautiful people out there. Short and simple, treat yourself to a Hot! event. This Wednesday, July 18th come check outRooftop films Medgar Evers film festival What will be going down is the showingof Hip Hop Revolution - a movie about the rise of Hip Hop in South Africa. & a performance/play Staring me - Gif & co-staring Conscious, I'm about to take it to a whole notherlevel! Where - 1650 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, Ny @ Medgar Evers College rooftop! Time - 7:30 Admission - FREE! Formore information and a clip of the movie check out http://www.rootopfilms.com/
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