Hello Peeps,
Its that time again when we look back on another year and what we did. In 2013 Krp-Hop Nation & Leroy Moore did some amazing stuff with others and on our own so take a look. 2014, we are coming! If you want to get involve drop us an email at kriphopnation@gmail.com.
1) Feb 8th Leroy helped coordinate Porgy event at UC Berkeley with Susan Schweik brought Damon L. Ford who met Porgy's family to campus
2) Feb.12-17th Krip-Hop hosted our first Bay Area mini concert tour celebrating the life & music of the late Joe Capers with 5 local venues and six artists/musicians/poets. Look here http://sfbayview.com/2013/keeping-joe-capers-legacy-alive-in-oakland/
3)Feb 14th Leroy Moore released, The Black Kripple Delivers: Krip Love Mixtape http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/LeroyMoore
4) March 8th Kounterclockwise released the first Krip-Hop Nation's animated music video of the song WHIP starring Deacon, Kaya of Kounterclockwise and Leroy Moore. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ1leQVhaOE
5) March 19th helped to bring Narcel Redus with his documentary, Not Home to UCB with Susan Schweik
6) May 8th Krip-Hop Nation Presented at Stanford University
7) May 9th Krip-Hop Nation presented and performed with DJ Quad and Gioioa Von Disterlo at University of Washington on the topic of police brutality against people with disabilities.
8)June 7th Leroy attended and spoke at the Black Disabled Study forum held by the National Black Disabled Coalition in NJ. Look here for more info http://blackdisability.org/
9) August 17th Krip-Hop Nation hosted Toni Hickman's 16th Strike film documentary at SF Main Library with Poor Magazine and SF Bayview Newspaper. Look & Listen here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qrt9ckwjmg
10) August 31st The first city-wide (Oakland, CA)honored the late Joe Capers with Naru and Joe's family. Now and forever Aug is Joe Capers Month in Oakland, CA thanks to Leroy Moore and Naru.
11)December 5th Krip-Hop Nation/Leroy presented at Napa Valley College.
12) Krip-Hop Nation made deep connections with artists in Africa, featured a journalist who wrote about a father and his disabled daughters who were looking for a wheelchair to get around. Because of Ronald Galiwango's article http://sfbayview.com/2013/disabled-and-riding-a-wheelbarrow-a-fathers-love/ And hosted Dagnachew B. Wakene's visit to the Bay Area. Dagnachew is from Ethiopia, Africa.
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What is coming up for Krip-Hop Nation in 2014
1) April Krip-Hop Nation will be hosting a Hip-Hop workshop and performance at Tangled Art + Dsability Festival n Toronto, Canada with Kounterclockwise and Rob Da 'Noize Temple. More info http://abilitiesartsfestival.org/whats-new/
2) November Krip-Hop Nation goes back to DADA Festival in Liverpool, UK and possible a UK tour. Krip-Hop artists will be Binki Woi, Lady MJ, Rob DA Noize Temple, Kounterclockwise, Ronnie Ronnie and Leroy Moore For more info http://www.dadafest.co.uk/the-festival/
3)Finally Krip-Hop Nation website coming in March or April
4) New Krip-Hop logo soon
5) Krip-Hop international CD by November and more
KRIP-HOP NATION WISH YOU HAPPY NEW YEAR!