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New York - Tokyo Music Festival 2006 (SEPT 30 @ CP )
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| bogartgreens |
something i just came across on rhythmism...dunno if another thread has been made but it looks interesting..def unique
| quote: | The New York - Tokyo Music Festival 2006 in Central Park, NYC September 30th
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Fujisankei Communications International (FCI) and Sharp Electronics Corporation team up to bring you the New York–Tokyo Music Festival 2006 on Saturday, September 30, 2006 at Rumsey Playfield in Central Park – a free, all-day, open-air music festival that will showcase the most inspired artistic talent from the East and the West.
This year’s festival focuses on artists that are currently breaking new ground in emerging musical subgenres, ranging from Turntablism to Dancehall, Hip-hop to Progressive Jazz. It will establish a cultural and creative bridge between the U.S. and Japan, centered around the universal language of music provided by HIFANA (Break Beats – 21st century Japan’s most anticipated artist), PE’Z (Samurai Jazz – Japan’s No. 1 Instrumentalists), and MIGHTY CROWN (Dancehall Reggae – 4-time world champion) from Japan, as well as DJ A-TRAK (Turntablism – Kanye West’s live DJ) and TALIB KWELI (Hip-hop – Brooklyn-bred prodigy) from the United States.
Prior to an exciting evening of music, the afternoon will feature high-energy performances by worldly B-boy groups and traditional New Age Japanese instrumentalists.
In addition, The New York–Tokyo Music Festival will concurrently be showcasing the 2006 collection of the year’s best MUSIC, GAME, and ANIME. MUSIC – we will be introducing the top music videos from Japan, showing the uniqueness of the current scene in Japan. GAME – we will be presenting our own event of EA’s “Def Jam: Fight for NY,” featuring Def Jam artists in furious battle. ANIME – we will be holding a preview of Gonzo-produced “Afro Samurai,” an animation series aired on Spike TV, starring Samuel L. Jackson and the music of RZA.
Lastly, the Festival welcomes all attendees with our one-of-a-kind exhibition. Uniqlo will be showcasing its “from Tokyo to NY” fashion in a real-size container. And of course, we won’t forget to have our Game Pavilion, featuring the pre-releases and recently released titles from each publisher, as New York – Tokyo’s monthly game event GNG celebrates its 3rd year anniversary.
By combining two varying cultures in the greatest outdoor venue in New York City, the Festival aims to highlight the influences, fascination and respect both nations have and share with each other. Festival-goers of all ages will experience first hand, a deeper appreciation of the music, dance, fine art, animation, fashion, and food of Japan and the Far East.
http://music.newyork-tokyo.com
Fujisankei Communications International (FCI), established in 1986, serves as the conduit between the Fujisankei Communications Group (FCG - Japan's largest media group) and the world. With seven offices around the world, FCI delivers information to Japan through Fuji Television, Japan's top-rated TV network, the Sankei Shimbun, one of Japan's leading national newspapers, Nippon Broadcasting System, one of Japan's most popular national radio networks, and others. FCI also introduces Japan's entertainment to the US and the world.
New York – Tokyo (NYT), established in 2001, is a New York-based media communications company whose mission is to provide exposure of inspiring youth culture and arts from Japan to the general public in the U.S., and to create productive interaction between New York and Tokyo, the world’s two biggest media capitals. NYT holds two monthly events: GNG (Gamers Nite Groove) and MDS (Monthly Director Series), and two annual events: NYT Festival (@ Central Park) and Tokyo Robotics, in addition to a number of client projects. |
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| kid nyce |
| Hopefully the weather will be nice, should be a nice chill day before hitting up Carl Cox! |
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| DJ Eco |
| ill be there, sounds really cool, and nothing beats free :) sounds like an interesting afternoon |
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| DJ Eco |
| to anyone that knows: are any of these guys really good? im sure they are to be featured here, but im going out of curiosity not because i know them, so i just wanna get a sense of what to look forward to (other than the mini bios they gave) :) tx |
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| dj tek |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ Eco
to anyone that knows: are any of these guys really good? im sure they are to be featured here, but im going out of curiosity not because i know them, so i just wanna get a sense of what to look forward to (other than the mini bios they gave) :) tx |
yo, i dont know ALL of the performers but i can tell you about some.
HIFANA, Japanese turntablists/artists, when they perform LIVE, they dont use ANY digital effects rather create FX on the fly using turntables & a mixer. they do use softwares and such for studio creations tho. and also, they make their own videos one of the stand outs are "Fat Bros" which i got to see @ The Annual Res Fest 2yrs ago. check THIS THREAD for the video. all the characters in the video are created by HIFANA. def. cool stuff.
DJ A-TRACK, i didnt know Kanye West asked him to be his DJ cuz i couldnt give a flying about KW, but i can tell you A-Track's got crazy skills, he wont the US DMC competition back in 99 if a remember correctly. might i add he was like 15yrs old when he won. def. someone you dont wanna miss, just to check out his skills.
Talib Kweli, Brooklyn MC known for Black Star fame with Mos Def. dope underground MC who raps about thought provoking issues. not my fav. mc, but far better than 90% of corn puffs nowadays. i seen him open up for the beastie boys last year and he def. knows how to rock the mic on stage.
lastly, they will be premiering AFRO SAMURAI, an animation which will be aired on Spike TV starring Samuel L. mothaing Jackson & music by the RZA. if anyone knows me im a HUGE WU/RZA fan, so im mad amped about that.
im def. gonna check it out, i cant think of a reason not to, as its free and all that . peace. |
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| dj tek |
| this is good stuff guys.. and free too |
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| kid nyce |
I'll be there yo tek hit me up lol
a-trak was reppin with the best too, i believe qbert and noize was in that comp in 99. i think i still have the clips on my computer..some crazy turntablist skills |
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| DJ Eco |
| ill definitely be there :cool: |
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| dj tek |
| quote: | Originally posted by kid nyce
I'll be there yo tek hit me up lol
a-trak was reppin with the best too, i believe qbert and noize was in that comp in 99. i think i still have the clips on my computer..some crazy turntablist skills |
q-bert did a showcase with a-track that year. he didnt compete in it. after him & mix master mike won 3yrs in a row, they werent allowed to compete in it anymore to give others a chance..LOL Noize won the DMC world finals in 99 i think.. i need to check my tape..
i'll hit you up when i head out to city. |
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| Blake |
Seems interesting. Put me on the guest list :p .
I'll be there :cool: .
*edit* Now that I think of it I used to attend some of their other events around the city. Loft parties and such. Good stuff. |
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| FLYBOY |
| wow..free ? I will probably need to check this z out ^^ |
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