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Hip Hop from the Italian Diaspora 2000
As part of my job at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute of Queens College (CUNY), I (Sweet Papa Joe) organized “Hip Hop from the Italian Diaspora,” a three-day event held in early June 2000.
The idea grew out of the emails I received from all the Hip Hop heads of Italian descent scattered across the globe. Ultimately, the event was a conscious attempt to establish and maintain a dialogue between Italy and the Diaspora with Hip Hop as the medium for communication.
The symposium and two nights of concerts were part of Matrix's third annual Rassegna di Arti Contemporanee "Cicli" Music Festival in Montevarchi and Terranuova Bracciolini (province of Arezzo), Tuscany, Italy.
Composer and musician Lorenzo Brusci (of the experimental band TIMET) was the festival organizer and the person ultimately responsible for providing the invited artists with incredible hospitality in the form of beautiful accommodations and good food. Lorenzo was helped by Beppe Mangione, Stefano Renzi, and the incredible Metro Hell Squad. The event was sponsored by the towns of Montevarchi and Terranuova. (Can you imagine an American city staging a Hip Hop event of this scope?)
The three days consisted of a symposium, a display of aerosol art, breaking dancing in the piazza, and free verse. There were concerts on Friday and Saturday nights by Italian artists La Famiglia, Frankie Hi NRG, Ice One, Malaisa, and DJ Skizo. They were joined by MCs of Italian descendant BL One & Shorty from New York, Mass MC from Sydney, Australia, Giustizia from Canada, and Toni L from Germany. Local MCs Dr. Snot and Gazza, as well as DJ Taglieri, DJ Seya, and DJ Ramas added to to the mix.
Also attending the three day event were some of Italy's best writers Zero-T, Zeno-K from Lecce, Wany from Brindisi, Puf Centrumfunk, Yahoo and Flake from the AS Crew, and Zona Sgoro Assiduo. Italy's powerhouse breaking crews were also stylin' — Fighting Soul, Ready To Start, Incredible Stylez Squad, and Effect Level Crew.
Not only was the stage and piazze graced with talented and international artists, there were other notables in attendance, many who traveled some distance — HH Italiano aficionado Bessie B from San Francisco, poet and literary curator from NYC performing space The Kitchen Annie Lanzilloto, Damir of AL Magazine, Manhattan's best convergenatrix Tatiana M., New York Times reporter Elisabetta Povoledo who wrote a wonderful article on rap Italiano, pioneer Italian reggae and hip hop artists Giacalone and Il Generale, master Web master Lippo of www.hotmc.com (temporarily disabled by a greedy provider), MC Nino from Genoa representing the Italian chapter of the Zulu Nation, BlacPain from Germany, videographer Jarrett Buba from Pittsburgh, PA., subway art pioneer Phase 2, and actress Annabella Sciorra (yea, she's my sister), to name a few.
I was struck by the show of support from parents of local MCs and by a new generation of Italian youth, predominately immigrants, who showed their interest in hip hop and who displayed their developing talent and desire to rock the piazza.
In the end, the event was marked by good feelings and camaraderie, great times, a creative sharing across borders, and an exciting pulse that connected the local Hip Hop scene in Tuscany to Italy, Europe, and the planet.
My essay "Hip Hop from Italy and the Diaspora: A Report from the 41st Parallel" about the event is available at the journal Altreitalie's Web site.
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