THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24
PROGRAM # 7939 12:00 PM PT
Grassroots Rappers.
In this Holiday edition, correspondent José López Zamorano talks in Washington DC with grassroots rappers Ray Guzmán and Bambu. In this conversation recorded before a live audience at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival at the National Mall, the artists discuss their roots and the sources of inspiration for their social-justice and community oriented work. Ray Guzmán, aka, MixteKo, is a rapper and a traditional Mixtec dancer based in the San Joaquín Valley who sings in three languages (English, Spanish and Mixtec.) Bambu, a rapper who includes lyrics in Tagalog, grew up in Los Angeles and as a teenager went into the underground hip-hop scene. They were featured in the Smithsonian’s Sounds of California program.
Guests: Ray Guzmán, aka, MixteKo, Mixtec Rapper, Dancer, Group Nuu Yuku, Fresno, CA; Bambu, Filipino Rapper, Los Angeles, CA.
Photo: festival.si.edu/blog
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