BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130526T102709CEST-6208cPEvZi@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130526T080509Z DESCRIPTION:DJ AFRIKA BAMBAATAA: \n\nAfrika Bambaataa was an important rap- music pioneer who became a forgotten elder statesman as rap evolved. Bamba ataa\, who took his name (which means "\;affectionate leader"\;) f rom a movie about Zulu warriors\, quit the notorious Black Spades street g ang in the mid-1970s and formed Zulu Nation\, a music-oriented "\;yout h organization."\; Among the members who became minor rap luminaries w ere DJs Red Alert\, Jazzy Jay\, and Whiz Kid\, as well as Afrika Islam\, w ho went on to work with Ice-T.\nDJ JAH STYLES: \n\nBorn and raised in Clev eland\, currently residing in the Bay Area\, JAHI\, a lyrically conscious emcee\, has been rocking stages\, writing prolific songs\, and touring int ernationally for the last 10 years. \n\nRaised in an urban household\, whi ch regarded music as more important than television\, JAHI&rsquo\;s first musical inspirations came from the sounds of James Brown\, The O&rsquo\;Ja ys\, Curtis Mayfield\, Sam and Dave\, and people like Isaac Hayes and Barr y White. \; With the first huge rise of Hip Hop in the 80&rsquo\;s\, i t was artist like Run-DMC\, Whodini\, LL\, Rakim\, KRS-One and others that inspired JAHI to first pick up a mic and use his eloquent gift of rhyming \, charm\, and charisma to get block and house parties jumping.\n\nJahi&rs quo\;s first major break came in 1999 when he was selected to be the first local emcee to perform at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as the opening a ct for Public Enemy\, Slick Rick\, Outkast\, and Goodie Mob. \; This w as in conjunction with the 20th Anniversary of Hip Hop Exhibition.\n\nRele asing his first album in 2000\, Higher Elevation\, Jahi realized that he n eeded to begin his journey outside of Cleveland to see if the world at lar ge would embrace his style of music which is classified as introspective\, thought provoking\, political\, and motivational. \; Throughout a spa n of 10 years\, Jahi has shared the same stage with Chaka Khan\, Chuck Bro wn\, Jay\, Z\, KRS-One\, Scarface\, X Clan\, Floetry\, Mos Def\, Talib Kwe li\, Public Enemy\, Blackalicious\, Dead Prez\, Missy Elliott\, Dilated Pe oples\, Raheem DeVaughn\, Outkast\, Cee-Lo Green of Gnarles Barkley\, Jagu ar Wright\, and Mary J Blige to name a few.\n\nJahi has released 8 indepen dent records\, and one on a major label. His accomplishments range from be ing a 2nd place Winner in the International Songwriting Competition in the R&\;B/Hip Hop category\, to releasing his critically acclaimed album\, Soulhop The Breakthru on EMI Denmark. Jahi has toured all of the US and E urope\, and has been featured in numerous publications\, newspapers\, and online sites for his musical works. \; Throughout his career\, Jahi ha s continued to push the envelop on creating the much needed balance in the world of Hip Hop by creating musical landscapes that talk more about love and respect\, honor\, politics\, and encouraging peace\, unity and having fun. \; In describing Jahi&rsquo\;s style\, cultural icon Chuck D of Public Enemy says\, &ldquo\;Jahi brings what&rsquo\;s needed in today&rsqu o\;s world of Hip Hop.&rdquo\; \n\nJahi's book\, "\;Things I've Seen: A Decade of Hip Hop\, Education and Life"\; is now available everywher e you purchase books.  \;Jahi is currently an Artist-In-Residence with 51Oakland\, a non-profit organization with a mission to save Art and Musi c in the Oakland Unified School District.  \;In addition\, Jahi serves as Lead Instructor of the AAMA (Office of African American Male Achieveme nt/OUSD) Manhood Development Program at Edna Brewer Middle School\, in Oak land\, CA.  \;Jahi's next album "\;Hear My Music"\; will be re leased in April 2013. DTSTART:20130308T220000 DTEND:20130308T230000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:DJ AFRIKA BAMBAATAA - CANCELED END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR