De Wilde Wereld rap radio show reunion
Yo! 2019 started special at the recording studio of 40UPRadio with the legendary DJ Bram van Splunteren. Today his show ‘The Future of Rock ‘n Roll’ turned into ‘The History of Hip Hop’. Bram was one of the first DJ’s who played rapmusic on national radio back in the mid 80’s.
Some of Holland’s first rappers came to the studio to share memories about the early days of hiphop and Bram’s VPRO ‘Wilde Wereld’ radioshow (hosted together with DJ Fons Dellen) that aired in 1985 till 1988/‘89 and, like I said, was the first radioshow playing numerous hip hop tracks on national radio on a weekly basis.
Extince, MC Ricky D, DJ Allstar Fresh, my former alter ego MC Mickey (yes I once was a rapper) and -last but not least- MC Miker G were interviewed about how we made our hiphop in an internet free era and how ‘Wilde Wereld’ played a role in that.
From Hedon Zwolle DJ Serch and Paul came down with a selection of records that The Wilde Wereld used to play.
Grandmaster MWE who used to be Akhnaton’s DJ and programmer in the heydays of the Saturday night open mic sessions at the Akhnaton venue was in the house as well.
It was a reunion to never forget: the basis of what shaped our lives was basically that old radio show and Bram’s 1986 documentary ‘Big Fun In The Big Town’.
The radioshow will be live tonight on www.40UPRadio.nl from 23:00-00:00h. With a second hour on the podcast on Bram’s page on 40UPRadio. The whole 2hr show can later be played on the same podcast:
Hiphop evolution showcase 26 & 27 May 2018 @ OBA
In de Hip-Hop Evolution Showcase at OBA the story of the voyage hiphop has made will be shown by means of urban dance theatre, storytelling, spoken word, rap, dj-ing, beatboxing, breakdance/bboy-ing and graffiti.
Saturday 26 May 20:00h: Hip Hop Evolution Showcase
Talented youngsters and professionals like Gideon Everduim (a.k.a. Gikkels) and Yahmani Blackman take us through the history of the hiphop-culture on stage. The showcase is directed by theater director Dorothy Blokland. Mick La Rock created a classic Hip Hop graffiti- piece stage prop: (text continues after photo)
SMIB x BLAKA will kick off the showcase at the Hip Hop Forum with a panel-audience discussion about the African roots of Hip Hop and contemporary Hip Hop slang.
Sunday 27 May from 11:00h: Hip Hop Evolution Showcase JUNIOR program
Workshops for kids 6+ with Dutch Hip Hop Royalty like: Beatboxing with Andre Accord, Shirt customizing with the world famous PATTA, De rappende voorlezer KiddoCee will read children's story from books for the little ones, The legendary DJ Allstar Fresh, DJ Kendis & Rockefellababe will spin the 1's and 2's in the silent disco, Breakdance with pioneers The Rocking Chairs and last but not least kids can draw graffiti on NYC subways with Mick La Rock.
At 15:00h a junior version of the Hip Hop Evolution Showcase performance.