As I am currently located in Madrid , I decided to purchase a copy of Spanish 'Hip Hop Life Magazine' which promoted the European hip hop project "Diversidad" . ( also the title of their first single)
The three-year project was initiated in 2008 by Laurence Touitou and the European Music Office to illustrate how music, hip hop and urban culture has the ability to bring people together, regardless of their language or religion.
Twenty hip hop artists( 12 nationalities) seized the opportunity to record 14 tracks in 9 different languages. The recording was done in studio ICP( BE) in ten days time.
Spike Miller, Cookin' Soul, Eversor, C.H.I. and DJ Cut Killer provided the beats.
Cut Killer also took care of the scratching.
The CD features Curse & Mariama( GE), Marcus Price(SW), Orelsan, DJ Cut Killer & Spike Miller ( FR), Rival & Pitcho( BE), Luche(IT), Frenkie( Bosnia), GMB aka Gery Mendes & MC Melodee(NL), Valete(P), Spanish Nach & Cookin' Soul (Big Size & Zock), Croatian Remi & Shot, C.H.I.(LU) and Eversor(GR).
The greater number of the rapping and singing is done in the participants' mother tongue, in contrast to the choruses which were mainly done in English. The English translations of the lyrics are provided on the website, as well as the CD cover designs.
I believe the artists and producers keep quality and commercialism well balanced. The diversity in nationalities add to a diversified, lively, almost exotic atmosphere. Personally I think it's a pity the Dutch artists on the CD recorded their track in English. However I can only approve of this international initiative.
The CD( free documentary DVD included) can be ordered via the website.
Article written by Joachim Boonaert
Links:
http://www.diversidad-experience.com/
http://www.hiphoplifemag.com
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