Obsesion at the University of Michigan:
A Week of Cross-Cultural Dialogue Through Hip Hop

Interested in hip hop? Want to know more about Cuba?

Alexey Rodriguez and Magia López of the Cuban hip hop group Obsesion are coming to Ann Arbor for a FREE performance and week of cultural exchange!

Wednesday October 5th:
"What's Next For Cuba?: Hip Hop and Beyond"
Angell Hall Auditorium B 6:30 p.m.
Viewing of the film, "Cuban Hip Hop: Desde el Principio" followed by a panel discussion featuring film director Vanessa Diaz, Magia and Alexey of Obsesion, and Professor Ruth Behar.


Thursday October 6th:
"Sounds from the Underground"
Michigan League Underground 7:30 p.m.
Obsesion performance featuring DJ Sabor
Opening act: Tree City
Dance performance by Alex Tracy and Sadie Yarrington
FREE ENTRY


Who is Obsesion?: Alexey Rodriguez, Magía Lopez and DJ Isnay Rodriguez form the hip hop group Obsesion. The group began in 1996 in Regla, La Habana, Cuba and has been influential within Havana’s hip-hop scene since its inception. Their music and lyrics offer a unique and often untold perspective of the Cuban experience through issues of race, gender, identity and life as young artists 50 years after the Revolution.

For more information on Obsesion and to hear their music visit:

http://www.myspace.com/obsesioncuba

http://www.havana-cultura.com/en/cuban-music/obsesion/hip-hop-artist.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWNttxlNyrk


And check out this recent article from the New York Times on Cuban hip hop:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/cuban-rap-straight-outta-havana.html?_r=1&ref=cuba