Jirafiti Project – MY Culture MY Expression!

JIRAFITI PART V

MY CULTURE MY EXPRESSION !

 

The exhibition will be a creation of urban arts using the medium of graffiti to create positive reflections of youth expression; through a 10 week, 20 workshops Selena has shown the youth the 'real' urban art culture (graffiti, hip hop, break dancing etc) and all the tenants that come with being a responsible urban 'graffiti' artist culminating into creation of a 20 foot mural for the benefit of the community associations and schools.

 

In photo from left to right ( using thier tag names): Neka, Love, PGB, Maze, Shev1, Babybaby, Qball, Ache 1, ZERK

Some of the works featured will be for sale by the participants to help raise funds for the next project.

   
Selena 'Serious Black/ ACHE 1' Isles; urban artist, community worker, host of 'bsides the radio show' on CKUT 90.3 and high school educator.

Sterling Downey; urban artist, community organizer and intervention worker.

   

Opening Hours of the Gallery

Lundi au jeudi/Monday to Thursday : de 10h à 20h

Vendredi/ Fridays: de 10h à 15h

For more information or to book interviews contact:
Julie Emond or Eve Bernier 
Centre Culturel Georges – Vanier                                                                                                 
2450 Workman, Little Burgundy

Information: 514 931-2248   

www.ccgv.ca

Email: centrecgvanier@gmail.com

Métro Lionel-Groulx

 

 

Ce projet a bénéficié du soutien financier de l'Entente sur le développement culturel de Montréal intervenue entre

MADE 7 SPOTLIGHTS : JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT, MILES DAVIS, AND BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE

This weekend was art, music and discovery. Ideally every weekend would be, if only!

I went to the Miles Davis exhibit and was pleasantly surprised to see a bunch of Jean Michel Basquiat works there, all of which were in some form paying tributes to jazz greats, i.e. Miles.

I have to say that seeing Basquiat's works felt larger than life, even when standing right in front it. At the same time it consolidates the fact that "oh, this person, was a human being" and this is the mark they left so you're no longer as distanced by films, biographies and photos. The art is the closest opportunity in a sense, to have an unmediated conversation. Also, and I guess this just depends on the artist, I tend to think alot about their life. The art piece became a less relevant artifact as a I started to think about the artist himself and what lead up to the production of the piece. In a nutshell the story behind it. Was it a one-off to make a quick buck? Was it something slaved over, a work of passion that the artist was pained to part with?

What I also left the exhibit thinking about was how much of a pop star Miles Davis really was. More than a jazz star but truly a pop star among many other things. A great painter (interestingly enough, influenced by Basquiat's style), piano player, FASHIONISTA, whoa, some the digs this guy got into and parading around with Warhol! Covering the music of Pop culture icons from Cyndi Lauper to Michael Jackson, Davis' aspirations to ROCK out landed him gigs with the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and the Who. What if Miles and Hendrix really were able pull off a collaboration? Miles's affinity to push the envelope I'm certain turned jazz fans into rock fans and vice-versa. I could do with a little less of the Whah-whah pedal so trademark of the physc-rock of the 70s but I'm sure I could have tolerated it for a Hendrix - Davis collaboration.

Below is this weeks set-list which I hope you will enjoy as much as I did when putting it together. If you want to hear more on Big Audio Dynamite, Mick Jones' post-Clash gig, I do a spot light segment on it on the radio show. Have a listen here:

https://secure.ckut.ca//128/20100628.04.00-07.00.mp3

Take care and until the next....

Tim (MADE 7)

This week's Playlist

Azz Everywhere Big Freedia Holiday For Plywood Tuxedomoon Sheet Iron and Brine Tiny Iota The Tank Song Tiny Iota Ave. B Gogol Bordello The Beat Goes On The Screamers Bull In The Heather Sonic Youth Blonde Redhead DNA The Untold Power Of The Cosmos Biffy Perdu Jungle Rock The Weirdos The Untold Power Of The Cosmos Biffy Perdu Science Gone Too Far! The Dictators Certain Harbours The Bongos I Wanna Go Back Gray James Brown Big Audio Dynamite V. Thirteen Big Audio Dynamite I Turned Out A Punk Big Audio Dynamite E=MC2 Big Audio Dynamite Badrock City Big Audio Dynamite Rewind Big Audio Dynamite Cornerstone Arctic Monkeys Little Thoughts Bloc Party Clear Island Liars Beach Boys Pere Ubu Preaching The Blues Gun Club Dear Addy Kid Creole & The Coconuts Disaster The Besnard Lakes Falling In Love Again Jean-Louis Murat Fool's Day Blur Texico Bitches Broken Social Scene Weighty Ghost WIntersleep Susannah's Still Alive The Kinks Go Limp Nina Simone God Only Knows Beach Boys Interstate 8 Modest Mouse My Girls Animal Collective Twins Arto Lindsay

"...when the living is easy, & your daddy's rich, your mommy's good lookin'…"

It's summer! Well not yet but it damn near feels like it! Made 7 (aka) Tim Taylor here to feed your ears and soul and ease you in to the work week. See you at 4 am(or on your podcast). Be well.

Skin Disease

Marquis de Sade

Jukebox Babe

Alan Vega

Kick in the Eye

Bauhaus

la Révolution ne saura pas télévisée

Experience

The Revolution will not be televised

Gil Scott Heron

Wire

Ex Lion Tamer

Pink Flag [Bonus Tracks]

Basic Space

The XX

XX

Worm Mountain (Feat MGMT)

Flaming Lips

Embryonic

Nothing But Flowers

Talking Heads

Tumour

Lizzy Mercier Descloux

Press color

Yeah (Pretentious Version)

LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem

Great Release

LCD Soundsystem

LCD Soundsystem

Rip it Up (and Start Again)

Orange Juice

Shall We Dance?

Malcolm McLaren

Waltz Darling

Love Plus One

Haircut 100

Pelican West

Crawfish

Elvis Presley

Joe Strummer - The Future Is Unwritten (Soundtrack)

Caroline Says I

Lou Reed

Berlin

Caroline Says II

Lou Reed

Berlin

Flash Delirium

MGMT

Congratulations

Raw Power

The Stooges

Raw Power

Style it Takes

Lou Reed & John Cale

Songs for Drella

My People

The Presets

Head Of Jerry

Pony Da Look

The Forcefield Weakens

Totally Wired

The Fall

Powerless

Flaming Lips

Embryonic

Not in Love

10cc

Fever

The Cramps

Summertime

Nina Simone

The Other Woman

The Sound Of Sinners

The Clash

Sandinista

Sinnerman

Nina Simone

Forced Love

Sebadoh

Bubble & Scrape

Homemade

Sebadoh

Bubble & Scrape

Svefn-g-englar

Sigur Ros

Agaetis byrjun

The Anthropological Mix-tape

Yes folks Serious B is black after a LOOONG hiatus from the mic checking beat wreaking I do best at 4AM.

anyway for those of you that were at Pete Rock and DJ Premier you'll catch these vibes as i take you back to '95!

Words I manifest -Gangstarr -  Street Jazz compilation

GOD.FEAR.MONEY  - Meshell N'degeocello - Cookie The Anthropological Mix Tape

Music for morning people - Kid Koala - Carpel Tunnel Syndrome 

What THEY do - The Roots - Instrumental

Shit DAMn Muthafucka - D'Angelo - 

Come Over to my Place - Davina - 

Brown Skin Lady - Black Star - Black On Both Sides 

Nag Champa- Common - Like Water for Chocolate 

Inspiration Information - Sharon JOnes and the Dapp Kings 

Lab Cabin California- The Pharcyde - LabcabinCalifornia

No Pain , No Gain - Buckshot Le Fonque - Street Jazz Compilation

Its a Love thing - C.L Smooth - Pete Rock Soul Survivor II

Its too Late - The Streets - The Streets

Love Language - Talib Kweli w/Hi Tek & Les Nubians- Reflection Eternal

I Be Blowing - De La Soul feat. Maceo Parker - Buhlone Mindstate

Barhopper - Kid Koala - Carpel Tunnel Syndrome

Manifesto - Lyricist Lounge Vol I

Pops Rap /Nothin But a BITCH - Common - Resurrection

Dark Lady - Dj Food - Funkjazztical Tricknology

Mella - Dj Food - Funkjazztical Tricknology

Aging Young Rebel -  

Wylin Out - KutMasterKurt Remix - Urban Renewal Program

Fetts Vette - MC Chris - Mc Chris 

Fly till I die - Talib Kweli & C.L Smooth - Soul Survivor II 

I get around - Tupac - Greatest Hits album 

Take it Personal - Gangstarr - Full Clip: A decade of Gangstarr 

Straight Outta Compton - N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton

C.R.E.A.M - Wu Tang - Enter the Wu Tang 

Cypher Live -  Lyricist Lounge Vol I

GOODIE MOB - Goodie Mob - 

Crossover - EPMD - EPMD 

Tonight's The night - Redman - 

I got to have it - Kenny Dope Remix - Kenny Dope Vol II 

Player's Anthem - Junior Mafia featuring Notorious BIG 

I got it MADE - 

All right folks its that time of the morning and I have to be out till next time ...

remember its almost SPRING....

Thank GOD for PED days!!!

Trouble The Water -

Serious keeps you in the groove spinning souled out classics....


Morgan Heritage 
Related to What? - The Last Poets 
Lets Groove - Earth wind And Fire 
The Truth - Handsome Boy Modeling School
The Blast - Talib Kweli 
Trouble The Water - Black Kold Madina ( from the Documentary Trouble The Water) 
Soldier - Erykah Badu - New Amerkayh 
Twice the first time - Saul Williams - Eargasms 
Time! - Omar - The Last Poets 
I just want to touch her - DJ Krush - The Rebirth of kool 
Vapourus - Elsiane - Hybrid 
Aftermath - Tricky -
Tell Me - Sharon Jones and the dap Kings - 100 Days and 100 Nights 
Hiding - Breakestra - 
Your not all that - The Herbaliser - 
Get out My life woman - Breaks Sessions Vol 1 
Here I am - Al Green - Greatest Hits 
Cross the Tracks - Maceo & the Macks 
Slyde - Bilal - 1st Born Second 
Rocksteady - Aretha Franklin - Young Gifted and Black 
Please Mr. Postman - The Marvelettes - Solid Gold Hits 
Down on My Knees - Ayo - Joyful 
Back In the day - erykah Badu 
Keep on Looking - Sharon Jones and the Dapp Kings ( Extra Long Play )
Soulful Strut - Young Holt Limited 
Signed Sealed Delivered - Stevie Wonder - Motown classics 
Love Rain ( coffee Shop Mix) - Kill Scott & Mos Def - 
Family Rap - Hit the Floor - Breakestra 
....till 14 days yo! 

That's A Wrap...For 09' that is

Serious is hosting the year end show solo with some of her hits from 09' and other times...and that's a wrap folks ...the year 09' has left us and now we move into a new decade and new tings for the new era

we 're doing it big like Angela and Obama....

Wanted Dread or Alive - Wanted Dread or Alive - Peter Tosh  

Black Africa - 

Enjoy Ya self - Slakah the Beat conducta featuring Drake 

Honeste et Jalousie - Alliance Ethnik

Twice the first time - Eargasms' - Saul Williams 

Little Brother - Blackstar - 

Don't feel Right - Game Theory - The Roots 

Soul Music / What Can I do ?  - Talib Kweli featuring Res - Madlib Liberation 

Love - Jdilla featuring Pharoahe Monch - The Shining 

Left & Right - D'Angelo feat. Method Man & Redman - LP

Stressed Out - Tribe Called Quest feat. Faith Evans - Beats, Rhymes and Life 

Make Em NV - JDilla - Ruff Draft 

Related to What - This is Madness - The Last Poets

A Soldiers Dream - Mos Def - 

Midnight in a Perfect World - Dj shadow - Entroducing 

Vaporous / Mend ( to fix, repair)  - Elsiane - Hybrid 

When Dove's Cry - Prince and the Revolution - Purple Rain 

Showroom Dummies - Kraftwerk - 

Chomp Samba - Amon Tobin - Bricollage 

TRUTH - Handsome Boy Modeling School - So How's your girl? 

Poligap - Jimi Hendrix - Rainbow Bridge LP

Black Is - The Last Poets - Black Is 

I got a right to sing the Blues - Louis Armstrong - Jazz History 

Cheatin' Is - Millie Jackson - Feelin' Bitchy 

I never dreamed you'd leave in summer - Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder 

To Love Somebody - Nina Simone -  Nina' Anthology 

You're all I need - MArvin Gaye & tammi Terrell - You're all I need  

LOVe - Talib Kweli featuring Les Nubians - Reflection Eternal 

Sweetest Taboo - Les Nubians feat. The roots - Les Nubians 

Summer Madness - Kool and the Gang - LP

Cool it now - New Edition - New Edition  

Wish that you were mine - Stephanie Mills - LP

PYT - Micheal Jackson - Thriller 

Poison - Bell Biv Devoe - Poison 

Nappy Heads - Fugees - Nappy Heads EP 

Spread - The Love Below - OUTKAST 

Lounge Act - Nirvana - Nevermind 

Piece of my Heart - Janic Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills 

Inspiration Information - Sharon Jaones & The Dapp Kings - 

This has been serious's last show of this decade ...enjoy the new one folks and whatever you do MAKE IT COUNT... we LOVE you all for support and vibes...

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