Admission 19.00 hrs | start 20.00 hrs
First you'll be captivated by the soulful style and the powerful beats. Then you hear the smooth - yet powerful - baritone, delivered with an unmistakable timbre. You recognize the voice as it commands full attention over the multi-faceted instrumental with provocative lyrics. This MC seamlessly switches from English to Spanish and back again in his rhymes. Your head nods incessantly to the beat - and it doesn't matter if you don't understand the Spanish passages. Then you suddenly realize: this voice - including its unmistakable rhyme flow - belongs to none other than "Kemo The Blaxican", the former member of "Delinquent Habits", those pioneers of urban Latin hip-hop.
His new CD, *Upside of Struggle*, brings together a series of hip-hop tracks inspired by his roots - more specifically, by the culture of Southern California and the music that shaped his youth: from West Coast funk, soul and classic hip-hop to traditional Latin music. The album also features guest appearances from Sen Dog (Cypress Hill) and Tetsuya "Weeping Willow" Nakamura (formerly of War) on the track "Just What You Feelin'", as well as further musical contributions from Sick Jacken (Psycho Realm).