Baktun12

Bio:

Formed in 1997 during a community arts celebration in its hometown, Baktun 12 is a group of artists from East Salinas, California. The group is dedicated to the upliftment of Chicano culture, art, and community. Since its inception, the group has developed its own brand of performance art, which incorporates traditional Chicano teatro and comedy, spoken word poetry and hip-hop music. In 2006, the group developed and performed its newest work, "The Baktun 12 Variety Show." Mixing it's Teatro/Hip-Hop/Spoken Word steez with a traditional talk/variety show format, the group has staged the show twice in the Bay Area. Plans are underway to perform the show closer to its hometown of Salinas. Stay tuned for more info. Que Viva La Raza! <>

Member Since:

April 26, 2005

Members:

J.P. (vocals, beats, herbsman smuggling), Abstrakt (vocals, beats, auto repair), Tre Four (vocals, beats, literary arts). With a little help from: Lil' Dee (vocals, intensity), Juarez B12 (vocals, insanity),Snafa (vocals, management), Xago (vocals, instigator) Compa Cuh (vocals, chosen leader), Donnie Vic (vocals, muscle), Adela (vocals, danzante), Manolo (vocals, animal instinct), Zucka (vocals, divine force), Hernan G(vocals), Vanessa X (vocals, Chicana hillbilly). Monterey Live 2.28.09 Community Arts Festival 7/26/08
Brown P @ Monterey Live

Influences:

Marcos @ Monterey Live

Sounds Like:

Hip-Hop Spoken Word Chicano Teatro stylee. If Oscar Zeta Acosta and Nikki Giovanni had hooked up, we would be the love child that grew up listening to RBL Posse, Barrington Levy, Rage Against the Machine and De La Soul.

Record Label:

Baktun 12 Productions