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KIWI
Hip Hop / Rap / Progressive

Love & Justice



NIckel & Dime, Kalifaztlan
Philippines

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Member Since11/16/2004
Band Websitewww.illafonte.com
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My favorite KIWI song is...
"Imagine"
"The Beat Proper"
"The Takeback"
"Let it Go"

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   About KIWI

Check out Kiwi's Official Website:
www.illafonte.com


Kiwi Campus Bookings:
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(510) 601-0182


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Kiwi feature on MYX TV's "Built from Skratch"


About Kiwi:

I am Lapu-Lapu,
the first rebellion
The bolo that chopped off
the head of Magellan

It doesn't seem that long ago when Kiwi was hoo-riding open mics and hustling poorly recorded demo tapes all over Los Angeles. Years later, that same hunger and humility has brought him back to one of the most important crossroads in his life, as the former Native Guns emcee enters his long-awaited rebirth back into the world as a solo artist.

Kiwi's body of work is telling. He has rocked shows up and down California, as well as Seattle, Chicago, New York City, Honolulu, and Florida, sharing the stage with the likes of Medusa, Common, the Visionaries, Blue Scholars, Black Eyed Peas, Dilated Peoples and others. His library of music includes Native Guns' "Barrel Men" and "Stray Bullets Mixtape" CDs, and his classic first solo album "Writes of Passage: Portraits of a Son Rising" (which is part of the syllabus in San Francisco State's Filipino-American Literature Class). He was also the former host/producer of Apex Express on 94.1FM KPFA in Berkeley, and currently coordinates and co-facilitates the Hip Hop Workshop series for young folks at San Francisco's Filipino Community Center. Most recently, Kiwi had the honor of being featured as a Keynote Speaker at the 2007 Sandiwa Conference.

My motivation is to get
you to respond
I ain't tryin' to keep you here
I'm tryin' to get you beyond

Kiwi's sound isn't just for the head-nod, but for critical dialogue. Those who see Kiwi on the regular will tell you that his music is a direct reflection of his organizing work in the Filipino community. Those who really know him will tell you that beneath all of that is a complex being, a former gang-banger, a high school dropout, a proud product of a single mother, a survivor, and a man in constant search of peace and wisdom. This balance between art and activism, the personal and the politics, as well as his fiery presence onstage and in the recording booth has given him the gift of supporters and listeners worldwide.

His latest project "The Summer Exposure Mixtape" is scheduled for release this June, setting the stage for the highly-anticipated exhale of his second full-length album "The People's Pistol," coming soon.

"In this land of pimps, playas,
and playa hatas
What ever happened to the
teachers and the motivators?


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~Cassie~





Apr 24 2009 10:06 PM

Hi Jack!!

How are you? Hope all is well.
When your next show that's not 21+?
Jon @ Cultured Roots





Apr 6 2009 5:26 AM

www.CulturedRoots.com








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Mar 26 2009 9:31 AM

thank you for the add Kiwi..
big fan =)

-Bebe Riz
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Mar 24 2009 4:51 AM

COME.THRU
-{maryfatima}-





Mar 8 2009 6:36 PM

Just thought I'd pop in and send you some love and aloha.
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Mar 3 2009 6:08 AM

THE.SHOW
Ras





Mar 3 2009 1:25 PM

jus droppin by to say whud up and peace aight
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Feb 24 2009 9:09 PM

Nomadik Messengers





Feb 21 2009 8:34 PM



Nomadik Messengers video-"Change Gon Come"



Noamdik Messengers
Change Gon Come
Produced by MrREY
Directed by Richard Gali

What's good fam hope everyone is blessed...Here it is our first music video "Change Gon Come" directed by Richard Gali...the video turned out really well and we have gotten great responses so far but it doesn't stop there...we still need a lot of votes to have our video be placed for the festival and we need your help to make that happen...please visit asianamericanmedia. org and vote for the Nomadik Messengers-Change Gon Come Video...there are also other dope vids in the competition but you know where you gonna place your bet on right "right" ha but real talk please visit the site and vote
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kristia





Feb 14 2009 12:34 AM

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Feb 6 2009 8:13 PM

booOOoo no bay love? i love ur music i don't love the Dodgers LOL (no WONDER ur blue!)
From Monument To Masses





Feb 5 2009 6:02 PM






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From Monument To Masses
Noise Pop 2009


with special guests Crime in Choir and Built for the Sea


FMTM will be making an all-too rare SF appearance—the first since December 1, 2007—at the annual Noise Pop Festival in anticipation of the band's long-awaited fourth album entitled "On Little Known Frequencies" (March 10, 2009).




kristia





Feb 3 2009 7:33 AM

heeeeeeeeeeeey

..............From Fliers......
Pep





Jan 14 2009 8:17 AM

Back in the Bay eh? Any chance you'll be doin a set anytime soon?
Leeyah ツ





Dec 31 2008 6:03 PM

Manigong Bagong Taon =)

~be blessed
kristia





Dec 23 2008 10:25 PM

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Aileen





Dec 22 2008 5:33 AM

just wanted to stop by and say...
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, KIWI! hope all is well! :)
H.O.M.E.Y





Dec 16 2008 1:31 AM

Saturday Dec. 20,2008
11:00am-5:00pm
Excelsior Boys & Girls club
163 London San Francisco
Buslines 14,49,52,44


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jjc





Dec 8 2008 9:30 PM

hope your holidays are good to ya

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be blessed
-jjc
VANDAL 9 KIDS





Dec 6 2008 6:21 AM

sup kiwi.
check out our new songs when u get the chance and tell us what u think
Naser





Dec 5 2008 8:52 AM

Sup Cousin, got a gig with the AFF working with Lara starting in jan. Hope all is with you you and ur fam these holidays, Looking forward to the next album.
I want to see ur production on it
HAZELSHAKTI & her infinitravels





Dec 3 2008 6:24 AM

nice 2 see u this past weekend old friend. pass the word around to ur L.A. folk. It will be taking place in Koreatown area 90005. Peace and continous positive flow!

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Power Struggle Music





Dec 3 2008 8:05 PM

LAST POWER STRUGGLE SHOW IN 08. MAYBE EVEN FOREVER.
Brown Buffalo Video
The Stone that the Builder Refused





Dec 1 2008 8:05 AM

Head up, kasama!
Your music is tight, bredda
Happy Birthday, Andres Bonifacio
dare to struggle, dare to win!
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