About 2nd Annual Sights and Sounds of DJ Dusk Festival
Los Angeles, CA – The By Youth For Youth (BYFY) group of Mar Vista Family Center (MVFC) will be hosting its 2nd Annual Sights and Sounds of DJ Dusk Art and Music Festival on Sunday April 27th, 2008. The event will take place from 4:00pm to 8:00pm at the Mar Vista Family Center, 5075 S. Slauson Ave., Del Rey, CA 90230.
Last April, in its inaugural year, the Sights and Sounds of DJ Dusk Festival celebrated the life of long-time Mar Vista Family Center employee and youth leader, Tarek "DJ Dusk" Captan. On April 29, 2006, Tarek tragically lost his life and his absence has been felt citywide, especially at Mar Vista Family Center. Through art and music, Tarek was able to reach wide audiences across the Los Angeles landscape and beyond. During his ten years of service here at Mar Vista, he was able to empower youth with the tools to seek higher education and social justice.
This celebration, and each one thereafter, will combine Tarek’s passion for music and art with his devotion to youth activism by exposing aspiring artists to veteran performers who believe in using art and music to create positive social change. With a new youth center under construction, MVFC will be able to serve three times the amount of current youth. Aside from offering leadership workshops and building communication skills, the new youth center will provide programs in the creative arts, such as dance, music, deejaying, art, video, and photography; an accomplishment Tarek would appreciate.
Since the festival coincides with the much anticipated creative arts programs, the celebration is being utilized to establish a foundation for these programs by raising funds for materials, equipment, software, etc., and accepting monetary and/or equipment donations.
Featured artists include DJ’s Expo, Sake 1 (SF), Daz, Jeremy Sole, Lady Sha, Music Man Miles; live performances by Ray Ricky Rivera, and Raquel Rodriguez; keynote speaker Garth Trinidad (Chocolate City, KCRW) and graciously hosted by Azul 213. There will be many more dj’s, artists, and attractions such as a DJ workshop in addition to a youth and veteran art exhibit.
The Mar Vista Family Center is a nationally recognized program that creates positive changes through dozens of community programs including By Youth For Youth which promotes individual and social responsibility among youth. The BYFY program provides positive role models and important leadership development tools for 65 underprivileged youths, ranging in age from 13 to 21. These youths, in turn, supervise enriching activities for 600 children and preteens who attend programs at MVFC year-round.
“None of us are as strong as ALL of us.” – DJ Dusk
For more information visit www.marvistafc.org and www.byfy.org
What: 2nd Annual Sights & Sounds of Dusk Art and Music Festival
Where: Mar Vista Family Center
5075 S. Slauson Ave.
Culver City, CA 90230
Thank you everyone who attended the Sights & Sounds of Dusk Festival this past Sunday! It was an amazing event and so much fun! Thank you to everyone who supported us in some way to prepare for the festival and those who supported during the festival! Thank you Joey for doing such a good job! and thank you all the dj's, performers, and speakers! Thank you all the parents of the youth at the Center for the food! thank you all the youth and staff who volunteered their time! Thank you Tarek's family and friends! Thank you everyone! Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!! See you next year!
2nd Annual Sights & Sounds of Dusk Art & Music Festival Date/Time: Sunday April 27, 2008 Time: 4:00pm - 8:00pm Entry Type: Other Location: Mar Vista Family Center Street Adr: 5075 S. Slauson Ave. City: Culver City State: California Zip: 90230
Sound clash... (Dj) Instantaneous vs. Eric Coleman
This dubplate a murder! I can't loose!- (Dj) Instantaneous.
Rude Bwoye Business... Champion Sound - Afrofuturism Foundation - Junglist Dubplate Special produced by (Dj) Instantaneous (Stan B. Irie)
I made this dubplate specifically for E.C. and anyother sucka's who fi test the Futurism Sound System... A whole lot a dem gwarn a burial! Eric Coleman... this a war! "You No Ready!"
Rude Bwoye Business... Champion Sound - Afrofuturism Foundation - Junglist Dubplate Special produced by (Dj) Instantaneous (Stan B. Irie)
Murdering Easy Compitetion (Eric Coleman)! - Another sound a dying!
Respect to all Junglist Massive! Lighter!
Junglists are also some times referred to as "rude bwoys" a slang term originally used by Jamaicans (as rude boy), meaning "gangsta" or "badbwoy" ("bad boy"). Certain tracks make references to the "original rudebwoys" as denoting particula
Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up - (Dj) Instantaneous [ Afrofuturism Foundation ] Remix
I used some of the same instruments as the original like the RMI synth (VST) and even played/banged (sampled) a glass bottle filled half way with grapefruit juice; just like Marvin did in his original composition. - Stan
Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up - (Dj) Instantaneous [ Afrofuturism Foundation ] Remix
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