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JUNE 29-JULY4; JULY 7-10, 2016 LOG SHEET #1 SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL AUDIO/VIDEO LOG SHEET LOGGER/VIDEOGRAPHER: Lee Roman & Ricky Gomez MEMORY CARD NUMBER TASCAM: CFCH FILE NAME: 0302.wav MEMORY CARD NUMBER ZOOM H2: CFCH FILE NAME: wav PRESENTER: Oliver Wang DATE/TIME: 7/9 11:00am PROGRAM: California STAGE: Studio GROPU NAME: Speaking Up: Music with a Message REGION/STYLE: Los Angeles/Hip Hop Music [[2 columned table]] | PERFORMER(S) | INSTRUMENT/OCCUPATION | | --- | --- | | Ray Guzman | hip hop artist | | Bambu | DJ | Guzman's 1. First song - About pain & struggle; keep pushing forward through struggle 2. Bambu's "Welcome to the Party" - Protest music, inspired his last album "Party workers" 3. Guzman's exposure to rap music, brothers would dress him up like a hip hop star, influenced by Mexican rapper "Diablo?", however 4. he did not find similarities w/ his music & "Diablo". 5. Bambu attached his knowledge of gangs in LA to hip hop music & influences his love of DJing. 6. Hip hop is folk culture - ceremony to hip hop, experienced critical 7. dialogue to his music (Bambu); Guzman's mentors were rappers he listened to 8. Guzman was influenced by Tupac who experienced a lot of pain Bambu did not appreciate Tupac until after his death, during his time in the Marine Corps & witnessed how others were politicized by Tupac's music Guzman wanted to be "a rapper w/ a conscience"- he'd gotten in trouble before for being too radical & addressing current issues