Black Noise all set to go on exciting US Tour

Pioneering South African Hip Hop group Black Noise will perform at Kennedy Center in Washington DC on 1 April 2014 as part of their upcoming US Tour.
South Africa’s oldest Hip Hop group, Black Noise, have been confirmed to perform as part of the One Mic Festival in Washington DC in the USA.

One of the founding members of Black Noise and Hip Hop/ Break-dance Pioneers, Emile YX? will also present a lecture on his work with Hip Hop through Heal the Hood at Atlanta University, Trinity University and Stanford University.
He said that it comes just in time to celebrate Black Noise 26th Anniversary. Three of the members going along are younger than the group itself.
Last year Emile started the Heal the Hood Hip Hop practical School called “Mixed Mense”. Two of these guys got to travel to the Kalahari with Emile last year and this year they will get to travel and perform on one of the biggest stages in the world.

Stefan Benting aka B-boy Mouse and Leeroy Phillips aka B-boy Malis are from Lavender Hill and positive examples of the great talent from that community. While others have spoken about the gangs and drugs from the area, these young men have worked hard to make a living from their passion and hard work always gets rewarded. They have moved from being shy men who could barely speak for themselves, to rappers on stages talking to crowds at the Waterfront and elsewhere in the country.
Emile went on to say: “I am a qualified school teacher and I have learnt more important lessons from Hip Hop than from my schooling”.
“These youths teach me the realities of young men from our communities and I see so much potential and have shown ways for them to make a living.”

The other dancer is from Kuilsriver and is South Africa’s number 1 break-dancer, Alfred Burgess aka B-boy Benny. He is the reigning champions of South African Red Bull BC One. He was part of heal the Hood School before the new guys and got to travel to the UK, Italy and Norway. They will also be joined by Nantal Hopely aka DJ Madfingaz from Grassy Park and Jean-Pierre Frolick from Northpine.
Tanswell Jansen will also travel along to make a documentary of the whole trip.

The MC’s/ Rappers leave on the 18th March for Atlanta for a talk about Hip Hop in South Africa. They then are joined by the rest on the 29th March in Washington DC. The group then leaves for Connecticut for Trinity Hip Hop Festival. Emile leaves for a talk at Stanford University on the 6th April and returns to connect with the group on the 12th April, returning to South Africa on the 14th April. Emile plans to edit his book called “Making a Black Noise”, while on the road.

On their return to South Africa, Black Noise plans to tour the country and release their new CD. Emile will release this his 4th book to co-inside with the South African tour.

For more information call Emile at 0823958125 or email at emileyx@gmail.com