I wrote this song with some youth I work with from Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats. Its about the provinces intention of building a mall at a heritage site called Princess Vlei.
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Mixed Mense
Mixed Mense is a practical performance Hip Hop school that I
started with kids that Heal the Hood Project and Emile YX? has been working
with from Lavender Hill for the last 8 years. Stefan aka B-boy Mouse,
Leroy Phillips aka B-boy Malis and Charlton Eftha aka B-boy LangGenoeg have
been teaching for Heal the Hood in various communities.
Mission
Emile Jansen (aka Emile YX?) has decided to share the experience
he has gained over the last 30 years of being involved with entertainment
through Hip Hop culture as a break-dancer/ b-boy and rapper with Black Noise,
with these youths. Last year Emile assisted the British Council by sharing a
concept called “Mixing it Up”. The idea was to combine Hip Hop
culture dance styles with local dance styles and music like Zulu traditional,
Namastap, S’bujwa, Gumboot, Pantsula and others. Prior to sharing this concept
for the play, Emile had run a website called “Mixed Mense” that dealt with the
search for identity and sense of self-worth among the positive s-called
coloured community. The site showed that if all people came from Africa, then
we are all African and that RACE
IS AN ILLUSION, but in South Africa the impact Apartheid’s racism still
stereotypes races according the lies of its time. The only way to change this
is to learn about each other and see that we are more similar than different.
This is the learning process that I am taking these youths through in a way of
healing their heads about themselves. I have taught them the skills of rapping and
break-dancing, now I wish heal their heads and become confident men.
Brief History of Activities
2012 – Preparation & performance, recording an album and addressing various issues that are
related to their daily experiences. This 12 track album will give the real
experience of writing and
recording their songs, how to release an album, record a music video, write a book and document the experience as a documentary. They will also contribute to Emile
YX? 7th CD, which is a
B-boy CD, that will go along with the documentary “From B-boys to Being Men”. Stefan Benting aka B-boy Mouse got to travel to Sweden earlier in 2012 to talk about the
documentary. We plan to have the CD ready for the end of April and at least a
music video and group poster by then.
Future Activities
2013 – We have been performing and promoting Mixed Mense at huge
festivals like “the Switching on of the Lights in Cape Town and Concert in the
Park. We are also planning a huge fund-raiser to tour locally, nationally
and internationally. We will record a documentary about the entire process of preparing
for tour. The Emile YX? and “Mixed Mense” tour
throughout South Africa will
take place in September, October and November 2013. African Hip Hop Indaba, will see Mixed
Mense release their 2nd Album and documentary. December will see the
crew touring regionally and nationally for the African Battle Cry.
For More Information please call
Emile YX? Jansen at 021 7060481 or 0823958125 Email:- emileyx@gmail.com
