Hip Hop Music

Thursday 26 July 2007.

7pm. Is hip-hop music just harmless entertainment or is there a damaging causal link between that music and MTV base style videos and youth crime ?

Debate 26.07.07 @Toynbee Hall (Lecture Hall), 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6LS.

Featuring Kwaku, Editor of BritishBlackMusic.com and Founder of Black Music Congress, Twilight Bey, Social Intervention Specialist (Los Angeles) and Egidio Newton.

Feedback

"Excellent, stimulating & political. Good to hear from young people and to hear the action points. More please. Will be building on this."

Lady, Nottingham.

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"I thought the debate was positive. Ideas were getting out."

Melinda Nampilma.

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"Really appreciated it and hope for more as it allows for mass networking. Valued each opinion. Nice panel also. Thank you."

Anon

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"Very insightful discussion. It may have deviated from the main point, but still was thought provoking. It may have been more helpful if the youths had more of a voice."

Liane Walford

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"Very influential seminar and something which should be more frequent."

Dean Ferry

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"What an informative, lively debate. I enjoyed hearing from the young people. What have I taken away from this evening ? Answer : To consider what am I doing to support the youth ?"

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Ken Barnes, CEO A.I.M and C-A-N-I and former President 100 Black Men of London contributed to the discussion.

Contact bookings@tiemo.co.uk or 07960-993 169 if you have any enquiries. Teenagers and young adults especially welcome.

To purchase tickets scroll to the payment link at the foot of this page. Remember to bring along your automatically and instantly generated e-ticket as proof of purchase ESPECIALLY if purchasing on 26 July.

26.07.07 STOP PRESS : Catch Tiemo speaking live on Sation FM 25 July and Maz's Big Cuz show on Lifefm 103.6FM Tuesday 24 July 2007 6-7p.m. Catch Maz guest presenting the breakfast show Thursday 26 July, 8-10am.

N.B. Exclusive announcement to be made re brand new Tiemo Entertainment show (not a debate) for August. FREE tickets for all attendees at Thursday's debate.

TICKET OUTLETS

Tickets can be purchased direct from :

1. Body Music records - 261 High Road, Tottenham, London N15 4RR. Outside Seven Sisters Tube Station. 0208-802 0146. Open 10-8pm Monday - Saturday, 11.30-5pm Sunday's.

2. New Beacon Books - 76 Stroud Green Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 3EN. Tel 0207-272 4889. Finsbury Park Station.

3. Red Records, 500 Brixton Road, Brixton SW8. Brixton Station.

4. Sounds I Records. 236 Portobello Road, London W10.

Tel 0207-467 0708. Open 11am-6pm 7 days a week.

5. Sounds II Records. 3 Bank Buildings, High Street, Harlesden NW10. Opposite KFC. Tel 0208-963 1401. Open Monday - Saturday 11am - 8pm.

6. Hawkeye Records, 2 Craven Park Road, Harlesden, London NW10 4AB.

Tel 0208-961 0866. 805

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In the light of music mogul Russell Simmons comments earlier this year Tiemo Talk of The Town explores the issues surrounding hip-hop lyrics and other forms of black music expression on young people.

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