I don’t know about you guys, but i had a good time at K’naan this past weekend. I sang along, raged my face off, and drunkenly took some photos. The energy was high and everyone seemed to be having a good time. His last song didn’t really hook me, but overall i thought the performance was impressive. It’s pretty cool when a group on campus is able to organize an event that clicks… the buzz was more than tangible and everyone found a reason to make it out.
K’NAAN TONIGHT AT VERNON SOCIAL CENTER
Who’s K’naan? Well, for one, thing, he’s perhaps the most well-known international MC in the world right now. For another, he happens to be headlining a huge show tonight at the Vernon Social Center here at da Trin. And guess what - IT’S COMPLETELY FREE FOR TRINITY STUDENTS!
Still out of the loop? Check out this playlist featuring some of K’naan’s most intriguing tracks, and be sure to take a look at his album “The Troubadour” on iTunes.
ARTS ON CAMPUS - 4/3/09
The Pipes and The Joins in Gallows
Where?….. Gallows Hill
When?….. 8-9 pm
What?….. “The Trinity Pipes and the Moveable Joints will join forces this Friday to sing, act, and get weird. Pipes have a new song and Joints have new jokes. HA! Refreshments will be served.”
Student Art Show at The Fred
Where?….. The Fred
When?….. 9 pm
What?….. The Fred Pfeil Community Project opens their Student Art show.
AND OF COURSE
Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival
Where?….. Everywhere!
When?….. All weekend!
What?….. Trinity’s 4th annual International Hip-Hop Festival! Go to TrinityHipHop.org for registration details and schedules.
TrinityHipHop.org 
Follow the link to register for this weekend’s festivities!
K’naan, Game Rebellion to headline Trinity Hip Hop Festival
Schedule
Friday, April 3, 2009
10:00 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. - Islam, Hip Hop and Gender - Poetic Pilgrimage (Life Sciences Center/LSC, Room 132)
11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. - Hip Hop in China: Looking for A Hip Hop Hero (session 1) - Angela Steele (Life Sciences Center/LSC, Room 137)
12:00 a.m. - 12:50 a.m. - Hip Hop in China: Looking for A Hip Hop Hero (session 2) - Angela Steele (Life Sciences Center/LSC, Room 137)
5 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Opening Remarks - Trinity College President Jimmy F. Jones, Jr. (Cinestudios)
5:20 p.m. - 6:20 p.m. Film screening: FangAfrika: Voice of the Voiceless (Cinestudios)
6:20 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. FangAfrika panel featuring Baay Musa, Guillaume Mouille, Renaud Lioult, Magee McIlvaine. Moderator: Ben Herson (Cinestudios)
7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Hip Hop, Politics, and Freedom of Speech in Zimbabwe - Comrade Fatso and Outspoken (Austin Arts 320)
9:00 p.m. - 12:45 a.m. Concert featuring Game Rebellion (Brooklyn), African Underground All-Stars (Baay Musa, Hired Gun and Self-Suffice), Comrade Fatso and Chabvondoka (Zimbabwe), Outspoken and The Essence (Zimbabwe), Princess of Controversy (Washington, DC) and Mr. Reo (Haiti). (Vernon Social Hall)
12:45 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. Afterparty hosted by Hot 93.7’s DJ Craig G (Vernon Social Hall)
Saturday, April 4, 2009
10:30 a.m. - all day Graffiti Mural/Body Painting (The Cave Patio)
11:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. Festival registration (The Cave Patio)
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Beatboxing Workshop - BeatBurgerBand (The Cave Patio)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Freestyle Rhyming Workshop - Hired Gun (The Cave Patio)
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Live DJs featuring DJ Sybiro (Russia), Prez (France) and Stansmith (France)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: Stereotypes in Hip Hop - Emily Musil, Gail Woldu, Nicholas Conway (Washington Room, Mather Hall)
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Film screening: Planet B-Boy (Washington Room, Mather Hall)
4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. B-Boy/B-Girl Battle with DJ Boo (The Cave Patio)
9:00 pm - 12:45 a.m. Concert featuring K’naan (Somalia), Blitz the Ambassador (Ghana), Poetic Pilgrimage (UK), Zee Santiago (Brooklyn), BeatBurgerBand (Czech Republic), Mohammed YahYa (UK/Mozambique)
12:45 a.m. - 2 a.m. Afterparty hosted by DJ Boo
