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BURQUE MUSIC LEGENDS BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC:
2bers album release concert to benefit local charter school,
civil rights organizations
Albuquerque, New Mexico—27 March 2012—On Saturday, April 7th at the Historic El Rey Theater, 2bers will release their new album DIG. Proceeds from the album release concert will benefit the Media Arts Collaborative Charter School, Equality New Mexico, and the Albuquerque Center on Peace and Justice.
Never too young to be legends, the Burque hip hop pioneers have been innovating the community’s music for over ten years and now they plan to innovate the community itself.
By partnering with nonprofits, they are creating the opportunity to bring their community-centered art to a new, like-minded audience. This DIY (Do-It-Yourself) model is not simply a “buy local” mantra (though that is encouraged); it is a “give local,” “party local,” and “live local” concept that creates community rather than profits off it. “We’re trying to take things to new level,” says Collin Troy of 2bers, “not only for ourselves, but for the city itself.”
“Hip hop music has been a positive force in our lives and it still is for emerging generations” says Troy. “It’s a resource and tool to create change and our job as artists is to be an example of how hip hop can be a community resource.”
The April 7th album release concert at the Historic El Rey Theater will open with a full theatrical performance of Urban Verbs: Hip Hop Conservatory & Theater. Feature performance by veteran bands La Junta and Zoology will follow, along with New Mexico’s all-female percussion band, Mala Maña. This is an all-ages event. Doors open at 6:00pm. Tickets are $7 student/$10 pre-sale/$12 day of.
Learn more about the 2bers at www.2bers.com
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I want to personally thank folks for the fantastic work they are doing as organizers within the (Un)Occupy Albuquerque movement. Folks like Desi Brown (@ UNM Peace Studies), Almarosa, Sayrah, Sebastian Pais and his hunger strike, Hershey and many more that I don’t know, but love. You are all holding me, us, UNM and the world accountable and we must continue to keep this fire burning. Thanks to Daily Kos for giving us a national platform routinely. Let’s keep persisting…we are winning. We MUST win.
