For Immediate Release:
HHC Artists Alex Schein, Dawah and The ReMINDers tour Germany and Czech Republic
Hiphopcongress.com Alexschein.com Dawahpoet.com Myspace.com/theremindersfam
Press Contact:
Amer Ahmed – amer@hiphopcongress.com
Co-Chair – Board of Directors, Hip Hop Congress
June 22, 2009, Leipzig, Germany—
Leipzig, Germany— Hip Hop Congress (HHC) artists Alex Schein (NY), Dawah (MI) and The ReMINDers (CO) will be conducting a brief tour through the cities of Leipzig (Germany), Berlin (Germany) and Prague (Czech Republic) from June 23-25th.
The tour will begin at Chapeau Rouge (http://www.chapeaurouge.cz) in Prague followed by a performance at Café Zapata (http://www.cafe-zapata.de/index.htm) in Berlin. The final performance “Demokratie Versprühen!” (www.demokratie-verspruehen.de) in Leipzig will be attended by over 300 youth from the Saxony region of Germany. The event is sponsored (among others) by the U.S. Consulate of Leipzig and will be attended by regional Mayors, dignitaries and members of the state government of Saxony.
This tour follows multiple appearances by Alex Schein and Dawah at Hip Hop Awareness festival at the University of Leipzig. On June 19th, Alex Schein and Amer Ahmed (Dawah) were the featured speakers/performers at the “Hip Hop & The Obama Presidency” roundtable discussion. The event, attended by both faculty and students, focused on the influence of Barack Obama on the Hip Hop community.
On June 20th, Alex Schein and Dawah were the final showcase performers at the “Battle of the East” Bboy (Breakdance) Championship (http://www.battleoftheeast.de/). The top three crews from this competition qualified for the National BATTLE OF THE YEAR on August 29th in Hannover, Germany.
June 23rd
Chapeau Rouge
Prague, Czech Republic
http://www.chapeaurouge.cz/
June 24th
Cafe Zapata
Berlin, Germany
http://www.cafe-zapata.de/index.htm
June 25th
“Demokratie Versprühen!”
http://www.demokratie-verspruehen.de
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