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For Immediate Release....

To: Various Media Outlets....

From: Summer of Peace....

6th Annual Summer of Peace Youth Rally & Peace ....Summit.... ....

(....Milwaukee.., ..WI...., July 2, 2008)- ....

Youth Leadership Circle Announces highly anticipated 6th Annual Summer of Peace City Wide Youth Rally & Peace Summit, Friday, August 08, 2008 from 9am-3pm. ....

A youth led initiative for community unity, positive edutainment, and non-violence. ....

Located at ....Kilbourn-Kadish.. ..Park.... 900 Blks of ....East North Ave.... (Next Door to COA Youth & Family Centers @ ....909 East Garfield Ave....)....

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Each year ....Milwaukee....'s youth gather to deliver their powerful pleas for peace and community unity through dynamic dance, music, peace art exhibits and most importantly conversation. The Summer of Peace Initiative presents a collaborative and colorful day full of anti-violence information & resources from over 25 area organizations.  The day is an opportunity for youth and young adults to show the community their positive contributions and genuine commitment toward peace.....

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For over six years, Co-founder/Director Tanya Cromartie-Twaddle and Co-Founder/coordinator Fidel Verdin have been a humble duo, engaging thousands of ....Milwaukee....'s hardened youth in creative anti-violence programs. Organized as a grassroots effort to promote peace principles and provide an outlet for creative expression, the event is now so much more than a rally. This historic day challenges residents, the business community, educators and policymakers to support new, youth-led efforts for peace and safety in our city. The Summer of Peace received a proclamation from the mayor's desk last year for outstanding service to the city of ....Milwaukee.....  ....

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Special highlights include: 9am Peace Summit, Milwaukee Public Theatre's Parade into the Park @ 11am, Milwaukee Peacemaker Recognition Ceremony, and the SOP "Stop the Violence" Youth Performance Showcase, Children's Play Area w/ carnival games, face painting, super slide and more, Free food & giveaways for pre-registered groups. ....

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The morning starts of with a Peace ....Summit.... at 9am. ....

Join us as Summer of Peace teens and young adult leaders gather with community leaders, policymakers and concerned residents to openly discuss and explore new solutions to undoing the grip of violence & poverty has on our city. The summit is open to youth ages 12 and up, community residents and leaders. Youth participants must be pre-registered.....

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Visit us at www.myspace.com/sopmke or email us at summerofpeace@gmail.com....

Past & Present Sponsors:....

Fighting Back Initiative, Safe & Sound, SDC-YDP, CDGA, Brighter Futures, COA Youth & Family Centers, Milwaukee Public Theatre, MPS Partnership for the Arts, Milwaukee County CAMPAC,GPI, the Milwaukee Arts Board, the State of Wisconsin Arts Board and the United Performing Arts Fund.....

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REVOLUTION IN ACTION! Stay in tune w/ the world famous "Healthy Hip Hop" artist Viva Fidel! Interviews, news & culture connections w/ comrades from all over the globe who are taking action & making change.

 
 
 

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From THE STAR Dec. 07

Many things have forced Milwaukee, WI to national spotlight. Whether it be police or government cover-up & corruption, an alarming dropout rate in public schools, staggering joblessness & thus crime & senseless genocide; "Murder-Mil", or "Kil-Town" as it’s now referred to in street terms, seems to be screaming and bleeding for urgent help.

"I’m from a city where you get played like a sport", says King Tone on Street Game.

"We know for a fact Hip Hop culture can help save this city…", boldly states, Fidel, a well known youth worker. "Start the conversation right there! You know how many minds are molded and how much money or jobs are generated from hip hop?" He is so serious it almost seems sarcastic.

Jump into the trenches of the frontline of the Milwaukee Hip Hop scene and you will more than likely bump into a troop of rebel rousers known as the Taste Emcees. Stay close enough to the collective of educators and producers long enough and you will realize they have their work cut out for them. They go from hosting events in Milwaukee and Chicago, to producing and promoting music with artists from across the globe, to organizing youth summits, then to providing multi media services that tie it all together.

Currently on the calendar is "PowerMove", the latest of many from the Taste Emcees catalogue. The album is an honest, rugged and street-centric attempt to spread their consistent message of revolution and self determination. This is not a depart from the home base. King Tone insists "It’s like if Rza and Method Man from the Wu tang made an album together, we having fun dropping jewels, reppin’ the team."  Those Jewels are the straight forward delivery & "gangsterish" beats giving evidence to the current political and racial intensity experienced in America today. However even in most of the Hip Hop coming from Milwaukee according to King Tone is "not reflecting our realities, its more like fantasy rap" which is cool he insists, "But there needs to be more balance."

After years of working together, long freestyle sessions and some "brainstorming" as they call it, the two decided to record a militant minded double act project. "We’re really pushing our brand of "Healthy Hip Hop", we could do "crack-death rap" if we wanted to." Fidel says as they both laugh.

Weighing the scales, (and not the triple beam!) "positive rap" (ie: Kanye beating 50 Cent in sales , Common getting endorsements left & right & yes even after T.I. went and got arrested) on a national scale, seems to be answering the public’s need for more from their music. And while certain media outlets, parents, teachers & politicians can scapegoat and generalize Hip Hop, artists Viva Fidel & King Tone have to represent and establish new such ideas as PowerMove to add to the conversation.

With songs like "Street Game" and "Who’s Gangsta?" they ride the same bass heavy beats your favorite gun slingin’, drug sellin’, money throwin’,  get 20 spins a day on the radio rapper would pay a nice piece of ice for. The production is courtesy of now retired , producer and engineer L.O.G.O.known for his work with Devin the Dude, Outlaws, Baby Drew, Pimpin Ken and host of independent midwest artists.   

From the sound Viva Fidel and King Tone’s "PowerMove" release, Taste Emcees are steadfast on the mission of using the culture of Hip Hop as an edutainment tool to inform and activate the people. Support that!

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Its a Klassick!

GPI Films To Release "Controlled Demo" – A New Mini-Musical Reality Movie & Soundtrack from Award Winning Independent Artist Viva Fidel.

 Viva Fidel announces.....

Bonus Release DVD Takes Viewers o­n a Mental and Visual Journey Through Six Scenes From the Score Produced by Marlon "Solitaire" King  & Viva Fidel.

CONTROLLED DEMO Movie & Soundtrack Available on DVD , CD & Online on April , 29th 2008

-- On Tuesday, April 29th, 2008, GPI Films will release the original mini musical reality movie and soundtrack of the first installment of the new short series from Viva Fidel, Controlled Demo. It features a powerful score by Chicago based Producer Marlon "Solitaire" King, who is also the composer for each film in the three-chapter Controlled Demo saga.

Controlled Demo, written, directed by and starring Viva Fidel, an independent music and film producer will also be playing at select screenings to be announced.  

DVD packaging created especially to accompany the CD release, the innovative 22-minute introduction features 6 brand-new music videos setup into a complete one day saga full of information & entertainment.

Controlled Demo is a motivational concept labeled as a "mini musical reality movie" looking into the innovative & creative word of one individual but also lyrically explains and examines some current and crucial perspectives. Why is Hip Hop being taught in universities across the world? Why is Hip Hop used as the unifying force to mobilize youth and the political movements of our time? Has Hip Hop replaced religion? Featuring authentic footage of Fidel lecturing about Hip Hop & history at a local college, to an intimate car ride & conversation rap with his real life younger cousin Mahogany that questions beliefs about history, religion and everything in between, blended into to a captivating re-enactment of a remixed scene from the cult classic "The Spook that Sat Behind the Door" featuring well known theatre director & actor Andre Lee Ellis. Intimate uncut scenes from the stage and the studio take you into the passion behind

"Controlled Demo".

The first episode from the series: Controlled Demo is a quick but thoughtful, lyrically narrated journey that is beautifully complimented by the sounds of Insomniac Studios producer and composer extraordinaire Marlon "Solitaire" King. The emotions of survival and social advancement are translated perfectly over the original musical score.

The Controlled Demo movie production also has reunited a long time association with Digital Creations & Tony Williams, who is a highly sought after videographer and documentary producer. Williams filmed and edited the majority of Controlled Demo and is set to continue with scheduled production for upcoming Controlled Demo releases.

Fidel or Viva Fidel won his first award for film making in 2006 for his biographical short film entitled "Fidel"(viva fidel on youtube!) at the New York International Film Festival. Fidel’s music delivery is branded and promoted as "Healthy Hip Hop", which provides outlets, platforms and discussion about real life issues.

Information about the mini musical reality movie & soundtrack of Controlled Demo is soon to be featured at www.vivafidelonline.com. All rights reserved.

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War drums
Artists
viva fidel - taste emcees, milwaukee. WI
Mo fire records

Contact for bookin, drops or interviews is
vivafidel@tmail.com
4144551503

we connected through a mutual business asociate, Sol Cyrans Int. A
chicago based promotions and management co. Never even met n person or
talked on the phone just text and email. We have completed 6 songs and
are scheduled to release our full length intercontenental hiphop album
in 08. Its real music with a real message.. Cuturally our brothers and
sisters want to reconnect over here and over there...I have learned that
the people abroad generally are not fooled or bamboozzolled by
mainstream exploitation and denegration of black people through mtv and
bet. They realize that's entertainment or hollywood. Its only us blacks
in america that are voluntarily educated and programmed by our open
oppressors that buy into letting media dictate our social realities.
(Grownfolks n particular)

We have completed one promo video filmed n capetown and n milwaukee
entitled "war drums" it is a colorful and connecting piece edited by Ife Olatunji. With footage live from afrika and amerikkka we are visually connecting the viewer with the
motherland n a real way. We on some back to afrika !!!!!! N a real
way!

Its the information age, all this one dimensional thinking amongst youth
and hiphop industry afficianados has to be out promoted by media
guerillas and "underground" heads with universal understanding and
access. (it called the WORLD WIDE WEB NIGGAZ!)

We ve connected with artists from another continent , with no budget or
label politics, its no reason we can't communicate locally work together
nationally and build globally to get this revolution broadcasted. Its
happening.

We work to orgainze and get our communities active in creating
constructive change through hiphop and through youth advocay and
education in everyday life...hopefully this video can inspire people
from all walks of life to remeber how powerful hiphop can be and
influence some of the big name artists to reconnect the audience to
africa .

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the short version..

"To know me is not to know me," says Fidel, who for this interview prefers to be referred to as Viva Fidel.

He's mastered the fine art of talking and not saying much at all. Some might find that to be a nuisance. Viva Fidel calls it a skill.

Either way, there's an alluring quality about the politically charged MC, who juggles a solo and group career with Taste Emcees. In a word, he's charming. The type of charm that forces one to lean in as he speaks, afraid to miss vital information.

Naturally, Fidel knows this. Before the interview, it's presumed that he's already set an agenda as to what message he'll propagate. This makes the act of interviewing him a cat-and-mouse game.

"I try not to say much in hopes that my actions show my character. I'm that type of person. I can talk, but it won't really go to say who I am. You have to look at what I do -- my actions -- for that."

And he's right. Tonight, Fidel is in the middle of an inner-city recording studio, putting the finishing touches on his untitled mixtape, hosted by DJ Willie Shakes. And that simple act of staying rooted in his community is better than any "message" the MC could say.

Choosing to work with inner-city studios as opposed to state-of-the-art facilities and opting to work with artists based on their skilsl as opposed to their images is the nature of Fidel.

He's heavily invested in the same 'hood that reared him, which adds another interesting facet to the MC.

Accessibility. He's something like "the people's rapper."

"I use my music as a vehicle to get to the next level. My music is supposed to take you somewhere, and I invite people to come with me through my music."

-- is an MKE contributor

http://www.mkeonline.com/people/blogs.asp?id=359

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