Top talent for hip hop fest
It’s all about 'local' at the 3rd annual Youth Hip Hop Festival.
THE third annual Hip Hop Youth Festival, taking place on 10 and 11 June at People’s Park, has expanded to include a youth talent development programme which seeks to discover and nurture young musicians looking to break in to the highly competitive South African hip hop industry.
The artist development programme was launched in April at the BAT Centre in Durban, and auditions were held to unearth fresh South Africa talent in the KwaZulu- Natal province. The search is on for young hiphop vocalists, rappers, MCs and DJs, with the intent of discovering South Africa’s next hip hop sensation.
This youth development programme culminates into a two-day festival, which takes place on Friday 10 June and Saturday 11 June. On the first day of the festival, top industry players will host a series of workshops focused on empowering young musicians in the province. The second day of the festival a collective of these young musicians will get to perform alongside some of South Africa’s top artists at the all-day youth concert.
Twenty-four artists emerging from the artist development programme will share the stage with South Africa’s top hiphop artists at the main event. Following the main event, 10 artists groomed through the development programme will be selected to represent South Africa at an American Music Festival in October.
Tickets are R650 for golden circle, R350 for general access and R950 for VIP.
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