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Festival Nacional de Rap Cubano 2003
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Havana's International Rap Festival Opens, 8/12/03
Havana, August 12 (RHC)-- Havana's 9th International Rap Festival "Hip Hop 2003" opened yesterday in the municipality of Alamar with a colloquium on the development of this cultural movement and its contributions to other artistic expressions. The festival, which runs through Sunday, is being attended by more than 70 rap and hip-hop bands from all over the world -- Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Colombia, the United States, Canada and Switzerland. Activities will include concerts, exhibits and film showings; topics under discussion at numerous workshops set up around the city include social activism, the women's movement and the influence of rap and hip-hop in different social and cultural environments. According to organizers of Havana's 9th International Rap Festival, Cuban researchers will discuss rap music in Cuba, its sociological aspects and its relationship with other cultural styles. Erykah Badu, a U.S. singer and Grammy award winner and one of the best singers of the "un-soul style," is among the biggest attractions of this year's rap festival. |
| The International Hip Hop Exchange (IHX) would like to invite you to join us for the 9th Edition of the National Cuban Hip Hop Festival in Havana, Cuba. This year, we have partnered with Global Exchange and Black August to develop a LICENSED program itinerary for the annual festival, which will take place from August 11-17, 2003. This trip is legal within the constraints set forth by the U.S. Treasury Dept/OFAC, and is fully licensed through Global Exchange, a San Fransisco-based non-profit exchange organization. Due to recently modified travel restrictions and very recent changes to the dates of the Cuban festival, we are placed under serious time constraints in making this trip offering. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT IHX NO LATER THAN MONDAY, JULY 7, 2003 to RESERVE SPACE (contact information listed below). Reservations will be made on a first come/first serve basis. NON-REFUNDABLE DEPOSITS IN THE AMOUNT OF $600are to be received no later than TUESDAY, JULY 8. All interested parties should contact: Marinieves Alba (Mari) International Hip Hop Exchange IHXChange@aol.com 917-449-7419 The IHX delegation will be departing from Newark airport on Monday, August 11th and returning Sunday, August 17th, and flying to Cuba VIA Cancun, Mexico. No extensions to the length of stay in Cuba may be made as Cuban visas and U.S. treasury licenses are valid only for the dates of the festival. COST for the trip is $1750 per person (double occupancy), with additional fees payable at the airport (view costs outlined below). This figure includes: 1) R/T travel from Newark to Cancun; Cancun-Havana 2) lodging 6 nights at a 3 star hotel or a guest house in Havana. 3)ground trasnportation to all festival events 4) 2 meals daily (based on festival schedule) 5) Cuban tour guides (required by Cuban tourism agency) 6) administrative fees for license and travel coordination 7/National Cuban Hip Hop Festival Pass MISC FEES In addition participants are required to pay the following taxes and visa costs in cash upon departure/return: *US exit tax is $50 *Cuban Visa, $50 *Cuban exit tax is $25. ($125.00 (total) in additional fees, payable at the airport) ALL CHECKS OR Money Orders should be made payable to: NYC Hip-Hop Theater Festival MEMO: IHX and Sent to: NYC Hip-Hop Theater Festival 532 LaGuardia Place #409 NY, NY 10012 Attn: Clyde Valentin We will need the following in order to secure your reservation: Full Name (as it appears on passport) DOB Passport # Expirtaion Date Country of Issue City of Issue For more information about Cuba and US/Cuba policy, go to: http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/cuba/links.html |
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