27 Oct 2012 - Spoken Word at Library Theatre
Afro-Peruvian rapper and producer Immortal Technique moved from Peru to New York to escape civil war in the 1980s. The C.I.A. sponsored suppression of the liberation struggle in his homeland, together with his experience of growing up on the mean streets of Harlem, politicised him and made him aware of his African heritage and of the wider revolutionary solidarity between the oppressed peoples of the world.
Enamored with hip hop and graffiti culture, the aspiring young emcee emerged from prison in 1999 into the ciphers and battles that would lead him to his current status as an international hip hop icon. Renowned for his hardcore brand of street politics, transmitted through his own independent label, Tech continues to find common cause with and inspire revolutionary movements all over the world.
http://livebrum.co.uk/library-theatre/2012/10/27/immortal-technique-in-conversation
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