OBSESION Hip Hop Cuba

Hacer arte desde la identidad, mostrar las fortalezas de las mujeres negras, el orgullo por su imagen e historia, son algunos de los temas de este episodio .

La rapera Magia López replica las voces de los cuerpos femeninos representados en su obra, sus problemáticas, perspectivas, visiones y sueños .

En este capítulo, la idiosincrasia, la cultura y las raíces son encarnadas a través del arte. Las mujeres negras visibilizadas en su esplendor, sin estereotipos, sin patrones de belleza impuestos.

Mostradas y estimadas desde su libertad, esencias y luchas .

"Alexey and Magia live and work in Regla, an industrial suburb east of Havana. Dock-side petroleum refinerie, shipyards and warehouses are Regla's financial heart. But Regla's soul belongs to the Afro-Cuban cultural legacy that began with the freed slaves who settled here in the 19th century. The first of the secret Abakuá societies modelled on the Èfìk Ékpè and Ejagham Úgbè societies of southeastern Nigeria and southwestern Cameroon were founded in Regla as early as 1836." -- havana-cultura.com/en/music/obsesion

Pioneering Havana-based hip-hop duo Obsesión (formed in 1996) have played a leading role in Cuba’s hip-hop movement, helping to establish the genre as a legitimate expression of the island’s popular culture. For them, hip-hop is a way to talk about every-day issues; their music offers critical perspectives on Cuban society through the lenses of race and gender. In 2006 Billboard magazine selected La Fabri-K, an album co-produced by Obsesión and Doble Filo, from among 1,300 contenders as one of the six finalists for the Independent Music World Series.

Obsesión, a Havana-based hip hop group, formed in 1996 as a collaboration between Magia López and Alexey “el tipo este” Rodriguez. In 2013 they were joined by DJ Lino, who previously worked with Cuban hip hop group Hermanzos. They’ve released two full-length albums, Un Monton de Cosas (2000) and El Disco Negro (2011), in addition to side and solo projects including La Fabri-K and numerous guest appearances and compilation features.

Alexey Rodriguez and Magia Lopez are two members of the Cuban band Obsesion. They will discuss their role in the hip hop movement in Cuba since the 1990s.