Hip Hop Group 'El Vuh' to Perform at Santa Rita
Center in Opposition to SB 1070 and HB 2281
Center in Opposition to SB 1070 and HB 2281
Los Angeles-based trio will give a free show on Saturday, May 22 to protest Arizona’s immigration
and ethnic studies laws.
and ethnic studies laws.
Phoenix, Arizona. May 20, 2010 – With racial and cultural tensions heating up in Arizona due to the
frightening passing of recent anti-immigration and ethnic studies laws, California-based hip hop
group El Vuh will be giving a free performance at the historic Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona,
and act of solidarity –the group said- with all those affected with the new legislation.
Located in the heart of one of the most marginalized barrios in Phoenix known as “Campito”, this
humble building was the birthplace of the Arizona-based social services agency Chicanos Por La
Causa, one of the largest Chicano organizations in the United States.
Santa Rita was also the place where the late farm workers organizer Cesar E. Chavez fasted for 24
days in 1972 and coined the famous phrase “Si se puede,” a battle cry we hear in most immigration
marches and human rights protests. The phrase was translated into English and used in the Obama
campaign.
While most entertainers have taken the popular stance of boycotting Arizona, El Vuh acknowledges
that the state’s view is not unilateral and that the people most affected, namely Native Americans
and Chicanos or anyone bearing such resemblance, are in stark opposition to the new laws. EL Vuh
vows to be their voice and not abandon them during one of their darkest hours.
El Vuh is a hip hop trio out of Los Angeles, California whose name is derived from the Spanish (El)
and Mayan (Vuh) languages meaning “The Book”. Comprised of emcees Zero, Victor-E and E-RISE,
they have a clear goal: to awaken the minds of humanity through ancient Maya knowledge and a
fusion of traditional Mexican sounds and hypnotic hip-hop beats.
Their cultural message sets them apart from others in their urban genre. While other hip hop artists
take the sexier and even cruder side of their roots, El Vuh introduces ancient Mexican culture to the
world via positive and thought-provoking lyrics embedded in a mix of heavy drums and haunting
beats.
Who: El Vuh
Where: The Santa Rita Center, 1017 East Hadley, Phoenix AZ 85004 MAP
When: May 22, 2010
Time: 11am - 2pm
Cost: Free (All ages welcome)
Learn more about El Vuh
frightening passing of recent anti-immigration and ethnic studies laws, California-based hip hop
group El Vuh will be giving a free performance at the historic Santa Rita Center in Phoenix, Arizona,
and act of solidarity –the group said- with all those affected with the new legislation.
Located in the heart of one of the most marginalized barrios in Phoenix known as “Campito”, this
humble building was the birthplace of the Arizona-based social services agency Chicanos Por La
Causa, one of the largest Chicano organizations in the United States.
Santa Rita was also the place where the late farm workers organizer Cesar E. Chavez fasted for 24
days in 1972 and coined the famous phrase “Si se puede,” a battle cry we hear in most immigration
marches and human rights protests. The phrase was translated into English and used in the Obama
campaign.
While most entertainers have taken the popular stance of boycotting Arizona, El Vuh acknowledges
that the state’s view is not unilateral and that the people most affected, namely Native Americans
and Chicanos or anyone bearing such resemblance, are in stark opposition to the new laws. EL Vuh
vows to be their voice and not abandon them during one of their darkest hours.
El Vuh is a hip hop trio out of Los Angeles, California whose name is derived from the Spanish (El)
and Mayan (Vuh) languages meaning “The Book”. Comprised of emcees Zero, Victor-E and E-RISE,
they have a clear goal: to awaken the minds of humanity through ancient Maya knowledge and a
fusion of traditional Mexican sounds and hypnotic hip-hop beats.
Their cultural message sets them apart from others in their urban genre. While other hip hop artists
take the sexier and even cruder side of their roots, El Vuh introduces ancient Mexican culture to the
world via positive and thought-provoking lyrics embedded in a mix of heavy drums and haunting
beats.
Who: El Vuh
Where: The Santa Rita Center, 1017 East Hadley, Phoenix AZ 85004 MAP
When: May 22, 2010
Time: 11am - 2pm
Cost: Free (All ages welcome)
Learn more about El Vuh
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JOINING THE FIGHT El Vuh, a hip-hop
trio from Los Angeles, will be in Phoenix
and Tucson to protest Arizona's
immigration and ethnic studies laws.
trio from Los Angeles, will be in Phoenix
and Tucson to protest Arizona's
immigration and ethnic studies laws.
