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HAVANA HIP HOP FEST TO INCLUDE ERYKAH BADU
The 9th edition of Havana's Rap Festival Hip-Hop'2003, scheduled for this month, will be attended by several foreign artists. According to sources from the organizing committee, artists from the United States, Mexico, Colombia, Great Britain, Brazil and Canada have confirmed participation in the event. Among the special guests is the US singer Erykah Badu, who has won several Grammy Awards and three Platinum Records in the United States and abroad.
According to experts, Badu is among the best performers of the so-called un-soul style, characterized by a fusion of hip-hop and soul, with some elements of jazz. Other special guests are the groups Trop 305 and Tomorrouz Weaponz, and the disc jockey Tony Touch, all from the United States.
Cuba will be represented by the groups Obsesion, Doble Filo, Cubanitos 20-02, Primera Base, Cubanos en la Red, Aninimo Consejo, Eddy K, Familia's Cuba Represent, Sexto Sentido, Alto Voltaje and Papo Record.
(Cuba News Digest)