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January 1, 2007 @ 9:06 pm

WORLD UP PRESENTS: Maga Bo Mixtape Release & Benefit party!

WORLD UP PRESENTS:
Maga Bo Mixtape Release & Benefit party!

Saturday, 6th January
9:00 PM
@ Winston Unity Center, 235 W. 23rd St, Btwn 7th & 8th Aves, NYC
Trains: C/E or 1/9 to 23rd Street

Featuring:
Narcy (IRAQ), Beenchoumy (HAITI),
OKAI (BK/HAITI), La Bruja (PUERTO RICO),
Pesu (JAPAN), MC Polo (ITALY), El Gambina (KOREA),
Beatboxer Entertainment (GLOBAL),
&
SPECIAL GUESTS!

DJs: Boo, Maga Bo, XXXChange

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Click HERE To Read the Press Release.

World Up!We hope everyone enjoyed a happy and healthy holiday! We are excitedly preparing for our January 6th Mixtape release and Benefit party! World Up will host an incredible evening of international music and collaborations as a kick off fundraiser to help raise money for our upcoming international hip-hop festival as well as sponsoring ground breaking educational programming in 2007. World Up! is looking at its biggest and brightest year yet. This event is an opportunity to celebrate the release of the first World Up! mixtape, scheduled to hit the streets in February 2007. World Up! also brings together some of International Hip Hop´s most talented artists including:Narcy of Euphrates (Iraq), Benchoummy of The Cheng Chang Crew (Haiti), Okai (Haiti), Pesu (Japan), MC Polo (Italy), La Bruja (Puerto Rico), Beatboxer Entertainment (NYC)

And of course the DJ´s rockin´ the one´s and two´s:

Maga Bo (Brazil), DJ Boo of Juggaknots, and XXXChange of Spankrock will keep the beat live and the party moving.

Our special guest for the evening will be Maga Bo, a DJ/Producer based in Brazil. He will be holding down the evening and is also the magic DJ behind the mixtape. Maga Bo has collaborated with MCs and musicians from all over the globe and is a fantastic example of how people all over the world are redefining Hip-Hop for themselves. Although heavily influenced by Brazil, he has worked and recorded in Senegal, Morocco, South Africa and India. The mixtape reflects his diverse taste in music and the global connection that is Hip-Hop.

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