Tiny Drops Hip Hop: India

SlumGods at Tihar Jail

radhika — Wed, 02 May 2012 07:51:01 +0000

SlumGods performed with Delhi’s the Ska Vengers for a packed house inside Tihar Jail, with surprise guest Sasha Perera of Jahcoozi. The performance was held in support of Tihar’s Music Program.

We were covered by The New York Times!!

SlumGods wins Crew-on-Crew battle at Crank Dat/ Delhi!

radhika — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:03:45 +0000

SlumGods won the Crew-on-Crew Battle at Crank Dat – The Heat | New Delhi on Sunday Apr 29 2012. Here’s a video of BBoy Milan in the One-on-One Semi Finals.

Life is Good wins Best Video

radhika — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:50:16 +0000

Life is Good, starring Tiny Drops BBoys Milan, Babu, Baba, Shiv, La-La & HeRa, just won Best Music Video in The International Songwriting Competition 2012!

Song – Life is good
Music – Jatin Puri
Director – Abhijeet Chhabra
DOP – Nishant Shukla
Production – Kartik Mahajan & Komal Singh Rawat
Editor – Sachin Sundareshan Pillai
Location – Hauz Khas Village, Flipside cafe, New Delhi

Tiny Drops/ Slum Gods at Tihar Jail Project Benefit, Blue Frog Delhi April 19, 2012

radhika — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:49:26 +0000

BBoys Ashu, Shiv & Lala with ZaN of 2-Shades & Sahiba, on the way to Blue Frog

BBoy Shiv & ZaN

MC Heam & ZaN

MC Heam, ZaN & DJ HeRa

Slumgods at Khirkee

radhika — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 18:15:37 +0000

Slumgods at Khirkee

Khirkee Park Jam March 31, 2012

radhika — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:56:53 +0000

Khirkee Park Jam March 31, 2012

(photos by Vijay Katé)

bboy milan reel, by bboy milan

radhika — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:30:31 +0000

bboy milan’s reel, edited by bboys milan, tsunami, shiv and rishi

Tiny Drops Session photographed by Alexandre Dupeyron

radhika — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:49:58 +0000

tiny drops in session:

an incredible photo shoot by alexandre dupeyron

tiny drops at bboy respect, amity university

radhika — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:27:55 +0000

tiny drops represented at the bboy respect circle, amity university, february 24, 2012.

photos by john monsang

bboy shiv

bboy rishi

dj HeRa

mc mandeep sethi

RESPECT BBOY CIRCLE. Semi-Final. \”PSD VS FURIOUS-4 vs SLUMGODS.\” (INDIA)

Tiny Drops Session in Vanz Village, Gujarat

radhika — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:28:42 +0000

On Thursday February 2, 2012, a group of Tiny Drops educators and artists brought the culture of self-expression and empowerment through Hip-Hop to the small rural village Vanz in the state of Gujurat. Led by DJ Uri, representing Tiny Drops India Hip Hop Community Center and Start From Scratch (UK), the group coordinated a trip from Mumbai to Vanz Gujrati Primary School in order to conduct a multi-dimensional workshop consisting of lessons in DJing, Breakdancing, Graffiti, and Music Performance.

The group of educators who travelled for this outreach program included MC Mandeep Sethi (USA), Members of the Roc Fresh Crew Mumbai, photographer Joel Sames (Switzerland), DJ/Producer Nick Hutchins from LCMP (Leicester/UK), and filmmaker Julia Matyschick (Germany).

Pictures by Joel Sames

The day started off with a beautiful welcoming ceremony performed by the students of the Primary school, followed by an all out Hip-Hop performance by established Indian breakdance group Roc Fresh Crew, Zulu Nation and SlumGods MC Mandeep Sethi, with DJ Uri on the decks. The children’s attention levels were at full blast as they were amazed by moves and dance styles most had never seen live before. The performance then moved into an interactive DJ Lesson with DJ Uri, who worked with the youths one on one, explaining scratch techniques using turntables and a mixer.

Mandeep Sethi then gave a rap performance, engaging with the youth using call and response. A few students even volunteered to come and perform songs on their own that they had learnt in school. In the mean time, Roc Fresh Crew had moved to another part of the school to lead a breakdance workshop with all of the youth interested in dance. They returned 40 minutes later with the youths, and performed in front of the whole school, leaving even the headmaster Mr Mahendra Singh cheering for more. Followed by the break-dancers performance, the students moved outside to enjoy a interactive graffiti art lesson with Joel, who helped the youth work on a canvas with the letters VANZ. The students were able to help Joel outline and color the letters, and slowly everyone around came to sign their name on the canvas in their own style.

The event carried a personal energy for Uri, whose father help build the school and cultivate a curriculum reflected of what the youth truly need. A lot of his younger family members attend the school, and it was great for him to expose them to his career and give them more of an understanding on what his does in Mumbai. The event was an absolute success and the children were all left smiling and wanting more. The head teacher of the school was overcome by the reactions and enthusiasm of all the children that participated. There are plans by the group to follow up with a continuation of the workshops in order to reinforce the lessons and continue spreading the empowerment that is associated with Hip-Hop culture.