"Nothing can dim the light which shines from within."
 Maya Angelou

For Contact: 
Matt Burke (Programs and Outreach Coordinator)
(973) 896-0040
info@zulunationhawaii.com
and to submit music : FoundationsRadioSubmit@gmail.com
www.soundcloud/phreewil-of-afb

ZULU NATION HAWAII UNVEILS NEW RADIO PROGRAM ON UNIVERSITY RADIO HILO
Foundations Radio provides a new resource for Hip Hop and community issues in Hawaii

(Hilo, Hawaii 10/1/2012)  Hip Hop doesn't always boast the most sparkling image in today's media system.  While the public is bombarded with images of materialism, violence, drug-abuse, and sexism by popular rap music, Hip Hop's positive values of peace, love, unity, and respect are often overshadowed.  The Universal Zulu Nation has been working for almost 40 years to contrast these stereotypes.  With local branch, Zulu Nation Hawaii's new radio project, Foundations Radio, that mission is taking new form over the public airwaves.

Foundations Radio is a two-hour weekly program airing live on the University of Hawaii Hilo's online radio channel (www.uhhradio.com) every monday from 10pm-12am.  Utilizing a deep-rooted local and international community network, show producers Matt Burke, Ryan “Phreewil” Delora, Ngozi Gonzalez-Johnson, and Mike Ito are bringing to Hawaii a new form of media intended to present Hip Hop in its true light and offer a forum for ideas seldom seen in mainstream programming.  A schedule of guests ranging from musicians, visual artists, and breakdancers to community leaders, college professors, and local business owners has been created with the intention of utilizing Hawaii's diverse wealth of fascinating residents to portray in their own word's the far-reaching scope of Hip Hop culture's influence and connection to some of the world's most important issues.  

Zulu Nation Hawaii, has been using Hip Hop as a premise for working with local youth for over a decade.  The Universal Zulu Nation is  a grassroots community-based organization that was begun by a young student named Afrika Bambaataa in the Bronx borough of New York City in 1973.  It was his vision to empower communities by uniting the artistic and cultural elements of Hip Hop.  Programs members have created locally include: clothing, food and school supply drives, facilitation of public murals, anti-bias workshops, tutoring, mentorships, educational instruction for youth in dance, musical, technological, vocational skills, and much more.

Redeyefeenix is hip-hop emcee from Hull and has played live gigs for 20+ years around the UK. Redeyefeenix was internationally signed in 2014 and made history in his city of Hull he then went on to win an award from the official Zulu nation for his community work and his workshops, Redeyefeenix has recorded 4 albums 3 solo and one with his crew Projekt Feenix who sadly split in 2009.

Redeyefeenix recently supported the legend that is Big Daddy Kane in Leeds and it was an awesome night with Big Daddy Kane inviting him to join him on stage.

“Still Representing Hull” was internationally released in 2016 and since then he has gone on to be the protagonist in Sean McCallister’s documentary “A Northern Soul”.

Redeye has also created and is the founder of the Beats Bus a mobile recording studio that is used to teach Hip-Hop to communities in and surrounding Hull that a more deprived than others giving young people hope and aspirations whilst teaching them the values and elements of Hip-Hop alongside some learning and development and confidence building classes.

Beats Bus have now won 10 awards the latest being "Music Tutoring Business Of The Year 2023" from Yorkshire Prestige award and continue to empower their community through the power of hip-hop and it's elements and values!

WD4D blasts the hinges off genre definitions with his inventive and eclectic style. Not only a knowledgeable producer, but an engaging performer and deejay as well. WD4D was named champion of Seattle’s 2010 Battle of the Mega-Mixes.

When he’s not pushing forward his unique beat-flipping sound, WD4D is supporting the musical community and promoting other artists who blend futuristic hip hop & soul with electronic possibilities. This busy individual is also a resident at the Soulectro monthly (one of Seattle’s most forward-thinking nights of music) w/ deejay’s Sho-Nuph & OC Notes.

 With plenty of initiative and industry savvy to match his sharp deejay & production skills, WD4D is an unstoppable force that brings new music to light- and then sets it on fire!

Shared stages w/ Machinedrum, Pezzner, Lunice, B. Bravo, Slugabed, Daedelus, Onra, Sweatson Klank, and countless other major influences. 

Performance Highlights:
- Low End Theory (LA)
- Beat Geeks (Berlin)
- LavaLava (Budapest)
- Decibel Festivel (SEA)

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