The Dharavi Dream Project explores new Avenues with #AfterSchoolOfHipHop
by Shrutee K/DNS
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Mumbai
18th July 2019: With a successful
run of #AfterSchoolofHipHop for 4 consecutive years and having some of the most
established names from the fraternity visit the school like Mr. A.R Rahman,
Gulzar Saab, Anil Kapoor, Sukhwinder Singh and many more, The Dharavi Dream
Project, has taken a step further by introducing yet another core element of
Hiphip- DJ’ng at the school and opening more avenues for the talent in the
hip-Hop community. The Dharavi Dream Project, a collaboration of Universal
Music India and Qyuki Digital Media Pvt Ltd, brings DJ Spin Doctor as mentor
for DJ’ing at the #AfterSchoolofHipHop.
DJ Spin Doctor and DeeJay OM managed
the first class curated by DJ Shawn and Bhupen. The class had 50 students from
the locality who actively participated and showcased their talent. It was
interesting to see an amalgamation of talent and expertise at one place. The
highlight of the evening was the presence of the renowned DJ Shilpi Sharma who
provided valuable information to the students.
The Dharavi Dream Project started
#AfterSchoolOfHipHop to encourage and sustain an environment, which gives the
under-resourced hiphop talent a chance to be educated and enhance skills. The
project targets under-resourced areas around the country to help talented
individuals acquire skills in Hip-Hop. The Dharavi #AfterSchoolOfHipHop is the
only school across Southeast Asia to focus on cultural aspects of the area. Speaking on the first class, DJ Spin Doctor said, “Our
parents don’t have that much money to spend for something like DJ’ing, It took
me a lot courage to leave my medical career behind for this art form. Hustle is
part of our lifestyle and here we are giving the knowledge for free to these
kids with big dreams in their eyes.”
Samir
Bangara, MD & Founder, Qyuki Digital
shared, Thrilled to introduce 5th
dimension to our AfterschoolofHiphop in the form of DJ’ng as a core element of
Hiphop which dates back to the origin of Hip-Hop and the legacy it has built in
the ecosystem. This element will further enhance and add value to our amazing
talent and give them more avenues to express themselves.
Devraj
Sanyal, MD & CEO,India & South Asia, Universal Music Group said “The ability to create beats & mix
different kinds of sounds to come up with a fresh sound to the TDDP creative
vision is a definite step in the right direction. The sounds will change, the
vibe will get better and the quality of hip hop will immensely improve as a
result of this. I’m thrilled about this new development & hope it takes our
kids & their music to the next level. “Dolly
Rateshwar, Co-Founder, TheDharaviDreamProject speaks The feeling of
incompleteness was finally over when Deepak one of the evangelist of our
initiative in the US donated DJ’ng equipments to the school. DJ’ng being a core
element of Hiphop will see future DJ’s from our school playing very soon at
different gigs and grooving everyone around in the community. This definitely
serves the purpose of empowering under-resourced talent and helping them to
follow their passion.
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