Hip Hop: Born in the Bronx, Gift to the World
Artists Daniel Laurent and Premo Dee in conversation with Jamaal Bonnette and Fredericka King about the influence of early hip hop on their music and the legacy of this art form. Each artist will perform a short set.
Artist/ Filmmaker/ Creative/ Community Advocate - Daniel Laurent is a recording artist, writer, impulse speaker and small business owner that centers around intentionality and increasing the Black dollar in the community from 6 hours to 7 days. He recently wrote, starred and funded a short film entitled "Cry for Me" which centers around domestic violence and sexual abuse. His goal is to use his male voice to amplify the awareness and fight against and stand in solidarity with survivors and also make intentional actions to course correct to reduce the amount of new victims being created. Daniel Laurent's daily mantra as well as Black Dollar's tagline is "Intentionality is the Only Option"
Raised between Brockton,Ma and Gwinnett County,GA, Boston based Premo.Dee is an explorer!! The excitement of the cultural leaps and bounds taken during the blog area, and the early introduction of internet culture left the door wide open for him to pursue interests in both music and fashion. Self expression wasn’t always the easiest thing for him. He still always found a way, adapting to change from an early age. Telling the story of a young black man, raised by a single parent mother, coming face to face with the world in order to voice the most important opinion of himself. He has goals of cementing his name amongst the stylistic greats of music, as well as pushing the boundaries of creative expression further everyday.
Jamaal Bonnette is an artist out of Brockton, Mass. Also known as Barry, Jamaal has been painting and displaying his work since its early inception in 2014. Barry has displayed his work in galleries across Boston, particularly at the Piano Craft Gallery for a month long interactive exhibit (2019). The Stacey Adams Cultural Building also housed and displayed Jamaal’s work for a month long multi-artist exhibit (2019). Also being housed in buildings such as The Liquid Art House (2017) and Savvor Night Club in Boston, Jamaal has also teamed up with the Culture Collection of CT, to displaying his art in Hartford (2016). He was also spotlight artist for a week long installation at Canvas of Memphis in Memphis TN (2018). Lastly he’s regularly in Rhode Island as part of Bond Brotherhood annual Art Show.
Friday October 6, 2023 7PM - PIANO CRAFT GALLERY - 793 TREMONT ST.