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'''Nomadic Wax''' is a fair-trade international music, film, and events production company with a social and global focus |
'''Nomadic Wax''' is a fair-trade international music, film, and events production company with a social and global focus. |
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American Ben Herson founded Nomadic Wax in 1999, while living in Brooklyn, New York. Herson graduated with a B.A. in African Studies and Anthropology from [[Hampshire College]] in 2000 and did post [[baccalaureate]] studies in Wolof (a West African language) at Columbia University.<ref>http://benherson.com/</ref> |
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Nomadic Wax has since expanded, with an additional office in Washington DC run by Creative Director, Magee McIlvaine. <ref>http://www.thenation.com/article/democracy-mic-and-camera</ref> |
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==Background== |
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During the summer of 1999, Nomadic Wax founder Ben Herson discovered a vibrant hip-hop scene in [[Senegal]] and became fascinated by the politically and socially conscious lyrics of the [[emcee]]s he encountered.<ref>http://benherson.com/</ref> In 2001, Herson returned to Senegal with collaborator Dan Cantor of Notable Productions. The two used a [[Dakar]] community center to record what would eventually become Nomadic Wax’s first release, “African Underground Vol. 1,” a compilation featuring fourteen Senegalese rappers. Focusing on Africa and the [[African Diaspora]], Nomadic Wax has expanded its projects into the Middle East, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. |
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==Film and Television== |
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Nomadic Wax first started working with film in 2007, when they co-produced the film “African Underground: Democracy in Dakar" <ref>http://nomadicwax.com/democracyindakar/</ref>. The film is a feature-length documentary that explores the role of youth hip-hop activism in the 2007 Senegalese elections. On December 11, 2008, “Democracy in Dakar” was screened on [[LinkTV]]<ref>http://www.linktv.org/programs/democracy_in_dakar</ref>. In 2009, it was screened on [[WHUT]] in Washington DC. Since then, “Democracy in Dakar” has been shown at dozens of film festivals and universities internationally. <ref>http://sol-productions.info/Democracy_in_Dakar.html</ref> |
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Nomadic Wax is working on more film projects in production. The first is called “African Underground: Democracy in Paris” and it focuses on African and Arab immigrant youth in France during the controversial 2007 election. |
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“Democracy in Haiti” <ref>http://democracyinhaiti.com/</ref> is Nomadic Wax’s third documentary project. It will follow a variety of young people to examine why Haiti’s youth have become so separated from mainstream Haitian society and the democratic system. |
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“Bronx to Bamako” will chronicle the journey of two African-American emcees traveling to Africa for the first time and two African emcees traveling to America. |
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==Music and Events== |
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Nomadic Wax works with partner company Notable Productions to produce audio. Selections from Nomadic Wax’s music catalogue have been played on TV, film and new media internationally. The company has also has supplied music and media to Nike, Starbucks, Universal, and more. Twice monthly, Nomadic Wax curates the radio show Mo’ Glo for KEXP (Seattle)<ref>http://blog.kexp.org/blog/moglo/</ref> and WNYE (New York City), featuring the latest in global underground sounds. |
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Nomadic Wax produces events at clubs, colleges, film festivals and museums around the world. Some of the ongoing events organized or sponsored by Nomadic wax include: the Trinity International Hip-Hop Festival at Trinity College in Connecticut, a monthly fund-raiser in Washington DC called ‘V.O.I.C.E.S,’ and an annual conference in partnership with US Institute of Peace and Search For Common Ground called ‘The Youth Diaspora Conference’ which also takes place in Washington DC. |
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==Notes== |
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Revision as of 20:54, 4 February 2011
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Nomadic Wax is a fair-trade international music, film, and events production company with a social and global focus.