OLMECA

Location:
Los Angeles County, US
Type:
Artist / Band / Musician
Genre:
Alternative / Progressive / Hip Hop
Site(s):
Type:
Indie
individual prices

Package online $25.00

Semillas Rebeldes $13.00

Notes $7.00

t shirt $15.00



HOMETOWN:

El Sereno, CA



MYSPACE URL:



myspace.com/olmeca



LABEL:

Dos Manos/Ixim Productions



Olmeca is the real thing. He’s a talented lyricist that has been compared to Zack de la Rocha, Talib Kweli and is ranked as one of the most talented bilingual M.C’s that transcends demographics.  He’s received accolades from Legendary Hip Hop radio show hosts Carmelita (The Wake Up Show) Sway (MTV) and Tech (The Wake Up Show), LA Weekly, La Opinion, Divine Forces Radio and many more. ??He’s toured and performed with iconic bands like Ozomatli, KRS One, Dilated Peoples, Julieta Venegas, the late Joe Strummer and Saul Williams, collaborated with Black Eyed Peas member Taboo, and Mexico icons La Maldita Vecindad. His lyrics are provocative and powerful, addressing



Olmeca is a prime example of a lyricist with music integrity. He is an artist with both the socio-political awareness and with the skills and musical ability. But he doesn’t just talk the talk, he also walks the walk and has spoken across the country at universities, rallies and marches alongside Dolores Huerta, Zack de la Rocha and discussing everything from Art in Rebellion to the Zapatista movement to the importance of cultural identity and activism.



Legendary Hip Hop radio show hosts (The World Famous Wake Up Show) Carmelita, Sway (MTV VJ)and Tech say this.

“Olmeca always has something that people can learn from when he rhymes. We respect him because he writes about real struggles, people and how to move ahead. Being an MC is hard enough. Rapping in Spanish and English is hard to do, but Olmeca is one

that is able to come off dope.”



Hip Hop radio icon and founder of Divine Forces Media, Fidel Rodriguez says this.

Loaded with lyrics that teach our children and community about “who we are”, Olmeca is using his innate MC skills to teach and uplift humanity just as the ancient poets and shaman did in the past.  Breed with the dignity of the Zapatistas, the political understanding of Malcom X, and social activism of Dolores Huerta, we are grateful to the ancestors to have guided this young man into our presence.  In our analysis, Olmeca contributes to Hip Hop being very much alive, not dead!"



Vancouver production group and magazine, Volume Music Series, says this,

“Olmeca’s set perfectly captured the meaning of Rhyme & Resist. I’d rank his performance up there with the best I’ve seen (Talib Kweli & Bahamadia). A real MC for real times.”



Acclaimed poet and renown authory of "Always Running," Luis J. Rodriguez, author says,

“These are words, poems, prayers, prophecies—arising from the natural laws handed down by ancestors, by stones, the minerals, from our bones. Olmeca touches ancient roots and also pulls threads from the future to guide us in these modern times. Olmeca addresses the profound, the dark, the long-range—the old voices as well as the new.”
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