Music: Hip-Hop
Los Rakas
- When
Saturday July 5, 2008 (10pm)
- Where
- Rickshaw Stop (155 Fell St, 415.861.2011) Directions: Fell at Van Ness. Van Ness Muni Stop.
- Price
- $10
- Details
- http://rickshawstop.com/phpEventCalendar/index.php
- After six months and a few location swaps, the monthly Tormenta party series has finally established itself as a booty-shaking hotspot, featuring emerging cumbia, electro, baile funk, and dancehall artists handpicked by local DJ (and Bersa Discos label owner) Disco Shawn. This month's installment features East Oakland duo Los Rakas (aka Dun Dun and Rico), who blend Panamanian melodies with hip-hop, reggae, and bilingual mic skills to create their own throbbing take on reggaeton. Their 2006 debut mixtape, Panabay Twist, features a clutch of East Bay rappers and guest artists; since then, the duo has been hard at work on a playlist of new tunes. – Connie Hwong
