CHTP LAUNCHES PROJECT TO EMPOWER UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH IN BANGLADESH USING ART AND THE ALCHEMY OF HIP-HOP

By Rishma • On Education , , ,

VHThe CHTP cre­at­ive found­a­tion was intro­duced at a HIPHOP SEM­IN­AR held at Leedo Peace home an orphan­age in Dhaka which houses and rehab­il­it­ates chil­dren res­cued from the streets. Foun­ded by KRAEZY Streetwear  x Cross Cul­ture MEDIA The CHTP Pro­ject is designed to empower under­priv­ileged urb­an youth using the art and alchemy of hip hop. The pro­ject will run classes on the fol­low­ing sub­jects to help kids on the pro­gram to explore their pas­sion and tal­ent, HIP HOP HIS­TORY / LYR­IC & CRE­AT­IVE WRIT­ING, ART & DESIGN, MUSIC PRO­DUC­TION AND VIDEO / PHOTOGRAPHY.

Sem­in­ar star­ted with a brief intro­duc­tion from the founder +  sup­port partner

Haydor Ali | KRAE

Brit­ish Banglade­shi cul­tur­al creative

CEO @KRAEZY Streetwear, the think tank behind the pro­gram, KRAE has been sup­port­ing and inspir­ing under­ground hip hop artists reflect­ing the eth­os of the KRAEZY streetwear brand for over a decade.

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Forhad Hus­sain, exec­ut­ive dir­ect­or founder @LEEDO PEACE HOME has been work­ing with des­ti­tute kids since 1989 and since has helped res­cue over 2000 chil­dren of the street.  The sem­in­ar con­tin­ued fol­lowed by an inspir­a­tion­al talk from socially con­scious rap­per / poet Nizam Rabby, he expressed his thoughts, grat­it­ude and sup­port for the ini­ti­at­ive. Fol­lowed by brief talk from Math­eon, video­graph­er founder of CLOWN Production.

After the sem­in­ar and refresh­ments  art & enter­tain­ment seg­ment of the day com­menced which gave kids at the orphan­age a bite size exper­i­ence of the subculture.

KRAE and loc­al artist BIJOY worked with the kids on a graf­fiti work­shop, devel­op­ing styles on paper also gave the chil­dren their first dabble with spray paint.

Fol­lowed by high­light of the even­ing the music per­form­ance free­style ses­sions, sound was sup­plied by DJ Shiekh + HAQ & DJ ARUSH free­style ses­sions head­lined by Nizam Rabby sup­por­ted by BIJOY, ENGINE PUR­AN PAGLA, INKCREDIBLE.

Shafayet from Jalali Set and Sad­man Azad from Green­Coast came through blessed the mic showed love and sup­port for the movement.

By end of the even­ing kids at the orphan­age were so inspired they per­formed a quick seg­ment of their own poetry over hip hop beats which had the crowed thriving.

Here is the doc­u­ment­ary from our launch event pro­ject intro­duc­tion seminar.

 

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Rishma

Edit­or / PR Con­sult­ant at No Bounds
Rishma Dhali­w­al has extens­ive exper­i­ence study­ing and work­ing in the music and media industry. Hav­ing writ­ten a thes­is on how Hip Hop acts as a social move­ment, she has spent years research­ing and con­nect­ing with artists who use the art form as a tool for bring­ing a voice to the voiceless.

About Rishma

Rishma Dhaliwal has extensive experience studying and working in the music and media industry. Having written a thesis on how Hip Hop acts as a social movement, she has spent years researching and connecting with artists who use the art form as a tool for bringing a voice to the voiceless.