Denver Inner City Parish will reap the generosity of Akwid’s latest tour, with 100% of the proceeds benefiting the non-profit.
Akwids Clasificado R Tour has begun. The group is touring across the U.S and México promoting their newly released album Clasificado R being their first album under Machete Music.
Latenite Entertainment brings the tour to Denver, for a good cause. Guests are encouraged to bring a canned food donation for a $5 discount at the door, and 100% of all donations will go to the Denver City Inner Parish. The Clasifcado R Tour/food drive will be November 12, at Casselmans Bar and Venue, 2620 Walnut St. in Denver.
Akwid is recognized throughout the world as the artists that introduced the world to the regional Mexican and hip-hop fusion sound, this time the Los Angeles duo revolutionizes the urban genre once again.
Born in Jiquilpan, a small village in the Mexican state of Michoacán, Francisco and Sergio Gómez left their native land at the age of three and five, respectively, to relocate with their family to south central Los Angeles. The two brothers spent their childhood and teenage years in this neighborhood, taking their first steps on the path of the Generación Ñ, the new generation of bilingual and bicultural Latinos in the United States, the new face and sound of the 21st century America.
At home they grew up speaking Spanish and listening to Mexican music. Outside, however, the reality of the urban social environment where they evolved had visible African-American influences, which included everything from hip-hop and colloquial English to urban fashion and the irresistible appeal of street rap.
The group emerged in this environment, bearing the influences of their own idols, such as AMG, NWA, Snoop Dog, DJ Quick, HI-C, and Second to None, whose music reflected current trends and personal experiences. Nevertheless, the call of their Latino blood and the memory of their childhood
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