3 – 7 July
El Sistema Greece
El Sistema Greece School of Hip Hop Summer Camp, the innovative educational music program of El Sistema Greece in collaboration with Blend Mishkin, returns this year at El Sistema Greece’s main venue in Kypseli from the 3rd to the 7th of July.
30 children and teenagers aged 10-16 years old, from every neighborhood of Athens, without any discrimination or restriction, with or without musical knowledge, will have the opportunity to participate in the program completely free of charge every day from 10.00 to 15.00. The students of the ESG School of Hip Hop will collaborate with DJs and MCs as well as with famous guest artists of Hip Hop, they will create and record their own original music. They will have the opportunity to present their creations to the audience on Friday 7 July at 19.30 in a big concert at Kypseli Municipal Market.
The summer camp also includes graffiti workshops and break dance classes, everything the kids need to get in touch with all the elements of hip hop (djing, rhyming, break dance, graffiti) and create a complete performance. Their own performance!
Registration starts on Tuesday 13 June (first come, first served).
To register, please email us at [email protected] with the child’s name and age and a contact number of the parent/guardian, or call us at 210 8225429 Tuesday to Friday 16.00-20.00. Spaces are limited.
The original educational music program was created by El Sistema Greece in collaboration with musician and producer Blend Mishkin, aiming to introduce children to the world of hip hop culture, to teach them how to use techniques and tools to make their own music with the minimum equipment and of course, to give them the opportunity to present their musical creations on stage.
Although the methodology of El Sistema Greece is mainly based on classical music, in this program we focus on this particular genre as it belongs to the most popular musical genres and attracts the interest of younger listeners. Moreover, as a genre, hip hop is based on personal stories and experiences, has a pleasant rhythm and invites children to create by expressing their thoughts and feelings, while having fun and getting closer.
Blend Mishkin (Giorgos Mantas) is the first in Greece to deal with what we call Caribbean sound. He has worked as a composer and producer for world renowned Reggae and Hip Hop artists, has done numerous covers for bands and artists such as Ward21 and Dub Pistols, and in 2006 he founded the record label Cast-a-Blast. His music is played worldwide on radio by producers such as David Rodigan (BBC1Xtra), Andrew Weatherall (NTS) and Toddla T (BBC Radio One) and as a DJ he has performed in most European countries and at many international festivals. Blend Mishkin has collaborated with El Sistema Greece since 2018 in various projects, such as the El Sistema Greece School of Hip Hop Summer Camp, which was implemented for the first time in 2019 at the French Institute, the Lullaby Project where he participated as a composer in 2020, while in 2021 he planned and presented together with El Sistema Greece Youth Orchestra at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus the concert “World A Music”, as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
*El Sistema Greece School of Hip Hop is implemented with the kind support of Cosmos Lac and Alfa Metaksotypies.
