17 March 2010

South African Hip Hop Pioneers and oldest Hip Hop group - Black Noise was formed from the original breakdancers/ b-boys from 1982. Black Noise Initially started MC´ing as part of the amalgamated b-boy crew called Furious Floor Rockers in 1985/6. The name then changed to The Chill Convention and Black Noise was formed in 1988. Black Noise was formed from members of the b-boy crews like, Pop Glide Crew, Supreme Team, Ballistic Rock and Jam Rock Crew.

They were South Africa’s fist all elements Hip Hop Group, i.e. DJ, MCs, B-boys, Graffiti Artists and Hip Hop Activists. Black Noise was the first South African Hip Hop Group to record, press and tour its own CD nationally and internationally. Emile YX?, one of the groups founding members, with the help of Black Noise, has created many community outreach projects like African Battle Cry, Battle of the Year South Africa, African Hip Hop Indaba, Freestyle Session South Africa, Shut Up Just Dance, Up the Rock, Cape Flats Uprising, Positive Poster Day and sent more than 100 b-boys to the World Breakdance Champs in Germany, etc. Through these events and national touring, Black Noise has created thousands of new Hip Hop activists throughout South Africa and the world.

Black Noise perceives themselves as an 'Old School' hip hop band. Being active members of the South African branch of Afrika Bambataa's Universal Zulu Nation also shows their understanding of 'real hip hop'. Organist ion of South Africa's annual Battle of the Year contest and the publishing of South Africa's only hip hop magazine "Da Juice", is mostly done by the oldest member of Black Noise, Emile XY?, with help from the others. Black Noise is involved in a lot of activities of social nature. They give work shops in community centres, libraries and prisons and tour schools to give their insight of South Africa from a more African perspective. To help on overcoming the after effects of the Apartheid is one of their major tasks.

Black Noise have shared stages with artists like Robbie Jansen, Hugh Masakela, Basil Manenberg Coetzee, Brenda Fassie, Prophets of Da City, Black Thought of The Roots, K’naan, Snoop Doggy Dog, Brasse Vannie Kaap, Joe, Duran Duran, Sean Paul, Talib Kweli and many more. Black Noise is self managed and toured Sweden, Norway, Belgium, USA, Holland, Denmark, Finland, Zimbabwe, Namibia, England, Germany and Ireland.

 

Legendary South African Hip Hop Group Black Noise, of which Emile Jansen is a founding member, recently celebrated their 22nd anniversary at the Baxter Theatre. Over the years, Black Noise had to deal with many challenges and member changes, but the anniversary celebrates the fact that they're still going strong.

Emile Jansen hails from Grassy Park, he started his career as a teacher which helped him form various community developmental projects.

Because of his socially conscious hip hop ideology, Emile Jansen has produced documentaries, written flyers, manuals, even a B-boy syllabus for the Heal the Hood group, in documenting the evolution of the hip hop movement.

Emile Jansen is presently recording a solo album and working on a documentary, titled From B-Boys to Being Men. The group will do a 10-leg Cape Flats Uprising Hip Hop tour of the Western Cape that will target mostly schools.

Black Noise have recently completed their latest album called ‘Stone Garden Soldiers’ which will be released into stores by their record label Clearsky Records at the end of March 2010.

This Album is Live Hip Hop infused with Rock, Funk, Soul & Pop Music Elements. The new Album ‘Stone Garden Soldiers’ was produced & arranged by Music Producer Rory Wolman of Shine Music Studio in Cape Town who brought in on drums & percussion the renowned Tony Paco, on Bass & Keyboards the Super Talented Shaun Johannes and on acoustic Guitar & Electric Guitar the maestro Morne Van Der Merwe.

Rory Wolman also featured Sony Music’s new International Star sensation Harry Brooks Jnr to lay down his vocals on ‘Stone Garden Soldiers’

The Music Video of ‘Stone Garden Soldiers’ was shot by film company The Fabulous Boomtown Boys and can be seen on all TV channels from mid – April 2010.

To kick off the brand new album ‘Stone Garden Soldiers’ there will be an Exclusive ‘Rooftop’ Media Concert which will take place on the 5th April 2010 in Cape Town.

A New area for Black Noise is about to be unleashed in 2010.

Achievements

Some of Black Noise Achievements

1988 – finalists in regional Shell Road to Fame, name change from Chill Convention to Black Noise

1989 – Mayors Award for Greening the City rap

1990 - Most Promising New Artists in Contest, performed with Yvonne Chaka Chaka

1991 - Performed with Brenda Fassie & Marc Alex. Tour to Johannesburg

1992 – Signed with Tusk records & release Pumpin’ Loose Da Juice

1993 - first place on top 10 on Radio Metro with song “A Day After” & Da Juice Magazine is born

1993 - Perform with 2Unlimited and Duran Duran

1994 - Do For Self Concerts and Concept is born

1994 – Participated in the ANC election campaign, Perform with Shabba Ranks

1994 – Represented South Africa at the Universal Zulu "Hip Hop" Nation anniversary in New York

1995 – Black Noise tour Sweden with the promotion of UN movie about youth

1996 – Record and release “Rebirth” independently in South Africa and Missouri, USA

1997 – Won 3rd place at World breakdancing Champs in Germany & toured with Positive Black Soul

1997 - First group to record on Robben Island with Mike-T-Frank, Artists-in-Residence Programme

1997 – Launch African Battle Cry to teach hip hop in South Africa, toured Namibia & Belgium

1998 – Tour Sweden and Germany, performed with Manu Dibangu

1998 – record and release “Hip Hop Won’t Stop”, independently

1999 – Tour nationally to promote hip hop especially breakdancing

1999 – hosts the South African leg of the World Breakdance Champs

2000 – hosts the first 4 day Hip Hop Indaba & S.A. leg of World Breakdance Champs

2000 – Tour Germany, Sweden & S.A. Team wins 4th at World Break Champs

2001 – One of first 8 groups to get funded by MMINO

2001 – Release of 4th Album “Circles of Fire”

2002 – Tour Sweden and established Heal the Hood Sweden

2002 - Perform at Black August with Black Thought, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez

2003 – Release of 5th Album “Rotational High” with Integral Music AB , Sweden

2003 – Performed at Alsang Pa Skansen, huge Swedish National live TV broadcast

2004 - Tour Sweden, Holland, Norway and release "Jam Sessions" & Hip Hop How To DVD

2004 - Perform with Joe and assited the ANC in their election campaign

2005 – Black Noise tours 50 schools with anti-tik campaign

Emile appears on front cover of Y Magazine

Black Noise release new CD “Getcha on the Floor”

2006 – Black Noise does beach campaign with Community Safety

Black Noise performs with K’naan in Norway

2007 – Toured Norway for a month

2008 – Creation of Cape Flats Uprising Jams to raise funds for projects

2009 – Performed with Arrested Development

Heal the Hood project is funded by Governments Kemoja anti-drug campaign

Toured Ireland with Hip Nos Project & Emile presented talk at University in USA

Emile self publishes book “Conscious Rhymes for Unconscious Times”

Black Noise Membership

ANGELO

Birthdate - Top secret

Fav Colour - Red, Blue, Black

Hobbies - Soccer and any other activity - pretty all-round sportsman

Fantasy - None

Fav DJ - Execusionists

Fav People - I Like all types of people

Dream - ... to happy and end up in hip hop heaven one day ....

EMILE

Birthdate - 20th July

Fav Colours - Blue, Yellow, Black, Red, Green

Hobbies - Skateboarding, Roller-blading, Watching and collecting Hip Hop books & DVDs

Fantasy - To contribute to changing the current state of the planet

Fav Rap Group - Afrika Bam and the Soul Sonic Force, Public Enemy

Fav People - Revolutionaries and Comedians

Dream - To establish an international hip hop network Heal the Hood, THAT WORKS

 

LESTER

Birthdate - Classified

Fav Colour - Blue

Hobbies - Soccer, cricket, ... shark diving, xtreme sport or just hanging with my friends

Fantasy - To perform at the MTV Awards

Fav Rap Group - Black Eyed Peas

Fav People - South African Cape Flats People for their folk tales they tell which usually starts with "Daai is niks ... and continues into big lies ...

Dream - ... just having nightmare twice a week at the moment

DENIS

Birthdate - 18 December

Fav Colour - Red

Hobbies - Clubbing at Club Galaxy in Cape Town , I build racing cars and customize car bodies

Fantasy - Driving the new 300ZX Turbo

Fav Rap Group - dont have

Fav Food - Moms spaghetti and mince

Fav people and countries - Swedes and Norwegians

Dream - To be world famous

Dancers: Elgernon Van Wyk, Daniel Van Wyk, Alfred Burgess B-Boy Benny

Old Members that contributed to making Black Noise what it has become today:-

Marlon "Marley" Miller, Michael "Mikey" Jones, Bizarro "Tarro" Brooks, Warro Brooks, Ernestine "Ernie"Deane, Gavin "TMD" Jansen, Raycliff "Skills" Sampson, Craig “Falko” Cupido, Patrick "Caramel" Hickey, Michael "Whiteboy" Hattingh, Jerome "Eazee" Wilson, Timothy "Quazar" Bateman, Jennifer Jones, Duane Lawrence

 

Story compiled by Rory Wolman: Music Producer – Shine Music Studio 2010

 

 

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