PAST: South African Hip-Hop Icon, Jabba, comes to BloomBars for a two week residency to raise awareness and to collaborate

South African hip-hop icon, Jabba, visits the US for the first time to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and support for arts education initiatives. Jabba, one of South Africa’s leading Hip Hop artists, arrives in DC for a two-week “Artist-In-Bloom” residency at BloomBars on Friday, January 15th and he'll be here through the end of January.

BloomBars is a DC-based non-profit organization that works to inspire and unite communities through the arts while nurturing artists committed to serving the community. The goal of the residency is to build a bridge between Hip-Hop communities in South Africa and the US and promote cross-cultural awareness about critical issues affecting those communities, namely HIV/AIDS prevention and awareness, diabetes, and arts education.

Jabba will also be speaking at high schools, juvenile detention facilities, and lecturing at colleges and universities on his trip. All Artist-in-Bloom Resident Fellows will also perform and participate in activities with Jabba and Asheru, including Terrence Cunningham, Jabari Exum, Carolyn Malachi, and Gary Prince. The DCCAH has also lent it support to residency program. A film crew will be following the duo as a part of a documentary film project. In addition, BET International will produce a special segment on Jabba’s visit.

For more information and to read the complete press release please visit BloomBars site. All events will be donation based and are open to all ages.