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LaRussell Live At Heiro Day 2022 | Oakland, Ca

2023-08-18T01:09:27.875Z

LaRussell Live At Heiro Day 2022 | Oakland, Ca

Oakland Boogaloo: The Funk-based Freestyle Dance that Helped Define the Town’s Culture | KQED Arts

2022-02-05T00:26:39.085Z

Oakland, California, home to the Black Panthers, also birthed the pioneering funk-driven freestyle dance Oakland Boogaloo, characterized by strong hits and poses. In the late 1960s and 1970s, before the emergence of hip hop, the city’s African American youth took inspiration from James Brown, the Temptations, Charlie Chaplin, cartoon characters, and sci-fi robots, and created a repertoire of original moves like the “Dime Stop,” the “Hit, the “Mack Pose” and “the Ditallion.” Youth in nearby San Francisco and Richmond soon developed variants of boogaloo, respectively known as strutting and robotting. Today, these techniques are collectively known as “the funk styles,” owing to their development during the funk era. Despite its pioneering status, Oakland boogaloo’s cultural contributions are little-known outside of Bay Area dance circles.

Meet OG Oakland boogaloo dancers who take us back to where the movement began and show us how they are passing the art form onto a new generation—bridging the gap between boogaloo, pop-locking and turf dancing.

Oakland warehouse operator's bizarre TV interview about fire

2016-12-06T20:16:49.668Z

The operator of the “Ghost Ship” warehouse in Oakland broke down and lashed out Tuesday morning during his first full TV interview about the deadly fire in his space, which claimed 36 lives over the weekend.

Derick Ion Almena, who oversaw the troubled venue and ran an artist collective there, grew confrontational during an appearance on the “Today” show and refused to answer questions about who should be held responsible for the lethal blaze.

Jimmy Kimmel Goes To Oakland To Call Out FAKE #DUB Fans!

2016-01-02T20:18:58.445Z

When your team makes it to the NBA Finals, it’s a big deal, especially in a town like Oakland where they’ve been waiting a long time to see the Golden State Warriors win. So we went to Oakland and asked individuals who claimed to be Warriors fans about a bunch of fake players, fake strategies, and fake other stuff we made up. #LieWitnessNews

Watch DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist Playing Afrika Bambaataa’s Records in Oakland

2015-07-30T20:12:57.392Z

Utilizing vinyl borrowed exclusively from Afrika Bambaataa's historic and genre-defining record collection, DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's acclaimed Renegades Of Rhythm set touches down in Oakland, California in this professionally-documented film experience. You're there in the audience as the two DJ's unravel the evolution of Hip-Hop music and culture, using the same artifacts that helped create it. "Not just any records- the MASTER OF RECORDS' records."