AZI in the studio switching it up from the normal routine, this time Touch is on drums, Swag on strings, Upknocious on the bass, with Razor and Joe carrying out vocals. Practicing for the 2nd Annual Black Landlord BBQ which was on 08.27.10. at the UKE Club. Enjoy!
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The cambodian community along with other supporters gathered today for a rally at the Independence Vistor Center. A good amount showed up including several news media, a local monk, representatives and AZI also gets a few minutes to do our thing. The mother of Hov Ly Kol, recent deportee, also spoke out, struck by the hardship of losing her oldest son trying to hold back a stream of tears. Before ending, Kerry Sim lends his vocals playing an acoustic cover of Imagine by John Lennon where everyone joined hands as we try our best to remember the words. Big thanks to the big homie Vy for the pics and video. Thanks to Al Dia for covering the story. STOP DEPORTING REFUGEES!!
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Michael Maher from BBC World News travels to Philadelphia to hear our story. Big thanks to Mike and Mia!
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Performed at “The World Through Our Eyes Exhibit” held at Asians Art Inituative Gallery hosted my Jen May in partnership with Mia-Lia. The event was to thrown to raise money for the Tiny Toones Center in Cambodia. To see more of her work or more info, visit http://www.cambodia.jenmayphotography.com/#/main-story/
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George Miller, writer for Philadelphia Weekly stops by the studio to capture our story. This as a group is our first official cover story for any type of media and to be featured on a renowned publication such as Philadelphia Weekly is a real honor. Besides the cover, there’s a four page spread covering who we are, what we do, where we plan to take our music. Four pages! That’s the most pages an artist of any genre featured in the paper has received. Big thanks to George for the story and Mia for setting this up! Grab a copy today!
Cambodian rap group AZI Fellas drop a positive beat on their troubled past.
By G.W. Miller III
“It’s a Monday evening in April and the back door leading to the alley opens and closes steadily as people stroll in and out. Cigarette smoke from outside wafts into the room, a dimly lit rowhouse basement in Olney with walls painted black and strips of sound-proof cushions attached to the ceiling in random spots.
Sokorn Touch, known as Korn Swagger, sits at his computer in front of his homemade recording booth, listening to beats, his head gently bobbing along. Next to Korn, Joe In—clad in a flat-brimmed Phillies cap turned slightly askew—rocks his head from side to side with the beat—an electronic rhythm with a meandering Asian lilt floating over the bass line.
“We always want to add a little flavor to it,” says In of the lilt—a nod to the men’s Cambodian heritage.
The two make up half the Philly hip-hop group AZI Fellas, an Asian-style Wu-Tang Clan creating conscientious music based on the craziness of their lives. Rooted in their urban experiences as well as their dramatic family histories, the AZI Fellas spit lyrics that speak of a common disenfranchisement, backed by a beat that makes you want to bounce.
Read more: http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/news-and-opinion/Hip-Hop-Hopes.html#ixzz12pG1AMAD
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