Niko, the cutest thing!

I got a new favorite rapper and he's like....6,...7 years old!
Yes, Niko, you're ahead of your time!!!!!!

Hip hop lesson 1

The american mc J-Ro and former member of Tha Alkoholics just taught me that Bronx, the borough in New York where hip hop was born, is named after a Swedish dude called Jonas Bronck!

Bronck’s land became Bronx.

It’s cool to see that J-Ro himself seems to enjoy living in Malmö, south of Sweden, a lot! Not that fantastic I thought of my home country and left, now planning a trip to...NY this spring!!!!

Word up for J-Ro's knowledge and his music!!
That's all for today!!

/Sarini

I found hip hop were I least expected it!

A couple of days ago I was working at a x-mas party in a reeeeally nice flat in Selva de Mar, owned by the boss of a successful company. A Swedish man around 40 years old, who had invited all the people at work to enjoy some Swedish Christmas food and drinks.

It started with some classic x-mas music during dinner and with the party came the party music. The around 35 guests in an age of 35-55, were digging to HIP HOP music!! First some John Legend and after a while the ladies were dancing to songs like Lean Back (Fat Joe) and Gold digger (Kanye West), and me working in the kitchen, chocked and impressed at the same time!!!! There was even a dancehall song (!)..Oh shiiiit, this man really got GOOD taste in music!!

That’s me in 10 years!!

Sarita

Lucia house party

The Swedish tradition Lucia (13th of Dec) was celebrated last week, we threw a house party with sweet Swedish delicacies like homemade glögg (mulled warm wine), lussebullar (buns with saffron) and pepparkakor (gingerbread) with glaze. Mmm..

It started out as a Christmas party with classics song, but the music soon swapped into a more party-friendly hiphopish tunes. With “open-dj” at the turntables and more than one dj at the party, anyone had the opportunity to show off his (or her!) skills.

The recipe for a good party is good friends, music, consumption and snacks and this nice fiesta was wound up at Harlem Jazzclub, with pleasant company and music!

Before, we had briefly posted out our “flyer” for the party, made with a twinkle in our eyes. And I’m still living high that I was mistaken for being the Lucia in the picture, notice that it was the Swedish princess Madeleine Bernadotte!!!

Sara

Muchas gracias chicos!

Hello, que pasa!

Better late then never... Christmas time has come, things have cooled down a bt after the latest event and we finally have some time off from school to do our own stuff.
We just wanted to give a big shout out to the Flipster and Richie for the wonderful days we had with you. Your show was amazing, the energy was everywhere and you'll have to search under rocks to find better people to work with.

Dj Flip and Richie Filth; We miss you!! You will always be welcome back to the house of guzzes.

Me and Sarita have been in the kitchen for 5 hours straight, preparing the christmas dinner tomorrow. I've decorated my 50 cm tall tree that changes colour every 5 second, all colours represented! The house smells of Saritas delicious lussebullar and we are ready to kick shit off with our Aladdin chocolate box.
We bought so much food that I doubt that we'll leave the house before friday.

You wish you would be here but unfortunately the only one invited is Santa Claus, I hope he'll be able to make it....


Hasta luego y bona nit!


Tania



Dj Flip spinnin'


Richie Filth in action, jumping out of his Nikes


Even pros have to practice

All photos by Lisa Kindberg, www.lizalaitz.blogspot.com

DJ FLIP + RICHIE FILTH = THE FILTH BAGS

WHAT'S UP EVERYONE!!
SHAWARMA GUZZ PROUDLY PRESENTS:

Dj Flip from Dublin Ireland is coming to town! This scratch master, dj and producer who won the World I.T.F. Scratch Competition in 2003 has since then worked with artists like Grandmaster Flash, Atmosphere, Brother Ali and toured both Europe and the U.S. with Zion I, Josh Martinez, The Waxolutionists, Marc Stretch y Prozack Turner.
This thursday, together with mc Richie Filth, The Filth Bags are putting up a show like you haven't seen before in Barcelona.

If you don't know true irish hip hop, this is the golden ticket you have been waiting for.
Come to sala La Nau, thursday, December 11th.

We can't be prouder to give you this, so be there or be friggin' squared!

let me blow your mind

Lisa took a picture of our shizz, toma!

Things are finally coming to place, the music equipment is put together and our home is now a place for music. We are super stoked about Dj'ing at the event on thursday because our taste in music is the bomb and you are super lucky that we are sharing it with you.
Watch out now!

Say whut?

Fuck hip hop?
We breathe hip hop!!
Nice painting anyways ;)

Back in Parets

I was at the hip hop event ”Violence against women” in Parets last Saturday and I just had to check it out. There were 4 female groups there and live graffiti as well.

The venue was a sport arena, pretty big to hold a solid crowd of people, even though it wasn’t crowded at all. Such a shame!!

On stage:

Mai
Dlux
Indie
Shuga

All talented women! The sound was terrific (Is there anywhere in Barcelona where you are allowed to pump music this loud??) and I think I like spanish female rap better than spanish male rap. Yapp!

The only funny thing is that the voices in spanish female rap sounds like a mans voice, really low, and then they sing the sweet tunes in the refrain, like birds. The contrast is funny!!

So please explain to me the reason for the lack of people! Was it too far away from town or the fast that it was only girls acting or is hip hop really dead in Barcelona. Please tell me it isn’t so!!!!!!!!!

//Sarita

Let's go hard

Hello everyone!

The Streets concert was the bomb shit!
I'm super glad i went, I'm super sad about not making it to the Capleton show but I'm still super glad i got to see Mike Skinner in action.
The show was delayed but once it got started there was good energy all around.
Muchas gracias!

Another thing that has happened since last; i got my baby yesterday!




Her name is Vestax and she will probably be my substitute for a boyfriend from now on. My scratching days are just getting started... so watch out now!


Bona nit de Tania Bailar

The Streets

Let the pictures speak for themselves...









Mike, we love you!!
The best b-day present ever!!
We missed out on Capleton :(

//Sarini

Geezer's Need Excitement

Happy B-Day, Sarita!

Today is a very special day, it is Sarinis b-day and we are celebrating this in true Shawarma spirit by making falafel (no meet for us), having cake and going to see The Streets, live in concert at Razzmatazz.

Unfortunately, Capleton is putting up a show about an hour later across town. My plan is to run like the wind from The Streets concert to the Capleton show, is that far optimistic?

I'll let you know how it goes, if i make it to both or not, if they blow me away. If i walk out of The Streets' concert with a bigger crush on Mike Skinner, than the one i already have.

I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED!

// Icy T aka. Tania Bailar.

summan av kardemumman

I want to give a big shout out to Cachaça Crew and Dj Babão and another big shout out to Charliebwoy for thursday night. I had alot of fun, the music was sick, the concert was great and the dancing was on.

There could have been more people at the venue and it got me thinking about what some people were telling us at the beginning of making this project, that it is impossible to create an event that would be more than 2 stops away from Placa Catalunya, where you have to pay to get in. Fuck that shit, i'm not doing this for the ones who came for the free shots (even tough that would be nice for some), i'm really doing this for myself, because i really miss good hip hop in a "going out" kind of way.
I have so much love that you will see more of this in a month!

Be ready!

HIP HOP started out in da hood!!

If we had known that the hip hop culture was alive outside of Barcelona, we would have spent every weekend in da hood!!!

Last Sunday we caught the train to Parets de Vallés with only a flyer invitation and a phone number to a friend of a friend. SO excited we found our way to Riera de Parets by following some people and base from the music spined by DJ Keal.

There were people in all different ages, to few girls though (!!), painting the 2 long walls of the Riera. We took a walk in the sun (lovely day!!), watching the works, talking to people, making new friends and telling people about Shawarma guzz.

Ended up in a car with 3 graffiti guys, driving us to another little suburb, Cerdanyola, to another hip hop jam with concerts and some graffiti pieces outside. Made sure that everyone had our flyer before catching the train back to Barcelona after a whole day out of town.

Can’t wait till next weekend!!!

Today is the day - Hip hop all the way!

Things are going down tonight!

The inaguration of Shawarma guzz is on at midnight and we are super ready to bring good hip hop to all of y'all.
It has been alot of hard work (sweat and tears, no blood) and now we are finally here.. Can't wait to see you people on the floor.

The concert starts at 01.30 so don't be late!