Can
you experience nine centuries of history in one night?
Could you bring
4
continents together? Can urban become rural? Who will
be the winner?
The
answers will come soon in a tropical night that will
live in American and Latin American history.
Centuries ago in Africa a man arrived at a village and
was surrounded by all.
They
came to hear this visitor sing his tales. History put
to music in the words and
sounds
of a Griot. The best Griots were held in the highest
esteem by royalty and commoners alike.
Centuries ago in Spain a man arrived at a village and
was surrounded by all. They
came to
hear the troubadours tales of heroics, power, war and
intrigue set to music.
Centuries ago in the middle of the ocean two fighting
cocks squared off in the
cockpit
of a Spanish galleon. The enthusiasm of the audience
was fueled by the
bets they placed with all
the gold going to the winner. A simple pastime became
a
tradition for the entire
latin american world.
Now these cultural
traditions converge in one night in a modern musical
expression;
a pan-american Freestyle
Emcee duel rooted in the best Griot, troubadour
tradition but
with all the pomp and
ceremony of a new world cockfight.
Puerto Rico plays host to the
first
Red Bull Batalla de los
Gallos (Cockfight) in the San Juan Cockfighting
Arena.
The duel will be part
cockfight and part pomp and circumstance to crown
the new king of hip-hop en
Español.
