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Rhythm of Resistance

Author
First Name: 
Jeremy
Last Name: 
Marre
Collaborators: 
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the Mahotella Queens, Philip Tabane and Malombo, Juluka
Subtitle: 
Black South African Music
Publish Company: 
Harcourt Films, Shanachie Entertainment Corp
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
2000

Rhythm of Resistance crosses the forbidden boundaries of apartheid and looks at the sorrow and joy of Black South African music. Music that had been ignored, censored or suppressed comes alive in unforgettable moments, often filmed clandestinely.

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Rhythm-Resistance-Black-South-African/dp/B00004YA70
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Planet B-Boy

Author
First Name: 
Benson
Last Name: 
Lee
Subtitle: 
Breakdancing Has Evolved
Publish City: 
New York, NY
Publish Company: 
Arts Alliance America
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
2008

With compelling characters and vibrant dance sequences, Planet B-Boy is set in the International world of B-boying the urban dance more commonly known as break dancing.

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Planet-B-Boy-Gamblerz/dp/B001CD6LK2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1251987308&sr=8-1
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Foundation

Author
First Name: 
Joseph
Last Name: 
Schloss
Subtitle: 
B-Boys, B-Girls and Hip Hop Culture in New York
Publish Company: 
Oxford University Press
ISSN/ISBN: 
19533406
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Textual
Year: 
2009

B-boying is a form of Afro-diasporic competitive dance that developed in the Bronx, NY in the early 1970s. Widely - though incorrectly - known as "breakdancing," it is often dismissed as a form of urban acrobatics set to music.

Pages: 
192
Foundation
Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Foundation-B-boys-B-girls-Hip-Hop-Culture/dp/019533406X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240861925&sr=1-1


Dancehall Queen

Author
First Name: 
Don
Last Name: 
Letts
Collaborators: 
Rick Elgood
Publish Company: 
Island Pictures Corporation
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
1997

In the gritty world of the Kingston ghetto, there are few ways out. Fortunately Marcia, a humble street vendor struggling to survive as a single mother, discovers the world of the dancehall. Through it she finds more than great music and hot relationships: she finds a way to a better life.

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Dancehall-Queen-Audrey-Reid/dp/6304686218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=video&qid=1232645737&sr=1-1
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Critical Mass

Author
First Name: 
L.A. Breakers
Subtitle: 
L.A. Breakers
Publish Company: 
DADA Supreme
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
2002

This video encompasses some of the old and new that makes up the style and uniqueness of the World Famous L.A. Breakers. The face that the L.A. Breakers were established in 1982 and this year is our 20-year anniversary makes this an authentic piece of history in Hip-Hop. Inside is something for everyone.

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Best of Break Beats

Author
First Name: 
Bootleg Betty
Publish Company: 
www.rocksteadycrew.com
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video


Wild Style

Author
First Name: 
Charlie
Last Name: 
Ahearn
Publish Company: 
Rhino Home Video
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
1982

Wild Style captured the hard core South Bronx scene with its pantheon of hip-hop pioneers: Grand Master Flash, The Cold Crush Bros, The Chief Rocker Busy Bee, and The Rock Steady Crew. Wild Style tells the story of Zoro (graffiti legend Lee Quinones), in his subway art romance with Ladybug (another graffiti legend Sandra Pink Fabara). Fab Five Freddy stars as the smooth impresario Phade.

Wild Style
Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Style-Lil-Rodney-Cee/dp/B00006L938/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1227281498&sr=1-2
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Breakin' vs. Krumpin'

Author
First Name: 
Kokie
Last Name: 
Nassim
Publish Company: 
Ardustry Home Entertainment
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
2005

What began as a bet turned into the Battle of the Century! Witness the ultimate dance-off between two generations of dancers. The five best break-dancers, including Shaba Doo, star of Breakin' go head to head with the five original founders of Krumping.

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Breakin-vs-Krumpin-Todd-Bridges/dp/B000A2UBJS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1226938625&sr=1-1
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Breakin' 2

Author
First Name: 
Sam
Last Name: 
Firstenberg
Subtitle: 
Electric Boogaloo
Publish Company: 
MGM Home Entertainment
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
1984

Get ready for an "exuberant soul train ride that bounces to the topsy-turvy beat of the street" (Los Angeles Times)! Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo captures the fun and flair of the '80s underground breakdance phenomenon with electrifying moves, rapid-fire raps and nonstop music!

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Breakin-Electric-Boogaloo-Lucinda-Dickey/dp/B000089739/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1226938395&sr=1-1
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Breakin'

Author
First Name: 
Joel
Last Name: 
Silberg
Publish Company: 
MGM Home Entertainment
Language: 
English
Medium: 
Video
Year: 
1984

Pop culture was never the same after Breakin' erupted onto movie screens across the globe, exposing the mainstream world to the raw energy and intensity of pop locking and breakdancing! Featuring the dance movement's top superstars (with a special appearance by rap icon Ice-T), Breakin paved the way for countless urban hip-hop films to come.

Amazon url: 
http://www.amazon.com/Breakin-Lucinda-Dickey/dp/B00009OWJQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1226938149&sr=1-1
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