Who: South Central Farmers
What: Concert at the Farm
When: Tuesday, Nov. 22nd , 8:30 p.m.
Where: 41st St. and Long Beach Ave.

For 13 years, 350 families have tended a 14-acre community farm in the middle of South L.A.’s gritty industrial belt. Growing their own cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes and other staples has helped make good nutrition affordable. Traditional crops like chipillin, alachi, quelite and pipicha have helped keep traditional cuisine and folk-medicine alive.

The City of L.A. acquired the land in the late 1980s, but abandoned plans to build a trash incinerator after community protests. In 1994, officials
transferred title to the Harbor Department, which contracted with the L.A.
Regional Food Bank to operate a community farm on the property. In 2003, the City Council agreed to sell the 14 acres back to the original owner, private developer Ralph Horowitz, who wants to demolish the garden and build
a warehouse.

The 350 families – organized as South Central Farmers – have camped out in the field for weeks to prevent Horowitz from grabbing the land. A sneak attack can come at any time, though, and the group will hold a candlelight ceremony on Sunday to call public attention to their plight, as well as celebrate the traditional holiday, Day of the Dead.

Ozomatli began their career in the Los Angeles and San Diego/Mexico border-area club scene.

Zach De La Rocha:… is the former lead singer of Rage Against the Machine, a politically-inspired band founded in who were highly regarded as one of the most influential rock bands in recent history, having helped pave the way for many of today's hard rock bands that fuse rap and rock…

SON DE MADERA: Founded in 1992 and endowed with an enormous talent for musical arrangements and tradition research, Son de Madera represents the leading success in the current Son Jarocho movement.

LOS COJOLITES: Six years ago, the Center for Documentation and Research of the Son Jarocho, began their efforts to recover their history and culture in the refinery town of Cosoleacaque. A lot of workshops and classes were going on, and Los Cojolites project was one of them. It was made up of a group of kids that were getting together to learn how to dance and play the "son
jarocho."

QUETZAL: In 1993 Flores formed “Quetzal-A new experience in Chicano Music.”
His idea was to push the boundaries of Chicano Music as we knew it. The centerpiece would be female vocals and the use of the violin as the lead instrument. Proclaimed by no less an authority than Los Lobos as ready to carry the torch for Los Angeles's Chicano community, Quetzal embody the soul and the struggle at the heart of the Mexican-American legacy. Their mix of Mexican and Cuban rhythms, jazz, and rock is supercharged by the dynamic vocals of siblings Martha and Gabriel Gonzalez, who could send brown-eyed soul trifles straight to the top of the charts if they wanted to. Their music is informed by radical authors and grassroots tenacity.

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beauty and I sing about truth...at $100,000 a show

So the guy's popular. That's why he commands a high fee.

Rage was the best band ever...because of zach without him (audioslave) doesnt have the same cuttin edge...they got mellow which is alright but doesnt have the same impact that RATM had...zach is gifted talented, intelligent, in my view...on the same level as Public enemy...
three songs from zach are MARCH OF DEATH, WE WANT IT ALL, AND CONSTRUCTIVE RUKUS

I'm not even a fan, but how about Killing in the Name Of, Bulls on Parade, No Shelter, Guerrila Radio, Bullet in the Head, The Ballad of Tom Joad, and maybe another half dozen that just are out there and well known. The lyrics are good. Within the rock genre, they were giants.

I think they were one of the first rap-over-funk-metal bands that used a heavier, "metal" sound; that probably led them to their success. Predecessor bands like Faith No More, Primus, Fishbone, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers,* while relatively popular, hewed closer to an eclectic funk, soul, and hardcore punk sound. I don't think they were heavy enough for the legions of metal fans, who, for some reason, are often very conservative about what they like.

Am I wrong on this? That's the perception I had -- that RATM didn't seem very important when they first broke out. History proves me wrong, though. RATM created a whole new genre of mainstream music, and was often imitated.

"I think they were one of the first rap-over-funk-metal bands that used a heavier, "metal" sound; that probably led them to their success. "

"Am I wrong on this?"

Not totally., I think you are on the right track. Yes, they were one of the early ones. Beastie Boys had "Whatchy'a want" in April of 1992 with Check your head. That was before the self-titled RATM was released. I wouldn't exactly call RATM the pioneers of this fusion. If you keep it in perspective, the real props go Run DMC with "Walk This Way".

RATM was the first to add dreadlocks and liberal politics to this fusion. That was their innovation and how they will be remembered.

"That's the perception I had -- that RATM didn't seem very important when they first broke out. History proves me wrong, though. RATM created a whole new genre of mainstream music, and was often imitated."

I disagree. They seemed important at the time. History isn't being too kind to them, now, I would say. Whoever said they are the "best band" ever--you are trippin' hard.

My two cents.

"I think they were one of the first rap-over-funk-metal bands that used a heavier, "metal" sound; that probably led them to their success. "

"Am I wrong on this?"

Not totally., I think you are on the right track. Yes, they were one of the early ones. Beastie Boys had "Whatchy'a want" in April of 1992 with Check your head. That was before the self-titled RATM was released. I wouldn't exactly call RATM the pioneers of this fusion. If you keep it in perspective, the real props go Run DMC with "Walk This Way".

RATM was the first to add dreadlocks and liberal politics to this fusion. That was their innovation and how they will be remembered.

"That's the perception I had -- that RATM didn't seem very important when they first broke out. History proves me wrong, though. RATM created a whole new genre of mainstream music, and was often imitated."

I disagree. They seemed important at the time. History isn't being too kind to them, now, I would say. Whoever said they are the greatest band ever--you are trippin' hard.

My two cents.

Yes, Rage were a big, corporate sponsored rock band.
but despite the limos and all that crap, they kept it real musically and lyrically, while everyone else sold the f%f&*k out.

Yes, their impact has been pervasive on music and fashion (they popularized red stars and che t-shirts while jay z was still trying to dress like a pimp)
Their influence is still pervasive and is more of a matter of how much people deny their influence and the fact that Zack was telling the truth before it happened and petty-haters and conservatives detest him for that.

By the way, speaking on Zack's bourgeois upbringing, did anybody know that his dad was a famous Chicano Studies scholar and activist who lost his mind, burned his notes and became a born-again Christian. Thats why Zack is so brooding and anti-social at times.

Zack's a legend and people hate him for it because of his politics and privilege. Years from now when the Beastie whos and the biscuits and whatever are farts in the wind, the youth will still be chanting
"F$%K YOU, I WONT DO WHAT YOU TELL ME!"

amen

if I wanted to listen to the sound of godzilla taking a shit i'd watch a japanese monster flick. slipknot have got to be the biggest joke in cock and roll. and if Zack has a problem with his pops becoming a born again ass-kisser, good for him,
f$5k sonny sandoval and pod too, thank god marcos curiel stepped off their right-wing jack-off music, and f$5k marilyn manson and his bush-supporting ass..

zack didn't command any fee to perform at the south central farm. he does not command fee's.

Who the hell cares who sucks and who doesn't?

Is anyone going to this thing and show there support for the people? Can you pull yourself away from the latest reality TV show? Can you put down that deep fried chimichanga smothered in mayonaise for two seconds and show some support? huh huh come on now

Ahhhh sonny. You should check out Fishbone! Truth and Soul, one of the greatest albums of all time.

I was there and the music was the best. Its unfortunate that it takes a celeb to get people out...the candle light vigil was attended by few.

in the middle of a farm---in south central los angeles. was there and want others to have a chance to see.

In Santa Barbara, the public came together to purchase the bluffs near Arroyo Burro beach and make it public use.
Why not in LA?