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MELTASIA TAKEOVER: Band Profile Meltasia Edition: ‘Vocka Redu’
photo credit to Victoria Renard
On Vockah Redu: ‘Although the Magnolia Housing Projects have long been demolished, a light post still stands at the corner where youth like Vockah Redu (Javocca Davis) gathered to rap and create beats. The light post marks one of the birthplaces of Bounce music, a genre of rap specific to New Orleans that has invigorated crowds throughout the South. Vockah Redu and the Cru animate the stage with their dynamic revival of dance, music, and art from the street corner to the club. More than your typical hip-hop act, this theatrical performance sets the stage for a sweaty hands down booty up good time, transforming any party, bar, or dance floor in your neighborhood.’
“Vockah Redu’s performance was one of the most energetic and ridiculous spectacles I’ve seen in a long, long time.” “He contorted his body, posed
theatrically, writhed on the floor, and willed the crowd into frenzied participation.”
The Stranger
My Favorite Discoveries of SXSW, Part III
By Jason Baxter
“Vockah’s shows are elaborately choreographed and costumed, like how Ziggy Stardust would’ve ended up if he’d been raised in the Magnolia Houses.”
Vanity Fair
New Orleans Sissy Bounce: Rap Goes Drag
By Brett Berk
For more on Vocka Redu, check out the official site HERE or MySpace HERE…
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