Jamaica park hosts inaugural Music and Culture Fest
BY BILL PARRY
Hundreds of southeast
Queens residents turned out
for the first-ever Music and
Culture Fest in Baisley Pond
Park in Jamaica on Aug. 24.
Councilwoman Adrienne
Adams presented the daylong
celebration of the impact and
positive evolution of the hiphop
culture, partnering with
pioneering VJ and DJ Ralph
McDaniels and the King of
Kings Foundation.
“The goal of this event is to
bring people together for the
love of hip-hop music, which
is a genre, a culture and a
lifestyle,” Adams said. “The
arts are a powerful unifying
tool and I believe in the
positive power of music. The
Music and Culture Fest lets
neighbors meet each other
in a setting that encourages
them to explore their own
creativity, dance, laugh, be
moved and to recognize that
we are all in this together as
a community. The connection
of a strong community is so
much more powerful than the
forces that divide us.”
The free family event, cosponsored
by Queens Borough
President Melinda Katz,
featured an all-star lineup
of renowned DJs, including
Funk Master Flex, DJ Red
Alert, Chuck Chillout, and
Grand Master Vic DJ G Money
and the Rockaway Twins.
“This inaugural Music and
Culture Fest was an exciting
celebration of hip-hop music
and a fun, family-friendly
event for Southeast Queens,”
Katz said. “Council member
Adrienne Adams deserves to
be commended for putting on
the fest in collaboration with
Ralph McDaniels and the
King of Kings Foundation.
It was a privilege for me to
join with Assembly member
Vivian Cook in co-sponsoring
this great celebration of hiphop,
a powerful art form with
strong Queens roots.”
Since 2005, the King of
Kings Foundation has taken
a community-based approach
to gun violence prevention
to help change the lives of
more than 30,000 students
and young adults at schools,
libraries, community centers,
City Councilwoman Adrienne Adams is joined by Councilman Donovan Richard (l.) and Video Music Box
co-creator Ralph McDaniels at her Music and Culture Fest. Courtesy of Adams’ offi ce
youth detention centers and
parks in neighborhoods
such as Hollis, Jamaica,
Springfield Gardens,
Far Rockaway, Corona
and Queensbridge.
“On behalf of the King of
Kings Foundation, we would
truly like to thank Council
member Adrienne Adams not
only for her due diligence but
her steadfast commitment in
bringing about change to the
community that she serves,”
King of Kings President Todd
Feurtado said. “Saturday’s
event was so great that the
community can’t wait until
next year.”
Reach reporter Bill
Parry by email at bparry@
schnepsmedia.com or by
phone at (718) 260–4538.
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