Baba Israel (USA/Australia)
www.openthoughtmusic.com
Baruch “Baba” Israel is a hip hop and spoken word artist who has toured across the USA, Europe, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. He has released a full length album called Mind Music on Velour Records and the album Force of Life, released as a single in the US, Japan, and Europe by Bay Area label Wide Hive and as a full length in Australia to critical acclaim. He has been featured on the Revenge of the B-Boy compilations by Bomb Hip Hop records, on the Ming and FS record Subway Series and on DJ Logic’s latest album. He is also featured in the classic hip hop films Freestyle, Breath Control, Hip Hop for Hope, Chuck D’s Hip Hop Hall of Fame, and on the VH1 Hip Hop History week. He has shared the stage with artists such as Afrika Bambaatta, The Roots, Outkast, Vernon Reid, and the legendary Lester Bowie.
