Lake Okeechobee and the cities around it like Clewiston, Harlem, Pahokee and Belle Glade aren’t the Florida pictured in tourist guides. Life in these parts can be rough indeed (Belle Glade was once used by the State Department to train employees for Third World conditions), but the area is a hotbed for athletic talent and music talent. The Big O Hip-Hop is a site dedicated to the rap music of the Lake Okeechobee region, and is well worth checking out.
Memphis’ Baby Blue Drumline at the Battle of the Drummers at Oakhaven, 2012
#007 Baby Blue Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The Baby Blue drumline performs at the Battle of the Drummers at Oakhaven High School in Memphis, March 30, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
#006 Frayser High School Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The Frayser High School drumline performs at the Battle of the Drummers at Oakhaven High School in Memphis, March 30, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
#005 East High School Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The East High School Drumline performs at the Battle of the Drummers at Oakhaven High School in Memphis, March 30, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
#004 Fairley High School Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The Fairley High School drumline performs at the Battle of the Drummers at Oakhaven High School in Memphis, March 30, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
#003 Hamilton High School Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The Hamilton High School drumline performs at the Battle of the Drummers at Oakhaven High School in Memphis, March 30, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
At the Bikers and Social Clubs 4 Change Rally in South Memphis #MemphisRising
#002 Whitehaven High School Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The drumline from Whitehaven High School performs at the Battle of the Drummers at Oakhaven in Memphis, March 30, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
#001 Mitchell High School Drumline.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
The drumline of Mitchell High School performs at the Battle of the Drummers at Oakhaven High School in Memphis, March 30, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
African Dancers and Drummers at the Pop-Up Arts Festival.MOV (by jdoggtn7)
African Dancers and Drummers perform on an outdoor stage at the Hollywood Community Center in North Memphis during the Pop-Up Arts Festival in North Memphis, March 24, 2012
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)