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DJs spun records, graffiti artists battled and event-goers admired the sparkling paint jobs on custom cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the event series’ closer on July 15, Grammy-nominated, Oakland-raised rap duo \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861579/before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a> delivered an arena-worthy performance in Spanish and English as attendees of all ages danced in the low-key neighborhood park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they called us for this event, we tried to make it and perform for our people and give it 100%, like we’re performing for 100,000 people, you know,” Raka Dun, one of the MCs, told KQED while taking pictures with fans. “This is really the community that raised us and that made us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918945\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun and Raka Rich (left to right) of Los Rakas perform at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These gatherings weren’t put on by an entertainment company or backed by a corporate brand. They were part of a new event series called Town Nights, sponsored by Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/departments/violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Violence Prevention\u003c/a> (DVP). Rather than sending in city officials, the DVP worked with trusted community groups like \u003ca href=\"https://curyj.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice\u003c/a> (CURYJ, pronounced “courage”), which organized Town Nights in Fruitvale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s right there in their hood and it’s for the hood, by the hood,” says CURYJ co-founder and executive director George Galvis. “The people who are organizing it are their neighbors, are their community members, are people who’ve been there, done that, and there’s no otherization.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional organizations—including \u003ca href=\"http://www.homiesempowerment.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homies Empowerment\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.familybridges.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Bridges\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://blackculturalzone.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Cultural Zone\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.self-sufficiency.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://urbanpeacemovement.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban Peace Movement\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://hoover-fosterrac.com/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoover Foster Resident Action Council\u003c/a> and others—\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2022/dvp-summer-town-nights-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">threw their own celebrations\u003c/a> this summer with DVP funding in East Oakland, West Oakland and Chinatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While neighbors getting together and having fun may not immediately read as a form of activism, community organizers see these types of gatherings as a vital part of combating gun violence, which rose sharply during the pandemic in Oakland, San Francisco and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/28/san-francisco-bay-area-gun-violence-murders-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other major cities nationwide\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/12/23/2021-oakland-deadliest-year-since-2006-homicides-shootings-gun-violence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 was Oakland’s deadliest year since 2006\u003c/a>. In addition to the pandemic’s economic impacts, experts attribute the jump in homicide rates to cuts in social services and fewer violence interrupters on the streets while COVID restrictions were in effect. [pullquote align='right' citation='George Galvis, CURYJ executive director']‘The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For advocates, Town Nights and other free, inclusive community events are part of a larger effort to improve Oakland’s quality of life and, by extension, its public safety. To that end, community groups are keeping the momentum going with events this fall and into the holiday season, and studying the impacts of Town Nights as the political debate around public safety, mass incarceration and alternatives to policing continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Ingredients for public safety: jobs and community-building\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>DVP Chief Guillermo Cespedes says that using $1.1 million of his $25 million 2021–2022 budget to fund cultural activities was a “no-brainer.” Under his leadership, the DVP takes a \u003ca href=\"https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Attachment-A-DVP-Strategic-Spending-Plan-FY-22-24-for-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public health approach to gun violence\u003c/a> that focuses on prevention and active intervention alike. DVP’s violence interrupters mediate conflicts and provide support to shooting victims in order to stop retaliation, and the department also focuses on long-term, systemic changes. That’s where programs like Town Nights come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The small percentage of people that are committing violence … we’re concerned with changing their behavior,” Cespedes says. “At the same time, we have to change the conditions in which that behavior takes place. To do one without the other, it’s not sustainable. So I’m really hopeful in the direction that we’re going in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand why events like Town Nights are part of Oakland’s public safety strategy, it’s important to look at the root causes of crime, activists say. “The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources,” says Galvis of CURYJ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918937\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman picks up her prizes from a free raffle at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He and other restorative justice practitioners see those underlying factors as lack of access to food, clothing and shelter, as well as social and emotional health, educational opportunities and jobs. In his view, both political parties in America are “guilty of treating poor people as disposable”—that’s visible in Oakland, where encampments line the streets and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904618/oakland-moves-to-close-seven-schools-despite-fierce-community-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">majority-Black and Brown schools are the first to shut down\u003c/a> when the school district decides to downsize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so when you are constantly treated in that manner, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy sometimes, and life feels more disposable,” says Galvis. “And people act in ways that are self-destructive and can be destructive to their community and their peers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvis knows this himself. He was incarcerated at age 17 because of his role in a drive-by shooting, but he went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, and became a leader in his community. In addition to co-founding CURYJ, he has co-authored criminal justice reform legislation such as \u003ca href=\"https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=c82e2c981cf7d17f9f5b9c705&id=39d1cc7744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prop 57\u003c/a>, which increased opportunities for parole for nonviolent offenders, among other changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to interrupting cycles of violence, “we don’t necessarily subscribe to this white social worker paradigm,” Galvis says. “We are in relationship with [people]. We don’t see our people as cases to be managed. … We’re extending a piece of our heart to them. That becomes a very sacred agreement. And that makes all the difference in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918934\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia, 4, gets her face painted by Maria Jose at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>CURYJ helps teens and young adults find purpose through life-coaching and internships, and holds healing circles to cope with grief and trauma. The group also empowers young people to lead change by educating them on Indigenous and Black traditions and history, and campaigning for legislation that combats mass incarceration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neighborhood gatherings have long been part of what CURYJ does. And this summer, city funding allowed them to hire dozens of young people to check in visitors, clean up Josie de la Cruz Park and run activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The young folks we’re working with are actually helping out their families with bills, with rent or food, helping out their mom and dad,” says CURYJ’s other co-founder and community healing manager Michael Muscadine, noting the Bay Area’s cost of living is an even greater burden now because of inflation. “A lot of them are going to college, it’s very challenging for them—so anything that helps.” [aside postid='arts_13884771']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond employing these young people for five Fridays, Town Nights was designed to get them involved in CURYJ’s other programs, including paid \u003ca href=\"https://curyj.org/programs/homies-4-justice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homies 4 Justice internships\u003c/a>, which are still accepting applications through Sept. 24.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I see myself in every single one of them,” says Muscadine. “I’m very patient with them. So when I see them show up for week one, week two, week three, week four, week five, and they’re out there just grinding, and then they’re checking in with me like, ‘Hey, what’s next? How can I get involved in the garden? What are you guys doing?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s when a party in a park becomes part of healing a community, or as CURYJ life coaches like to say, “La cultura cura.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918931\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CURYJ co-founders Michael Muscadine (center) and George Galvis (right) pose for a photo with Jose Rivera of Oakland Latinos United (left) at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tracking the impact of violence prevention\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke with community organizers from Family Bridges in Chinatown, BOSS and Black Cultural Zone in East Oakland and Urban Peace Movement in West Oakland. All shared powerful examples of Town Nights’ positive impact on their respective neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The events brought life back to Lincoln Square Park in Chinatown, an area shaken by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862544/does-oakland-chinatown-need-more-police-after-assaults-a-generational-divide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high-profile attacks on elders\u003c/a> in recent years. “It was an opportunity for community members to see [others] maybe not like themselves in a safe and playful environment,” says Heidi Wong, community health home program director at Family Bridges, which serves low-income, non-English-proficient immigrants. Their events were also a way to support local small businesses still struggling from the fallout of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Verdese Carter Park in Deep East Oakland, near the San Leandro border, organizers were heartened to see people unselfconsciously having fun. “A lot of folks didn’t even have a chance to experience their childhood, right, because we’re dealing with just a number of things,” says John Jones III, director of reentry and violence prevention programs at BOSS. One young man Jones sometimes runs into on the street corner even jumped in the bounce house. “For him to feel safe enough to, what we call, ‘take his cool off’ and climb in our bouncy house—that for me was just so transformative,” Jones says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918939\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918939\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When it comes to tracking the success of Town Nights, the anecdotal evidence is there. “I think the challenge that we have is that it’s terribly expensive to do our scientific evidence to prove the connection between all those activities and violence reduction,” DVP’s Chief Cespedes says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some data is already emerging. The Department of Violence Prevention shared its findings with KQED about crime rates during Town Nights. It counted the numbers of homicides and assaults with a firearm in the police beats where the events took place, as well as adjacent police beats. Then it compared those numbers with violent events in the same areas during corresponding dates in 2021. The DVP found that during Town Nights this summer, homicides and assaults with a firearm were down 40% during event hours and down 42% the entire weekend of each event. Across the four weeks that Town Nights took place, homicides and assaults with a firearm were down in West, Central and East Oakland by 37%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918958\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918958\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-800x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-800x475.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-1020x605.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-160x95.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-768x456.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14.png 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Data from the Oakland Department of Violence Prevention shows that assaults with a firearm and homicides dropped 40% during Town Nights celebrations compared to the same Fridays in 2021. \u003ccite>(Oakland Department of Violence Prevention)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But there’s still a lot of work to do. Despite an optimistic outlook during Town Nights, there have been 85 murders in Oakland in 2022 according to an Oakland Police Department report from Sept. 11—up from 83 at this time in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, violence prevention experts say statistics are only part of the picture. While it’s fairly straightforward for police to tally up the number of shooting victims in a given week, it’s more difficult to quantify how many violent incidents \u003ci>could have\u003c/i> happened but didn’t, and why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How do you prove that person A was going to shoot person B, and I intervened?” BOSS’ Jones says. “Person A is not going to go to OPD and raise their hand or go to the media and say, ‘John is right, I was going to kill this guy.’ No, they’re not going to convict themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The future of violence prevention policies\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Conversations about violence prevention are happening as inequality continues to increase in the Bay Area, which experts say is the underlying cause of many public safety issues. A history of civic disinvestment in marginalized communities has only gotten worse in the pandemic. The 2010s saw a drop in homicides across California, with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2019/jun/03/gun-violence-bay-area-drop-30-percent-why-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30% decrease in the entire Bay Area\u003c/a>. But when 2020 arrived, much of that progress reversed course. Joblessness and food insecurity soared, and people were cut off from social services and positive social outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s not an uncanny correlation,” says CURYJ’s Galvis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in 2020, racial justice protests sparked calls to reexamine the role of policing and incarceration in public safety. Although the United States imprisons people at higher rates than any other country, research shows this \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-prisons-make-us-safer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">isn’t successful at deterring violent crime\u003c/a>. This prompted some Oakland residents to question whether increasing the police budget every year is the most effective way to spend city resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Law enforcement is the only institution in the United States that could fail year over year,” says Sikander Iqbal, deputy director of Urban Peace Movement, an organization that works with youth to transform social conditions that lead to community violence and mass incarceration. “Crime goes up—‘We don’t have enough resources. We need more money.’ Crime goes down—‘We’re doing a great job. We need more money to sustain our resources.’ So it’s the only institution that gets money without even having to be held to the same standard around deliverables.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the Oakland Police Department was never actually defunded despite calls to do so (it saw a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/06/25/oakland-2021-2023-budget-defund-police-alternatives-violence-prevention/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$38 million increase\u003c/a> in the 2021-2023 budget cycle, and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/07/covid-relief-funds-california-cities-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$5 million increase\u003c/a> from federal COVID relief funds), Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force came up with 88 recommendations to divest from policing and invest in social services, which led to an influx of funding for the DVP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, other parts of the Bay Area have recently swung back to “tough-on-crime” policies, as San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11918804/breed-taps-boudin-critic-brooke-jenkins-as-new-san-francisco-da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin\u003c/a> has demonstrated. In Oakland, the November election will show which way the political winds are blowing. The city will get a new mayor. Three city council seats are up for grabs. Alameda County will also get a new district attorney. Depending on those results, there may be an opportunity to make the kind of progressive change restorative justice advocates hope for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918938\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918938\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Cortez and his son Diego, 5, listen to Los Rakas perform at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As policy conversations continue, the organizations that took part in Town Nights are continuing the momentum of these warm-weather get-togethers. In addition to campaigning for legislation such as \u003ca href=\"https://youthlaw.org/laws-policy/end-endless-probation-2021-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AB 503\u003c/a>, which would cut down probation time for youth, CURYJ is getting ready for a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway and some smaller neighborhood events this fall. Urban Peace Movement and Black Cultural Zone are planning an \u003ca href=\"https://blackculturalzone.org/event/the-playground-at-the-bridge-yard/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Family Reunion\u003c/a> with live music and kids’ activities at the Bridge Yard in West Oakland on Sept. 17. And the city-sponsored Town Nights will be back across Oakland next summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is all part of changing that narrative of fear,” says Cespedes. “Coming together. Breaking bread. … All of that is good medicine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918936\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armando Miranda wipes down his ’73 Chevy Caprice at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinky La Payasita makes balloon art for children at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918947\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918943\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dancer joins Los Rakas on stage at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918988\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918989\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918989\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun performs at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918957\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manuel Garcia puts feathers in a headpiece before closing the night dancing with In Lak’ech Danza Azteca at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918986\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family hangs out with various animals at the Cute and Cuddly Mobile Petting Zoo at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918987\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A goat at the Cute and Cuddly Mobile Petting Zoo at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"“The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources,” says George Galvis of CURYJ.","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006396,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":39,"wordCount":3100},"headData":{"title":"Why Oakland Invests in Arts and Culture to Reduce Gun Violence | KQED","description":"“The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources,” says George Galvis of CURYJ.","ogTitle":"Want to Reduce Gun Violence in Oakland? Invest in Culture, Experts Say","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"Want to Reduce Gun Violence in Oakland? Invest in Culture, Experts Say","twDescription":"","twImgId":"","socialTitle":"Why Oakland Invests in Arts and Culture to Reduce Gun Violence %%page%% %%sep%% KQED"},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","excludeFromSiteSearch":"Include","path":"/arts/13918908/oakland-department-violence-prevention-curyj-restorative-justice-town-nights","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Josie de la Cruz Park in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood was bustling for five Friday nights in June and July. Kids jumped in a bounce house and chased baby goats in a petting zoo. Families ate free nachos and took home school supplies and diapers. DJs spun records, graffiti artists battled and event-goers admired the sparkling paint jobs on custom cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the event series’ closer on July 15, Grammy-nominated, Oakland-raised rap duo \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861579/before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a> delivered an arena-worthy performance in Spanish and English as attendees of all ages danced in the low-key neighborhood park.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When they called us for this event, we tried to make it and perform for our people and give it 100%, like we’re performing for 100,000 people, you know,” Raka Dun, one of the MCs, told KQED while taking pictures with fans. “This is really the community that raised us and that made us.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918945\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918945\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57307_050_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun and Raka Rich (left to right) of Los Rakas perform at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>These gatherings weren’t put on by an entertainment company or backed by a corporate brand. They were part of a new event series called Town Nights, sponsored by Oakland’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/departments/violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Department of Violence Prevention\u003c/a> (DVP). Rather than sending in city officials, the DVP worked with trusted community groups like \u003ca href=\"https://curyj.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice\u003c/a> (CURYJ, pronounced “courage”), which organized Town Nights in Fruitvale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s right there in their hood and it’s for the hood, by the hood,” says CURYJ co-founder and executive director George Galvis. “The people who are organizing it are their neighbors, are their community members, are people who’ve been there, done that, and there’s no otherization.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Additional organizations—including \u003ca href=\"http://www.homiesempowerment.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homies Empowerment\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.familybridges.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Family Bridges\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://blackculturalzone.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Cultural Zone\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.self-sufficiency.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://urbanpeacemovement.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban Peace Movement\u003c/a>, the \u003ca href=\"https://hoover-fosterrac.com/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hoover Foster Resident Action Council\u003c/a> and others—\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2022/dvp-summer-town-nights-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">threw their own celebrations\u003c/a> this summer with DVP funding in East Oakland, West Oakland and Chinatown.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While neighbors getting together and having fun may not immediately read as a form of activism, community organizers see these types of gatherings as a vital part of combating gun violence, which rose sharply during the pandemic in Oakland, San Francisco and \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/28/san-francisco-bay-area-gun-violence-murders-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">other major cities nationwide\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/12/23/2021-oakland-deadliest-year-since-2006-homicides-shootings-gun-violence/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 was Oakland’s deadliest year since 2006\u003c/a>. In addition to the pandemic’s economic impacts, experts attribute the jump in homicide rates to cuts in social services and fewer violence interrupters on the streets while COVID restrictions were in effect. \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"‘The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources.’","name":"pullquote","attributes":{"named":{"align":"right","citation":"George Galvis, CURYJ executive director","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For advocates, Town Nights and other free, inclusive community events are part of a larger effort to improve Oakland’s quality of life and, by extension, its public safety. To that end, community groups are keeping the momentum going with events this fall and into the holiday season, and studying the impacts of Town Nights as the political debate around public safety, mass incarceration and alternatives to policing continues.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918932\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918932\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57285_028_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Ingredients for public safety: jobs and community-building\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>DVP Chief Guillermo Cespedes says that using $1.1 million of his $25 million 2021–2022 budget to fund cultural activities was a “no-brainer.” Under his leadership, the DVP takes a \u003ca href=\"https://cao-94612.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/Attachment-A-DVP-Strategic-Spending-Plan-FY-22-24-for-Report-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public health approach to gun violence\u003c/a> that focuses on prevention and active intervention alike. DVP’s violence interrupters mediate conflicts and provide support to shooting victims in order to stop retaliation, and the department also focuses on long-term, systemic changes. That’s where programs like Town Nights come in.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The small percentage of people that are committing violence … we’re concerned with changing their behavior,” Cespedes says. “At the same time, we have to change the conditions in which that behavior takes place. To do one without the other, it’s not sustainable. So I’m really hopeful in the direction that we’re going in.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To understand why events like Town Nights are part of Oakland’s public safety strategy, it’s important to look at the root causes of crime, activists say. “The safest communities do not have the most police. They have the most resources,” says Galvis of CURYJ.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918937\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57277_020_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A woman picks up her prizes from a free raffle at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>He and other restorative justice practitioners see those underlying factors as lack of access to food, clothing and shelter, as well as social and emotional health, educational opportunities and jobs. In his view, both political parties in America are “guilty of treating poor people as disposable”—that’s visible in Oakland, where encampments line the streets and \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11904618/oakland-moves-to-close-seven-schools-despite-fierce-community-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">majority-Black and Brown schools are the first to shut down\u003c/a> when the school district decides to downsize.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“And so when you are constantly treated in that manner, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy sometimes, and life feels more disposable,” says Galvis. “And people act in ways that are self-destructive and can be destructive to their community and their peers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Galvis knows this himself. He was incarcerated at age 17 because of his role in a drive-by shooting, but he went on to earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UC Berkeley, and became a leader in his community. In addition to co-founding CURYJ, he has co-authored criminal justice reform legislation such as \u003ca href=\"https://us2.campaign-archive.com/?u=c82e2c981cf7d17f9f5b9c705&id=39d1cc7744\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prop 57\u003c/a>, which increased opportunities for parole for nonviolent offenders, among other changes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to interrupting cycles of violence, “we don’t necessarily subscribe to this white social worker paradigm,” Galvis says. “We are in relationship with [people]. We don’t see our people as cases to be managed. … We’re extending a piece of our heart to them. That becomes a very sacred agreement. And that makes all the difference in the world.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918934\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918934\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57271_012_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lucia, 4, gets her face painted by Maria Jose at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>CURYJ helps teens and young adults find purpose through life-coaching and internships, and holds healing circles to cope with grief and trauma. The group also empowers young people to lead change by educating them on Indigenous and Black traditions and history, and campaigning for legislation that combats mass incarceration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neighborhood gatherings have long been part of what CURYJ does. And this summer, city funding allowed them to hire dozens of young people to check in visitors, clean up Josie de la Cruz Park and run activities.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The young folks we’re working with are actually helping out their families with bills, with rent or food, helping out their mom and dad,” says CURYJ’s other co-founder and community healing manager Michael Muscadine, noting the Bay Area’s cost of living is an even greater burden now because of inflation. “A lot of them are going to college, it’s very challenging for them—so anything that helps.” \u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13884771","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Beyond employing these young people for five Fridays, Town Nights was designed to get them involved in CURYJ’s other programs, including paid \u003ca href=\"https://curyj.org/programs/homies-4-justice/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homies 4 Justice internships\u003c/a>, which are still accepting applications through Sept. 24.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I see myself in every single one of them,” says Muscadine. “I’m very patient with them. So when I see them show up for week one, week two, week three, week four, week five, and they’re out there just grinding, and then they’re checking in with me like, ‘Hey, what’s next? How can I get involved in the garden? What are you guys doing?’”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s when a party in a park becomes part of healing a community, or as CURYJ life coaches like to say, “La cultura cura.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918931\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918931\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57316_060_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">CURYJ co-founders Michael Muscadine (center) and George Galvis (right) pose for a photo with Jose Rivera of Oakland Latinos United (left) at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Tracking the impact of violence prevention\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>KQED spoke with community organizers from Family Bridges in Chinatown, BOSS and Black Cultural Zone in East Oakland and Urban Peace Movement in West Oakland. All shared powerful examples of Town Nights’ positive impact on their respective neighborhoods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The events brought life back to Lincoln Square Park in Chinatown, an area shaken by \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11862544/does-oakland-chinatown-need-more-police-after-assaults-a-generational-divide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high-profile attacks on elders\u003c/a> in recent years. “It was an opportunity for community members to see [others] maybe not like themselves in a safe and playful environment,” says Heidi Wong, community health home program director at Family Bridges, which serves low-income, non-English-proficient immigrants. Their events were also a way to support local small businesses still struggling from the fallout of the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At Verdese Carter Park in Deep East Oakland, near the San Leandro border, organizers were heartened to see people unselfconsciously having fun. “A lot of folks didn’t even have a chance to experience their childhood, right, because we’re dealing with just a number of things,” says John Jones III, director of reentry and violence prevention programs at BOSS. One young man Jones sometimes runs into on the street corner even jumped in the bounce house. “For him to feel safe enough to, what we call, ‘take his cool off’ and climb in our bouncy house—that for me was just so transformative,” Jones says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918939\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918939\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57286_030_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When it comes to tracking the success of Town Nights, the anecdotal evidence is there. “I think the challenge that we have is that it’s terribly expensive to do our scientific evidence to prove the connection between all those activities and violence reduction,” DVP’s Chief Cespedes says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some data is already emerging. The Department of Violence Prevention shared its findings with KQED about crime rates during Town Nights. It counted the numbers of homicides and assaults with a firearm in the police beats where the events took place, as well as adjacent police beats. Then it compared those numbers with violent events in the same areas during corresponding dates in 2021. The DVP found that during Town Nights this summer, homicides and assaults with a firearm were down 40% during event hours and down 42% the entire weekend of each event. Across the four weeks that Town Nights took place, homicides and assaults with a firearm were down in West, Central and East Oakland by 37%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918958\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918958\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-800x475.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-800x475.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-1020x605.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-160x95.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14-768x456.png 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/Screenshot-14.png 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Data from the Oakland Department of Violence Prevention shows that assaults with a firearm and homicides dropped 40% during Town Nights celebrations compared to the same Fridays in 2021. \u003ccite>(Oakland Department of Violence Prevention)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>But there’s still a lot of work to do. Despite an optimistic outlook during Town Nights, there have been 85 murders in Oakland in 2022 according to an Oakland Police Department report from Sept. 11—up from 83 at this time in 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, violence prevention experts say statistics are only part of the picture. While it’s fairly straightforward for police to tally up the number of shooting victims in a given week, it’s more difficult to quantify how many violent incidents \u003ci>could have\u003c/i> happened but didn’t, and why.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How do you prove that person A was going to shoot person B, and I intervened?” BOSS’ Jones says. “Person A is not going to go to OPD and raise their hand or go to the media and say, ‘John is right, I was going to kill this guy.’ No, they’re not going to convict themselves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The future of violence prevention policies\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Conversations about violence prevention are happening as inequality continues to increase in the Bay Area, which experts say is the underlying cause of many public safety issues. A history of civic disinvestment in marginalized communities has only gotten worse in the pandemic. The 2010s saw a drop in homicides across California, with a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2019/jun/03/gun-violence-bay-area-drop-30-percent-why-investigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">30% decrease in the entire Bay Area\u003c/a>. But when 2020 arrived, much of that progress reversed course. Joblessness and food insecurity soared, and people were cut off from social services and positive social outlets.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s not an uncanny correlation,” says CURYJ’s Galvis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Also in 2020, racial justice protests sparked calls to reexamine the role of policing and incarceration in public safety. Although the United States imprisons people at higher rates than any other country, research shows this \u003ca href=\"https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-prisons-make-us-safer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">isn’t successful at deterring violent crime\u003c/a>. This prompted some Oakland residents to question whether increasing the police budget every year is the most effective way to spend city resources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Law enforcement is the only institution in the United States that could fail year over year,” says Sikander Iqbal, deputy director of Urban Peace Movement, an organization that works with youth to transform social conditions that lead to community violence and mass incarceration. “Crime goes up—‘We don’t have enough resources. We need more money.’ Crime goes down—‘We’re doing a great job. We need more money to sustain our resources.’ So it’s the only institution that gets money without even having to be held to the same standard around deliverables.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although the Oakland Police Department was never actually defunded despite calls to do so (it saw a \u003ca href=\"https://oaklandside.org/2021/06/25/oakland-2021-2023-budget-defund-police-alternatives-violence-prevention/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$38 million increase\u003c/a> in the 2021-2023 budget cycle, and a \u003ca href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/07/covid-relief-funds-california-cities-police\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$5 million increase\u003c/a> from federal COVID relief funds), Oakland’s Reimagining Public Safety Task Force came up with 88 recommendations to divest from policing and invest in social services, which led to an influx of funding for the DVP.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, other parts of the Bay Area have recently swung back to “tough-on-crime” policies, as San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11918804/breed-taps-boudin-critic-brooke-jenkins-as-new-san-francisco-da\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recall of District Attorney Chesa Boudin\u003c/a> has demonstrated. In Oakland, the November election will show which way the political winds are blowing. The city will get a new mayor. Three city council seats are up for grabs. Alameda County will also get a new district attorney. Depending on those results, there may be an opportunity to make the kind of progressive change restorative justice advocates hope for.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918938\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918938\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57284_025_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juan Cortez and his son Diego, 5, listen to Los Rakas perform at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>As policy conversations continue, the organizations that took part in Town Nights are continuing the momentum of these warm-weather get-togethers. In addition to campaigning for legislation such as \u003ca href=\"https://youthlaw.org/laws-policy/end-endless-probation-2021-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AB 503\u003c/a>, which would cut down probation time for youth, CURYJ is getting ready for a Thanksgiving turkey giveaway and some smaller neighborhood events this fall. Urban Peace Movement and Black Cultural Zone are planning an \u003ca href=\"https://blackculturalzone.org/event/the-playground-at-the-bridge-yard/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Family Reunion\u003c/a> with live music and kids’ activities at the Bridge Yard in West Oakland on Sept. 17. And the city-sponsored Town Nights will be back across Oakland next summer.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This is all part of changing that narrative of fear,” says Cespedes. “Coming together. Breaking bread. … All of that is good medicine.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918936\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918936\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57275_016_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Armando Miranda wipes down his ’73 Chevy Caprice at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918935\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918935\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57273_011_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pinky La Payasita makes balloon art for children at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918947\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918947\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57315_054_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A crowd dances to Los Rakas at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918943\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918943\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57301_045_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A dancer joins Los Rakas on stage at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918988\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918988\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57276_022_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918989\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918989\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57291_035_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun performs at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918957\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918957\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57283_026_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Manuel Garcia puts feathers in a headpiece before closing the night dancing with In Lak’ech Danza Azteca at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918986\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918986\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57261_001_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A family hangs out with various animals at the Cute and Cuddly Mobile Petting Zoo at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13918987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13918987\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/RS57267_005_KQEDArts_OaklandTownNightsFruitvale_07152022-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A goat at the Cute and Cuddly Mobile Petting Zoo at Town Nights in Oakland’s Fruitvale neighborhood on July 15, 2022. The free event was hosted by Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice (CURYJ). \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13918908/oakland-department-violence-prevention-curyj-restorative-justice-town-nights","authors":["11387"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_235"],"tags":["arts_4459","arts_10342","arts_10278","arts_10422","arts_3081","arts_2151","arts_1143","arts_10166","arts_5718"],"featImg":"arts_13918961","label":"arts"},"arts_13913540":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13913540","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13913540","score":null,"sort":[1652905992000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"photos-town-up-tuesday-oakland-lake-merritt","title":"PHOTOS: 'Town Up Tuesday' Showed Oakland's Hip-Hop Culture on Full Display","publishDate":1652905992,"format":"standard","headTitle":"PHOTOS: ‘Town Up Tuesday’ Showed Oakland’s Hip-Hop Culture on Full Display | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>On May 17, the Oakland-based nonprofit \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/urbanpeace510/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Urban Peace Movement\u003c/a> held a voter registration event at Lake Merritt called \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13913202/town-up-tuesday-brings-bay-area-hitmakers-voter-participation-to-the-lake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Town Up Tuesday\u003c/a>. The four-hour festival had elements of a political rally, a prayer session and a family reunion. But above all, the power of Oakland’s hip-hop culture was on full display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a few vendors flanked the grassy hillside that sits adjacent to the landmark Fairyland theme park, attendees sat scattered on the grass while even more stood in front of Lake Merritt’s bandstand. People danced and held up their phones, capturing footage of some of the Bay Area’s most beloved musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='arts_13825052']The highly energetic artist from East Oakland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kamaiyah/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kamaiyah\u003c/a>, had a headline performance that didn’t disappoint. San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stunnaman02/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stunnaman02\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gunnagoesglobal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gunna Goes Global\u003c/a> big-stepped off the stage and into the audience. Crowd favorite \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/goapele/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goapele\u003c/a> performed alongside the Grammy-nominated duo \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/losrakas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a>. During \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/therealsymba/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Symba’s\u003c/a> set, guests \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ally_cocaine/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ally Cocaine\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/youngjr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young JR\u003c/a> performed. And then Symba debuted his new track “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNm4JCPALPM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOAT,\u003c/a>” which officially dropped today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rappers \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/two14music/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two14\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babygas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby Gas,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/official.jwalt/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jwalt,\u003c/a> and the duo of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/harmoniandlyric/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harmoni & Lyric\u003c/a>, as well as members of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theturffeinz/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turf Feinz\u003c/a> dance collective,\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stealtheshow/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> DJ Kleptic\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djdsharp/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ D Sharp\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djfuze_du/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ Fuze\u003c/a> all rocked the stage, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dnastee/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leon “Dnas” Sykes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rockyrivera/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky Rivera\u003c/a> held it down hosting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At one point during the show, author and community advocate \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/official_darryl_reed/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darryl Reed\u003c/a> honored Urban Peace Movement founder \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/niclee510/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicole Lee \u003c/a>with a floral gift. It was a much-deserved acknowledgement of the work she and her team undertook to make the event happen—as well as the work they do on a daily basis.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cstrong>All Photos by Pendarvis Harshaw/KQED:\u003c/strong>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13913544\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-17-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-17-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-17-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-17-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-17-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-17-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, 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src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-13-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-13-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-13-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-13-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-13-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-13-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-13.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13913549\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2022/05/Image-from-iOS-12-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" 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","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705006834,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":22,"wordCount":297},"headData":{"title":"PHOTOS: 'Town Up Tuesday' Showed Oakland's Hip-Hop Culture on Full Display | KQED","description":"See Goapele, Stunnaman02, Kamaiyah, Symba and more at the Lake Merritt bandstand. 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But above all, the power of Oakland’s hip-hop culture was on full display.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As a few vendors flanked the grassy hillside that sits adjacent to the landmark Fairyland theme park, attendees sat scattered on the grass while even more stood in front of Lake Merritt’s bandstand. People danced and held up their phones, capturing footage of some of the Bay Area’s most beloved musicians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"aside","attributes":{"named":{"postid":"arts_13825052","label":""},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The highly energetic artist from East Oakland, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kamaiyah/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kamaiyah\u003c/a>, had a headline performance that didn’t disappoint. San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stunnaman02/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stunnaman02\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/gunnagoesglobal/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gunna Goes Global\u003c/a> big-stepped off the stage and into the audience. Crowd favorite \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/goapele/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Goapele\u003c/a> performed alongside the Grammy-nominated duo \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/losrakas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a>. During \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/therealsymba/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Symba’s\u003c/a> set, guests \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ally_cocaine/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ally Cocaine\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/youngjr/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Young JR\u003c/a> performed. And then Symba debuted his new track “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNm4JCPALPM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GOAT,\u003c/a>” which officially dropped today.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rappers \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/two14music/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Two14\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babygas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby Gas,\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/official.jwalt/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jwalt,\u003c/a> and the duo of \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/harmoniandlyric/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harmoni & Lyric\u003c/a>, as well as members of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/theturffeinz/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Turf Feinz\u003c/a> dance collective,\u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stealtheshow/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> DJ Kleptic\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djdsharp/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ D Sharp\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/djfuze_du/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DJ Fuze\u003c/a> all rocked the stage, as \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/dnastee/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leon “Dnas” Sykes\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/rockyrivera/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rocky Rivera\u003c/a> held it down hosting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At one point during the show, author and community advocate \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/official_darryl_reed/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darryl Reed\u003c/a> honored Urban Peace Movement founder \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/niclee510/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nicole Lee \u003c/a>with a floral gift. 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0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span> Los Rakas banner hung above the crowd last Friday night as the Grammy-nominated duo took the stage at the New Parish. It had been two years since Raka Dun and Raka Rich last performed in Oakland, and they were ready for the hometown love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The show celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the release of Los Rakas’ first project, \u003ca href=\"https://losrakas.bandcamp.com/album/chancletas-y-camisetas-bordada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003ci>Chancletas Y Camisetas Bordada\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, which features the anthem “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHsncI2j2fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soy Raka\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902918\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902918\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich wears a turquoise jogging suit and a hat as he performs in front of a crowd at New Parish in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at the New Parish in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas were joined onstage with performances from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babygas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby Gas,\u003c/a> who celebrated a birthday over the weekend; \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cocopeila/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coco Peila\u003c/a>, who recently “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIx_7KJV_1Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pretty Girls\u003c/a>“; and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allhailtheqing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qing Qi\u003c/a>, who was joined by members of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/putangclanofficial/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pu-Tang Clan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were also a bunch of folks in the crowd who’ve followed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/losrakas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a> since before their debut EP. I’m one of them. After meeting Dun and Rico in 2004 through the nonprofit Youth Movement Records, I’ve followed their career, captured photos of them, and watched them grow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two hungry young creatives I met almost two decades ago, who stood out as Oakland-based Afro-Latino hip-hop artists, have grown to leverage their identity and become widely accepted and appreciated in the Bay Area and beyond. Now in their mid-30s, the hip-hop veterans are even seeing their influence on a new generation coming up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902919\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Dun and Do D.A.T. pose for a photo during a performance at SF State (circa 2005). \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun and Do D.A.T. pose for a photo during a performance at SF State, circa 2005. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">L\u003c/span>os Rakas’ story goes further back than the early 2000s. It starts with their family’s roots in Panama, and involves the support of the artistic community of the greater Oakland-Bay Area. Along the way, they’ve been featured on the soundtrack to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/news/fifa-14-soundtrack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FIFA 14\u003c/a>, appeared on the popular podcast \u003ci>Loud\u003c/i>, had multiple songs reach the top iTunes charts, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11546388/culture-cue-los-rakas-what-does-it-mean-to-bring-the-raka-party-to-the-white-house\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">performed at the White House\u003c/a>, and met Mýa on the red carpet for the Grammys—a career highlight for Rico, who watched her videos on the California Music Channel as a kid. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before traveling the world and letting audiences know “Soy Raka,” they got their start in music working under the tutelage of two late Bay Area luminaries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902920\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902920\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich performing at the Life is Living festival in West Oakland (circa 2013). \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at the Life is Living festival in West Oakland, circa 2013. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You remember who was the first artist who gave us a chance in the Bay Area?” Dun asks Rico during a three-way phone call a few weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Jacka,” says Rico, citing a studio session which led to the track “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ldBrEyTn9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gangsta\u003c/a>.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raka Dun says to think back a little further. “It was Zion-I.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot of artists embraced Los Rakas in their early days, despite being somewhat of an anomaly—Black men who speak Spanish as their first language. But it was Zion-I, Dun says, who put them front and center. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time Zion-I would perform,” says Raka Dun, “they’d throw us on the stage at the end to freestyle. A lot of people were recognizing us because of that. Zion-I, Steve, Zumbi was our first big collaboration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902921\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902921\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"The late Baba Zumbi of Zion-I with Raka Rich and Raka Dun at a video shoot for 'Human Being,' in 2012. \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The late Baba Zumbi of Zion-I with Raka Rich and Raka Dun at a video shoot for ‘Human Being’ in 2012. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas’ first tour was with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thegrouch/\">The Grouch\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brotheraliisblind/\">Brother Ali\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/therealeligh/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eligh\u003c/a>. They soon learned that tour time wasn’t a party—it was work. And their job wasn’t just performing, it was getting to know people and selling merchandise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, their logo is arguably more popular than their music. “Sometimes people would miss our shows because we were the opener,” says Raka Dun. “But they’d buy the merch.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The duo’s logo was partially inspired by the \u003ca href=\"https://uproxx.com/music/hieroglyphics-logo-underground-hip-hop/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hiero logo\u003c/a>, which they saw everywhere. To develop it, they met with a guy named Daniel Walker at \u003ca href=\"http://filthydripped.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filthy Dripped\u003c/a> in Berkeley and worked through various iterations, ultimately incorporating Oakland, Panama and a little bit of Mexico. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902922\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902922\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"A fan flicks a lighter during Raka Dun's performance at the New Parish on Friday evening. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan flicks a lighter during Raka Dun’s performance at the New Parish on Sept. 10, 2021. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Rico suggested adding the smile to cancel the stereotype about Rakas being from the hood and being angry,” says Dun. Just like their name reclaims the term “Raka” (short for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11546388/culture-cue-los-rakas-what-does-it-mean-to-bring-the-raka-party-to-the-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rakataka\u003c/a>,” a derogatory term for someone from the ghetto), the duo wanted to work the same energy into their logo. “Just because you’re from the ghetto doesn’t mean that you’re always angry,” says Rico. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside the character’s huge smile is one tiny gold tooth that symbolizes a gigantic cultural connection. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902975\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo-160x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"141\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13902975\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo-160x141.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Rakas’ logo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a Panamanian thing,” says Dun of the singular gold tooth. “My mom had one, my dad had one, Rico’s mom… Rico’s dad had eight!” he says with a laugh, before Rico picks up where Dun left off. “My grandpa had one, my grandma had one, my great grandmother had two, like Turk, from Cash Money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the duo met Tupac’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, he told them that he got his singular gold tooth in Panama. As West Coast American rap fans from the Latin American country, their minds were blown. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting life in the Bay Area during the early years of the 21st century, the group added glasses without the lenses as a nod to Mac Dre. And the final addition: a hat with the ear flaps. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We chose that because it was this Mexican program called \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229889/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Chavo Del Ocho\u003c/a>,” says Rico, noting how the main character would don similar headwear. “So when I came out here to the states and I saw those hats, I’d cop them every time.” When Rico and Dun went back to Panama to promote their single “Mi Barrio,” everyone asked him about the hat, so it was looped in the image of Los Rakas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902923\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902923\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich (center in the grey hoodie) stands with a number of young artists outside of East Oakland's Youth Uprising (circa 2005). \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich (at center, in the grey hoodie) stands with a number of young artists outside of East Oakland’s Youth Uprising, circa 2005. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n many ways the logo speaks to Los Rakas’ balanced identity while beating the pavement and hitting stages with bilingual lyrics about both politics and partying—and performing in front of crowds who largely only speak English. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent episode of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101885060/loud-podcast-highlights-the-history-of-reggaeton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED Forum\u003c/a>, the duo discussed the popularity of reggaeton and its origins rooted in the children of Jamaican laborers working on the Panama Canal. They also mentioned that English speaking crowds in the states take to their music despite the language barrier, with the prevailing sentiment being “I don’t know what they’re saying, but it sounds good.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico tells me that he’s proud of that. After all, he and Dun, blood cousins born in Panama who moved to the states separately during their adolescence, grew up listening to all kinds of music in languages they didn’t speak, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902924\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-160x249.jpg\" alt=\"The Los Rakas medallion sits on Raka Duns white shirt as he performs at the Life Is Living Festival in West Oakland circa 2013)\" width=\"160\" height=\"249\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13902924\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-160x249.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-800x1247.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-1020x1590.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-768x1197.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-986x1536.jpg 986w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-1314x2048.jpg 1314w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun performs at the Life Is Living Festival in West Oakland, circa 2013. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When they started on this musical journey, Rico says Oakland’s hip-hop community wasn’t feeling Spanish music. Raka Dun says they had to adapt, especially because they were working with the likes of The Jacka, J. Stalin, and Zumbi from Zion-I.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, being in the Bay, they weren’t getting too many reggaeton beats; this, again, was in the thick of the Hyphy era. “We had to hop on whatever we could hop on,” says Rico. “That’s how we became \u003ci>Los Rakas\u003c/i>.” The combination of Panamanian influence and Bay Area energy made them unique. And it resonated with people. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’d have people that’d come up to us, rap the whole verse, and be like, ‘I don’t even speak Spanish. I’m learning Spanish through your music,’” says Rico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago the group got \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LosRakas/status/1423347834133237762/photo/1\">a message\u003c/a> from a fan who said he used to watch YouTube videos of them as a kid. Over a decade later he was rejoicing in the fact that they’re still rocking. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tweet, it makes me feel good, man,” says Dun. “That’s what we do it for. That’s the type of message that keeps us motivated. This dude saying that we changed his life, he’s giving us the flowers. We do this first of all because we love it. And then it’s for the people, we want to make sure we give the people good music just like our favorite artists gave us timeless music. And sometimes this shit gets hard. We’re artists who don’t have the numbers, we got the respect, we’ve influenced lots of artists, but we don’t have millions of streams on our music, so stuff like that keeps us really motivated. We’re getting to the people.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico adds that they see the success of similar music today, and they know they played a significant part in pioneering the sound that’s popular right now. “To see how far it’s gotten, it’s bittersweet,” says Rico, thinking about how the pioneers of rap aren’t living how they should be living, given what they’ve done for the culture. “We been out here for 16 years. Grinding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the grind doesn’t stop. Now it’s time to cultivate the next generation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXSOxEV49s\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXSOxEV49s\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n the time since their 2019 album, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/losrakas/sets/manes-de-negocio-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manes De Negocio\u003c/a>, \u003c/em>the duo have released a series of solo tracks. The list includes Raka Dun’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbtnB57D5Lg&feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Como Yo\u003c/a>” and Raka Rich’s “Comuna 13,” which features an 18 year-old emcee named \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/el_jonky_/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Jonky\u003c/a>, who Rico met during a recent trip to Colombia. “I went out there on a two-week trip, and ended up staying three months,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico says he was hooked by the food and the vibes, and wasn’t looking to do any music. But after meeting El Jonky and his crew, he saw something familiar in the young artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was hungry. He reminded me of a lil Dun-Dun back when he was with the Black Lion Crew,” he says, referencing Raka Dun’s early days as an artist. After hearing El Jonky rap, Rico followed him on social media and eventually hit him up to stop by the studio. It was a big move for both parties—as Rico points out, studio time in the poverty-stricken community is a rarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a way, after 17 years, working with El Jonky proved to be a full-circle moment. To be able to make that happen for a younger version of themselves shows Los Rakas’ status as young OGs in the game—giving back to the African diaspora, like Panama and Oakland gave to them.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Los Rakas didn't always fit with prevailing trends, but the Bay Area embraced their cultural differences. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705007758,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":37,"wordCount":1947},"headData":{"title":"10 Years of 'Soy Raka': A Look Back With Panamanian Hip-Hop Duo Los Rakas | KQED","description":"Los Rakas didn't always fit with prevailing trends, but the Bay Area embraced their cultural differences. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","path":"/arts/13902913/10-years-of-soy-raka-a-look-back-with-panamanian-hip-hop-duo-los-rakas","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">A\u003c/span> Los Rakas banner hung above the crowd last Friday night as the Grammy-nominated duo took the stage at the New Parish. It had been two years since Raka Dun and Raka Rich last performed in Oakland, and they were ready for the hometown love.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The show celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the release of Los Rakas’ first project, \u003ca href=\"https://losrakas.bandcamp.com/album/chancletas-y-camisetas-bordada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003ci>Chancletas Y Camisetas Bordada\u003c/i>\u003c/a>, which features the anthem “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHsncI2j2fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soy Raka\u003c/a>.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902918\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902918\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich wears a turquoise jogging suit and a hat as he performs in front of a crowd at New Parish in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02432.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at the New Parish in Oakland. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas were joined onstage with performances from \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/babygas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baby Gas,\u003c/a> who celebrated a birthday over the weekend; \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/cocopeila/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Coco Peila\u003c/a>, who recently “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIx_7KJV_1Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pretty Girls\u003c/a>“; and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/allhailtheqing/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Qing Qi\u003c/a>, who was joined by members of the \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/putangclanofficial/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pu-Tang Clan\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There were also a bunch of folks in the crowd who’ve followed \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/losrakas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a> since before their debut EP. I’m one of them. After meeting Dun and Rico in 2004 through the nonprofit Youth Movement Records, I’ve followed their career, captured photos of them, and watched them grow.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The two hungry young creatives I met almost two decades ago, who stood out as Oakland-based Afro-Latino hip-hop artists, have grown to leverage their identity and become widely accepted and appreciated in the Bay Area and beyond. Now in their mid-30s, the hip-hop veterans are even seeing their influence on a new generation coming up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902919\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902919\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Dun and Do D.A.T. pose for a photo during a performance at SF State (circa 2005). \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4114-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun and Do D.A.T. pose for a photo during a performance at SF State, circa 2005. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">L\u003c/span>os Rakas’ story goes further back than the early 2000s. It starts with their family’s roots in Panama, and involves the support of the artistic community of the greater Oakland-Bay Area. Along the way, they’ve been featured on the soundtrack to \u003ca href=\"https://www.ea.com/games/fifa/news/fifa-14-soundtrack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FIFA 14\u003c/a>, appeared on the popular podcast \u003ci>Loud\u003c/i>, had multiple songs reach the top iTunes charts, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11546388/culture-cue-los-rakas-what-does-it-mean-to-bring-the-raka-party-to-the-white-house\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">performed at the White House\u003c/a>, and met Mýa on the red carpet for the Grammys—a career highlight for Rico, who watched her videos on the California Music Channel as a kid. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Before traveling the world and letting audiences know “Soy Raka,” they got their start in music working under the tutelage of two late Bay Area luminaries. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902920\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902920\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich performing at the Life is Living festival in West Oakland (circa 2013). \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04535-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich performs at the Life is Living festival in West Oakland, circa 2013. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“You remember who was the first artist who gave us a chance in the Bay Area?” Dun asks Rico during a three-way phone call a few weeks ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The Jacka,” says Rico, citing a studio session which led to the track “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ldBrEyTn9M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gangsta\u003c/a>.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Raka Dun says to think back a little further. “It was Zion-I.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A lot of artists embraced Los Rakas in their early days, despite being somewhat of an anomaly—Black men who speak Spanish as their first language. But it was Zion-I, Dun says, who put them front and center. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Every time Zion-I would perform,” says Raka Dun, “they’d throw us on the stage at the end to freestyle. A lot of people were recognizing us because of that. Zion-I, Steve, Zumbi was our first big collaboration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902921\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902921\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"The late Baba Zumbi of Zion-I with Raka Rich and Raka Dun at a video shoot for 'Human Being,' in 2012. \" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-160x106.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-768x511.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-2048x1363.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC01816-1920x1278.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The late Baba Zumbi of Zion-I with Raka Rich and Raka Dun at a video shoot for ‘Human Being’ in 2012. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas’ first tour was with \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/thegrouch/\">The Grouch\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/brotheraliisblind/\">Brother Ali\u003c/a>, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/therealeligh/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eligh\u003c/a>. They soon learned that tour time wasn’t a party—it was work. And their job wasn’t just performing, it was getting to know people and selling merchandise.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Now, their logo is arguably more popular than their music. “Sometimes people would miss our shows because we were the opener,” says Raka Dun. “But they’d buy the merch.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The duo’s logo was partially inspired by the \u003ca href=\"https://uproxx.com/music/hieroglyphics-logo-underground-hip-hop/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hiero logo\u003c/a>, which they saw everywhere. To develop it, they met with a guy named Daniel Walker at \u003ca href=\"http://filthydripped.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filthy Dripped\u003c/a> in Berkeley and worked through various iterations, ultimately incorporating Oakland, Panama and a little bit of Mexico. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902922\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902922\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"A fan flicks a lighter during Raka Dun's performance at the New Parish on Friday evening. \" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-768x513.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374-1536x1027.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC02374.jpg 1616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A fan flicks a lighter during Raka Dun’s performance at the New Parish on Sept. 10, 2021. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“Rico suggested adding the smile to cancel the stereotype about Rakas being from the hood and being angry,” says Dun. Just like their name reclaims the term “Raka” (short for “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/11546388/culture-cue-los-rakas-what-does-it-mean-to-bring-the-raka-party-to-the-white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rakataka\u003c/a>,” a derogatory term for someone from the ghetto), the duo wanted to work the same energy into their logo. “Just because you’re from the ghetto doesn’t mean that you’re always angry,” says Rico. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inside the character’s huge smile is one tiny gold tooth that symbolizes a gigantic cultural connection. \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902975\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo-160x141.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"141\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13902975\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo-160x141.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/losrakaslogo.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Rakas’ logo.\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a Panamanian thing,” says Dun of the singular gold tooth. “My mom had one, my dad had one, Rico’s mom… Rico’s dad had eight!” he says with a laugh, before Rico picks up where Dun left off. “My grandpa had one, my grandma had one, my great grandmother had two, like Turk, from Cash Money.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When the duo met Tupac’s brother, Mopreme Shakur, he told them that he got his singular gold tooth in Panama. As West Coast American rap fans from the Latin American country, their minds were blown. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reflecting life in the Bay Area during the early years of the 21st century, the group added glasses without the lenses as a nod to Mac Dre. And the final addition: a hat with the ear flaps. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We chose that because it was this Mexican program called \u003ca href=\"https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0229889/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Chavo Del Ocho\u003c/a>,” says Rico, noting how the main character would don similar headwear. “So when I came out here to the states and I saw those hats, I’d cop them every time.” When Rico and Dun went back to Panama to promote their single “Mi Barrio,” everyone asked him about the hat, so it was looped in the image of Los Rakas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902923\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13902923\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Raka Rich (center in the grey hoodie) stands with a number of young artists outside of East Oakland's Youth Uprising (circa 2005). \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-768x576.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/IMG_4115-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Rich (at center, in the grey hoodie) stands with a number of young artists outside of East Oakland’s Youth Uprising, circa 2005. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n many ways the logo speaks to Los Rakas’ balanced identity while beating the pavement and hitting stages with bilingual lyrics about both politics and partying—and performing in front of crowds who largely only speak English. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On a recent episode of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101885060/loud-podcast-highlights-the-history-of-reggaeton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KQED Forum\u003c/a>, the duo discussed the popularity of reggaeton and its origins rooted in the children of Jamaican laborers working on the Panama Canal. They also mentioned that English speaking crowds in the states take to their music despite the language barrier, with the prevailing sentiment being “I don’t know what they’re saying, but it sounds good.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico tells me that he’s proud of that. After all, he and Dun, blood cousins born in Panama who moved to the states separately during their adolescence, grew up listening to all kinds of music in languages they didn’t speak, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13902924\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 160px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-160x249.jpg\" alt=\"The Los Rakas medallion sits on Raka Duns white shirt as he performs at the Life Is Living Festival in West Oakland circa 2013)\" width=\"160\" height=\"249\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-13902924\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-160x249.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-800x1247.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-1020x1590.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-768x1197.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-986x1536.jpg 986w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389-1314x2048.jpg 1314w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/09/DSC04508-scaled-e1631554228389.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raka Dun performs at the Life Is Living Festival in West Oakland, circa 2013. \u003ccite>(Pendarvis Harshaw)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>When they started on this musical journey, Rico says Oakland’s hip-hop community wasn’t feeling Spanish music. Raka Dun says they had to adapt, especially because they were working with the likes of The Jacka, J. Stalin, and Zumbi from Zion-I.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Plus, being in the Bay, they weren’t getting too many reggaeton beats; this, again, was in the thick of the Hyphy era. “We had to hop on whatever we could hop on,” says Rico. “That’s how we became \u003ci>Los Rakas\u003c/i>.” The combination of Panamanian influence and Bay Area energy made them unique. And it resonated with people. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’d have people that’d come up to us, rap the whole verse, and be like, ‘I don’t even speak Spanish. I’m learning Spanish through your music,’” says Rico.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few weeks ago the group got \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/LosRakas/status/1423347834133237762/photo/1\">a message\u003c/a> from a fan who said he used to watch YouTube videos of them as a kid. Over a decade later he was rejoicing in the fact that they’re still rocking. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The tweet, it makes me feel good, man,” says Dun. “That’s what we do it for. That’s the type of message that keeps us motivated. This dude saying that we changed his life, he’s giving us the flowers. We do this first of all because we love it. And then it’s for the people, we want to make sure we give the people good music just like our favorite artists gave us timeless music. And sometimes this shit gets hard. We’re artists who don’t have the numbers, we got the respect, we’ve influenced lots of artists, but we don’t have millions of streams on our music, so stuff like that keeps us really motivated. We’re getting to the people.” \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico adds that they see the success of similar music today, and they know they played a significant part in pioneering the sound that’s popular right now. “To see how far it’s gotten, it’s bittersweet,” says Rico, thinking about how the pioneers of rap aren’t living how they should be living, given what they’ve done for the culture. “We been out here for 16 years. Grinding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the grind doesn’t stop. Now it’s time to cultivate the next generation. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXSOxEV49s\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxXSOxEV49s\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 4.6875em;float: left;line-height: 0.733em;padding: 0.05em 0.1em 0 0;font-family: times, serif, georgia\">I\u003c/span>n the time since their 2019 album, \u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://soundcloud.com/losrakas/sets/manes-de-negocio-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manes De Negocio\u003c/a>, \u003c/em>the duo have released a series of solo tracks. The list includes Raka Dun’s “\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbtnB57D5Lg&feature=emb_title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Como Yo\u003c/a>” and Raka Rich’s “Comuna 13,” which features an 18 year-old emcee named \u003ca href=\"https://www.instagram.com/el_jonky_/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">El Jonky\u003c/a>, who Rico met during a recent trip to Colombia. “I went out there on a two-week trip, and ended up staying three months,” he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rico says he was hooked by the food and the vibes, and wasn’t looking to do any music. But after meeting El Jonky and his crew, he saw something familiar in the young artist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“He was hungry. He reminded me of a lil Dun-Dun back when he was with the Black Lion Crew,” he says, referencing Raka Dun’s early days as an artist. After hearing El Jonky rap, Rico followed him on social media and eventually hit him up to stop by the studio. It was a big move for both parties—as Rico points out, studio time in the poverty-stricken community is a rarity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in a way, after 17 years, working with El Jonky proved to be a full-circle moment. To be able to make that happen for a younger version of themselves shows Los Rakas’ status as young OGs in the game—giving back to the African diaspora, like Panama and Oakland gave to them.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13902913/10-years-of-soy-raka-a-look-back-with-panamanian-hip-hop-duo-los-rakas","authors":["11491"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_835","arts_69"],"tags":["arts_10342","arts_10278","arts_831","arts_2151","arts_1220","arts_1143","arts_15217","arts_15215"],"featImg":"arts_13902917","label":"arts"},"arts_13901044":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13901044","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13901044","score":null,"sort":[1630436403000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"fall-2021-concerts-bay-area","title":"Must-See Concerts in the Bay Area This Fall","publishDate":1630436403,"format":"standard","headTitle":"Must-See Concerts in the Bay Area This Fall | KQED","labelTerm":{},"content":"\u003cp>Even with BottleRock and Outside Lands sold out, there are plenty of live music experiences to look forward to this fall, especially beyond the mega-fests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/fallarts2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13901773\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/FallArtsPreview2021_400x400_blue.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/FallArtsPreview2021_400x400_blue.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/FallArtsPreview2021_400x400_blue-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A concert on a mountaintop, beloved local acts at intimate clubs, a walking sound installation, must-see touring artists—you’ll find it all on this list. And because Bay Area music lovers can never be confined to a single genre or subculture, we’ve tried to include a bit of everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cb>Reminder:\u003c/b> COVID precautions remain in flux. Proof of vaccination is a requirement for many indoor events. Before making plans, and again before arrival, be sure to check event websites for the latest protocols.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/nq33UIpMVo4\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketweb.com/event/los-rakas-the-new-parish-tickets/11259895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas with Qing Qi\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The New Parish, Oakland\u003cbr>\nSept. 10\u003cbr>\nMasks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas rep Oakland as hard as they do Panama, and influences from the two regions come together in a dynamic, signature sound that bridges Latin trap, hyphy, reggaeton and dancehall. The cousin duo has been rocking in the Bay Area since the mid 2000s, and on their 2019 album, \u003cem>Manes De Negocio\u003c/em>, they pay homage to their Afro-Latino roots and the African diaspora’s enormous contributions to reggaeton and urbano. Known for their pumped-up live shows, Los Rakas take the stage at their hometown concert hall, the New Parish, with support from Qing Qi, the East Palo Alto rapper whose music is delightfully raunchy and rebellious.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/mfdYMKbNLww\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tixr.com/groups/soundsummit/events/sound-summit-2021-26107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sound Summit\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mountain Theater, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley\u003cbr>\nSept. 11\u003cbr>\nProof of vaccination or negative COVID test required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nature lovers know that Mt. Tam is home to some of the most stunning hiking trails in the Bay Area, with 360-degree views of the Pacific Ocean, the Oakland and San Francisco skylines and even Mt. Diablo. This fall, Sound Summit returns to Mt. Tam’s Mountain Theater, a 4,000-seat amphitheater at the peak. The festival’s guitar-forward lineup boasts folk singer-songwriter Father John Misty, New Orleans funk band Cha Wa, Mill Valley folk singer Teal Collins, Texan rocker Lukas Nelson, folk-rock band Allah-Las and DJ Andy Cabic. Their stylings should provide a mellow soundtrack for gazing at the sunset and communing with bluejays and chipmunks. Round-trip bus service up to the top of the mountain is available. And remember, this is one of the Bay Area’s most prized natural treasures, so leave no trace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/hr-I6-gxecg\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://thechapelsf.com/e/the-residents-at-the-castro-theatre-161017813615/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Residents\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Castro Theatre, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nSept. 17\u003cbr>\nProof of vaccination and masks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Residents have been creating delightfully wacky music, performance and multimedia art in the Bay Area since 1969, making them as much of an institution as, say, the San Francisco Symphony or the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Throughout their boundless career, they’ve written spoken-word rock operas, created fictional universes, scored documentaries and helped popularize the art of the music video. And all the while, the members of the collective have remained mostly anonymous. During the last several years, their album release schedule has remained as prolific as ever, and in 2020 they performed at the Museum of Modern Art. The subject matter? “A ruined evangelist and his twisted obsession with a pair of gender-fluid conjoined twins he claims are miracle workers,” according to the museum. Their performance at the Castro Theatre should be no less imaginative.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/-k3JwqzgVl8\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-santa-cecilia-tickets-96595221909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Santa Cecilia\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Ritz, San Jose\u003cbr>\nSept. 17\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The members of La Santa Cecilia met while busking on the streets of Los Angeles, and together the Grammy-winning group created a sound that spans cumbia, mariachi, jazz and bossa nova—a reflection of their many musical influences as the children of immigrants. Singing in Spanish about topics as varied as family tragedy, immigrant rights and queer love, lead vocalist Marisol Hernandez brings powerful storytelling to the band’s danceable, accordion-, guitar- and percussion-forward compositions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/2ZfcZEIo6Bw\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theregencyballroom.com/events/detail/400451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese Breakfast with Luna Li\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Regency Ballroom, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nSept. 30–Oct. 1\u003cbr>\nProof of vaccination and masks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast writes lyrics that trace delicate outlines of emotions, as if drawing on a foggy window on an introspective, snowy day. Her writerly curiosity as a musician propelled her into a second career as an author. Earlier this year, her memoir about her mother’s death and her Korean heritage, \u003cem>Crying in H Mart\u003c/em>, became a \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> best seller. And a few months later, in June, she released her critically acclaimed album \u003cem>Jubilee\u003c/em>, an indie rock record with celebratory horns, hopeful strings, stomping dance floor catharses and bittersweet reflections on the fleeting nature of happiness. Harpist, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Luna Li joins her for two nights in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/1NMZ0MpaEuY\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.axs.com/events/409353/isaiah-rashad-tickets?skin=warfield&src=AEGLIVE_WWRFLSFO022715VEN001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah Rashad\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Warfield, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nOct. 7\u003cbr>\nProof of vaccination and masks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After five years of silence, Isaiah Rashad returned with what will surely be considered one of the best rap albums of 2021: \u003cem>The House is Burning\u003c/em>. The project chronicles a search for hope after hitting rock bottom, with warm, nostalgic rhythms occasionally destabilized by lurching, gothic undertones. Drawing on influences such as Three 6 Mafia, Outkast and his Top Dawg label mate Kendrick Lamar, Rashad wrote the album after several bad years of substance abuse and mental health issues that forced him to disappear from public life and eventually get clean. He writes with the sage perspective of someone who’s been to hell and back, finding beauty even amid these traumatic experiences, and managing to still have fun.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/bl1IUpOT8NY\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"http://soundwavesf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soundwave NEXT: Translocality\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Various outdoor locations, Bay Area\u003cbr>\nOct. 22, 2021–Feb. 22, 2022\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soundwave made its Translocality festival COVID-safe by commissioning site-specific works that listeners can access via the \u003ca href=\"https://echoes.xyz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Echoes app\u003c/a> as they walk through various landscapes. Lalin St. Juste, lead singer of the band the Seshen, created a piece for the Sutro Baths in San Francisco that questions the colonial-era artifact collections of figures like Adolph Sutro, a former San Francisco mayor. Travis “Queen” Roland takes participants into the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, where they’ll listen to a soundtrack that pays homage to queer nightlife, punk rock, cruising and drag from the ’70s to now, and then takes us into the future. The other artists are Rumi Koshino, Fereshteh Toosi, Dylan Marx, LeAnn Perry, John Patrick Moore, Akaina Ghosh, Tyler Holmes and Dario Slavazza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/XWSVHYBo_7I\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Nef-The-Pharaoh/433315?afflky=CornerstoneBerkeley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nef the Pharaoh\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Cornerstone, Berkeley\u003cbr>\nOct. 23\u003cbr>\nMasks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Bay Area treasure, Nef the Pharaoh is carrying the torch of E-40 and Mac Dre with rhymes that are streetwise, politically aware, raunchy and occasionally psychedelic. The Vallejo native raps with the momentum of a bouncy ball, moving quickly between ideas and sometimes going in unpredictable directions. His breakout hit “Big Tymin” put him on the map in 2015, and since then he hasn’t slowed down with releases that have earned him a cult following—most recently, 2021’s \u003cem>SINsational\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"Intimate club gigs, a concert on a mountain top and site-specific sound art are just a few of the musical offerings in our fall preview. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705007840,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":22,"wordCount":1204},"headData":{"title":"Must-See Concerts in the Bay Area This Fall | KQED","description":"Intimate club gigs, a concert on a mountain top and site-specific sound art are just a few of the musical offerings in our fall preview. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"source":"Fall Arts Guide 2021","sourceUrl":"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/fallarts2021","sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","path":"/arts/13901044/fall-2021-concerts-bay-area","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Even with BottleRock and Outside Lands sold out, there are plenty of live music experiences to look forward to this fall, especially beyond the mega-fests.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/tag/fallarts2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-13901773\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/FallArtsPreview2021_400x400_blue.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/FallArtsPreview2021_400x400_blue.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/08/FallArtsPreview2021_400x400_blue-160x160.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\">\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A concert on a mountaintop, beloved local acts at intimate clubs, a walking sound installation, must-see touring artists—you’ll find it all on this list. And because Bay Area music lovers can never be confined to a single genre or subculture, we’ve tried to include a bit of everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cb>Reminder:\u003c/b> COVID precautions remain in flux. Proof of vaccination is a requirement for many indoor events. Before making plans, and again before arrival, be sure to check event websites for the latest protocols.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/nq33UIpMVo4'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/nq33UIpMVo4'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ticketweb.com/event/los-rakas-the-new-parish-tickets/11259895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas with Qing Qi\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The New Parish, Oakland\u003cbr>\nSept. 10\u003cbr>\nMasks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Los Rakas rep Oakland as hard as they do Panama, and influences from the two regions come together in a dynamic, signature sound that bridges Latin trap, hyphy, reggaeton and dancehall. The cousin duo has been rocking in the Bay Area since the mid 2000s, and on their 2019 album, \u003cem>Manes De Negocio\u003c/em>, they pay homage to their Afro-Latino roots and the African diaspora’s enormous contributions to reggaeton and urbano. Known for their pumped-up live shows, Los Rakas take the stage at their hometown concert hall, the New Parish, with support from Qing Qi, the East Palo Alto rapper whose music is delightfully raunchy and rebellious.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/mfdYMKbNLww'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/mfdYMKbNLww'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tixr.com/groups/soundsummit/events/sound-summit-2021-26107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sound Summit\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mountain Theater, Mt. Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley\u003cbr>\nSept. 11\u003cbr>\nProof of vaccination or negative COVID test required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nature lovers know that Mt. Tam is home to some of the most stunning hiking trails in the Bay Area, with 360-degree views of the Pacific Ocean, the Oakland and San Francisco skylines and even Mt. Diablo. This fall, Sound Summit returns to Mt. Tam’s Mountain Theater, a 4,000-seat amphitheater at the peak. The festival’s guitar-forward lineup boasts folk singer-songwriter Father John Misty, New Orleans funk band Cha Wa, Mill Valley folk singer Teal Collins, Texan rocker Lukas Nelson, folk-rock band Allah-Las and DJ Andy Cabic. Their stylings should provide a mellow soundtrack for gazing at the sunset and communing with bluejays and chipmunks. Round-trip bus service up to the top of the mountain is available. And remember, this is one of the Bay Area’s most prized natural treasures, so leave no trace.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/hr-I6-gxecg'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/hr-I6-gxecg'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://thechapelsf.com/e/the-residents-at-the-castro-theatre-161017813615/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Residents\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Castro Theatre, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nSept. 17\u003cbr>\nProof of vaccination and masks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Residents have been creating delightfully wacky music, performance and multimedia art in the Bay Area since 1969, making them as much of an institution as, say, the San Francisco Symphony or the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Throughout their boundless career, they’ve written spoken-word rock operas, created fictional universes, scored documentaries and helped popularize the art of the music video. And all the while, the members of the collective have remained mostly anonymous. During the last several years, their album release schedule has remained as prolific as ever, and in 2020 they performed at the Museum of Modern Art. The subject matter? “A ruined evangelist and his twisted obsession with a pair of gender-fluid conjoined twins he claims are miracle workers,” according to the museum. Their performance at the Castro Theatre should be no less imaginative.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/-k3JwqzgVl8'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/-k3JwqzgVl8'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/la-santa-cecilia-tickets-96595221909\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">La Santa Cecilia\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Ritz, San Jose\u003cbr>\nSept. 17\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The members of La Santa Cecilia met while busking on the streets of Los Angeles, and together the Grammy-winning group created a sound that spans cumbia, mariachi, jazz and bossa nova—a reflection of their many musical influences as the children of immigrants. Singing in Spanish about topics as varied as family tragedy, immigrant rights and queer love, lead vocalist Marisol Hernandez brings powerful storytelling to the band’s danceable, accordion-, guitar- and percussion-forward compositions.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/2ZfcZEIo6Bw'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/2ZfcZEIo6Bw'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.theregencyballroom.com/events/detail/400451\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese Breakfast with Luna Li\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Regency Ballroom, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nSept. 30–Oct. 1\u003cbr>\nProof of vaccination and masks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast writes lyrics that trace delicate outlines of emotions, as if drawing on a foggy window on an introspective, snowy day. Her writerly curiosity as a musician propelled her into a second career as an author. Earlier this year, her memoir about her mother’s death and her Korean heritage, \u003cem>Crying in H Mart\u003c/em>, became a \u003cem>New York Times\u003c/em> best seller. And a few months later, in June, she released her critically acclaimed album \u003cem>Jubilee\u003c/em>, an indie rock record with celebratory horns, hopeful strings, stomping dance floor catharses and bittersweet reflections on the fleeting nature of happiness. Harpist, violinist and multi-instrumentalist Luna Li joins her for two nights in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/1NMZ0MpaEuY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/1NMZ0MpaEuY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://www.axs.com/events/409353/isaiah-rashad-tickets?skin=warfield&src=AEGLIVE_WWRFLSFO022715VEN001\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah Rashad\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>The Warfield, San Francisco\u003cbr>\nOct. 7\u003cbr>\nProof of vaccination and masks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After five years of silence, Isaiah Rashad returned with what will surely be considered one of the best rap albums of 2021: \u003cem>The House is Burning\u003c/em>. The project chronicles a search for hope after hitting rock bottom, with warm, nostalgic rhythms occasionally destabilized by lurching, gothic undertones. Drawing on influences such as Three 6 Mafia, Outkast and his Top Dawg label mate Kendrick Lamar, Rashad wrote the album after several bad years of substance abuse and mental health issues that forced him to disappear from public life and eventually get clean. He writes with the sage perspective of someone who’s been to hell and back, finding beauty even amid these traumatic experiences, and managing to still have fun.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/bl1IUpOT8NY'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/bl1IUpOT8NY'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"http://soundwavesf.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Soundwave NEXT: Translocality\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Various outdoor locations, Bay Area\u003cbr>\nOct. 22, 2021–Feb. 22, 2022\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soundwave made its Translocality festival COVID-safe by commissioning site-specific works that listeners can access via the \u003ca href=\"https://echoes.xyz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Echoes app\u003c/a> as they walk through various landscapes. Lalin St. Juste, lead singer of the band the Seshen, created a piece for the Sutro Baths in San Francisco that questions the colonial-era artifact collections of figures like Adolph Sutro, a former San Francisco mayor. Travis “Queen” Roland takes participants into the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, where they’ll listen to a soundtrack that pays homage to queer nightlife, punk rock, cruising and drag from the ’70s to now, and then takes us into the future. The other artists are Rumi Koshino, Fereshteh Toosi, Dylan Marx, LeAnn Perry, John Patrick Moore, Akaina Ghosh, Tyler Holmes and Dario Slavazza.\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/XWSVHYBo_7I'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/XWSVHYBo_7I'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003ch2>\u003ca href=\"https://wl.seetickets.us/event/Nef-The-Pharaoh/433315?afflky=CornerstoneBerkeley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nef the Pharaoh\u003c/a>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Cornerstone, Berkeley\u003cbr>\nOct. 23\u003cbr>\nMasks required\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"floatright"},"numeric":["floatright"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A Bay Area treasure, Nef the Pharaoh is carrying the torch of E-40 and Mac Dre with rhymes that are streetwise, politically aware, raunchy and occasionally psychedelic. The Vallejo native raps with the momentum of a bouncy ball, moving quickly between ideas and sometimes going in unpredictable directions. His breakout hit “Big Tymin” put him on the map in 2015, and since then he hasn’t slowed down with releases that have earned him a cult following—most recently, 2021’s \u003cem>SINsational\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13901044/fall-2021-concerts-bay-area","authors":["11387"],"programs":["arts_140"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_69"],"tags":["arts_3607","arts_15307","arts_10278","arts_21788","arts_2151","arts_3420","arts_585"],"featImg":"arts_13825623","label":"source_arts_13901044"},"arts_13889727":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13889727","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13889727","score":null,"sort":[1606779554000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"la-dona-los-rakas-perform-at-estados-unidos-de-bass-a-virtual-latin-music-fest","title":"La Doña, Los Rakas Perform at Estados Unidos De Bass, a Virtual Latin Music Fest","publishDate":1606779554,"format":"standard","headTitle":"La Doña, Los Rakas Perform at Estados Unidos De Bass, a Virtual Latin Music Fest | KQED","labelTerm":{"term":140,"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>Even though COVID-19 rates have made it unsafe to experience music in person right now, Red Bull’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.redbull.com/us-en/music/events/estados-unidos-2020/broadcast-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Estados Unidos de Bass\u003c/a> is bringing live performances from a diverse lineup of Latin artists to our computer screens. Streaming from five cities—San Francisco, Miami, Austin, New York and Los Angeles—the three-week fest stars Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis and spotlights a variety of independent artists from each locale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representing the Bay Area is La Doña, a singer and rapper recently who stepped out as a solo act after getting her start on trumpet in her family’s band. La Doña’s style is a refreshingly San Francisco mix of reggaeton, rancheras and hyphy. While repping her culture and bringing the party, her songs also give voice to her community’s struggles with gentrification and police brutality—most recently, the Vallejo Police Department’s shooting of Sean Monterrosa, whom she honored in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ZvKAcdDSc&ab_channel=LaDo%C3%B1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a tribute\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13861604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13861604\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"With 'Manes de Negocio,' Los Rakas position themselves as the heirs of a longstanding Black Panamanian reggaeton tradition.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">With ‘Manes de Negocio,’ Los Rakas position themselves as the heirs of a longstanding Black Panamanian reggaeton tradition. \u003ccite>(Ghost)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>La Doña performs on the Dec. 4 stream along with Turbo Sonidero, a San José DJ and founder of the popular cumbia party and Chicano music festival \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13865311/how-sonido-clash-music-fest-became-a-hub-for-forward-thinking-latinx-sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonido Clash\u003c/a>. On Dec. 5, Estados Unidos de Bass’ Bay Area features \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861579/before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a>, the Panamanian-American rap duo from Oakland whose genre-mixing, bilingual style was ahead of its time when they emerged in the turfing scene over a decade ago. They perform with the Sazon Libre DJ crew, whose tropical bass party has been going strong \u003ca href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/SAZONLIBRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Twitch\u003c/a> during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Details for Estados Unidos de Bass can be found \u003ca href=\"https://www.redbull.com/us-en/music/events/estados-unidos-2020/broadcast-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The virtual festival spotlights tropical bass, cumbia, Latin trap, bilingual pop and more. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705019795,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":6,"wordCount":295},"headData":{"title":"La Doña, Los Rakas Perform at Estados Unidos De Bass, a Virtual Latin Music Fest | KQED","description":"The virtual festival spotlights tropical bass, cumbia, Latin trap, bilingual pop and more. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"templateType":"standard","featuredImageType":"standard","path":"/arts/13889727/la-dona-los-rakas-perform-at-estados-unidos-de-bass-a-virtual-latin-music-fest","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Even though COVID-19 rates have made it unsafe to experience music in person right now, Red Bull’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.redbull.com/us-en/music/events/estados-unidos-2020/broadcast-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Estados Unidos de Bass\u003c/a> is bringing live performances from a diverse lineup of Latin artists to our computer screens. Streaming from five cities—San Francisco, Miami, Austin, New York and Los Angeles—the three-week fest stars Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis and spotlights a variety of independent artists from each locale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representing the Bay Area is La Doña, a singer and rapper recently who stepped out as a solo act after getting her start on trumpet in her family’s band. La Doña’s style is a refreshingly San Francisco mix of reggaeton, rancheras and hyphy. While repping her culture and bringing the party, her songs also give voice to her community’s struggles with gentrification and police brutality—most recently, the Vallejo Police Department’s shooting of Sean Monterrosa, whom she honored in \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3ZvKAcdDSc&ab_channel=LaDo%C3%B1a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a tribute\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_13861604\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13861604\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"With 'Manes de Negocio,' Los Rakas position themselves as the heirs of a longstanding Black Panamanian reggaeton tradition.\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-800x450.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-160x90.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-768x432.jpg 768w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-1020x574.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/07/Los-Rakas.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">With ‘Manes de Negocio,’ Los Rakas position themselves as the heirs of a longstanding Black Panamanian reggaeton tradition. \u003ccite>(Ghost)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>La Doña performs on the Dec. 4 stream along with Turbo Sonidero, a San José DJ and founder of the popular cumbia party and Chicano music festival \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13865311/how-sonido-clash-music-fest-became-a-hub-for-forward-thinking-latinx-sounds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sonido Clash\u003c/a>. On Dec. 5, Estados Unidos de Bass’ Bay Area features \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13861579/before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Rakas\u003c/a>, the Panamanian-American rap duo from Oakland whose genre-mixing, bilingual style was ahead of its time when they emerged in the turfing scene over a decade ago. They perform with the Sazon Libre DJ crew, whose tropical bass party has been going strong \u003ca href=\"https://www.twitch.tv/SAZONLIBRE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Twitch\u003c/a> during the pandemic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Details for Estados Unidos de Bass can be found \u003ca href=\"https://www.redbull.com/us-en/music/events/estados-unidos-2020/broadcast-schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13889727/la-dona-los-rakas-perform-at-estados-unidos-de-bass-a-virtual-latin-music-fest","authors":["11387"],"programs":["arts_140"],"categories":["arts_1","arts_69"],"tags":["arts_2519","arts_2151","arts_2238","arts_585"],"featImg":"arts_13889749","label":"arts_140"},"arts_13861579":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13861579","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13861579","score":null,"sort":[1563401293000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas","title":"Before Urbano Took Over the Airwaves, Oakland Had Los Rakas","publishDate":1563401293,"format":"image","headTitle":"Before Urbano Took Over the Airwaves, Oakland Had Los Rakas | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Grammy-nominated album, numerous mixtapes, countless collaborations and frequent trips back to their home country of Panama. For Oakland duo \u003ca href=\"https://losrakas.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Rakas\u003c/a>, the past decade has been all about hustle. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cousins Raka Rich and Raka Dun are currently promoting their sophomore album, \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manes De Negocio\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (which loosely translates to “men of business”), via Delicious Vinyl Island and their own label, Raka Music. The 12-track project mixes dancehall, rap and reggaeton from Panama and the Bay—a style Los Rakas have been pioneering over the course of their 13 years in the music biz. With a map of Africa on the album cover, Los Rakas remind listeners of the Afro-Latinx roots of the \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">urbano \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">genre currently taking over the airwaves\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, positioning themselves as the heirs of \u003ca href=\"https://remezcla.com/features/music/tu-pum-pum-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pioneering Black Panamanian reggaetoneros\u003c/a> such as El General and Renato. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“It comes from Panama, from Oakland, it comes from poverty, from the ghetto, from the struggle,” Rich says of Los Rakas’ sound. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot has changed since Los Rakas came onto the scene with their bilingual back-and-forth and \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/iHsncI2j2fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hyphy-meets-reggaeton\u003c/a> production—a style many deemed too hybridized to gain mainstream traction when they debuted in 2006. But following the international success of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” in 2017, Latinx music that blends reggaeton flows and American hip-hop culture has grown to dominate global charts. Colombia’s J Balvin, Puerto Rico’s Bad Bunny and Ozuna, and Southern California’s Becky G emerged among a new generation of pop stars who, unlike their forebears Shakira and Ricky Martin, attract huge international audiences without translating their lyrics into English.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“What we started ten years ago is where it’s at [now],” says Rich. “Now it’s not taboo to experiment, to be a rap artist and hop on an EDM song, or mix different languages.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/7aYqon53pXzXnM0RVQNjIK\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rich grew up between Oakland and Panama, and was the first person in his family born in the United States. Dun was born in Panama and was undocumented until a few years ago. When Los Rakas got their start, he wasn’t yet fluent in English. The same year the duo released their debut studio album, 2014’s \u003cem>El Negrito Dun Dun & Ricardo\u003c/em>, Dun adjusted his legal status, and was finally able to visit his immediate family back home. With tracks like “Sueño Americano,” “Chica De Mi Corazón” and “Mi País,” he reflects on his experiences as an immigrant. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“When I got here, I fell in love with hip-hop, R&B,” Dun says. “I would kick it with my Black homies and wouldn’t speak Spanish, kick it with the Mexican patnas. It wasn’t hard adjusting to the culture, but the obstacles [were] being an immigrant and not having papers.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manes De Negocio\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, features from local and national artists reflect Rich and Dun’s diverse influences. “Otra Vez,” a track with a down-tempo trap beat, features Nicaraguan-American San Francisco rapper Youngin Floe. Dominican-American \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Love & Hip-Hop: Miami\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> star Amara La Negra seduces alongside Los Rakas on the sultry track “Devórame.” Their collaboration is an important show of solidarity, as \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://fierce.wearemitu.com/identities/ilia-calderon-afro-latino-represenation-media/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Afro-Latinx artists \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">continue to lack representation in Spanish-language entertainment. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/S4MVqP-RjZI\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manes de Negocio\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is Los Rakas first release since leaving behind a record deal with Universal Music Latino. As Rich and Dun tell it, the label didn’t give them the attention or resources they needed. “We were just done with the situation with our record label, wanting to start fresh,” says Rich. “We weren’t a priority for them [Universal]. If they’re not about the project, they are not gonna put their all into it.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Still, at the 2017 Grammy Awards, Los Rakas got a nomination for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album for their self-titled 2016 album\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Although they lost to Puerto Rican singer, and former Calle 13 member, Ileana Cabra, the nomination served as a “graduation certificate,” Rich recalls, implying the achievement gave them the confidence they needed to continue their career as independent artists. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manes de Negocio\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> out (and now that Rich and Dun get to travel together back to Panama), the guys have taken the opportunity to work with artists making a name for themselves in Latin America. The up-and-coming artists they’re praising? “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCte53PewI8_jYpBYn071MqQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sech\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is one of the biggest Latinx acts that just blew up, his music is tight,” Rich says. The guys also mention Chinese-Panamanian \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2q_ZjAMT_Ppigjx3bU64gw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shyno Gatillo\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h_FFFQ2ZiY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Japanese PTY.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “These are the cats that represent what Panama culture is.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“What we learn here in the Bay, we take it back to Panama, Colombia,” says Rich. “It feels the same way.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Rakas perform at the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://dothebay.com/events/2019/7/18/urbano-feat-los-rakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">URBANO party\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at Temple on July 18, and open for Don Omar’s El Puro Party! at \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.livenation.com/events/1067737-sep-1-2019-el-puro-party-feat-don-omar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shoreline Amphitheater \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">on Sep. 1.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n","blocks":[],"excerpt":"The Panamanian-American duo discusses the Black roots of reggaeton and Afro-Latinx representation. ","status":"publish","parent":0,"modified":1705022527,"stats":{"hasAudio":false,"hasVideo":false,"hasChartOrMap":false,"iframeSrcs":[],"hasGoogleForm":false,"hasGallery":false,"hasHearkenModule":false,"hasPolis":false,"paragraphCount":17,"wordCount":896},"headData":{"title":"Before Urbano Took Over the Airwaves, Oakland Had Los Rakas | KQED","description":"The Panamanian-American duo discusses the Black roots of reggaeton and Afro-Latinx representation. ","ogTitle":"","ogDescription":"","ogImgId":"","twTitle":"","twDescription":"","twImgId":""},"sticky":false,"nprByline":"Azucena Rasilla","path":"/arts/13861579/before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas","audioTrackLength":null,"parsedContent":[{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Grammy-nominated album, numerous mixtapes, countless collaborations and frequent trips back to their home country of Panama. For Oakland duo \u003ca href=\"https://losrakas.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Rakas\u003c/a>, the past decade has been all about hustle. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cousins Raka Rich and Raka Dun are currently promoting their sophomore album, \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manes De Negocio\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (which loosely translates to “men of business”), via Delicious Vinyl Island and their own label, Raka Music. The 12-track project mixes dancehall, rap and reggaeton from Panama and the Bay—a style Los Rakas have been pioneering over the course of their 13 years in the music biz. With a map of Africa on the album cover, Los Rakas remind listeners of the Afro-Latinx roots of the \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">urbano \u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">genre currently taking over the airwaves\u003c/span>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, positioning themselves as the heirs of \u003ca href=\"https://remezcla.com/features/music/tu-pum-pum-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pioneering Black Panamanian reggaetoneros\u003c/a> such as El General and Renato. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“It comes from Panama, from Oakland, it comes from poverty, from the ghetto, from the struggle,” Rich says of Los Rakas’ sound. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot has changed since Los Rakas came onto the scene with their bilingual back-and-forth and \u003ca href=\"https://youtu.be/iHsncI2j2fk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hyphy-meets-reggaeton\u003c/a> production—a style many deemed too hybridized to gain mainstream traction when they debuted in 2006. But following the international success of Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito” in 2017, Latinx music that blends reggaeton flows and American hip-hop culture has grown to dominate global charts. Colombia’s J Balvin, Puerto Rico’s Bad Bunny and Ozuna, and Southern California’s Becky G emerged among a new generation of pop stars who, unlike their forebears Shakira and Ricky Martin, attract huge international audiences without translating their lyrics into English.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“What we started ten years ago is where it’s at [now],” says Rich. “Now it’s not taboo to experiment, to be a rap artist and hop on an EDM song, or mix different languages.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}},{"type":"component","content":"","name":"ad","attributes":{"named":{"label":"fullwidth"},"numeric":["fullwidth"]}},{"type":"contentString","content":"\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/7aYqon53pXzXnM0RVQNjIK\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rich grew up between Oakland and Panama, and was the first person in his family born in the United States. Dun was born in Panama and was undocumented until a few years ago. When Los Rakas got their start, he wasn’t yet fluent in English. The same year the duo released their debut studio album, 2014’s \u003cem>El Negrito Dun Dun & Ricardo\u003c/em>, Dun adjusted his legal status, and was finally able to visit his immediate family back home. With tracks like “Sueño Americano,” “Chica De Mi Corazón” and “Mi País,” he reflects on his experiences as an immigrant. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“When I got here, I fell in love with hip-hop, R&B,” Dun says. “I would kick it with my Black homies and wouldn’t speak Spanish, kick it with the Mexican patnas. It wasn’t hard adjusting to the culture, but the obstacles [were] being an immigrant and not having papers.” \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">On \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manes De Negocio\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, features from local and national artists reflect Rich and Dun’s diverse influences. “Otra Vez,” a track with a down-tempo trap beat, features Nicaraguan-American San Francisco rapper Youngin Floe. Dominican-American \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Love & Hip-Hop: Miami\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> star Amara La Negra seduces alongside Los Rakas on the sultry track “Devórame.” Their collaboration is an important show of solidarity, as \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://fierce.wearemitu.com/identities/ilia-calderon-afro-latino-represenation-media/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Afro-Latinx artists \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">continue to lack representation in Spanish-language entertainment. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/S4MVqP-RjZI'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/S4MVqP-RjZI'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manes de Negocio\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is Los Rakas first release since leaving behind a record deal with Universal Music Latino. As Rich and Dun tell it, the label didn’t give them the attention or resources they needed. “We were just done with the situation with our record label, wanting to start fresh,” says Rich. “We weren’t a priority for them [Universal]. If they’re not about the project, they are not gonna put their all into it.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Still, at the 2017 Grammy Awards, Los Rakas got a nomination for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album for their self-titled 2016 album\u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Although they lost to Puerto Rican singer, and former Calle 13 member, Ileana Cabra, the nomination served as a “graduation certificate,” Rich recalls, implying the achievement gave them the confidence they needed to continue their career as independent artists. \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">With \u003c/span>\u003ci>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manes de Negocio\u003c/span>\u003c/i>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> out (and now that Rich and Dun get to travel together back to Panama), the guys have taken the opportunity to work with artists making a name for themselves in Latin America. The up-and-coming artists they’re praising? “\u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCte53PewI8_jYpBYn071MqQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sech\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is one of the biggest Latinx acts that just blew up, his music is tight,” Rich says. The guys also mention Chinese-Panamanian \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2q_ZjAMT_Ppigjx3bU64gw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shyno Gatillo\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h_FFFQ2ZiY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Japanese PTY.\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> “These are the cats that represent what Panama culture is.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">“What we learn here in the Bay, we take it back to Panama, Colombia,” says Rich. “It feels the same way.”\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-12127869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-800x78.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"78\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-400x39.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/09/Q.Logo_.Break_-768x75.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Los Rakas perform at the \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://dothebay.com/events/2019/7/18/urbano-feat-los-rakas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">URBANO party\u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> at Temple on July 18, and open for Don Omar’s El Puro Party! at \u003c/span>\u003ca href=\"https://www.livenation.com/events/1067737-sep-1-2019-el-puro-party-feat-don-omar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">Shoreline Amphitheater \u003c/span>\u003c/a>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">on Sep. 1.\u003c/span>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>","attributes":{"named":{},"numeric":[]}}],"link":"/arts/13861579/before-urbano-took-over-the-airwaves-oakland-had-los-rakas","authors":["byline_arts_13861579"],"categories":["arts_69"],"tags":["arts_7875","arts_1118","arts_2151","arts_974"],"featImg":"arts_13861604","label":"arts"},"arts_13830717":{"type":"posts","id":"arts_13830717","meta":{"index":"posts_1591205157","site":"arts","id":"13830717","score":null,"sort":[1525273250000]},"guestAuthors":[],"slug":"mixtape-highlights-in-bay-area-latin-music","title":"Mixtape: Highlights in Bay Area Latin Music","publishDate":1525273250,"format":"audio","headTitle":"Mixtape: Highlights in Bay Area Latin Music | KQED","labelTerm":{"site":"arts"},"content":"\u003cp>The Bay Area has a rich history of acclaimed musicians drawing from the many musical styles of Latin America. That legacy continues today, with an array of Latinx artists incorporating cumbia, salsa, rumba, reggaeton and Latin rock into their work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This mixtape showcases 11 songs from local artists drawing from Latin music. The diversity of sounds included here is immediately noticeable upon first listen. Even though half of the artists in this mix are inspired in part by cumbia, each folds the genre into their approach in different ways, from \u003ca href=\"http://lamisanegra.squarespace.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Misa Negra\u003c/a>‘s heavy Afro-Colombian work to the prog-y psych of \u003ca href=\"https://www.facebook.com/malagrenasonido/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mala Greña\u003c/a>. Psychedelia also informs the experimental compositions of \u003ca href=\"https://www.almasfronterizas.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Almas Fronterizas\u003c/a> and the soul- and jazz-inspired \u003ca href=\"http://locotranquilo.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Loco Tranquilo\u003c/a>, while hip-hop and electronic music influence the music of \u003ca href=\"https://losrakas.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Los Rakas\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://soltronsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soltron\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ginamadrid.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gina Madrid\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://www.bangdata.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bang Data\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Listen to the mixtape to learn more about all 11 artists spotlighted in this mix.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Tracklist\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://lamisanegra.squarespace.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Misa Negra\u003c/a>, “Sancocho”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://www.bangdata.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bang Data\u003c/a>, “Ya No Más”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://soltronsf.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soltron\u003c/a>, “Arroz Con Gandules”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.locuramusica.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LoCura\u003c/a>, “Dos Lobos”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ginamadrid.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gina Madrid\u003c/a>, “Sangre (feat. 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The two talk about an ancient masquerade tradition, the art and spirit of Oakland, and a joyous juke joint sound. The podcast also features a visit with Chef Joey Altman, and exposes his secret musical life. 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