Hip Hop Cymru Wales

WREXHAM is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture with a new interactive exhibition at Eagles Meadow.

Hip Hop Cymru Wales is being run with funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. 

The Exhibition records and celebrates Wales’ contribution to Hip Hop culture.

People coming along to the exhibition can see re-enactments events of rap performances, dance battles and paint jams.

- Paint Jam August 25th and 26th

- Reenactment Jam October 28th

They also learn to break with BBoy S'Mowg, draw, write and dance, leave lyrics on the lyrics wall and plug into podcasts from stories from across Wales.

50 years ago on 11 August 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy Campbell held a Back to School Jam in the Bronx, New York, where DJ Kool Herc played his Merry-Go-Round.

"We are celebrating that event and its heritage and Wales’ contribution to Hip Hop culture with Hip Hop Cymru Wales at Eagles Meadow. Please come along and find out about Wales’ rich Hip Hop culture and you can hear and see the stories of people and objects and photos from across Wales – we’re looking forward to seeing you and hearing your stories.”

Avant Cymru have been working with Hip Hop partners such as Larynx Entertainment Wrexham, Oner signs Swansea, Dime One Old Colwyn and community partners to build and deliver the Hip Hop Cymru Wales exhibition.

It launched on 10 August and is open Tuesdays to Saturdays 11:30 -5pm at Eagles Meadow, Wrexham LL13 8DG.