Flier for "The 13th Annual Zulu Nation Anniversary": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A flier for the "13th Annual Zulu Nation Anniversary Party" photocopied in black ink on cream-colored paper. There are no illustrations or graphics. The text reads [NUBIAN PRODUCTION / PRESENTS / THE 13TH ANNUAL / ZULU NATION ANNIVERSARY / TRIBUTE TO JAMES BROWN - SLY & THE FAMILY STONE / ALSO / KOOL HERC - AFRICA BAMBAATAA - GRANDMASTER FLASH / (THE FOUNDING FATHERS OF HIP HOP) at the top. At center are two dates and locations listed: November 11, 1987 at The World nightclub located at Avenue C and 2nd Street and November 14, 1987 at the Bronx River Center.

The bottom half of the flier has a list featured performers and invited guests. This reads [FEATURING / Jazzy Jay - Red Alert - Africa Islam - Mele Mel - Cold Crush / Brothers - Busybee Starski - Lovebug Starski - Nasty / Cousins - Seville - Ikey C - Kid Dust Shango - Harmony / Easy LG - Joeski Love - Tricky Tee - D.S.T. - Ice T] and [A SPECIAL INVITATION TO THE HIP HOP FAMILY / Just Ice - UTFO - Kool Moe Dee - Run D.M.C. - Whodini - Salt-N-Pepper - Chuck Chill Out - Ultra Magnetic - KRS / ONE - Fat Boys - McShan - Shante - Jazzy Joyce - Jungle / Brother - Eric B - Rakiem - Public Enemy - Spoonie Gee / Steady B - D.J. Cheese - La Rock - L.L. Cool "J" - Dougie / Fresh - Force MD's - Furious Five - Beastie Boys].

There is a border of a single line around the edge of the flier with [COME IN PEACE] at the top, [...BIO TAT] at the bottom right and [THIS JAM IS IN DEDICATION TO SCOTT LA ROCK] at the left hand side.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1987
• Distributed by: Nubian Productions, American
• Designed by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Scott La Rock, American, 1962 - 1987
• Subject of: James Brown, American, 1933 - 2006
• Subject of: Sly & the Family Stone, American, founded 1967
• Subject of: DJ Kool Herc, Jamaican American, born 1955
• Subject of: Afrika Bambaataa, American, born 1957
• Subject of: Grandmaster Flash, American, born 1958
• Type: fliers (printed matter)
• Medium: ink on paper (fiber product)
• Dimensions: H x W: 7 9/16 × 5 5/16 in. (19.2 × 13.5 cm)
• Place depicted: Bronx, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: DJs (Musicians)
• Topic: Hip-hop (Music)
• Topic: Nightlife
• Topic: Rappers (Musicians)
• Topic: Urban life
• Object number: 2020.38.2.7
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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