During his final semester at the University of Pennsylvania, Bazille put together a program with Natives at Penn, The Greenfield Intercultural Center, and The Penn Museum, entitled: "Modern Native Voices: The Medium of Hip Hop".
The program aimed to further the conversation on Native Art & Music, inviting out 3 Indigenous artists from different tribes in the U.S.: Frank Waln (Sicangu Lakota), Def-I (Dine'), & Tall Paul (Ojibwe). It should not go without recognition that the late and great Wake Self attended this event ON HIS OWN DIME, for the love of the culture and to help his brothers with a good show.
The event was held in various locations of the Penn Museum, Philadelphia, PA on March 21st, 2015. The program included a poetry segment, panel, and live concert to cap off the night.
"I learned a lot [good AND bad] from this whole experience on so many levels," Bazille reflects, "I fundraised, organized, even scheduled every bit of this thing while completing a degree in psychology at one of the most stressful schools in America. I'd change nothing, and I'll forever remember and send prayers to Wake Self and his family."
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