Eight Gigs: Los Rakas
Fri., Jan. 29, 7 p.m., The Boardwalk, $20-$40
Hip-hop is a distinctly American genre—Brooklyn, if you want to get technical. Yet it’s traveled all over the world and has been digested into just about every possible culture. Los Rakas are one of the best examples of how naturally hip-hop mutates in a totally different cultural context. The two emcees, Raka Rich and Raka Dun, were raised in Panama and later moved to Oakland. They blend classic hip-hop with Latin music, reggaeton and dancehall in a way that’s so perfect that it makes you think that’s how hip-hop should’ve sounded all along. Roach Gigz also performs. 9426 Greenback Lane in Orangevale, http://losrakas.com.
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